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may i ask what a rooted epic will do? & how does it compare to an original epic?
Honestly if you don't know then you probably shouldn't be rooting or even considering rooting in the first place
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Honestly if you don't know then you probably shouldn't be rooting or even considering rooting in the first place
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seconded. this entire forum is basically about rooting and what it does/what you can do. you shouldnt have any trouble figuring it out
Thirded.
If you don't know what it is, you haven't read enough.
If after reading you don't know what it is, you still haven't read enough.
If after reading more, you still don't know what it is, you probably have some reading comprehension issues, but also search and read some more.
Starting a new post as your FIRST post on XDA asking people to explain to you what it is, UGH.
shouldn't this be in General?...But for starters, I would recommend beginning at the one-click root forum, and whatever you do, don't be scared to brick your phone, I have yet to brick mine and I am constantly flashing my phone! Good luck!
Come on guys. Really? Is this the kind of community we want to be? Everyone's gotta start somewhere. Just suggest reading up first, and point him to where he's gotta go. Remember, there was a point where you didn't know what rooting was either.
Well since no one wants to be nice...
Rooting is basically giving you root access to the phones operating system. The reason for doing this is to allow you to customize and optimize your phone for your specific needs. The two biggest reasons for rooting are the ability to remove bloatware and for flashing custom roms/kernels. Rooting also gives you access to programs in the market that require superuser permissions (root).
The difference between an unrooted epic 4g and a rooted one, unrooted is a handicaped device that is little more than a fancy toy that can browse the web and make phone calls. A rooted one is really what ever you want it to be. A cool toy or an amazing tool or both.
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Well since no one wants to be nice...
Rooting is basically giving you root access to the phones operating system. The reason for doing this is to allow you to customize and optimize your phone for your specific needs. The two biggest reasons for rooting are the ability to remove bloatware and for flashing custom roms/kernels. Rooting also gives you access to programs in the market that require superuser permissions (root).
The difference between an unrooted epic 4g and a rooted one, unrooted is a handicaped device that is little more than a fancy toy that can browse the web and make phone calls. A rooted one is really what ever you want it to be. A cool toy or an amazing tool or both.
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Thank you, holy crap so many evil people in the world why are slipping into XDA? Just answer the question, did we not all start at 1 post?
To add to that, Rooting gives you Access to tether your internet connection from your epic to a laptop wirelessly, This is the only reason i'd root the Epic.
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Honestly if you don't know then you probably shouldn't be rooting or even considering rooting in the first place
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At one point in time everyone "didn't know", you have to start somewhere.
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Perhaps the OP's question would have been well received if it was posted in the correct forum.
Edit: just noticed the OP's username is "loser504". Troll account?
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Perhaps the OP's question would have been well received if it was posted in the correct forum.
Edit: just noticed the OP's username is "loser504". Troll account?
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LOL..im a noob with the android os. but thank you to those who helped me..
I need a good AntiVirus , any recommendations ?
Is the free version of lookout or AntiVirus any good ?
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I didn't know you could get a virus..what?
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Well if there are AntiViruses around I would think that viruses do exist for Android phones .
Correct me if I'm wrong
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oranium said:
Well if there are AntiViruses around I would think that viruses do exist for Android phones .
Correct me if I'm wrong
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It really is a non issue. Can you cite any viruses that have been released and affected phones?
Just check the permissions of apps and don't install fishy ones without doing a little research first.
I have Lookout on my phone. I guess its doing its job but there haven't been any viruses. The other reason I have it is if you lose your phone there is a phone locator feature using the Evo's gps.
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It really is a non issue. Can you cite any viruses that have been released and affected phones?
Just check the permissions of apps and don't install fishy ones without doing a little research first.
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Just give it time. It's a big untapped market out there.
I use AVG both on my phone, and my computer. On my Linux boxes I use ClamAV.
Do I Evan need one ?
I read at Sprint users forum & some said its just taking memory & not doing much .
Is it true ?
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They all said pretty much the same thing " watch out for what you install " check remissions that's all .
True ?
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linux is completely open-source with a MASSIVE community of support. there's no reason for there not to be virii floating around for linux and possibly even android.
Seems like all AVs do is check permission for ones that shouldn't be there.
http://www.fastcompany.com/1680011/android-gets-its-first-ever-virus-youre-a-mandroid-my-son
I found them useless since it's never cleaned an "infected" file, just told me about them.
Read more: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Android+virus (Just saving you typing time, not flaming)
Antivirus attracts virus! I saw norton in the market and laughed.
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Read more: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Android+virus (Just saving you typing time, not flaming)
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This could be the only friendly use of LMGTFY I've ever seen. Haha.
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Just me..but why worry about viruses when one could have "root" and get your whole phone and all of the data and connection permissions on it to everything you connect to "in the cloud" and elsewhere.
A simple rogue app would do this and never be considered it a virus.. all you have to do is install it and give it su and it does it all. This isnt a windozes environment...we want it all.."root"...viruses are child play for windoze. my opinion.
I love my G2 but I really like the sense ui so I want to jailbreak my G2 but I want to know which is the best way I have been reading through the forums and can't find a clear answer any help would be greatly appreciated
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
Scroll down to the root guide and begin.
cant get adb
thanks but that way is hard and i cant figure it out i cant really get adb down enough to truly trust my self to do it
Please don't use the term jail break unless you are referring to an actual iphone
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my bad "Root" its been a while since i had to ask anything last question i posted was about my g1
This is about as easy as it can get, thought it really isn't the recommended method anymore. If that's still too hard for you, then you need to slow it down and start reading.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928160
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This is about as easy as it can get, thought it really isn't the recommended method anymore. If that's still too hard for you, then you need to slow it down and start reading.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928160
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Please note that any means other than the wiki have resulted in many, many bricks; as long as you follow the wiki guide perfectly, double check your typing, etc. you'll be fine.
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the www.threunlockr.com guide worked for me perfectly.
Easiest and reliable are not the same thing. The Wiki method is most reliable.
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Please don't use the term jail break unless you are referring to an actual iphone
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Can you say pretensious? C'mon dude really? You can jailbreak a PS3...that's not an iphone
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The method posted by OriginalGabriel is the way to go. Trust me. I did it and was smooth as butter. I'm not sure why it has such a bad rep since I have heard of NO bricks from the easy root method. I think people see "Visionary" and get scared. It's perfectly safe for temprooting but a VERY bad idea for perm-root. The Gfree method is used for that... all you will be doing is running the scripts for Gfree instead of keying them in manually. No ADB, no hassle, much less room for error. Once you are rooted, get rid of Visionary and enjoy.
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Can you say pretensious? C'mon dude really?
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Naw, I agree with Pirateghost. Jargon exists for a reason. If one does not use the proper terminology, its hard to know what they are talking about. For instance, sometimes people ask "How do I unlock my phone?". Its impossible to know whether they are asking how to root, or how to unlock the SIM.
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the www.threunlockr.com guide worked for me perfectly.
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+1, this way also worked for me.
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Can you say pretensious? C'mon dude really? You can jailbreak a PS3...that's not an iphone
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who coined the term jailbreak on ps3? geohot? you mean the infamous iPhone guy???
its not pretentious. iphones and androids are worlds apart.
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Naw, I agree with Pirateghost. Jargon exists for a reason. If one does not use the proper terminology, its hard to know what they are talking about. For instance, sometimes people ask "How do I unlock my phone?". Its impossible to know whether they are asking how to root, or how to unlock the SIM.
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This +100
People coming over from the iPhone world may not know what all is going on here, so it is important to not confuse terminology. exactly like redpoint73 said, how do we know if they mean UNLOCK or ROOT or ROM?? do you know? if you do, then by all means help the guy out, i would prefer to not get the terminology muddled with inconsistencies.
Is the unlockr.com a good way to go
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Is the unlockr.com a good way to go
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Again: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928160
If you want fast, safe and reliable, this is it. Read the thread if you have doubts.
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Is the unlockr.com a good way to go
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i used the gfree method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855764
edit: go with what he said ^^
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Again: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928160
If you want fast, safe and reliable, this is it. Read the thread if you have doubts.
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Can you say pretensious? C'mon dude really? You can jailbreak a PS3...that's not an iphone
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Ahaha but we android users want to call it root, just to make it different from iphones
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Ahaha but we android users want to call it root, just to make it different from iphones
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Um, no ... Android is Linux/Unix based and "root" is the full access user to Linux/Unix; we're not trying to be special, we just are
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I'm thinking about stealing a friend's car, better learn how to jailbreak that *****.
Sorry, the term "jailbreak" is most definitely for the iPhone, not any Android device. Don't be disrespectful now.
I got a new EVO, had to get it swapped and they put me in to one with a 2.3ota.... Help need root bad
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it's currently being looked into,but as of now there is no way around it..
have you tried reading any of the hundreds of threads regarding root and the 2.3 OTA?
Can a mod please post a sticky stating that there is no root yet for 2.3.3. These threads from all these ####### are getting old.
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Are they actually making any progress with rooting the EVO or just saying it to get our hopes up?
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Are they actually making any progress with rooting the EVO or just saying it to get our hopes up?
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I'm sure they are considering people are putting a bounty of $300+ to the first person ( dev ) who cracks it. On top of a lot of people are getting stuck into it and hints why we are seeing this posted a lot lately. But you must understand these people who do it have lives and families, this is just a hobby none the less.
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I'm sure they are considering people are putting a bounty of $300+ to the first person ( dev ) who cracks it. On top of a lot of people are getting stuck into it and hints why we are seeing this posted a lot lately. But you must understand these people who do it have lives and families, this is just a hobby none the less.
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conman123 said:
I'm sure they are considering people are putting a bounty of $300+ to the first person ( dev ) who cracks it. On top of a lot of people are getting stuck into it and hints why we are seeing this posted a lot lately. But you must understand these people who do it have lives and families, this is just a hobby none the less.
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It's on the upward end of $1100,00 now.
conman123 said:
I'm sure they are considering people are putting a bounty of $300+ to the first person ( dev ) who cracks it. On top of a lot of people are getting stuck into it and hints why we are seeing this posted a lot lately. But you must understand these people who do it have lives and families, this is just a hobby none the less.
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These hobbyists you speak of are quite the obsessive kind. Many programmers that I know (it's pretty safe to label someone who's searching for an exploit to root a phone a programmer) can get pretty into their work. I know one time I spent sixteen hours straight at work looking through code just to find a single quote that was screwing up a SQL query.
Those sixteen hours were soon trumped by my coworker who spent a whole day at the office rewriting a single function.
How long have they been trying to crack the code?
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since about the end of june i believe so bout a month if not longer... ;(
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These hobbyists you speak of are quite the obsessive kind. Many programmers that I know (it's pretty safe to label someone who's searching for an exploit to root a phone a programmer) can get pretty into their work. I know one time I spent sixteen hours straight at work looking through code just to find a single quote that was screwing up a SQL query.
Those sixteen hours were soon trumped by my coworker who spent a whole day at the office rewriting a single function.
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So true. I'm so thankful to anyone who codes/themes/etc. I love the android OS being open source , I'm straight addictied to flashing and what not. Starting to theme myself a little bit , its great. But yes you have a great point but no the less my point is still valid. I'm still waiting as well since my dad and friends are wanting to root dude to ad free, wireless tethering , etc.
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Damn predictive text. Due* none* lawlz..
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Impossible currently. Just keep looking at the forums daily and eventually you will see a bunch of n00bs whining because they dont know how to root.
A good thread to watch is this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171252&page=1
I could be wrong, but it looks like Sprint/Samsung have put a diagnostic app back in (similar to carrier IQ). Not sure where it is in the app settings, but you can opt out in the about phone settings. Hopefully in the actual eventual ota they let the user choose on first boot instead.
FB17 ICS version
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I think this is their way of using Carrier IQ and the average user wont even think about what it is or disabling it so they win either way.
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If you're referring to com.android.samsungtest.SlateTest, then no it is not CarrierIQ in any form. Slate is a diagnostics tool that we service centers run that tests the radios and basic functions of the phone.
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I am referring to the consumer facing diagnostics tool that comes activated in the fb17 about phone settings. It appears not to be related to the fact that it is a dev build.
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When you click on about it takes u to this page:
http://ccr.samsung.com/ccrweb/docs/PrivacyPolicy.htm
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When you click on about it takes u to this page:
http://ccr.samsung.com/ccrweb/docs/PrivacyPolicy.htm
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So CCR is the app, saw it in the application menu
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So CCR is the app, saw it in the application menu
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I saw that app too in data usage, using 22MB background...wtf? Root uninstalled.
I've always wondered what the hell the letstrypanning.apk was
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I've always wondered what the hell the letstrypanning.apk was
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That is for panning on homescreen when paving a widget
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I've always wondered what the hell the letstrypanning.apk was
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Lol, it's the tutorial for motion actions, like panning between home screens while holding an icon by tilting the phone.
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I know they announced work with Smith Micro, but I think that is only for data offloading, although Smith Micro does something very similar to Carrier IQ.
It is possible that at some point they may also go back to Carrier IQ as well. I think that would take place once all the lawsuits and questions regarding the EULA etc have been answered.
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So what I'm understanding is that some of you are removing the application that Samsung relies on to report app crashes/errors to fix the glitches in ICS?
...Conducive.
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Yes, I don't like being spied on and don't want sprint knowing the apps I use on my phone and how often I use them. Oh, you use a root app, no warranty for you...or you use a tethering app, lets add 20 dollars to your bill.
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Yes, I don't like being spied on and don't want sprint knowing the apps I use on my phone and how often I use them. Oh, you use a root app, no warranty for you...or you use a tethering app, lets add 20 dollars to your bill.
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Sprint doesn't care if you root. They've put out memos saying that it doesn't void warranty ... the tethering ... well, that I'm sure they'd be interested in. That's money out of their pockets. lol
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You realize that application has nothing to do with Sprint, right? It's for Samsung to collect information about crashes and errors so that they can fix their software. But it's cool, not everyone is a team player.
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Lol read the privacy policy posted, not going to argue with your about it, if you are fine with sprint/Samsung monitoring how you use you're phone, good for you, but a lot of people are not, including me, and this thread is for bringing it to the attention of those people, not for you to complain about people caring.
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Lol read the privacy policy posted, not going to argue with your about it, if you are fine with sprint/Samsung monitoring how you use you're phone, good for you, but a lot of people are not, including me, and this thread is for bringing it to the attention of those people, not for you to complain about people caring.
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Just remember however this is a TEST build. right now Samsung is trying to see where things are going wrong as well as Sprint since they are most likely testing this on their network as well. If it's still there come OTA then it's something to worry about but till that point and time it would be nice to help samsung try and fix their issues.
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Just remember however this is a TEST build. right now Samsung is trying to see where things are going wrong as well as Sprint since they are most likely testing this on their network as well. If it's still there come OTA then it's something to worry about but till that point and time it would be nice to help samsung try and fix their issues.
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I disclaimed that in my op, but just the way it links to a consumer privacy policy leads me to believe it is here to stay.
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Just remember however this is a TEST build. right now Samsung is trying to see where things are going wrong as well as Sprint since they are most likely testing this on their network as well. If it's still there come OTA then it's something to worry about but till that point and time it would be nice to help samsung try and fix their issues.
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I'd have to agree with you. While I am completely against spying of any sort without my input, this is a test build. This isn't a required update, nobody is forcing it down anyones throat. Everyone running it choose to install it. It's great that people are keeping a close eye on the movements of these companies but until there is legitimate cause for concern ie. an official release, nobody should get up in arms about this.
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I'd have to agree with you. While I am completely against spying of any sort without my input, this is a test build. This isn't a required update, nobody is forcing it down anyones throat. Everyone running it choose to install it. It's great that people are keeping a close eye on the movements of these companies but until there is legitimate cause for concern ie. an official release, nobody should get up in arms about this.
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What we are saying is it looks like it is consumer facing, which means it will almost certainly be in the final build.
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I disclaimed that in my op, but just the way it links to a consumer privacy policy leads me to believe it is here to stay.
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eh I'm here or there with that part right now. My reason is this with the builds being released (I'm sure some Sprint employees are using the build with devices in a test center) this could very well be to cover Sprints and samsungs butt if someone does see this app installed and it lets them know the reason for it as well. I do agree with you I don't like this stuff on my phone when it comes to an official release however right now most people (I myself till I went back to a Stock rom) were running an Alpha that does have issues so sending the data to Samsung to help them I don't see a problem with as it could work out well for us in the long run with a much better OTA release.
i care more about freeing up RAM (thanks to the commenter that has killed it with no side effects)
but really does everyone think samsung is using the reports from all of us running leaked builds?? righhhhht and dont think they dont know who should and shouldnt be.
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i care more about freeing up RAM (thanks to the commenter that has killed it with no side effects)
but really does everyone think samsung is using the reports from all of us running leaked builds?? righhhhht and dont think they dont know who should and shouldnt be.
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That would be great for new and experienced users. I know I would appreciate it.
I'm sure it is a delicate situation sometimes on forums, especially with one as large as xda.
Please give it a shot. This forum appears to be about spreading knowledge. As long as credit is displayed at the head of the sticky...