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City ID... Can we remove it?

I just woke up to a white screen telling me it wants to charge me 2 dollars a month to tell me where a call is from...
I tried to go to applications and uninstall it but I didnt see any uninstall option...
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Without access to the /system (ie root) then no...no we can't! ****..this lame as application is gonna ruin this phone isn't it?

I saw that too and wasn't happy. I hate to have to root my phone and image it just to get rid of that application. It hasn't asked again since the first time. Hopefully it wont ask again!

noelk01469 said:
I saw that too and wasn't happy. I hate to have to root my phone and image it just to get rid of that application. It hasn't asked again since the first time. Hopefully it wont ask again!
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same here it only has asked me once!! so... hopfully its done!! verizon how could u do this put shareware with a 2 day trial on such a great phone!!

I knew it was too good to be true when they said no verizon bloatware in the reviews... i didnt plan on rooting the phone for 6 months if I ever do at all...
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two_cents said:
I knew it was too good to be true when they said no verizon bloatware in the reviews... i didnt plan on rooting the phone for 6 months if I ever do at all...
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Its not verizon i had it on my alltel touch pro and i think it just puts the city name when someone you don't know calls you. It never stopped doing that for me after the trial was up and it never popped up saying i need to pay. So it might just be an extra icon you have ti live with.

It is defiantly always running in the background!

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Its not verizon i had it on my alltel touch pro and i think it just puts the city name when someone you don't know calls you. It never stopped doing that for me after the trial was up and it never popped up saying i need to pay. So it might just be an extra icon you have ti live with.
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Just because it isn't exclusive to Verizon, doesn't mean its not crappy bloatware.
+1 on getting rid of this when root is achieved.

I'm new to Android to so I apologize if this is totally out there. CityID is part of the ROM so it is protected. But I imagine that Cequint must be able to push out an update for CityID or their libraries from time to time.
What if we made our own version of CityID with the same manifest that did nothing and installed it using "Unknown sources"? Would Android see our newer version and use that instead?
Is this possible or do we need to wait for root access?

If you ForceClose it the trial returns to 15 days LOL.
There are some reverse lookup apps that show the name of the caller. Skydeck is well reviewed and I'm testing it.

When my trial period ended it asked if I wanted to keep my subscription and I hit no. It then allowed me to uninstall. Has anyone else had this happen for them?
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When my trial period ended it asked if I wanted to keep my subscription and I hit no. It then allowed me to uninstall. Has anyone else had this happen for them?
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I guess I have 1 day before it expires, hope your right.
I wander if the idiot that designed the program actually gets money from people.

I have been trying to get rid of this piece of crap since I made the mistake of installing it . Dont think that I've bewn. Billed yet
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Ok my free trial ran out last night, but this lame excuse of a program still runs for no reason, but to spy on my phone.
I was not able to remove the program.
This is a good reason to root this phone.

Ok so im new here and im new to the smartphone user crowd but I am pretty good with computers and think I may have found a way to remove City ID (and any other apps preloaded or not) from the Incredible. I was playing around last night and found an "Uninstall" button for City ID but I being a new user to Smartphones and honestly not yet willing to destroy my baby hehe was afraid to press it. Anyways for those (if any) of you out there are willing to try it and see what happens (im not held liable for anything if it goes wrong this is strictly your decision)..here is how you find the button:
1) Enter Astro File Manager (by default it takes you to your SD Card)
2)Hit the "UP" button, it will take you to your phone storage directory.
3)Choose the "System" folder.
4)Choose the "app" folder.
5)Scroll to "City ID". Click on it.
6)Choose "Open App Manager".
7)Voila..there is your button.
Please post if this works..alongside with any side effects etc..it would be greatly appreciated. Hope this helps someone.

Also posted this on XDA-Developers. Look there for replies too if it works. i sure hope so anyways. Search "City ID... how do you uninstall?".

EDIT: Also posted this on androidforums.com. Look there for replies too if it works. i sure hope so anyways. Search "City ID... how do you uninstall?".

No, it doesn't work. We have root now, so you can uninstall it. Someone posted directions somewhere. You just use the rm command from the terminal.

With this removed, do you still get city/state information (I imagine you would as Verizon advertises "Caller ID" as one of it's services). Was this just some moot/redundant app left in to try and make some money off of suckers?

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DeeBG said:
With this removed, do you still get city/state information (I imagine you would as Verizon advertises "Caller ID" as one of it's services). Was this just some moot/redundant app left in to try and make some money off of suckers?
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Caller ID is name and phone number.
The translation from phone number to City/State is what CityID does. When removed, there is no display of City/State, but you still get Name and Phone number. As the translation of phone number to City/State for mobile phones is patented by the makers of CityID, Verizon can't provide that service without using the CityID application.

To all the Mods and people in charge...

Could i get an answer to this form the Mods and/or people in charge, i posted this over at the Galaxy Tab forum and i have not gotten an answer yet:
Is anyone else able to access the following link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...=876178&page=7, its the thread on [HOW TO] Use SIM from Vibrant in T-Mobile TAB! EDGE + Voice with ... i was able to access it in the past but i cant access it anymore, i get the following message:
adinis78, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:
1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

adinis78 said:
Could i get an answer to this form the Mods and/or people in charge, i posted this over at the Galaxy Tab forum and i have not gotten an answer yet:
Is anyone else able to access the following link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...=876178&page=7, its the thread on [HOW TO] Use SIM from Vibrant in T-Mobile TAB! EDGE + Voice with ... i was able to access it in the past but i cant access it anymore, i get the following message:
adinis78, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:
1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.
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That thread had to be removed per the forum rules, specifically those regarding rule 9, as that thread was telling people how to overwrite the IMEI on a device.
Regards
Pulser

I see, it is a shame because that info did help a lot of people.
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I understand, as the info was useful, but the legalities of the IMEI tampering are clear, and it's not something we can host, per rule 9.

I am all for rules and enforcing them, but if it wasnt for that info a lot of us t-mobile customers would not be able to use the tab they way it was intended,as a phone. But nothing can be done now but i am glad i found it before it was too late.
But one thing though, there are other threads about changing IMEI and stuff but they are still out there, so i believe it should be the same for everyone.
Not trying to be a snitch or anything lol
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adinis78 said:
I am all for rules and enforcing them, but if it wasnt for that info a lot of us t-mobile customers would not be able to use the tab they way it was intended,as a phone. But nothing can be done now but i am glad i found it before it was too late.
But one thing though, there are other threads about changing IMEI and stuff but they are still out there, so i believe it should be the same for everyone.
Not trying to be a snitch or anything lol
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Well... If you fancy the job of looking through 500,000 threads, be my guest and report them We can only act on what we find or get reported to us, as there's too much otherwise.
We know where you're coming from, but the legal situation is clear.

lol thanks for offer but im good. so if tmo would have gotten a look they could have involved lawyers?
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I don't know specifics of this case, but the changing of the IMEI in general is illegal under communications laws. That's the issue here.

[Q] mobgifts.org (Possible browser hijack)

I open up Chrome to go visit xda on my Galaxy Nexus (Stock, Unrooted, converted to yakju through this thread), and I get a popup and redirected to mobgifts.org
I've attached a screenshot of this scam. I'm a little concerned that I may have somehow gotten hijacked...

BlueBagodah said:
I open up Chrome to go visit xda on my Galaxy Nexus (Stock, Unrooted, converted to yakju through this thread), and I get a popup and redirected to mobgifts.org
I've attached a screenshot of this scam. I'm a little concerned that I may have somehow gotten hijacked...
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I am getting this too, it started a couple of weeks ago, at first I thought it was a pop up from the site I had been visiting, but now it's happening with other sites. I am on a stock rom bell Canada Galaxy S II. Anyone have any ideas?

I have done some further testing and have discovered that the site hijack only comes up for me when I go to http://xda-developers.com .
It doesn't matter if I'm on wifi or cell data. I did a full factory reset, as well as re-flashing 4.0.4 again, and right after first boot, it still redirects me. I've even tried it without letting Android restore my phone.
Is it a problem with my phone, or with the xda site?

BlueBagodah said:
I have done some further testing and have discovered that the site hijack only comes up for me when I go to http://xda-developers.com .
It doesn't matter if I'm on wifi or cell data. I did a full factory reset, as well as re-flashing 4.0.4 again, and right after first boot, it still redirects me. I've even tried it without letting Android restore my phone.
Is it a problem with my phone, or with the xda site?
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I got it on XDA as well but I am getting it on other sites with increasing frequecy, for example, icefilms.info, and demonoid.me. I dont think it's an issure with just the xda website

It's just a clever popup on the internet. A lot of people here will see it because a lot of people visit XDA.
There is nothing wrong with your phone and no need to panic or wipe.
There was also a thread about this yesterday.

uhhhhhhhh It's more than just on xda, I think it's a little more than just a clever pop up too.

Druter said:
uhhhhhhhh It's more than just on xda, I think it's a little more than just a clever pop up too.
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its just the ad supplier that multiple sites use.

Druter said:
uhhhhhhhh It's more than just on xda, I think it's a little more than just a clever pop up too.
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I didn't say it was just XDA. I said a lot of people on this forum will see it because they visit XDA. It isn't infecting your phone with anything, it is a popup.
On the internet.

Could you post the link to the thread.
Any idea of how to get rid of it?

Druter said:
Could you post the link to the thread.
Any idea of how to get rid of it?
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When I find the link, sure.
You can get rid of it by not using the internet.

joshnichols189 said:
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You can get rid of it by not using the internet.
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Not very helpful

Druter said:
Not very helpful
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Except it's true.. it is a popup ad.
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It's been reported on iphones too, so you aren't being targeted by an internet ad.

yeahhh, I think you're wrong on this one

Druter said:
yeahhh, I think you're wrong on this one
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Then what do YOU honestly think is happening?

actually what I meant to type is I think you're right on this one, had a bit of a brain fart

Druter said:
actually what I meant to type is I think you're right on this one, had a bit of a brain fart
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Fair enough haha. Here read this, there's some plausible causes.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/uzpb8/when_did_this_start_happening/

Here is the other thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1706480&page=2
I'm starting to think that it's Google Adsense serving these ads to people. All of these sites almost all use Google Adsense in some form to back fill ads.
This is happening to both Android and iPhones - only through mobile browsers. My guess is that this shady ass advertiser is targeting mobile browsers through Adsense.
From what I can tell, the ads are somehow attached to a site called blueAds.com, at least that's where they redirect from.

joshnichols189 said:
Except it's true.. it is a popup ad.
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It's been reported on iphones too, so you aren't being targeted by an internet ad.
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Not to say that I'm glad to hear, but at least there's some corroboration. I tried to do some research, and the whois record isn't helpful, and all that comes up for any search on mobgifts is a site called downocean(or something like that).
My Scam alarms just started going off.

I concur on that point, a lot of the searches on this topic. Bring the downocean name up again and again. Especially when you type how do I get rid of. Its definitely got some javascript going on, when I turn JS off I don't seem to get the the pop ups.

joshnichols189 said:
I didn't say it was just XDA. I said a lot of people on this forum will see it because they visit XDA. It isn't infecting your phone with anything, it is a popup.
On the internet.
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I wonder if browsers such as opera show pop ups.

[Q] I'm not in US and want to make in app purchase

I got my Note 2 about a month ago and could not be happier with it. I am an iPhone convert.
The phone is not rooted.
The model of the phone is a Note 2 internationally unlocked from factory phone.
When I got it, it had installed 4.1.1. Then it updated to 4.1.2 – where it remains today.
I have a US credit card and address.There's been no problem purchasing apps from the play store for quite sometime.
Then I found an app that I wanted to purchase the pro version as an in app purchase. Google canceled the order and refunded the credit that I had purchased.
Further, Google blocked any additional purchases even from the browser of my computer (using a proxy).Right now, I'm waiting 24 more hours as when I put in a service ticket, they said wait 48 hours and try to purchase again and if there was a problem they would try to help me.
The problem seems to be with the in app purchase more than anything.
To be able to make this and other in app purchases easier, I would be willing to root my phone if there is a safe way of doing it.
Has anyone figured out how to do an in app purchase with a Note 2? Will rooting the phone give me this ability?
Sure would appreciate any help along these lines.
PS I even wrote to the developer asking if I can send the money directly for the pro version via Paypal or if they could let me buy it in some other way. They wrote back a rather short letter that that was the only way I could do it. I tried one more time to write to them, and they just ignored me. I'd like to give them money and I'd like to have the pro version of their program.

You may want to try market access app, (google market access apk) and spoof a US carrier. You will need root for that.
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luckyconverter said:
I got my Note 2 about a month ago and could not be happier with it. I am an iPhone convert.
The phone is not rooted.
The model of the phone is a Note 2 internationally unlocked from factory phone.
When I got it, it had installed 4.1.1. Then it updated to 4.1.2 – where it remains today.
I have a US credit card and address.There's been no problem purchasing apps from the play store for quite sometime.
Then I found an app that I wanted to purchase the pro version as an in app purchase. Google canceled the order and refunded the credit that I had purchased.
Further, Google blocked any additional purchases even from the browser of my computer (using a proxy).Right now, I'm waiting 24 more hours as when I put in a service ticket, they said wait 48 hours and try to purchase again and if there was a problem they would try to help me.
The problem seems to be with the in app purchase more than anything.
To be able to make this and other in app purchases easier, I would be willing to root my phone if there is a safe way of doing it.
Has anyone figured out how to do an in app purchase with a Note 2? Will rooting the phone give me this ability?
Sure would appreciate any help along these lines.
PS I even wrote to the developer asking if I can send the money directly for the pro version via Paypal or if they could let me buy it in some other way. They wrote back a rather short letter that that was the only way I could do it. I tried one more time to write to them, and they just ignored me. I'd like to give them money and I'd like to have the pro version of their program.
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Thank you.
I looked on the Play Store and do not find market access (apk) or anything similar.
Can you tell me where I might find that?
Is Market Access how you spoof a US carrier or is that something else too I need to do?
Also, I am on a Mac, not a PC. I don't find instructions on rooting using a mac. Everything refers to a pc. Any ideas on that?
Sorry for these questions - even to me they sound very noobish. I working to come up to speed on all this as quickly as I can.
pakalrtb said:
You may want to try market access app, (google market access apk) and spoof a US carrier. You will need root for that.
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You can download Market Enabler.apk [LINK] or Market Access.apk [LINK].

Thank you.
Now, any ideas how to do using a mac instead of a PC?
ahkiongkc said:
You can download Market Enabler.apk [LINK] or Market Access.apk [LINK].
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luckyconverter said:
Thank you.
Now, any ideas how to do using a mac instead of a PC?
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You won't need MAC to do it. Just download it using your phone and install the app.

If I'm understanding correctly, the API's need root access to work.
My device is not rooted yet. And I have a Mac. How do I root my device using a Mac instead of a PC. All directions about rooting my device talk about opening a. exe file on a PC.
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You won't need MAC to do it. Just download it using your phone and install the app.
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luckyconverter said:
Thank you.
Now, any ideas how to do using a mac instead of a PC?
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luckyconverter said:
If I'm understanding correctly, the API's need root access to work.
My device is not rooted yet. And I have a Mac. How do I root my device using a Mac instead of a PC. All directions about rooting my device talk about opening a. exe file on a PC.
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Check this tutorial LINK out. Hope it helps =D

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Check this tutorial LINK out. Hope it helps =D
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Worked like a charm. Rooted and able to purchase at will from the play store.
Thank you for your help.

Possible? broke lcd, unlock PIN from PC

Hey guys! My Galaxy s3 i747 from At&t has the lcd broken, I want to extract my information but since I do not have an LCD, I cannot input my pin so that the computer recognizes the device. Is there ANYTHING i can do? bypass the lockscreen from the PC to access the folders on android and recover my docs, or input the PIN from some sort of command, or screencast to succesfuly bypass this only barrier to get my pictures that are the most important part.

Try scrolling down a few posts

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I will try that which helps, but the problem is that I had keepsafe app which hides pictures and documents which are really hidden folders. Which a normal backup I think would not back up, there are documents therewhich are of extreme value. That is why I am looking for a way to access the phone.
I tried screencasting but since it is not in debug mode, i guess it doesnt appear in my computer for the cast to access it.thanks

I saw a post someone saying that people don't use the search enough but a way to back up data.. The way it works from reading it was if you are rooted. I have a question. does any part of your screen work or is it just a big blob of color**. also I stopped rooting and modding my phone after getting a good one due to bugs in custom roms. Having stock allows me to call Samsung and ***** and rage and have support. Don't get me wrong the modding community is great and I respect that. But my phone is pretty much my work it has to work how it was sold to me.
I hope there is a way to allow you to fix it yourself with out sending it to Samsung. Or having to pay top dollar for your data.
also search on the internet has become to the point of hopeless, most the time you have to word it right or know the tech term to get the answer easy. I feel your pain and respect the fact you had the guts to ask for help.

Yopkin1 said:
I saw a post someone saying that people don't use the search enough but a way to back up data.. The way it works from reading it was if you are rooted. I have a question. does any part of your screen work or is it just a big blob of color**. also I stopped rooting and modding my phone after getting a good one due to bugs in custom roms. Having stock allows me to call Samsung and ***** and rage and have support. Don't get me wrong the modding community is great and I respect that. But my phone is pretty much my work it has to work how it was sold to me.
I hope there is a way to allow you to fix it yourself with out sending it to Samsung. Or having to pay top dollar for your data.
also search on the internet has become to the point of hopeless, most the time you have to word it right or know the tech term to get the answer easy. I feel your pain and respect the fact you had the guts to ask for help.
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My galaxy is actually rooted, i have searched for this and sincerely have not found a solution, i was looking for another galaxy s3 in the family or friends to temporarily use their screen and input the passcode, for now it is my only option. But i habe yet found nobody with this phone model
My lcd does not work completely, the glass and lcd broke.
I still look for the solution, i do not wait for it, but I kindly ask if anyone knows something i have not seen or found

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johnfortis said:
My galaxy is actually rooted, i have searched for this and sincerely have not found a solution, i was looking for another galaxy s3 in the family or friends to temporarily use their screen and input the passcode, for now it is my only option. But i habe yet found nobody with this phone model
My lcd does not work completely, the glass and lcd broke.
I still look for the solution, i do not wait for it, but I kindly ask if anyone knows something i have not seen or found
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Couldn't you Odin cwm recovery of you don't already have it and pull via adb?
There is a guide for doing it via backup image in twrp
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