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LastInLine posted:I legitimately fail to see the issue with any of this. Yes, you could, in theory, use Wi-Fi access point data broadcast to track someone. I don't understand why that's an issue though. Anyone who wanted to get the kind of data that it's leaking about specifically you could easily get it without going through all of that. That's cool, but obviously there are plenty of people, myself included, that would prefer not to broadcast to the whole world the fact that they were just at the Bunny Ranch or whatever while exposing themselves to MITM attacks. As for permissions, well, there's no reason not just let users deny them individually like most phone systems manange, including CM. This would solve the issue for the  crowd and everyone else can just keep installing their flappy bird clones.
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Dirk Funk posted:I would like to know if it's possible to do this without needing to root the phone. If you're phone is rooted I think there are ways to do it, but I don't want to do that. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greythinker.punchback&hl=en That's what I use, I get a ton of sales calls every day for work poo poo so I finally had to get something to block it. Also one of my former employees I guess listed me as her work number so I would have to deal with her collection calls. Works pretty great on kitkat and lollipop. Aint' cheap as far as Apps go though.
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DangerZoneDelux posted:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greythinker.punchback&hl=en This looks like it works well, but holy lol at that UI. Also, I guess more call blocker app discussion should go to the app thread!
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Yeah I didn't want to be a dick and tell him to go to the App thread. Yeah the UI if god loving awful but it works. Any word on a new moto phone or is the Nexus 6 it?
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I'm torn on the S6 vs. S6 Edge. To any owners of either: do you wish you had gone for the other version, don't care, or are you glad for the one you picked?
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LastInLine posted:As for the apps and their permissions, come on. It's not difficult to find good apps and I'm sure everyone here (in a nerd phone thread for weirdos) can easily tell a good app from a bad one. I'm not saying grandmothers who can't tell spam from email couldn't do it (which is a legitimate complaint about Android) but is anyone here seriously unable to distinguish malware from useful apps on Google Play? Google is actively trying to disarm users, app publishers are getting more predatory as people resign themselves to the level of exposure derelict governments expect of them, and if we confirm that an app is valid it's through independent research, not relying on what Google Play tells us. It's at least less bad on iOS but both platforms have massive artificial barriers to checking a publisher's work (with one ironic set of exceptions). dont be mean to me fucked around with this message at 19:56 on Apr 7, 2015 |
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Exitlights posted:I'm torn on the S6 vs. S6 Edge. To any owners of either: do you wish you had gone for the other version, don't care, or are you glad for the one you picked? I haven't thought twice about the Edge since I got my s6 regular. For me it was mostly as simple as not wanting to pay any extra for what I perceived to be a gimmicky difference. S6 Regular is dang nice looking too.
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Exitlights posted:I'm torn on the S6 vs. S6 Edge. To any owners of either: do you wish you had gone for the other version, don't care, or are you glad for the one you picked? Regular S6 is just fine and while I admit the Edge is cool I'm glad I stuck with the regular. Aside from that just go to a Best Buy and try them out.
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DangerZoneDelux posted:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greythinker.punchback&hl=en Thermopyle posted:This looks like it works well, but holy lol at that UI. Thanks for the recommendation. $7 is more than I would expect, but worth it for something that actually works. If I have any more questions about apps, I'll check out the app thread.
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Birb Katter posted:I'm just playing through the app now and it also wants to farm you FB contacts. You can earn different badges and one is "brand ambassador". This can't bode well. The thread is going to have this but... TouchWiz does this  . I've been blocking numbers on my Note 4 left and right as the political calls have started to ramp up this season.
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Exitlights posted:I'm torn on the S6 vs. S6 Edge. To any owners of either: do you wish you had gone for the other version, don't care, or are you glad for the one you picked? Do you care about looks or not? That's all it is, so if you're the type that would buy a flashy car, then buy the Edge. If you prefer a Corolla, buy a regular.:caranalogy:
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Yesterday I accidentally removed my home wlan connection, and immediately added it back. Weird thing is, now the signal is always grey, and not blue. But everything seems to work, so I don't know what's up. I'm using 4.2
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LeftistMuslimObama posted:The thread is going to have this but... It does? I just got a Galaxy S6. I want to just be able to block the numbers and not just send them voicemail. How do I do this? edit: Nevermind. I think I found it under Auto Reject List. It looks like this sends them to Voicemail, but if I never get bothered by the phone ringing and they don't leave a message (they never do) that will work for me. Dirk Funk fucked around with this message at 21:20 on Apr 7, 2015 |
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midnightclimax posted:Yesterday I accidentally removed my home wlan connection, and immediately added it back. Weird thing is, now the signal is always grey, and not blue. But everything seems to work, so I don't know what's up. I'm using 4.2 That typically means that Google Services isn't connected and/or syncing.
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Reverse Centaur posted:Do you care about looks or not? That's all it is, so if you're the type that would buy a flashy car, then buy the Edge. If you prefer a Corolla, buy a regular.:caranalogy: There is also the supposed screen issues popping up with the Edge, at least with Tmobile pre-orders. People are seeing dead pixels, scratches on the 'edges' and cracks as well where it curves or something. I think they're the only ones that shipped it really early so it's too soon to tell how wide spread it is. That said, I am still torn on which to get when it drops at the store later this week, hopefully they still have both in stock when I make my way there Saturday morning. Source: http://www.androidauthority.com/t-mobile-galaxy-s6-edge-users-report-screen-defects-598322/ thebushcommander fucked around with this message at 21:46 on Apr 7, 2015 |
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Well, I've officially Samsung'd myself. It was between the Z3, Z3c, Note 4, and Zenfone 2. Ultimately decided on the N4 because I want the larger screen for playing Hearthstone and watching movies. The camera is also best in class, and while the battery isn't as good as the Sony phones, it's at least a vast improvement on my Moto X. Also didn't want to wait for the ZF2 because I was seeing reports that only a Spring US release was promised and it got bad battery life. $470 for a Note 4 was too good to pass up: http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/04/07/deal-alert-unlocked-samsung-galaxy-note-4-on-sale-for-469-99-through-ebay-daily-deals/
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El Grillo posted:So I've got free upgrade now and am getting an m8 to replace my m7 - because gently caress paying £49 a month for a decent data plan, especially since the phone seems like a mess from first reviews. Android has allowed for apps to be stored to expandable memory since 2.2, so you should be good to go.
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GopherFlats posted:Android has allowed for apps to be stored to expandable memory since 2.2, so you should be good to go. But they run like poo poo and no one should do it.
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mobby_6kl posted:That's cool, but obviously there are plenty of people, myself included, that would prefer not to broadcast to the whole world the fact that they were just at the Bunny Ranch or whatever while exposing themselves to MITM attacks. Also good luck getting MITM'd with a wifi you've never ever connected to earlier.
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Zom Aur posted:There's some poo poo xposed module that can disable app permissions if you want to keep using poo poo apps. These are about $100 and will certainly do what you seem to think is challenging. 
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So I saw the M8 on At&t is finally rolling out Lollipop today, then I was pissed it said nothing about the M7. Come home from work and see a software update required and think YES maybe, just maybe. It downloads a 2mb file that doesn't look like it did anything. Pissed off I went to the gym and upon my return another software update, this time 840MB! Here's hoping it's not just a Sense update!
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Birb Katter posted:These are about $100 and will certainly do what you seem to think is challenging. I'm not much of a phone janitor, but this sounds interesting.
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Zom Aur posted:Feel free to explain in detail, if you have the time. Or do they assume the attacker knows about what ESSID/BSSID the phone usually connects to? As your wifi device reaches out to connect to a network the Pineapple basically goes "yes, this is that wap and your password is correct"
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Birb Katter posted:As your wifi device reaches out to connect to a network the Pineapple basically goes "yes, this is that wap and your password is correct" Not that it's in any way impossible to get that information, but in that case you could just set it up in close proximity where I'd usually connect to that network either way.
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It sounds like devices are sending out probes with SSIDs they've used in the past, and the Pineapple intercepts these and says "oh hey yah I'm that network."
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kitten smoothie posted:It sounds like devices are sending out probes with SSIDs they've used in the past, and the Pineapple intercepts these and says "oh hey yah I'm that network." Which is true. Your device will occasionally probe out with saved networks to auto-connect to. So, if someone had an updated and properly configured one of these devices, they could trick your phone into connecting to it. That's only one part of a MITM attack though. You still have to glean something from the data you are now intercepting. Pretty much everything that is using background sync on your phone should be using SSL so it would take a very sophisticated attack to actually get any useful info from the traffic. Now, the phone itself may have vulnerabilities that could be actively attacked, but again the sophistication jumps a bit.
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kitten smoothie posted:It sounds like devices are sending out probes with SSIDs they've used in the past, and the Pineapple intercepts these and says "oh hey yah I'm that network." Then yeah, that'd be a problem.
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Updated my Galaxy S5 to 4.4.4 this weekend and now my home button always acts like a long press: it brings up s-voice instead of taking me to the home screen. Ideas anyone? I actually like touchwiz and don't want to have to use another launcher.
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I got word today that Android Central is sending me a Zenfone 2 (apparently the 4GB/64GB model, holy poo poo) from a contest they were holding for reviewers. Looking forward to checking it out and reporting back here. "d[-.- posted:b" post="443769663"] Yea, I've been disappointed by Asus's lack of schedule for the ZF2 in the US. "March" became April and now it looks like maybe not until May. That battery issue is weird because it's apparently only effecting the 4GB versions and it looks like some software issue keeping the phone awake. Hopefully they fix it. The one guy on XDA with a 2GB version gets well over a day of battery life with heavy use.
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Faustian Bargain posted:Updated my Galaxy S5 to 4.4.4 this weekend and now my home button always acts like a long press: it brings up s-voice instead of taking me to the home screen. Ideas anyone? I actually like touchwiz and don't want to have to use another launcher.
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Are we going to be able to get green S6's that work on AT&T at all? I mean, I'm pretty sure AT&T won't be selling it, but will we be able to buy one outright from somewhere? I can't believe I'm considering a phone with TouchWiz on it.
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LastInLine posted:Yep that's an AT&T/Samsung thing, enjoy. I found a friend an app that intercepts longpresses and maps them to regular presses to mitigate the issue but until Samsung gets better at software you'll just live with it and like it.
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Thermopyle posted:Are we going to be able to get green S6's that work on AT&T at all? I mean, I'm pretty sure AT&T won't be selling it, but will we be able to buy one outright from somewhere?
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BeastOfExmoor posted:I got word today that Android Central is sending me a Zenfone 2 (apparently the 4GB/64GB model, holy poo poo) from a contest they were holding for reviewers. Looking forward to checking it out and reporting back here. That's awesome, congrats. I was thinking of doing that contest, but when I found out it wasn't just randomly chosen people, I decided it wasn't worth the  .
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Tunga posted:The post is saying that the button acts like it is being long pressed even when it isn't. That isn't normal, even for a Samsung garbage phone.
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Thermopyle posted:Are we going to be able to get green S6's that work on AT&T at all? I mean, I'm pretty sure AT&T won't be selling it, but will we be able to buy one outright from somewhere? From what I've been told, the green S6 isn't even coming out in the States.
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Just got a wireless charging pad for my S6 for my desk at work and every time I put the phone on the pad I hear a high pitched beep which sounds like it's coming from the phone. Is there any way to disable this sound (assuming it's coming from the phone)? I don't want that sound happening at work.if I can help it. I've never had one of these charging pads before so I'm new to this. Dirk Funk fucked around with this message at 01:24 on Apr 8, 2015 |
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Faustian Bargain posted:Updated my Galaxy S5 to 4.4.4 this weekend and now my home button always acts like a long press: it brings up s-voice instead of taking me to the home screen. Ideas anyone? I actually like touchwiz and don't want to have to use another launcher. Sounds to me like you have S-voice set to launch via a double press of the home key and something either in software or hardware is making your presses register double. If that's the case disabling the shortcut should fix it.
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Desk Lamp posted:Sounds to me like you have S-voice set to launch via a double press of the home key and something either in software or hardware is making your presses register double. If that's the case disabling the shortcut should fix it. But but but then how will he use S Voice?!
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