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What exactly is wrong with the dialler being an app ? It allows exactly what the author wants with his specific desire for a dialler that does not rely on play

What exactly is wrong with the dialler being an app ? It allows exactly what the author wants with his specific desire for a dialler that does not rely on play services or true caller.

imron 9y ago
From the article: "When You install and use the Services, Truecaller will collect personal information from You and any devices You may use in Your interaction with our Services. This information may include e.g.: geo-location; Your IP address; device ID or unique identifier; device manufacturer and type; device and hardware settings; SIM card usage; applications installed on your device; ID for advertising; ad data, operating system; web browser; operator; IMSI; connection information; screen resolution; usage statistics; default communication applications; access to device address book; device log and event information; logs, keywords and meta data of incoming and outgoing calls and messages; version of the Services You use and other information based on Your interaction with our Services such as how the Services are being accessed (via another service, web site or a search engine); the pages You visit and features you use on the Services; the services and websites You engage with from the Services; content viewed by You, content You have commented on or sent to us and information about the ads You see and/or engage with; the search terms You use; order information and other usage activity and data logged by Truecaller’s servers from time to time. Truecaller may collect some of this information automatically through use of cookies and You can learn more about our use of cookies in our Cookie Policy" and "We transfer information to trusted vendors, service providers, and other partners who support our business and Services, such as providing technical infrastructure services, bug testing, analyzing how our Services are used, measuring the effectiveness of ads and services and facilitating payments as well as potential partners who may wish to work with us to provide other services."
- on_and_off 9y ago
  Again, if the dialer is a system component does this and you can't remove it, you are out of luck. Since the dialer is an app, if for some reason you don't like it, you can deactivate it (you can't uninstall preloaded apps since they are on a private system partition, but disabling it is enough : it does not appear in the app least and can't startup). So you just have to install another that suits you better.
  - s73ver 9y ago
    The thing that did that IS a system component. They can't remove it. They can only disable it.
    - kllrnohj 9y ago
      Disabling it is every bit as effective as removing it, though. It can't be removed because it's on a read-only partition that pulls double duty as the factory reset partition. But once disabled it's as good as removed. It doesn't run. It doesn't get loaded. It basically doesn't exist outside of the button that restores it.

What exactly is wrong with the dialler being an app ? It allows exactly what the author wants with his specific desire for a dialler that does not rely on play services or true caller.

imron 9y ago

From the article: "When You install and use the Services, Truecaller will collect personal information from You and any devices You may use in Your interaction with our Services. This information may include e.g.: geo-location; Your IP address; device ID or unique identifier; device manufacturer and type; device and hardware settings; SIM card usage; applications installed on your device; ID for advertising; ad data, operating system; web browser; operator; IMSI; connection information; screen resolution; usage statistics; default communication applications; access to device address book; device log and event information; logs, keywords and meta data of incoming and outgoing calls and messages; version of the Services You use and other information based on Your interaction with our Services such as how the Services are being accessed (via another service, web site or a search engine); the pages You visit and features you use on the Services; the services and websites You engage with from the Services; content viewed by You, content You have commented on or sent to us and information about the ads You see and/or engage with; the search terms You use; order information and other usage activity and data logged by Truecaller’s servers from time to time. Truecaller may collect some of this information automatically through use of cookies and You can learn more about our use of cookies in our Cookie Policy" and "We transfer information to trusted vendors, service providers, and other partners who support our business and Services, such as providing technical infrastructure services, bug testing, analyzing how our Services are used, measuring the effectiveness of ads and services and facilitating payments as well as potential partners who may wish to work with us to provide other services."

on_and_off 9y ago
Again, if the dialer is a system component does this and you can't remove it, you are out of luck. Since the dialer is an app, if for some reason you don't like it, you can deactivate it (you can't uninstall preloaded apps since they are on a private system partition, but disabling it is enough : it does not appear in the app least and can't startup). So you just have to install another that suits you better.
- s73ver 9y ago
  The thing that did that IS a system component. They can't remove it. They can only disable it.
  - kllrnohj 9y ago
    Disabling it is every bit as effective as removing it, though. It can't be removed because it's on a read-only partition that pulls double duty as the factory reset partition. But once disabled it's as good as removed. It doesn't run. It doesn't get loaded. It basically doesn't exist outside of the button that restores it.