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I just checked and found it on my OnePlus Two. To other OP owners: make sure you look under "all" apps, not just "downloaded". After this finding , the data co

by RpFLCL 9y ago

I just checked and found it on my OnePlus Two. To other OP owners: make sure you look under "all" apps, not just "downloaded". After this finding , the data collection incident a month ago, and their last 1Gb+ OTA update that bootlooped my phone, I think I'm done with OnePlus products. I enjoyed the hardware but I can't tolerate this much malice/incompetence in software in something as critical to my daily life. I'm sure some posters will suggest that this is what we deserve for trusting a Chinese OEM, but I still find it all very sad. Steal data, brick devices, and leave backdoors: How to lose a customer in three easy steps.

raverbashing 9y ago
Not to mention the "phone crashes when calling 911" bug
- differentView 9y ago
  Wasn't that a bug with other phones as well?
  - dopamean 9y ago
    Some version of this bug has cropped up on many phones on different carriers all around the world.
ngcazz 9y ago
Yup, done here too. Edit: EngineerMode is present on my OP3T with latest Oreo beta
mino 9y ago
> I enjoyed the hardware but Do like me, if you don't want to trash a OnePlus device: install LineageOS.
- asfdsfggtfd 9y ago
  Do you trust there not to be lower level issues?
  - mino 9y ago
    Well... at least, this specific one isn't.
- dopamean 9y ago
  I am completely unfamiliar with Lineage. I literally just flashed PA on my 3t on Friday and have been having some minor issues with it (wifi connectivity and spotty cell coverage) that I didn't have before when the phone was stock. Could you give me a little info about your experience with Lineage and what you like/dislike about it? I should add, I flashed PA because I bought a really expensive pair of bluetooth headphones (from Sony) that were having really bad connectivity issues that have been mostly resolved by changing roms.
- levesque 9y ago
  Third party software is always a bumpy ride. Something is going to not work out of the box, optimization will be less than stellar, battery usage won't be as good. I cannot tolerate my cellphone not working 100% of the time.
  - jstanley 9y ago
    Can you tolerate a backdoor in it?
    - levesque 9y ago
      I can and I am. As far as I can tell, it's only accessible locally, so I can live with it.
  - amitutk 9y ago
    LineageOS gives me a 30% more battery on the OPO! Everything works great.
kbeckmann 9y ago
Can confirm that the privilege escalation works on OnePlus 2 as well.
logingone 9y ago
I have an HTC bootlooped by an OTA, hence my now having a OnePlus3. Getting fed up with all this nonsense. Seems to me the android ecosystem is just too wild west, especially for such an important device, and may now have to head to apple. I see I also have this EngineerMode, data usage 1.4MB since Aug 7, modify system settings enabled. When I tweeted them about the recent data collection issue they replied with "it's standard industry practice".
- hanklazard 9y ago
  I’ve made the same decision re: android and apple. I really wish there was a decent Linux phone I could buy ... anyone know if there are any good contenders or future prospects?
  - fosco 9y ago
    I am hoping postmarketOS will be a good alternative. Still being developed and not ready for prime time yet.
  - mpol 9y ago
    Did you check out Jolla and Sailfish OS? You can now buy a Sony EXperia X and flash it to Sailfish OS. I am quite happy with Sailfish. Still using it on my Jolla 1 as a daily driver after 3 years.
  - ethagnawl 9y ago
    It hasn't been released yet, but Purism recently smashed their fundraising goal for the Librem 5. From the description linked to below: > Librem 5, the phone that focuses on security by design and privacy protection by default. Running Free/Libre and Open Source software and a GNU+Linux Operating System designed to create an open development utopia, rather than the walled gardens from all other phone providers. https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/
    - richardwhiuk 9y ago
      Because a small fly by wire company is likely to have better QA than a much larger company....
boyce 9y ago
Yeah it's on my 1+X too. Trivial to gain root just from the info in that twitter thread
- boyce 9y ago
  Worth noting it has used 200mb data in three months

by RpFLCL 9y ago

raverbashing 9y ago

Not to mention the "phone crashes when calling 911" bug

differentView 9y ago
Wasn't that a bug with other phones as well?
- dopamean 9y ago
  Some version of this bug has cropped up on many phones on different carriers all around the world.

ngcazz 9y ago

Yup, done here too. Edit: EngineerMode is present on my OP3T with latest Oreo beta

mino 9y ago

> I enjoyed the hardware but Do like me, if you don't want to trash a OnePlus device: install LineageOS.

asfdsfggtfd 9y ago
Do you trust there not to be lower level issues?
- mino 9y ago
  Well... at least, this specific one isn't.
dopamean 9y ago
I am completely unfamiliar with Lineage. I literally just flashed PA on my 3t on Friday and have been having some minor issues with it (wifi connectivity and spotty cell coverage) that I didn't have before when the phone was stock. Could you give me a little info about your experience with Lineage and what you like/dislike about it? I should add, I flashed PA because I bought a really expensive pair of bluetooth headphones (from Sony) that were having really bad connectivity issues that have been mostly resolved by changing roms.
levesque 9y ago
Third party software is always a bumpy ride. Something is going to not work out of the box, optimization will be less than stellar, battery usage won't be as good. I cannot tolerate my cellphone not working 100% of the time.
- jstanley 9y ago
  Can you tolerate a backdoor in it?
  - levesque 9y ago
    I can and I am. As far as I can tell, it's only accessible locally, so I can live with it.
- amitutk 9y ago
  LineageOS gives me a 30% more battery on the OPO! Everything works great.

kbeckmann 9y ago

Can confirm that the privilege escalation works on OnePlus 2 as well.

logingone 9y ago

I have an HTC bootlooped by an OTA, hence my now having a OnePlus3. Getting fed up with all this nonsense. Seems to me the android ecosystem is just too wild west, especially for such an important device, and may now have to head to apple. I see I also have this EngineerMode, data usage 1.4MB since Aug 7, modify system settings enabled. When I tweeted them about the recent data collection issue they replied with "it's standard industry practice".

hanklazard 9y ago
I’ve made the same decision re: android and apple. I really wish there was a decent Linux phone I could buy ... anyone know if there are any good contenders or future prospects?
- fosco 9y ago
  I am hoping postmarketOS will be a good alternative. Still being developed and not ready for prime time yet.
- mpol 9y ago
  Did you check out Jolla and Sailfish OS? You can now buy a Sony EXperia X and flash it to Sailfish OS. I am quite happy with Sailfish. Still using it on my Jolla 1 as a daily driver after 3 years.
- ethagnawl 9y ago
  It hasn't been released yet, but Purism recently smashed their fundraising goal for the Librem 5. From the description linked to below: > Librem 5, the phone that focuses on security by design and privacy protection by default. Running Free/Libre and Open Source software and a GNU+Linux Operating System designed to create an open development utopia, rather than the walled gardens from all other phone providers. https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/
  - richardwhiuk 9y ago
    Because a small fly by wire company is likely to have better QA than a much larger company....

boyce 9y ago

Yeah it's on my 1+X too. Trivial to gain root just from the info in that twitter thread

boyce 9y ago
Worth noting it has used 200mb data in three months