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Carrier IQ Detector is available on the Android Market - find out if you have it
- dlsspy 15y agoNo CIQ on Republic Wireless. http://republicwireless.com/forum/news-discussions/suggestions/carrier-iq http://republicwireless.com/forum/news-discussions/suggestio...
- biobot 15y agoNO (Samsung galaxy S II, T-Mobile)
- aw3c2 15y agoI suggest using this open-source alternative instead: https://market.android.com/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.simplecarrieriqdetector https://market.android.com/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.simp...
- afhof 15y agoUsed this to check my Samsung Intercept and got a positive on CIQ. However, Voodoo says it seems to be inactive.
- mikemaccana 15y agoThey don't pay as much attention to UI as these guys. I'd rather use the better app.
- a3_nm 15y agoI don't really like the other UI either. "Share results with Lookout"? "For full protection, download Lookout Mobile Security"? "Tell your friends about Carrier IQ Detector"?
- babebridou 15y agoUI? what ui? All the app does is open a detection report. The "better app" shows a green/yellow icon and links to other apps. The "worse app" shows a list of tests performed along with "found/not found". The whole app UI is basically install/run/home/uninstall. (by the way, no carrierIQ found on Motorola Atrix w/Orange French ISP)
- mikemaccana 15y agoYep. As someone who wants to know if they have CarrierIQ, my main concern is whether I have CarrierIQ.
- babebridou 15y agoSo isn't your best strategy to install both apps just to be sure? They don't seem to have the exact same detection procedure nor the same result. I'm starting to wonder why I'm even arguing, it's like comparing the landing page of a company website to its wikipedia entry when all you want is the exact spelling of their latest product.
- aw3c2 15y agoFor some perspective, the one I linked only requests permission to read log files (to detect) while the Lookout one wants full network access (and interestingly enough no access to log files).
- mike-cardwell 15y agoPresumably the one that requires network access tests for existence by attempting to connect to its local tcp port. I'd be more comfortable installing an app that just scans the logs. On the other hand, I have a rooted Android phone with LBE Privacy Guard installed, so I can install apps that require network privileges, and then simply deny them access to the Internet.
- tanelpuhu 15y agoNo (Desire, cm7.1)
- jonursenbach 15y agoCyanogen stated a few days ago that CarrierIQ has never, and will never, be in their roms.
- tanelpuhu 15y agoYes, I'm was aware of it. And I really tested it with "Voodoo Carrier IQ detector", also mentioned here in comments, just when it was released - install count was less than 500 - yesterday or day before - just before CM announced that they don't have it.
- Estragon 15y agoThis scandal was the trigger for me to finally root my phone and install CM.
- 101001010101 15y ago"trigger for me to root my phone" I think this is the most sensible response. I imagine that there may now be a market for smartphone "rootkit detectors/cleaners/etc" but that path is about as sensible as the PC "anti-virus" industry. It will not solve the problem and inevitably people's trust will be abused by some bad actors. In my opinion users need to be more involved in or at least aware of the boot process. They should be able to ascertain what is running on the device. There is no way for a consumer to retain full control over her device if she ignores the boot stage(s)... unless she can absolutely trust whomever is controlling them for her.
- joshu 15y agoNo (Sony Magic Cap)
- D_Drake 15y agoEvery single app review says their phone was clean. That makes me think this app is less detector and more placebo.
- jaipilot747 15y agoDell Streak 5, Softbank: Not found (checked with both apps)
- antimora 15y agoNot found on Samsung Charge (Android 2.3)
- epo 15y agoAnother way to get the guileless to install malware?
- andybak 15y agoAny evidence or should we assume all app are now malware?
- daimyoyo 15y agoSo my Sprint Replenish does have Carrier IQ. Now that I know, how do I get rid of it?
- xxqs 15y agosoak it in salted water, then wrap it in aluminum foil. Then you're safe
- mike-cardwell 15y agoroot it and installed a non-tainted ROM like Cyanogenmod.
- daimyoyo 15y agoI just looked at the website and they don't support my phone. Do you have any other suggestions for what I can use on a samsung replenish?
- lfx 15y agoAny of us in Europe has CarrierIQ? None of my friends has on their phones. P.S. I bought my phone not from network provider.
- fdb 15y agoI bought my Samsung Galaxy S II in Finland. It does not have CarrierIQ.
- zombielifestyle 15y agoGalaxy S, Telekom / Germany is clean!
- rossmasters 15y agoI'm on Orange, UK - I can't find any of the related apps in the applications list and the Voodoo app says it isn't present. I'm yet to check LogCat myself. However, I've not actually seen anyone directly say that it's US only but I haven't seen any Europeans claiming they have it either. I'm fairly certain it's only used on American carriers at the moment.
- igravious 15y agoHTC Desire S on O2 in the Republic of Ireland, clean!
- Vaanir 15y agoT-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II is all clean.
- tarkin2 15y agoIt's telling me no on HTC / Orange / UK.
- wildmXranat 15y agoScore 320, with CIQ active and running on Infuse4g on Rogers Wireless. I guess, I shouldn't be surprised considering it's Rogers. Is there a detailed list of what CIQ transmits ?
- SuperJ 15y agoThis app worked. I have an Atrix 2. I froze the process associated with cIQ. I'm not an advocate for violating peoples privacy but if they want to collect the texts i send to my mother they can have at it. The lack of disclosure is obviously a problem though. What was infuriating to me is now my phones battery life has increased by 1/3. For the last few weeks and probably on my older android devices this nonsense has been sucking the battery down like a sorority girl drinking malibu. On the atrix 2 the process you want to freeze is called "device health application"
- bconway 15y agoI see this as a triumph of the Android ecosystem. Carriers (Verizon) have the option of doing the right thing and not inflicting this invasive tracking software/rootkit on their users. With Apple's our-rule-is-law, whether you're on AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint, you don't have a choice. You have Carrier IQ.