Backdoor with root access found from OnePlus phones
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Re: Backdoor with root access found from OnePlus phones
#2I just checked my OnePlus One and it doesn't have the "Engineering mode" app. Maybe because I'm on the original CyanogenOS; I didn't upgrade to Oxygen OS.
Re: Backdoor with root access found from OnePlus phones
#3More context here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/11/13/oneplus-left-backdoo...
Re: Backdoor with root access found from OnePlus phones
#4I just checked my OnePlus One and it doesn't have the "Engineering mode" app. Maybe because I'm on the original CyanogenOS; I didn't upgrade to Oxygen OS.
Do you consider switching over to the community based LineageOS? They will continue to provide security updates for your phone and afair currently you are stuck with Android 6. Additionally, the upcoming release will bring Android 8 to your device: https://review.lineageos.org/#/q/branch:lineage-15.0+bacon
Re: Backdoor with root access found from OnePlus phones
#5I just checked my OnePlus One and it doesn't have the "Engineering mode" app. Maybe because I'm on the original CyanogenOS; I didn't upgrade to Oxygen OS.
Do you consider switching over to the community based LineageOS? They will continue to provide security updates for your phone and afair currently you are stuck with Android 6. Additionally, the upcoming release will bring Android 8 to your device: https://review.lineageos.org/#/q/branch:lineage-15.0+bacon
lineageos is awesome.
Unfortunately the camera app is quite a bit worse in my opinion (used it on the OnePlus One, 3T and haven't tested it with my 5). Guess some things are more important at this point..
Re: Backdoor with root access found from OnePlus phones
#6I just checked my OnePlus One and it doesn't have the "Engineering mode" app. Maybe because I'm on the original CyanogenOS; I didn't upgrade to Oxygen OS.
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Re: Backdoor with root access found from OnePlus phones
#7I 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.
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Re: Backdoor with root access found from OnePlus phones
#8The "secret" password seems to be "angela". OnePlus == DarkArmy confirmed?
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#9I didn’t knew that engineer mode app could be used for such malice. I bet they didn’t either (btw I know that they should have been more vigilant about what goes into the consumer device). And this app is developed by Qualcomm. I just think that they forgot to remove from user builds (which btw is a bad sign).
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you consider switching over to the community based LineageOS? They will continue to provide security updates for your phone and afair currently you are stuck with Android 6. Additionally, the upcoming release will bring Android 8 to your device: https://review.lineageos.org/#/q/branch:lineage-15.0+bacon
lineageos is awesome. Unfortunately the camera app is quite a bit worse in my opinion (used it on the OnePlus One, 3T and haven't tested it with my 5). Guess some things are more important at this point..
I would like to use lineage OS but if I root my phone my work email will stop working. It is configured via Boxer app, is there a work around?