An Analysis of Pre-Installed Android Software [pdf]
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An Analysis of Pre-Installed Android Software [pdf]
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#3Interesting paper. I didn't fully read it yet, but according to the figures :
- Samsung looks worst than any other vendors (incl. Huawei) about permissions granted to pre-installed apps
- Apps probably set many hidden cookies and identifiers in logs, possibly share information with other apps and bypassing permissions ?
Quick note :
- figure 1 is not much readable
- figure 3 looks broken or misaligned
Re: An Analysis of Pre-Installed Android Software [pdf]
#4I skimmed through the paper. I m thinking of keeping it to give it to anyone who asks me why I bother replacing stock ROMs with LineageOS on my devices.
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#5I skimmed through the paper. I m thinking of keeping it to give it to anyone who asks me why I bother replacing stock ROMs with LineageOS on my devices.
Agreed. Another satisfied LineageOS (Nexus 6P) user here. Huge thanks to any devs that might be reading this. Our intimate private data is not a commodity!
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#6This is way better than any iPhone ad for an informed customer. Until Librem 5 becomes a reality, that is.
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#7I skimmed through the paper. I m thinking of keeping it to give it to anyone who asks me why I bother replacing stock ROMs with LineageOS on my devices.
Just make sure the whole combo can call your country's emergency number: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19479636 The Reddit link describes the the details for scheduling a 911 test call in the US, and as the link details, this failure has also been known to happen with stock phones.
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#8I skimmed through the paper. I m thinking of keeping it to give it to anyone who asks me why I bother replacing stock ROMs with LineageOS on my devices.
Unfortunately installing a custom ROM voids Google's SafetyNet, which stops many important apps from working, like Google Pay, Netlix, Snapchat and a ton of banking apps.
Before this was a thing I used a custom ROM on every device, but now it's quite difficult.
Re: An Analysis of Pre-Installed Android Software [pdf]
#9I skimmed through the paper. I m thinking of keeping it to give it to anyone who asks me why I bother replacing stock ROMs with LineageOS on my devices.
You could also buy a Pixel.
Re: An Analysis of Pre-Installed Android Software [pdf]
#10I skimmed through the paper. I m thinking of keeping it to give it to anyone who asks me why I bother replacing stock ROMs with LineageOS on my devices.
Unfortunately installing a custom ROM voids Google's SafetyNet, which stops many important apps from working, like Google Pay, Netlix, Snapchat and a ton of banking apps. Before this was a thing I used a custom ROM on every device, but now it's quite difficult.
Magisk fixes this problem, though. Most users I know who run custom ROMs also install Magisk to allow those apps to install and run without issue.