Backdoor with root access found from OnePlus phones • Hacker News Board

Re: Backdoor with root access found from OnePlus phones

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Post by Feniks » Wed, Nov 15, 2017, 12:08 PM UTC

logingone wrote: post #35

RpFLCL wrote: post #7

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…

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'…

Its a feature not a bug.

Android is open, you can run anything on it that you want. Doesn't make it better or worse than iOS.

Everyone needs to make an informed decision about what they want from their phone.

Re: Backdoor with root access found from OnePlus phones

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Post by levesque » Wed, Nov 15, 2017, 3:32 PM UTC

jstanley wrote: post #83

levesque wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Can you tolerate a backdoor in it?

I can and I am. As far as I can tell, it's only accessible locally, so I can live with it.

Re: Backdoor with root access found from OnePlus phones

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Post by zeveb » Wed, Nov 15, 2017, 4:39 PM UTC

stiGGG wrote: post #65

zeveb wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I am consistently blown away at the level of garbage Android users are expected to deal with on a regular basis. My girlfriend uses an iPhone; I am consistently blown away by the amount of garbage she's expected to deal with on a regular basis. When she changes to another app, our video chats go dark; there's no Termux or GNURoot equivalent (that I'm aware of); tapping doesn't move the cursor but instead selects wo…

>When she changes to another app, our video chats go dark Which app? >there's no Termux or GNURoot equivalent (that I'm aware of); Does your girlfrind need a terminal on her phone? >tapping doesn't move the cursor but instead selects words (I think that's it); Tab and hold to move the cursor. >she's stuck using Safari and seeing ads. So, so many ads. Ads everywhere. Why she doesn't install an Adblocker? It's official…

> Which app?

Signal. She has similar issues with other apps. Apparently iOS doesn't support background processes as well as Android.

> Does your girlfrind need a terminal on her phone?

Need? No. But I'd like it.

> Tab and hold to move the cursor.

This is reversed between Android & iOS. For me, at least, I'm far more likely to want to move the cursor than to select a word.