Samsung Moment :: How Secure Are Market Apps With Personal Info On Phone
Nov 13, 2009
I have been wondering over the last few days since getting an Android phone and trying to configure it to make it at least as productive as my previous smartphone. How secure is the information in a world where we put a large amount of personal info behind google-id and password? This id and pwd is plugged into the phone for functionality. We browse the Android Market for necessary apps provided by complete strangers and click Install. We click OK when caution is raised, with unknowing consequences and taking complete responsibility for the installation. Am I justified in being paranoid with Android model of doing things?
Please read the thread "ActiveSync for Android, Moment?" to understand better why I raise this question.
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Jan 18, 2012
Not sure what's going on... HTC EVO 3D. Can grab apps from the market on the phone just fine, but when I go to the market on the PC it says it will install, but it just never happens.
Also have an AV app on the phone that I can control from the PC, but when I change settings on the PC it never happens on the phone.
It's like the phone has a firewall, blocking all things coming from outside.
Tried both of these on another family phone and they work fine, so I don't see how it could be the PC or the cell phone company.
The phone is not rooted and it is not sleeping when I try to push the app. It is only a few days old so has very little installed on it.
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the AV app. I power cycled the phone.
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Nov 10, 2009
I'm going to have to swap my new droid out because of a display issue. What is the best way to remove all the personal info and accounts from the phone?
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Apr 17, 2010
I bought an Eris which I love, but will probably take it back within the 30 days to get an Incredible. Just wondering what's the best way to clear all my info & downloaded apps off the phone so it's back to the way it came in the box?
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Jan 13, 2010
I am trying to open a secure website (https) and the Moment stock browser balks. Will another browser work or is this a limitation on the phone?
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Mar 27, 2010
anyone have wave secure work on the moment? I get the splash screen, then over the license agreement, a message
Wave secure is only available for x?t?[][][][]??Kf?? users. Please insert a x?t?[][][][]??Kf?? SIM to continue registration.
pressing ok closes the application.
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Jun 23, 2010
Whenever I see an app that requires the use of this information, 9/10 times I do not download it. I see a lot of games on the marketplace that require this information and I just don't see the point in a game where I toss paper into a trash can needing to know my location at the time I am using the app. Do any of the rest of you see any red flags that turn you off of certain apps despite how cool they may seem?
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Dec 24, 2009
I get the above error message generated by the Moment when attempting to connect to a certain webpage.
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Nov 8, 2009
I have an .apk file (app) on my SD that someone gave me. Is there a way to get this on my moment to run?
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Jun 9, 2010
Anyone know where to find info about this?
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Sep 11, 2010
I'm looking for an app that is protected where I can store personal stuff such as credit card and bank info. I know there are several out there in the market but I can't seem to find them.
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Aug 20, 2009
Any one know when InstinctQ is released in the EU?
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Jul 19, 2010
Does anyone know how to recieve contact information that is sent from a Blackberry?I have had several people try and send me other people's contact information, and it is a Vcard or .vcf file and my phone will not recognize it, so the information is not readable and it is making it hard for me to do my job.Can anyone please help me with this issue?
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Jan 9, 2010
I would like to know whats some free ringer apps? browser apps? fb apps? music apps? and theme apps?
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May 9, 2010
I finally updated my moment and I need help getting it back to how it was. I backed up all my apps, text and calls, but I don't know how to get them back on the phone. Google did my contacts, but not my text. I see my text in my gmail, but how do I put them back on my phone, as well as my apps. I went to the market and downloaded Astro as b4, and I went to my sdcard and to the folder named backup, but what's next?
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Jan 5, 2010
looking for the app for dizzler.com for my moment phone?
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Oct 2, 2010
Can anyone please give the list of good/popular apps that are not on regular android market for samsung captivate? I have installed angry birds and fennec alpha using side load wondermachine and app brain fast web installer. I would like to install some good apps that are not found in the market place.
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Feb 19, 2010
Is it true that using a Task killer, actually opens your apps. I have noticed I will power on my phone and all of my apps will be their in the list. Also I have heard that that means they are ready to use but not neccesarily on. However, I kill all the tasks and still some will open a minute or two later, when I didnt open them. Its starting to bug me. I have Bettercut, with a few programs with different icons, and have beautiful widgets on one of the screen, with the silent, vibrate, and airplone widget. Swiping screens is really slow and laggy, I am not rooted or anything. I have the c14 update, is their any helpful way to fix this.
Also I will only have 30 Mbs open after 5 minutes of restarting the phone.
And don't say whats the big deal, if its working. Having more memory available makes apps runs smoother and faster.
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May 20, 2010
i have a non rooted samsung moment, & i want to backup my apps, even my paid apps, but i cant seem to find a way to do a backup unless my phone is rooted, any ideas or ways i can backup all my apps w/o rooting my phone?
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Nov 27, 2009
Don't get me wrong, I think its great what they are doing by integrating search with all the "smartphone features", along with trying to bust up the Mirosoft entrenchment, but it seems like they can potentially have access to too much personal info. I know much, if not all of Google access can be turned off, but if you want to use the phone to its fullest, everything you do can be stored/monitored on a Google server.
- If you want to transfer contacts from a non Android phone, list has to go to Google for conversion (Exchange excluded).they know who you associate with.
- Turn on GPS, use for application and search assistance.they know where you are.
- Create custom maps and use Nav they know your habits and where you're going.
- Calendar they know when you're going to go.
- Use search/browse history to aid Google in helping you find what you're looking for they know what you like.
- GDocs, stored online they know what you're working on.
- "Backup my settings".they know how you use your phone, and copies of personal files store on the phone (full flash of phone and SD card, still got wallpaper back then some?).
- You want a decent POP3 mail app, "have" to use Gmail they have all your personal email.
I understand that being able to get free "stuff", there has to be some sort of give/take, but working in IT and being the cynic that I am, I can't help but think that this phone was rolled out more for Google's benefit than ours (read, Data Mining).But I'm more concerned about a security breach given that so much personal info is stored in one spot.
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Jan 23, 2010
First of all, I Know there are speed dial apps out there. I was just wondering was it not included on the phone. There is a speed dial button on the #1 keypad for the voicemail, but we have visual voicemail. So why give us an unneeded speed dial and not let us have access to the rest of them. Anyone have any answers?
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Sep 17, 2010
Im still learning a ton about the android OS and I have a dumb question. Are there apps the Android market that is made for a rooted phone only. Reason im asking is because I saw something on there but it looks like its made for a rooted phone only and I dont wanna risk screwing up my phone over it.
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Oct 2, 2010
I got my free Fascinate last night at Best Buy (upgraded from an old BB Curve). As a Droid newbie, so far I love this phone, except I'm a little disappointed with the "locking pattern" used to secure the phone. Is there another option available to lock the phone similar to using just a regular password?
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Sep 9, 2010
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Mar 24, 2010
I just odined to 1.6 and am noticing no paid apps in the market (except for in my downloads obviously) im wondering if anyone else has this problem or there is a fix. im in the US by the way
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Mar 23, 2010
I've only distributed a few apps by sending .apk files around.I was wondering how Android Market prevents users from distributing a paid application to other people.
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Apr 21, 2010
I recently upgraded to a rooted 2.1 system and all worked well for about a week, including use of the Market. But now I can't download anything from the Market at this point. I've tried every solution I've seen on this and other forums, but nothing has solved the issue. I've tried rebooting through recovery, pulling out the battery, starting Google Talk (apparently that helps with other phones), checked the 'okay to download third-party apps/unknown sources' mark in settings, and cleared the cache out of every application. I've uninstalled every application I've downloaded in the last 3-4 days.
However, I can't find the Market app to clear the cache - would seem like if I cleared the cache from the Market app, that might do the trick. I remember seeing it as an manageable app in 1.5, but it's not showing in 2.1.
Is the Market app in 2.1 hidden somehow? I've used Root Explorer, ASTRO and the stock apps manager but none show the Market program as an application.
Also, are there other suggestions I haven't tried?
The reason it's an issue right now is because I removed the mms.apk program (moved it to the SD card, but it won't re-install -- tried ASTRO and Root Explorer) and was using Handsent SMS exclusively for texting. But Handsent had some problems so I uninstalled it and was about to re-install it but now I can't successfully download anything from the Market. So, I have no texting ability right now.
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Feb 12, 2010
I can't seem to get anything to download. Any clues?
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Oct 9, 2010
Anyone out there have a new version of the Market? V.2007?I'm a bit confused as my hubby is seeing a completely new market and I am not. I am still at version 1713. Anyone? This happened sometime today for him. We are both rooted. He is using Meatkernal and I am using Radioactive Froyo 8.1.22/ Meatkernal
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Dec 15, 2009
Do not get me wrong - I love the Android, especially the vast amount of apps to choose from. But has anyone noticed how much more vibrant and polished the Palm Pre apps are as opposed to Android apps? Take the weather apps for example (Weather Bug or Weather Channel). They are so much brighter and complex on the Pre. I know the Pre apps are far less in number, but the ones that are there seem much more polished. Am I crazy, or does anyone else notice this?
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