[mdlug] Crush, Kill, Destroy!!

[Carl T. Miller]

Yes, this could be a "formal" topic for an "informal"
discussion.  Bring any and all Android devices and
we'll investigate the options.

c


Drew wrote:
> Could someone, possibly at or after the next meeting, teach me the
> finer points of working an Android phone? More specifically:
>
> * Preferred apps
> * Security and permissions (Why does an app whose sole purpose is to
> turn the camera flash LED on and off have to take up 6 megabytes - and
> generate 18 megabytes of dada???)
> * System updates?
> * To root or not to root, how best to do it, and what it means *in detail*
> * Factory reset, howto and does it undo rooting?
>
> Also does anyone have any personal knowledge or experience with
> FreedomPop? I'm considering getting it, but need information that's
> difficult to find on the Net.
>
> My phone: an HTC EVO 3D running Android 4.0.3, kernel 3.0.16-g294f767
> attached to Sprint, compliments of i3detroit.
>
> Apps I've installed include:
> * Flashlight (uses camera flash LED)
> * AnDOSbox
> * Better Terminal Emulator Pro (Linux shell)
> * MoboClean (allows denying apps some permissions)
> * VNC Viewer and a couple of SSH clients
> * WPS Office
> * Opera Mini
> * UC Browser
> * Assorted sensor and GPS apps
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