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whats this spam I keep getting??

hey guys, any idea where's this coming from? its not my operator is it? or some app thats spamming me? don't recall my SGS2 having these annoying notifications
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referring the "Game of the Day - FREE!" bit by the way

My Note has this **** too on my first few days of using. Then somehow I followed the info in it and sms a text to a number and i stopped getting it Before I thought it's a virus, I installed 2 kinds of scanning to do full scan but found nothing.

Download an app called airpush detector, it will find what app is doing it and let you delete it, mine was mp3 music downloader
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PolishDude said:
Download an app called airpush detector, it will find what app is doing it and let you delete it, mine was mp3 music downloader
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Thanks, oh I have mp3 music downloader app installed too. So only way to remove that airpush ad is to remove my app?

Airpush. yes, I already installed that too. those had a different kinda ad pushing to xapush.com or something. I got rid of those, but these ones with the *star* still pop up!! I cleared the earlier one, and just as I write, they're promoting another "Game of the day"
arrrgggghhh pisses me off
anybody know what I can disable? some apk somewhere I'm guessing, but what?

its not an Android Market ad is it? cos I disabled Goggle's 'interest-based ads' already too!

Anybody ideas from anyone else? Anybody else getting this?

blaaez said:
hey guys, any idea where's this coming from? its not my operator is it? or some app thats spamming me? don't recall my SGS2 having these annoying notifications
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Do you habe GPSFix installed on your phone?

Well it's a Market app that's pushing this **** out, so uninstall one and one app until it stops.

I don't have GPSFIX installed. And I've so many market apps I don't know how I'm supposed to fin the guilty one

i've never seen anything vulgar as that on my phone

Why don't you all just do what is said some posts before and install AirPush Detector from the Market, it will guide you to the app that is causing the spam. Simply remove the app, and you are fine again.

Tunee music pushes adds like this as we'll.... But I've only got them with the gingerbread and up version of said program, which always gives failed downloads on the note for me. The pre gingerbread version works great and doesn't deliver these ads for me. those types of ads are certainly annoyimg...
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AirPush Detector is the win! Deleted that offending app. Thanks for the tips!

Ditto to that. Thanks for the tip! After 3 years of android I've still so much to learn!

wingod513 said:
My Note has this **** too on my first few days of using. Then somehow I followed the info in it and sms a text to a number and i stopped getting it Before I thought it's a virus, I installed 2 kinds of scanning to do full scan but found nothing.
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mate check your mobile phone bill...chances are the number you text (sms'd) is a premium rate number... ouch... never ever text those numbers... they will probably send you spam sms's now.
check it.

I got this on my nexus S after i install iPhone Keyboard Free. It gone after i uninstall it
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Play store: Admob Ads

I wake up this morning with a green "+" in my notification bar. So i scroll down the bar and to my dismay its an advertisement.... Adware on my phone! As I'm sure most of you woke up to the same thing, if you updated to the Play Store. Turns out Play store by default has a setting enabled called "admob ads"
I guess it doesnt collect data on how to advertise things for you, so its not technically adware, but pretty damn annoying.
I use my phone for work almost all day long. I barley can stand it when I see google maps show an ad when I search for a clients address.

The ad mob setting has been there for awhile. I have always had it disabled so no adware for me.

jackal516 said:
I guess it doesnt collect data on how to advertise things for you, so its not technically adware, but pretty damn annoying.
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Isn't adware defined by the action of displaying ads rather than collecting data - hence the name adware...
or is my logic too... logical?
Regardless, here is Google's official statement, from the "learn more" link in the admob settings: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/html/mobile-about.html
It says the exact opposite of your assertion - the admob preference is explicitly to decide whether ads are based on your interests, with no option to stop the collection of data. That setting only decides if the ad server has access to the data, which will be collected either way.
Also, it only pertains to apps that display ads within, with no mention of ads in the status bar - yours had to have been caused by something external to google play; it has nothing to do with the admob preferences. Be sure to confirm this when your next popup occurs, okay? Thanks in advance
EDIT: Here is a screenshot of the Play store's settings screen:
[The new XDA app doesn't seem to upload images properly... stand by for correction via computer...]
It clearly shows that activating the option, rather than turning ads on or off, will decide whether the ads that will be displayed either way are generic or personalized
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It's not Play, it's an app you installed that's spamming you. Download Airpush and see which app it is.

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Well, it seems I can't add a pic when editing a post, but I can make a new one... so here it is
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I agree w/ stir fry. Deff no the market. Some other app spamming you.
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I have had admob on forever.

jackal516 said:
I wake up this morning with a green "+" in my notification bar. So i scroll down the bar and to my dismay its an advertisement.... Adware on my phone! As I'm sure most of you woke up to the same thing, if you updated to the Play Store. Turns out Play store by default has a setting enabled called "admob ads"
I guess it doesnt collect data on how to advertise things for you, so its not technically adware, but pretty damn annoying.
I use my phone for work almost all day long. I barley can stand it when I see google maps show an ad when I search for a clients address.
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Go to you sdcard and view by " Date ". There will be a folder that you'd never seen before as the first folder. I forgot the name but its happened to me too just delete that folder and if you recall the app you downloaded last I would get rid of that too.
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stir fry a lot said:
It's not Play, it's an app you installed that's spamming you. Download Airpush and see which app it is.
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100% it's this. There was a live wallpaper which downloaded the AirPush adware bull****. The removal app on the market worked flawlessly. I keep it still to use when I download any app. The app I got it from came from the Amazon Market...

Flashlight?

Sorry for the dumb question but where is the flashlight (torch) app/button on the stock Verizon G2? I use it in the morning while collecting my work things so I don't wake the kids but since activating it yesterday I have yet to find it. Help a fellow out if you could.
Thanks

Widgets > Flash. No "app".

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Widgets > Flash. No "app".
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Dumb question: and for the international version D802? Mine doesn't seem to have neither App nor Widget. Which one are you guys using?

On D802 it's called Flash as well (under Widgets). Did you freeze or delete system apps?

@nomad4ever, non stock camera app or gallery or frozen?

That's weird. I triple checked in both the app drawer (under widgets and apps) and when long pressing on the desktop to add widgets, but it's just not there. I use Apex Launcher and apps frozen are only Google Chrome and Google Play Books, Music, Newsstand etc. I use the stock camera, the gallery is there, although I use Quickpic. Hmmmmm!
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nomad4ever said:
That's weird. I triple checked in both the app drawer (under widgets and apps) and when long pressing on the desktop to add widgets, but it's just not there. I use Apex Launcher and apps frozen are only Google Chrome and Google Play Books, Music, Newsstand etc. I use the stock camera, the gallery is there, although I use Quickpic. Hmmmmm!
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I think the Flash is somehow built into the stock launcher. I noticed this while I was transitioning to Nova launcher. Run LG launcher, I get the flashlight, Nova launcher, no flashlight.
The stock flashlight is a Widget only, you won't find it in apps.

yyz123 said:
I think the Flash is somehow built into the stock launcher. I noticed this while I was transitioning to Nova launcher. Run LG launcher, I get the flashlight, Nova launcher, no flashlight.
The stock flashlight is a Widget only, you won't find it in apps.
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Ah, maybe that explains it! I prefer Apex mainly because I could import my home screen layout of my old GNex (too lazy to set up everything manually again) and due to the more aesthetic folder options.
Gotta find a lean 3rd party Flash then... Alright.
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What is App Optimization exactly?

Ok, I just received the N910FXXU1COJ3 OTA on my DBT N-910F with all the security updates. Great, but I did notice that the conveniet app manager feature that killed background processes inside Smart Manager is now gone and from the looks of things, there is a new "alternative" ambiguously called App optimization, within the battery section.
Now I for one am getting pretty tired of this inconsistency and constant feature swapping and come here seeking information. Can anyone actually clear things up for me and explain what exactly App optimization means. Will it simply kill the apps background services and if so, why is the minimum timeout 3 days? I also heard that it is more like a disable fuature for the selected apps, meaning no activity whatsoever, like notifications.
Is there any way that i can make use of the convenient "garbage collection" that Smart Manager used to offer, or am I hopelessly stuck dealing with Samsung`s ADD?
Thanks, any assistance is greatly appreciated.

How about some screenshots ?
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I think it is something like Doze or Greenify

Zionator said:
How about some screenshots ?
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http: // imgur . com/a/6N0q8
Sry I`m on mobile and thats the best i could do, plus i can`t post links

taghack said:
http: // imgur . com/a/6N0q8
Sry I`m on mobile and thats the best i could do, plus i can`t post links
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Ok that's no good.
Go to play store and install Tapatalk and then you can upload screenshots directly to here from Tapatalk app like this image.
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Ok. I have a call recorder. It just happens to stop working after awhile. I went to app optimazation and disabled it. Does that mean now that my Call Recorder app doesn't apply to these rules and should never shut off or stop working if I disabled it for that app. It's so annoying because all of sudden your looking and your call isn't being recorded. I have to open the app...then it works again. Am I using the app optimazation option improperly?
When I bought the pro version; a message appeared explaining to disable app optimazation for the app so it continuously works. Is this right? And I'm just dealing with an app problem or I'm I not using this feature properly. I want my call recorder to always be working. [email protected]
THX

App Optimization is Doze mode, that simple

You have to disable App Optimization for apps that should always run in background or be accessible without opening the app itself like Tesla Unread, Torchie, some reminder apps an some e-mail apps. In my expirience if an app is being optimized it will not show any notifications and such until "acitivized" by opening the app itself.

DroidTim said:
You have to disable App Optimization for apps that should always run in background or be accessible without opening the app itself like Tesla Unread, Torchie, some reminder apps an some e-mail apps. In my expirience if an app is being optimized it will not show any notifications and such until "acitivized" by opening the app itself.
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how do you actually use it?

galaxy16 said:
how do you actually use it?
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Apps that I don't need running in background and have used more battery than I think they should when in background are set to "Always power saving". Exaples: 9GAG. Previously I used Greenify for these apps.
Apps that need to stay active at all times are set to "Disable for". Examples: Reminders, Tesla Unread.
Most of other apps are set to "Automatically optimising".

su660ics said:
App Optimization is Doze mode, that simple
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This.
This feature can also be found on aosp based roms like cm13.

i cant find some apps in the optimization list (like whatsapp) and messages comes really slowly !
Any suggestions?

Simtoolkit error message in moto x style

Hello everyone. First time post here. I hope you guys can help me in this problem
I bought my moto x style on launch. Everything is flawless except one thing. I receive a message saying simtoolkit connect to server? Pressing yes or no won't change anything. The message appears randomly and it is annoying.
I have tried factory reset. Getting a new sim but it still comes.
attached a screenshot.
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I noticed there is no simtoolkit app in the app drawer as well.

I also tried to play around with apns, and the problem is still here

One more thing: although the simtoolkit app is not in the app drawer, however it is active in the settings/apps tab, and I could disable and delete data but still the message is there

Anyone can help guys?

I just added the picture properly. could not add it before because of the 10 post limit. :good:

Got a list of all your apps installed?

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Got a list of all your apps installed?
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Adobe Acrobat
Bitdefender Antivirus
17track
9gag
Battlelog
CamCard
Google cam
Cam scanner
Candy crush
earth
excel, word, power point, one drive
es file explorer
flud
here maps
line
linkedin
MemeGenerator
metrash2
Mzad Qatar
outlook, one note
picsart
QIB
QU mobile
Shahid
RAR
Share it
Shop and ship
skype
snapchat
speedtest
telegram
tubemate
uber
viber
WhatsApp
and all the preinstalled google apps

Stryder5 said:
Got a list of all your apps installed?
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Adobe Acrobat
Bitdefender Antivirus
17track
vlc
9gag
Battlelog
CamCard
Google cam
Cam scanner
Candy crush
earth
excel, word, power point, one drive
es file explorer
flud
here maps
line
linkedin
MemeGenerator
metrash2
Mzad Qatar
outlook, one note
picsart
QIB
QU mobile
Shahid
RAR
Share it
Shop and ship
skype
snapchat
speedtest
telegram
tubemate
uber
viber
WhatsApp
and all the preinstalled google apps

I am starting to think it is a problem in the software but I don't think it is apps

up .. IF anyone has any thoughts to share