Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux Subject: Re: Tutorial: How to use a PC to find (& kill!) a rogue Android activity & its offending package Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:34:00 +0200 Lines: 18 Message-ID: <8hmfilxj8v.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> References: <10322li$2r04$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <1032b7b$7r17$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net iVD8Bru5xblGU4bVDzwYDQPjZcwYQxkpHFjYc2QG2TWURMZBtw X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:/5FjjradUEvEIa+rFRID4ZjudDU= sha256:iVnd90NdgZzOQHRpCy0AhkAvbEPIy0gPkGiSXYzdCTo= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: <1032b7b$7r17$1@dont-email.me> Xref: csiph.com comp.mobile.android:149093 alt.comp.os.windows-10:184962 alt.os.linux:81630 On 2025-06-20 02:49, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 22:23:46 -0000 (UTC), Marion wrote: > >> Turns out my carrier sneaked it on there unbeknownst to me. >> So I deleted the carrier's app (which deleted the activity). > > I take it you bought your phone from your carrier? And that it is also > locked to your carrier? > > In much of the world, we are able to buy a phone, and then decide which > carrier to use it with. Switching carriers is as easy as switching a SIM. Still, I believe the SIM card, which is provided by the telecom company, can install applications. I don't have confirmation of this. I asked chatgpt and it says "no". -- Cheers, Carlos.