Recent content by DeepThought43

So the software installed itself overnight, with no permission from me. It claims to have updated Android, but what else would a scammer say? No indication what-so-ever where it came from or who installed it on me. You'd have to be very careless to use Android to access anything you care...

You've struck upon the very question I asked in the first place. Apps that don't do GPS tracking generally shut down completely when not in use, or have actual "Off" buttons. So far I haven't found a distance tracker that does.

And does it have an "off" button to consume zero power when I'm not using it?

Do you know if any of them have an "off" button? I've tried two now, and they both burn up a lot of battery power even when not being used (which is most of the time). I can manually turn off the GPS system and "Force Stop" the program from Android, but they both still burned 14-25% of my...

"Please add ICE Contacts" nag How can I get rid of the "Please add ICE contacts" nag that takes up a fourth of my contacts screen in Android 4.4.2? I tried giving up and entering a number, but then it chews up a fourth of the contact screen showing that number. Is there some way to drive a...