What is EPST?

[tucker301]

I have had the phone just a few days, but today was the first time I noticed this.
Recent installations include Swype keyboard and RockPlayer, and Astro.
I also think I tried an app for tracking flights, but I thought i had uninstalled it.

Screen Shots

All text and menus are in Japanese, so I understand none of it

 

[Prospekt]

That's weird. Can you uninstall it?

 

[tucker301]

No. That's why I am concerned about it.

 

[nightfishing#AC]

epst is an HTC system app (if you hit "about" under applications it will show you that)

It has something to do with the programming on the phone. (Electronic Performance Support Tool or something like that - was qpst on qualcomm phones)

I do not think the app in your drawer is related (just uses the same icon.

 

[Prospekt]

Well I googled about it and it seems like there's something about EPST to get droids to work on another carrier? I'm really not sure if this has anything to do with it though since I'm new to the android world and that EPST might be something completely different. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable can chime in.

 

[tucker301]

Yeah, I tried Google as well and came up with little to nothing.

Here's the app manager screen for it.

 

[Prospekt]

Yeah, I tried Google as well and came up with little to nothing.

Here's the app manager screen for it.

If you click 'about' does it say its made my HTC, because I have the same thing and its made by HTC. I don't have any japanese icon thing though.

 

[PvilleComp]

EPST does not show up on my All Programs list.

 

[BoNg420]

If you click 'about' does it say its made my HTC, because I have the same thing and its made by HTC. I don't have any japanese icon thing though.

I have it on my phone too. Its a HTC app.

 

[davidnc]

All text and menus are in Japanese, so I understand none of it

I think its chinese tho

 

[tucker301]

I think its chinese tho

It may well be. I know the map is Japan, and that's all that's on the map.

 

[tucker301]

Mine seems to be unique. I guess I'll do a reset and see what happens to it from there.

 

[IncredibleLane]

I have it on my phone too, but it's not in my app list.

 

[tucker301]

A reset seems to have taken care of it.
No more weird maps.

 

[rpfarrah]

From the picture above, it doesn't look like it is using any data. Probably safe to ignore.

 

[BP72]

my girlfriend has this on her phone in the task manager but not as a main menu item. Any updates on what this program is and why it shows in the task manager now?

 

[Qazme]

EPST does a number of things. Namely it's what helps control the # programming codes in the phone to allow you to do updates to things dealing with the phones operations. Something that has to be there in other words.