by mxstbr on 10/10/17, 1:07 PM
TL;DR: OxygenOS tracks your every activity in every app, and there's no settings to disable the tracking.
To get rid of it you have to uninstall the tracking app via adb: (no root access needed)
$ adb start-server
$ adb shell
> pm uninstall -k --user 0 net.oneplus.odm
Note: This requires adb to be installed, your phone to be connected and USB debugging to be enabled.
by CharlesDodgson on 10/10/17, 12:01 PM
I have absolutely no doubt there is some data centre in Shenzhen full of my Huawei phone metrics!
I think this is the biggest issue with android phones, they are full of potential data leakages like this. Privacy is definitely a concern and a pull factor to getting an iPhone again. There is a lot to be said for a company that is focused on hardware and not on serving content to that device.
Then again it's also a reason to get a Pixel2, I feel I can trust Google with my data more than some other android manufacturer or reseller. Sure they'll serve me more adverts, but it's to some ends at least.
by AndrewCHM on 10/10/17, 12:50 PM
Google's is similarly excessive
https://i.imgur.com/fWvV7R4.pngThough I get the feeling google's approach of trying to desensitize me (emailing me about how great I am for traveling to mcdonalds like a slob, and gamifying my use of google maps, for example) instead of shamefully hiding it, is a fair bit worse
by pieter_mj on 10/10/17, 12:09 PM
by the_dege on 10/10/17, 11:48 AM
I wonder if this is even legal in Europe (probably not in Germany).
by mike-cardwell on 10/10/17, 11:58 AM
This is why I have no desire to upgrade to a new Android device and why I put my money into the Librem 5 project.
This data collection is beyond ridiculous and if it's not already illegal, it should be.
by snvzz on 10/10/17, 1:42 PM
I own a oneplus3 device. Since I switched to LineageOS, it's faster, the battery lasts way longer, and it doesn't even get warm on 3d games where it got burning hot before.
The devices are a mixed bag, some of them are quite decent.
OxygenOS, however, is garbage.
by rqs on 10/10/17, 10:28 AM
It's funny how OnePlus Support
helping him to disable that application.
> OnePlus Support: Alright. Please try doing a hard reset http://bit.ly/1TbY1RZ and see if there are improvements.
How this could help improve that situations at all? Do OnePlus Support Team even read user's problem detail?
Very unprofessional I must say.
by boomboomsubban on 10/10/17, 12:14 PM
I bought a OnePlus phone because I knew it had an unlocked bootloader, good LineageOS support, and at least a small chance of someday being supported by Replicant. OxygenOS sounded sketchy from the start.
by KuiN on 10/10/17, 12:36 PM
> ping open.oneplus.net
PING hadoop-1219418324.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com
Your phone usage data going straight into OnePlus' Hadoop cluster?
by tmikaeld on 10/10/17, 11:52 AM
Anyone know what data iOS send to Apple?
by pkrefta on 10/10/17, 11:53 AM
Holy moly O_o.
Those kind of stories are keeping me back from buying any Android devices in nearest future. Somebody might say that I can flash it with clean Android ROM but that's great for people who have too much time :-)
by zeveb on 10/10/17, 2:48 PM
This is part of why Google's move to forbid users from installing SSL certificates is so anti-security and anti-privacy: it disables the ability to MITM one's own device in order to observe traffic.
I'd support regulation forcing Google to permit users to install our own root CA certs.
by nicolasbistolfi on 10/10/17, 1:18 PM
This should have been asked when you're first booting up. I'll receive my one plus in a few days and track whats going on. Transparency is always the best path and supports that you've the best intentions.
by basemi on 10/10/17, 12:58 PM
I think (just a feeling) that every vendor and a lot of app devs is phoning home collecting data.
I'm using Netguard to block net access to most of apps.
On a rooted device I would use AFWall+.
by melvintamray on 10/10/17, 12:47 PM
The purpose of buying a OnePlus device is to get decent hardware for an okay price (I have the 3T), and then take advantage of their unlocked bootloader and the multitudes of highly functional kernels for it. Sultan's LineageOS ROMs are quite nice and even include WireGuard. If you're not immediately removing non-free OxygenOS when you receive your phone, you're most certainly already doing it wrong, data collection or not.
by victornomad on 10/10/17, 11:50 AM
Is it different than any other Android from a different vendor? Android, sadly, is a bit about that, grabbing data from the user in one form or another.
by nocoder on 10/10/17, 12:04 PM
This is really shocking, this data along with my google data can be used to learn a lot more about the user like what i surf when, how much time i use my mobile in office and what do i use it for. I am wondering if there is a way to corrupt the data being sent by some way masking or sending gibberish data. For me rooting is not an option because my office email will not work on a rooted device.
by JeromeShaw on 10/11/17, 4:01 AM
It can be turned off, just turn off the"join users experience program"in"advance"option,
by ForHackernews on 10/10/17, 6:05 PM
Does anyone know if Google or other companies collect similar data as part of their background services on Android devices? What kinds of OS permissions would a service need to monitor activity in other applications?
by raresp on 10/10/17, 1:21 PM
OK.. now what should I say about my Xiaomi "smart"phone?
by Loofe on 10/14/17, 1:23 PM
Hey how do i actually uninstall that ''thing'' so they cant track my data. I am a noob :(
by ProAm on 10/10/17, 2:42 PM
Could you add a host file entry and send open.oneplus.net to 127.0.0.1? Similiar to how DNS66 works?
by taobility on 10/10/17, 7:59 PM
by loki22 on 10/10/17, 1:28 PM
Are similar services found in other more popular phones such as by Samsung or LG?
by Loofe on 10/14/17, 1:24 PM
How do i actually stop this? im kind of a noob when it comes to this
by ajjai on 10/10/17, 11:50 AM
pathetic
by HalfwayToDice on 10/10/17, 12:11 PM
If this data collection is not declared in the user-agreement, then is it illegal?
by sgwealti on 10/10/17, 3:09 PM
I'm a OP3 owner and I love my phone. I don't mind that they do this -- especially if it means that they can use the data to improve the OS/fix bugs but they should clearly notify users that they do this kind of logging/data gathering so that people can make an informed decision about the device they are buying.
