On Sunday, 13 August 2017 23:47:18 UTC+1, [email protected] wrote: > > Yesterday I updated OsmAnd and a few hours later my phone started acting > VERY strangely. My network connection failed repeatedly, the screen lock > was disabled, time and date were changed, my keystrokes made sounds though > they were set to be silent and what not. I restarted the device, and on the > screen where I normally input my password (my device is encrypted) i heard > the same sound keystrokes made, one per second or so. After that, all > strange changes remained, and my sd (which is also encrypted) cannot be > mounted for whatever reason. > > I looked at OsmAnd permissions and found things that seem strange to me, > like "change your audio settings" and "disable your screen lock". I find no > word about them in http://osmand.net/help-online?id=faq#permission > > Its a long shot, but any project can be hacked, these things happen. > Anyway, I don't want to make accusations, I want to ask if anyone is having > the same issues and if you can think of an explanation. >
I can't explain the strange behaviour you talk about, but OsmAnd registers itself as a device administrator because otherwise it cannot turn the screen on when it is off. (This is useful when you're following a road for a long distance and don't need to have the screen on--OsmAnd switches it on when you approach a turn.) Changing audio settings is most likely so OsmAnd can interrupt music to play its announcements over Bluetooth. I doubt there is anything sinister going on. If there was, others would most likely have reported it by now. Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Osmand" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
