Hi Aceman, I just got back my Huawei from the service center. They repaired under warranty replacing one component (did not say which, my guess is the display but I have no proof). I then went to Google and looked for OsmAnd, when I said Download (url: osmand.net/downloads) a pop up appeared saying "this type of file can harm your device. Do you want to keep net.osmand-2.7.5.apk anyway?"; needless to say I canceled. I then went to OsmAnd+ from GooglePlay (no url shown) and was led to "install" which I executed. Instead of launching the application I ran the virus scanner (it comes with the phone) which found it clean, only then I launched it. I downloaded a couple of maps and everything seems ok, but only a few minutes went by so far. I'll keep you up to date with what goes on in the next days.
On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 10:29 PM, Aceman444 <[email protected]> wrote: > HI, maybe you guys could paste the exact url to the app at Google play so > we can check if it is the real OsmAnd. > In the past there were some unauthorised copies of OsmAnd floating around > on Google play. Apps under a different name but clearly based on > (differently outdated) OsmAnd code. > > Dňa pondelok, 28. augusta 2017 17:19:32 UTC+2 francob napísal(-a): >> >> Something strange happened to me too. I had been occasionally using >> OsmAnd and OsmAnd+ on my old phone and few monts ago I transferred it to my >> new on (Android 7 Huawei). At the beginning of August I found a >> threathening pop-up saying that OsmAnd contained a virus and offering the >> option to ignore or uninstall. Needless to say i uninstalled. After a few >> days I got a fresh copy from Google Play, which again elicited that same >> pop up. This time I braved it and started using it, any way with full >> satisfaction, until August 15, when I decided to record a GPX track. After >> a few hours the screen started exhibiting strange vertical colored stripes >> and, during th following day, the display washed out as to be almost >> illegible. Next morning it was black and there was no way to resuscitate >> the phone. I sent it to a repair center and got a new one on which I have >> not yet dared to install OsmAnd. >> >> I am not automatically assuming it was the culprit, but I think there is >> room for some suspicion, given, among other things, the date coincidence >> with what deadmanw.... experienced. >> I am still waiting the response of the official repair center to which I >> sent the dead device (it still was under warranty) and when that comes in >> we hopefully will know more. In the meantime did you have any other notice >> of similar episodes? Is there a trusted source for a new installation? >> >> >> On Monday, August 14, 2017 at 12:47:18 AM UTC+2, [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. >>> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Osmand" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/osmand/eWkjgvtAOog/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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.
