Help Does the Droid X have Carrier IQ?

[bdclary]

I've found several articles that mention Verizon as a carrier which has installed Carrier IQ on some android smartphones, but I can't find an article (or a thread in this forum) which specifies which smartphones have Carrier IQ installed.

Before I do anything drastic, I'd like to confirm whether or not my droid x (stock, unrooted) has Carrier IQ installed. Is there a way to tell?

Thanks in advance.

 

[bigbadwulff]

Just read a bit on it. One article says: "Buy a Nexus"

 

[bdclary]

Just read a bit on it. One article says: "Buy a Nexus"

Thanks. That's the long-term plan, but the Nexus isn't available here (US) yet, and I'm facing a large early termination fee if I don't ride out my contract.

The short-term plan is to determine whether this is on my phone, and if it is, then take the leap of rooting my phone so I can get rid of it.

 

[iron_city]

Interesting ... this article dated today says Verizon doesn't use it.

Developer reveals hidden Carrier IQ smartphone app logging everything you do - SlashGear

 

[RVRoadTrip]

My X is running rooted 2.2.3 and it is not on mine as best I could determine.

 

[ptf]

If you will PM me I can give you a link to a tool and instructions that have been made to determine if you have Carrier IQ on your phone. I'm sorry about the inconvenience, but I am a new user, so I can't post links...

 

[RVRoadTrip]

To check for this rootkit on your Android phone, scroll to the bottom of this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17612559&postcount=110

The Pro Key is only $1 and is at:
https://market.android.com/details?...51bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS50cmV2ZS5sb2dnaW5na2V5Il0.

 

[Airmaxx23]

I've ran the app on my Droid X and CIQ is not installed on it.

 

[PlayfulGod]

I've only heard of it being on Samsung phones, but theres a way to remove it

 

[ptf]

I've only heard of it being on Samsung phones, but theres a way to remove it

HTC, also. The keylogger demonstration was done on an Evo 3D.

 

[ylexot]

Gizmodo says that it is not on any Verizon phone.

 

[Bugly]

Not on mine, either, just d/led the XDA app and it says I'm clean of carrier iq. Running CM7GB

 

[bdclary]

Thanks, everyone. Looks like I won't have to root after all.