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Re: What does the pre-installed "Carrier Services" app do that you actually need to have done on your Android phone?

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Subject: Re: What does the pre-installed "Carrier Services" app do that you
actually need to have done on your Android phone?
From: kuliclil...@gmail.com (Lillian Kulic)
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by: Lillian Kulic - Tue, 10 Jan 2023 03:16 UTC

On Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 7:45:00 AM UTC-5, Arlen Holder wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Dec 2020 11:49:46 +0100, Piet wrote:
> >> Eli the Bearded wrote:
> >>> What exactly does the "Carrier Services" app on Android do? Near as I
> >>> can tell it is Google provided. The official description is super vague
> >>> "helps carriers provide mobile services using the latest networking
> >>> capabilities".
> >>
> >> From what I infer that's exactly what it does, having low level access
> >> and bypassing the need for system updates, including branded systems
> >> and systems that no longer get updates.
> >>
> >>> And when I attempt to disable those permissions, the device gets
> >>> testy. First it pops up a window:
> >>>
> >>> If you deny this permission, basic features of your device may no
> >>> longer function as intended.
> >>
> >> That's what I get every time I stop a background app, but in 99% of the
> >> cases it's false alarm.
> >>
> >> -p
> >
> >Eli the Bearded wrote:
> >> What exactly does the "Carrier Services" app on Android do? Near as I
> >> can tell it is Google provided. The official description is super vague
> >> "helps carriers provide mobile services using the latest networking
> >> capabilities".
> >
> >From what I infer that's exactly what it does, having low level access
> >and bypassing the need for system updates, including branded systems
> >and systems that no longer get updates.
> >
> >> And when I attempt to disable those permissions, the device gets
> >> testy. First it pops up a window:
> >>
> >> If you deny this permission, basic features of your device may no
> >> longer function as intended.
> >
> >That's what I get every time I stop a background app, but in 99% of the
> >cases it's false alarm.
>
> In Android 10, I've been able to turn off all warnings like that (AFAIK).
>
> BTW, aother pernicious Google addon is Google Transport Services (AFAICT).
> o Google Backup Transport [What is it & why is it serving ads I've never
> seen which AdClear had to then block?]
> <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/Y3oZYE6Gb7U>
>
> Here is a thread documenting how I disabled all apps with "google" in the
> name, and then, one by one, re-enabled only the few that were needed.
> o My experiment turning all Android app permissions off, specifically to
> Google Play Services permission & Carrier Services permission
> <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/FKjvRYbqgIw>
>
> Most, if not almost all apps with "google" in the name can be disabled,
> without loss of functionality (where if you disable the highly marketed
> apps, such as Google Play like I do, you need to use the alternative app).
> o Google Play ==> Aurora Store
> o YouTube ==> New Pipe
> o GMail ==> K9-Mail
> etc.
How does it feel reading non informative info answers. Monkey chasing weasel around a more than likely a thorny bush what is it, if not mistaken a more than what the flying flitter are you saying in layman's terminology. IDK.... Why did I inquire

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computers / comp.mobile.android / Re: What does the pre-installed "Carrier Services" app do that you actually need to have done on your Android phone?

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Re: What does the pre-installed "Carrier Services" app do that you	Lillian Kulic
Re: What does the pre-installed "Carrier Services" app do that you	Martin Gregory