Gates start to open up for the HTC EVO 4G’s Android 2.2 Froyo update
From the sound of it all, there are some lucky owners already being graced with the Android 2.2 Froyo update slightly before its official roll out... Photos:
Categories: Android Tags: before-its, being-graced, evo, from-the-sound, Froyo, htc, news and articles, official-roll, some-lucky, sound, the-sound
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Backdoor Found in HTC EVO & Sprint Hero, Exploited to Gain Root Access
The development team calling themselves unr evo ked discovered an executable binary called skyagent in the HTC EVO and the Sprint Hero. A second executable binary called hstools was also found in the HTC EVO. In addition to other capabilities, both binaries allowed access to the root of the phones' file sytsems. File this in the "this isn't exactly new but now we know how it all went down" category. The skyagent binary could be used as a backdoor into each phone “allowing control of the device without the user’s knowledge or permission.” Skyagent was executable by any user without requiring elevated permissions. Once skyagent was invoked it would listen for commands over a TCP port on “all interfaces, including the 3G network.” The commands that unr evo ked discovered are: sending and monitor user tap and drag input (“PentapHook”), sending key events (“InputCapture”), dumping the framebuffer (“captureScreen”), listing processes (“GetProc”), rebooting the device immediately, and executing arbitrary shell commands as root (“LaunchChild”) It was skyagent that unr evo ked used for their 1-click root method that can be found at unrevoked.com Likewise, hstools was another executable binary that could be used to pass command input to the phone with root permission. Hstools was exploited by unr evo ked after skyagent was removed by the EVO launch-day OTA update. Unr evo ked makes a point to mention that they do not believe that either HTC or Sprint had any malicious intent with regards to these two vulnerabilities. It is believed that skyagent was a debugging binary that was never removed from the phone before official release. Unrevoked goes on to praise Google, HTC, and Sprint for their efforts in patching the vulnerabilities and provides a timeline of events: 31 May 2010 23:53:08 EDT: Google security notified about skyagent 01 Jun 2010 03:53:30 UTC: Automated Google response 01 Jun 2010 16:45:46 UTC: Response from Google Security Team 02 Jun 2010 23:18:31 EDT: Sprint security contacted about skyagent 03 Jun 2010 01:18:58 CDT: Sprint response 04 Jun 2010: Sprint OTA update removingskyagent binary. 30 Jun 2010: Sprint OTA update patchinghstools vulnerability. Source: unr evo ked NOTE: Backdoor Found in HTC EVO & Sprint Hero, Exploited to Gain Root Access originally appeared on AndroidGuys . AndroidGuys is looking for summer interns! Check out bit.ly/AGinterns You May Also Enjoy... June 25, 2010 -- Sprint Expects to Launch Android 2.2 “In the Near Future” (8) June 8, 2010 -- EVO 4G Out of Stock “Check Back Later” (3) June 7, 2010 -- HTC EVO 4G Has Massive Weekend, Leads to Shortages (3)
Categories: Android Tags: capabilities, device, evo, executable, framebuffer, launch-android, massive-weekend, phone, sprint, sprint-expects, vulnerabilities
Best Buy Mobile’s Buyer’s Guide showcases a 4G enabled HTC Aria
Best Buy Mobile's most recent Buyer's Guide clearly shows off AT&T's HTC Aria in front of other Android sets like the 4G packing HTC EVO 4G and... Photos:
Categories: Android Tags: buyer, clearly-shows, evo, guide, htc, mobile, most-recent, news and articles
Smartphone Screens: The Big Question
The San Jose Mercury News’s Troy Wolverton prefers sharp smartphone screens (like those on the iPhone 4 and Droid Incredible) to big smartphone screens (such as the ones on the EVO 4G and Droid X).
Categories: Android Tags: big-smartphone, droid, droid-incredible, evo, iphone, mercury, mercury-news, prefers-sharp, smartphone-screens, the-ones, wolverton
Sibling Rivalry – HTC EVO vs. HTC Incredible: First Impressions and Hardware Build
This week we are going to take a look at HTC’s two latest superphones, the HTC EVO 4G and the HTC DROID Incredible. These two phones are very similar; both with Android 2.1 with Sense UI, 1Ghz Snapdragon processor, 8MP Camera, and vibrant touchscreens. But there are some differences that may sway potential buyers to one or the other. Today we will look at the build of the phones and gives some first impressions. Overall Build At first glance you will of course notice how much larger the EVO is compared to the Incredible. Although this means more screen space for the EVO, the EVO does not gain any jumps in resolution as both are 800
Categories: Android Tags: build-quality, evo, htc, incredible, location, opinion, optical, phone
decided not to go with iphone 4…
Got the HTC EVO 4G from Sprint instead. Awesome phone, I am still apPle fan, but as far as phones go, this EVO is superior. IMHO.
HTC EVO 4G Afflicted by Framerate Issue?
Reports are surfacing from XDA-Developers and the Google Code forums that the HTC EVO 4G has major framerate issues. It seems that the device is some how locked at 30 frames per second both in 2D (Canvas) and 3D (openGL) modes. Interestingly, the HTC Hero hits 54fps on average and has smoother scrolling in the menus compared to the HTC EVO 4G. Why exactly is this happening? I doubt it is the hardware. Many at XDA and the Google Code forums are saying that it might be a major firmware fail. Hopefully this is fixed as soon as possible. It is kind of ridiculous to have the HTC Hero score better benchmarks than a device with a snapdragon processor! First WiFi, now this? Is your EVO having any issues? Source: Engadget Win one of seven Motorola droid handsets being given out! Click here to see how it works! NOTE: HTC EVO 4G Afflicted by Framerate Issue? originally appeared on AndroidGuys . You May Also Enjoy... Walmart to Offer Sprint EVO 4G for $199 Without Mail-In Rebate Sprint Revises EVO 4G Sales Estimates EVO 4G Out of Stock “Check Back Later”
Categories: Android Tags: evo, fixed-as-soon, framerate-issue, handsets-being, happening, motorola, offer-sprint, sales, sales-estimates, scrolling, sprint-revises
Qik on EVO Does Free Video Chat
Future, we are here. With today's launch of the Sprint HTC EVO 4G , the hotly anticipated smartphone running Google's Android OS, video chatting moves off the desktop and into the palm of your hand. Using the popular Qik mobile application , EVO owners will be able to chat with other EVO owners and, eventually, with any smartphone user whose phone sports a forward-facing camera. Are we on the precipice of a whole new form of communication? Or is mobile video chat going to be just for fun? Sponsor Qik for EVO: Free Chat or Premium Features Qik is not the first company to launch video chat, neither here in the U.S. nor overseas, where similar services have been available for some time. On Windows Mobile, for example, niche solutions like iVisit and camfrog are available now, but don't kick yourself for not knowing they existed. In the U.S. at least, no large video chat brand has ever attempted to do what Qik is doing now - launch a consumer-friendly video chat service on this scale. Oh, and it's free, too. Pre-launch, there was some confusion as to whether Qik would be yet another nickel-and-dimed upgrade from Sprint, when leaked news seemed to point to a $5/month upgrade for its use, but now that the service has officially arrived, we at last have full details on what's free and what's not. The $5/month upgrade plan brings EVO users additional, premium features, but most can get by with the basic, free service without any issues. A comparison chart on Qik's website highlights all the differences between the two plans, but the most notable valued-added features include video conferencing at higher video resolutions, unlimited video archiving, specialized video access permissions and "priority" support. In other words, this package is aimed squarely at business users whose needs will be greater than the everyday consumer. The premium features will be offered to all new users until July 15th, at which point the upcharge will kick in if you want to keep the premium service. Another interesting feature available in the new Qik for EVO application is its "video mail" capabilities. If you want to send a video to a non-Qik user, you can send it out as an SMS message. This isn't just a useful feature for unshackling video communications from being limited just to EVO handsets, but it also has the benefit of raising awareness about mobile video chatting services in general. Every SMS video message sent is like an ad for Qik...or maybe for EVO itself. Beyond Qik: Skype, Fring, More? Video chatting won't be limited to Qik/EVO pairings, though. If the stolen iPhone prototype is any indication, the upcoming iPhone 4G will include a front-facing camera as well and likely a mobile version of Apple's iChat to take advantage of the feature. Fring is another up-and-coming company which began offering mobile video calls late last year on various Nokia devices. They're now doing the same on all capable Android phones - in fact, they even beat Qik to the punch by a matter of days. And of course, there's Skype , the grand-daddy of video chat solutions, who is launching an Android app later this year. Although Skype won't officially say whether a mobile video calling feature will be included, an accidental blurb released from Skype PR seemed to confirm the company's plans in that area. (" We intend to set the bar on mobile video calling, and it's something we're going to do this year," a spokesperson had said before they took it back.) Are we on the verge of a mobile video chat revolution? It appears so. How useful will these types of service be? Time will tell, but our guess is: very. Video chatting is already popular on the desktop and laptop, both for business and personal use. Remote workers, virtual teams, work-from-home staff, helpdesk professionals and others take advantage of video chat capabilities while at work and individuals use it to connect with families and friends when far from home, too. Now with mobile video chat, the opportunity to reach another segment of the market - those whose primary "computer" is their mobile phone - is ripe. Not everyone slaves away behind a keyboard where traditional video chat programs reside. Now they don't have to - mobile video chat brings this new avenue of communications to all owners of modern-day phones. Now if we could just get it on our wristwatch, we'd be all set. Discuss
Categories: Android Tags: evo, iphone, mobile, mobile-video, package, skype, sms, video-chat, words, year
Sprint EVO 4G receives its first software update on day one
Customers who purchased the Sprint EVO today will likely see an update notification when they first power on the device. A small software update (13 MB) is being sent out over the air to fix a few minor bugs that were being reported. The update is said to address the errors regarding “insufficient file permissions” when users tried to save files to their MicroSD card. It is also being reported that this minor update patches a security hole that allowed users to hack the device and gain root access . If you have a EVO and have not received the update, you can manually check for it. Just go to Settings > System updates > HTC software update > Check now. I downloaded and installed the update on my EVO and the entire process took about five minutes. Software updates on day one are nothing new, but it’s good to know that Sprint is on the ball and able to quickly push out fixes when they are needed. I expect we will likely see a couple more updates in the following weeks to tweak the radio and improve performance, but the real update we all want (Android 2.2) might have us waiting a little longer. New to Android? Get the basics at Droid App Showcase Related Posts Special plans are being created for the Sprint EVO The Shack makes ready for Sprint EVO 4G push Sprint EVO 4G pre-orders this month, launch in June What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? (VIDEO) Hands-on HDMI out with the Sprint EVO
Categories: Android Tags: device, evo, hack-the-device, month, push-out-fixes, radio, sent-out-over, software-update, sprint, tweak-the-radio, update, updates-on-day, video