This was Likely Recently Auto-Installed on your Phone.

[mangocats@feddit.it]

I have a Pixel 7a on Google Fi service running Android 15 in the US.

I don't see that app on my list of all apps nor when i search for it in the Play Store.

[patatahooligan@lemmy.world]

As far as I know, the apps are not intercepting the text messages for passcodes. The messages have a specific format and a hash to indicate which app they are targeting. It is up to the messages app to read the message and to forward the code. This design should not need to give the apps any access to your messages.

[qqq@lemmy.world]

There are definitely good, non malicious reasons to have it as a separate app and that should actually be preferred. Off the top of my head:

• Separation of permissions - it only has the permissions it asks for instead of every permission messages has
• It can be disabled/removed without disabling messages
• it can be reused by other applications if that's a desirable feature

[voodooattack@lemmy.world]

Hotdog/not hotdog finally out?

[solrize@lemmy.world]

Thanks, it says "install" so I must not have it. Whew

[idkwhatusernametoputherelolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Ham radio time

[idkwhatusernametoputherelolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

A "dumb phone" these days is really just an android phone with more user restrictions and less security, but all the same spyware.

[wogi@lemmy.world]

I found this in my app list, it hadn't asked for any permissions. If it's looking at every image I get, it's doing so extremely discreetly.

Sus. Very sus.

[wogi@lemmy.world]

Laughs in G code z-.5 a45 z0 a0 z-.5 a45 z0 a0 z-.5 a45 z0 a0 z-.5 a45 z0 a0

[korhaka@sopuli.xyz]

No, its not running Android at all, Android uses way too much power and drains the battery much faster. Its actually terrible for a phone if all you want is to make phone calls with it.

[kubok@fedia.io]

Well it was not on my e/OS phone either, so I was a bit smug. My wife's Android phone did have it. Did.

[freshlight@sh.itjust.works]

Ok, I gotta change to Graphene asap

[mangocats@feddit.it]

Doesn't show on my phone or app store, I'm on Android 15 in the US.

[gayhitler@lemmy.ml]

Keeping sealed iodine patches and band aids inside my leather wristbands.

Staying on the edge of the pit to catch anyone who falls or takes a hit.

🧷 safetycore 🧷

[maxhardwood@lemmy.ca]

Not sure why everybody is upset that it's a separate app. Google has been doing this with Android for almost a decade now in order to bring new functionality without needing to update the entire operating system.

[ultimate@lemm.ee]

What's that

[tomawsm@lemmy.world]

I was gonna say, I feel like I've been seeing a new Android system app pretty regularly when checking what needs updating in Google Play.

[sanctus@lemmy.world]

I never got it on mine but maybe thats because I have a fucken Samsung and I've already adb'd away all the shit I dont want

[liz@midwest.social]

I got it on a Pixel 7, but I uninstalled it because I'm not trying to have Google spy on me for yet another reason.

[wogi@lemmy.world]

Basically oscillating the tool up and down while rotating the workpiece back and forth, while spinning the tool very, very slowly.