Can I kill this service and it's startup?
Intelligence Service
com.samsung.android.intelligenceservice
What does it really do?
Intelligence Service
com.samsung.android.intelligenceservice
What does it really do?
com.samsung.android.intelligenceservice
What does it really do?
Can I kill this service and it's startup?
Intelligence Service
com.samsung.android.intelligenceservice
What does it really do?
Well it could be
1) A surveillance monitor for the Carrier IQ package that the NSA has had carriers install on 300 million phones
2) A training aid for would be Mensa members
3) Some random Samsung service that isn't on my S5
You didn't give us any details or context, so it's difficult to say what the service does. It isn't on my S5 so it's not universal. It may be regional, carrier specific or some Samsung bloatware that doesn't live on my phone anymore.
You can kill the process, which will cause something to quit working. Probably nothing critical but it's hard to be certain when we don't know what it does. If you have xPrivacy, see what permissions it asks for. Otberwise you could just freeze or disable it and see what effect it has on your phone.
If you tell us what firmware version and carrier you use, perhaps someone else who uses the same firmware /carrier will comment.
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And the winning entry is..
1) A surveillance monitor for the Carrier IQ package that the NSA has had carriers install on 300 million phones
I had a few minutes to spare, so I did a proper Google search. The upshot of which is that a lot of people claim that this is a Carrier IQ component. So the service is aptly named. Carrier IQ is a spyware rootkit installed by Verizon, Sprint, etc to capture extensive demographics on what you do with your phone, including keystoke logging. For the carrier to serve you better of course. Or to help the NSA spy on you, depending on who you choose to believe.
Invasive in either scenario, which is why it isn't on my phone.
More reading if you are interested:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/the-rootkit-of-all-evil-ciq/
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2266241&page=2
http://goo.gl/td1w4n
https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/post/5233323/2639029999
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I have the the same issue, Intelligence Service just popped up in my sys apps too. AT&TWell it could be
1) A surveillance monitor for the Carrier IQ package that the NSA has had carriers install on 300 million phones
2) A training aid for would be Mensa members
3) Some random Samsung service that isn't on my S5
You didn't give us any details or context, so it's difficult to say what the service does. It isn't on my S5 so it's not universal. It may be regional, carrier specific or some Samsung bloatware that doesn't live on my phone anymore.
You can kill the process, which will cause something to quit working. Probably nothing critical but it's hard to be certain when we don't know what it does. If you have xPrivacy, see what permissions it asks for. Otberwise you could just freeze or disable it and see what effect it has on your phone.
If you tell us what firmware version and carrier you use, perhaps someone else who uses the same firmware /carrier will comment.
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I have the the same issue, Intelligence Service just popped up in my sys apps too. AT&T
I have a Samsung S5 A900 4.42 I'm at the end of a trial for Samsung. (You think I'd at least get the update sooner! lol) I don't use xPrivacy.
No verdict, most of these kids are no lifers and posting garbage. Still awaiting a fix...
Can I kill this service and it's startup?
Intelligence Service
com.samsung.android.intelligenceservice
What does it really do?