Not only can you get rid of the apps the manufacturer and providers puts
on your phone that really slow it down, now there's an app, installed on
most android devices, that deserves your attention.

"....an app that can be remotely controlled which can handle virtually
every task and have access to anything seems a tad dangerous,
particularly considering that we have zero control over it. All in all,
the following statement by CarrierIQ “When Carrier IQ’s products are
deployed, data gathering is done in a way where the end user is informed
or involved”, is entirely, positively, and absolutely false in this
case…. moving on."

You can read more here: > http://androidsecuritytest.com/features/logs-and-services/lo[..]

and here: >
www.xda-developers.com/android/the-storm-is-not-over-yet-lets-talk-about-ciq/

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and I noticed this a couple of days ago...
< http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/A_Network_Proxy_to_Cut_[..] >

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Perhaps I need to do that with the Huawei deuce u8520 android phone I
demonstrated at a Slug meeting.

The phone reboots itself at random and has been in for repair for
several weeks: http://blog.tomw.net.au/2011/09/huawei-deuce-u8520-dual-sim-[..]

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and my biggest fear, as with anyone doing the
procedure I guess, is bricking the phone. Has anyone done this sort of
thing?

I want to upgrade to Android 2.3.4 as it comes with some important bug
fixes, particularly around battery life, but it hasn't been released yet by
my carrier and I'm not sure when it will be, so I'm getting impatient!

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Xda-developers is the place to learn about it.

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Every phone I own I do this, plus the ones of my kids and partner.

Here are a couple of threads to follow to do that for a galaxy II:

http://www.androidtotal.com/manually-download-install-xwke7-[..]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13319294&[..]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399&[..]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928

http://www.geeksailor.com/root-galaxy-s-gingerbread-2-3-4/

http://rizeworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/06/root-samsung-galaxy[..]

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1480901

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728754

that should get you going.
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