Problems Problems: My Android Internet Radio Part III

It is possible the problems with annoying downloads are behind us. To recap, the Internet radio was receiving a barrage of downloads that interfered with audio streams. After installing the Norton Mobile Security app, actual installations were blocked but the downloads were still a problem. Eventually, Norton gave a list of apps to disable; one of which was an app titled "phone." After disabling this app the download activity immediately quieted down. I believe this one app was key.

There was another app, titled com.google.provision, that Norton flagged as malware but was impossible to be rid of permanently. This particular app seemed to be associated with Alibaba Express which was downloaded shortly after the former installed itself. The solution for this is to allow Alibaba Express to install then remove com.google.provision to save storage space. The Alibaba app has been relatively benign so far and com.google.provision has not reinstalled itself.

There is a final issue of storage space: there isn't a whole lot of it available and there eventually may not be enough available to do updates. The solution being used so far is to delete the Alibaba app (and the Amazon app if present) to allow updates to happen. Afterwards com.google.provision will reinstall followed by the Alibaba app whereupon I will simply delete com.google.provision and move on.

The End (?)

Problems Problems: My Android Internet Radio Part II

As reported previously, Google Play seems to think my Sungale Internet Radio is a game machine. And, it has been busily downloading unneeded and unwanted games to my radio. Well, it seems it (Google Play) has outdone itself. I began seeing notifications that Unfortunately com.google.provision has stopped. So far, so good. I am no longer having my radio programs being interrupted by the latest (did I mention unwanted?) game starting up.

Then the notification Unfortunately Google Play Services has stopped. appeared. Not so good. Apparently Google Play used up all the available memory and had insufficient elbow room to operate. The solution was to go to Settings/apps and uninstall one of the unneeded and unwanted games. Voila! My radio will play uninterrupted.

I expect new games will once again be downloaded and the cycle will repeat. What I don't understand is why Google allows this situation to exist.

Problems problems: My Android Internet Radio

Okay, this blog's formatting has gotten a bit ragged since I last posted. I will need to put some work into it.

My current issue is a beef I have with Google/Android. I recently purchased a Sungale Internet Radio. Note the last word: Radio. The Sungale device has been described as an Android phone device without the phone. But, it is a radio. That is it's purpose. So, why is Google Play persistently downloading video games? More to the point, why does Google Play feel their download is so important that it can interrupt your streaming music source with it's latest game download? I pity the people that own an Android smart phone.

And, what about this little virus com.google.provision. Apparently it is also the source of many unwanted downloads. You can delete it but it pops up again. But, no-one seems to know who is the source or how to eliminate it from your device once and for all. I am calling for Google to step up and acknowledging the existence of this problem and providing a fix.

Anyone else having problems with their Android device?

Ignorance IS a defense

FBI director Comey today characterized Hillary Clinton's handling of State Department email as extremely careless--but not intentional, and declined recommending prosecution to Justice. This despite finding Secret and Top Secret messages on Clinton's private servers.

So, contrary to everything I was taught, ignorance of the law is a defense.