LG Optimus G Pro - problem with GPS turn on with no reason

I wonder if its related to this:  http://forums.att.com/t5/Android-Discussion-and-Support/Carrier-I-Q-found-on-LG-G2/td-p/3618891

Different phone, but also an LG.

Thanks for the link!  I checked my wife's phone and sure it confirmed with Carrier IQ in it.  I will try to contact AT&T customer service to remove or disable the rootkit type malware in my wife's phone.  Do AT&T suppose to load such rootkit type of malware into our phone?  I though the CIQ supposed to be stop!  Are they randomly loaded to varies peoples phone?

There has been some media attention, and I think AT&T was removing it from their devices for a while.  But I don't think there is anything to stop AT&T from putting it on their devices again, if they want to.  At least for the time being.

how do you remove IQ Check?

This is ludicrous. I want to remove CIQ but I cannot without rooting the phone,which I don't want to do.

clicked the link says I do not have accsess

I had same problem before. I uninstalled/stop all the location related apps and services (included IQagent), the GPS still turning on by itself. When I compared with other phones, I see there is no option selected on Location Access screen on my LG phone. After I selected "Wi-Fi & mobile network location" and turn on the "Access to my Location" without turning on GPS, the GPS option doesn't turn on anymore unless I turn it on manually. Hope it can solve your problem too.

Jack

I tried to click that link and it tells me that I don't have the privledges to see that post...

I need a better answer.  The link above is now blocked, no access allowed, at least for me.  This is the 3rd LG Optimus Pro phone that I know that has this problem.  The issue appears to kick in about a month after owning the phone, at least for me.  AT&T claims to know nothing, although I'm sure they have something to do with the issue.  All phones that I know that have had this problem are all new.  The only solution is to constantly restore to factory, no one has time for that.  Turning on the WiFi setting as suggested in a couple of posts gives them permission to GPS you, which is what I don't want.

Any other solutions or answers to this mystery?

THAT got SOOOOooo Annoying! FINALLY I FOUND the solution!!! Here's what  you do,

1. Click on Settings

2. Click on Apps

3. Click on Android System

4. On the "IQ Agent, Click STOP!

BAM! Works! 🙂

Do these steps:

1. Click on Settings

2. Click on Apps

3. Click on Android System

4. Click STOP on IQ Agent.

Worked for me, and my Optimus Pro G 😉

Do these steps:

1. Click on Settings

2. Click on Apps

3. Click on Android System

4. Click STOP on IQ Agent.

Worked for me, and my Optimus Pro G 😉