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05-21-2013, 11:44 AM
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A question for Android techies, or, how did this photos get on my phone? photos added
I have several photos that appear in my photo library that I cannot identify. They are not on my camera roll, so my phone didn't take them. They are on the internal storage of my phone, not the sd card where my photos are stored. They are apparently Russian photos, as one of them has a roadside sign in Russian. The sign translates to a construction ahead notice (at least according to the Google Goggles app). A couple appear to me to be border crossing areas; small shacks on either side of the road. The date that shows up with the odd photos is last Friday, May 17. I recognize the image before (my Mother's Day flowers), and the image after is the first picture I took on a weekend trip to DC. I've talked to the local Verizon people, but he was baffled. Any ideas? I'm mainly curious, with a bit of "creeped out".
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05-21-2013, 12:59 PM
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Is it summer yet?
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Were you reading an article online or something that could have downloaded the photos from the web. Tbey can show up in your downloaded photos.
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05-21-2013, 01:07 PM
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Disneychix, that was the Verizon tech's first thought, too. He ruled it out for 2 reasons: the Google Goggles app could not find the same photo anywhere for any of the 10 images (if they were from an article the app should have found a match), and that fact that they are in internal storage instead of sd card storage. Also, the only thing I looked at on the phone for the weekend was Google walking directions for DC, and restaurant info.
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05-21-2013, 02:07 PM
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Thats a bit scary...
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05-21-2013, 05:23 PM
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I found it very scary/creepy when I first found them, but now I'm more confused and curious.
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05-21-2013, 09:04 PM
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are you saying that they are stored on the internal sd card rather than the removable one? Even though I have my external card set as the default storage for downloads sometimes the phone still puts things on the internal card.
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05-21-2013, 09:21 PM
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I know people who live in really carpy school districts
 
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  That is just. . .  well. Creepy.
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05-22-2013, 06:50 AM
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Obviously your phone is a secret agent and the Cold War isn't over.
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05-22-2013, 06:53 AM
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Yes, the pictures are stored on the non-removable internal storage of the phone, not the removable sd card. All of my camera pictures go to the sd card. Some downloads could go onto the internal storage, but these pictures I don't recognize and did not download.
It's a mystery!
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05-22-2013, 06:59 AM
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 I had this whole spy thing going on in my head for a bit when I found the pics, but I hope a real spy would have better camera equipment than this photographer had! 
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05-22-2013, 07:10 AM
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Just call me sentimental!
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I have no idea how that could happen! Could the phone be preowned? If so maybe the previous owner took the pictures and they are just now showing up.
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05-22-2013, 07:34 AM
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05-22-2013, 08:02 AM
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I've uploaded a few of the images (I hope....this is my first time to add pictures to the DIS
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05-22-2013, 09:04 AM
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Do you have an antivirus program on your phone? If not, get one! Phones can be hacked into quite easily. There is one for Android called AVG Free Antivirus.
I have strange photos and videos appear in my "gallery" all the time, but they are always multimedia related (from articles or videos I've watched). I just delet them when I find them. |
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05-22-2013, 09:10 AM
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The whole tag thing, so 1990's internet *****. Why can't you say "f o r u m"?
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They're coming from some app you've installed. I'd look at what you've installed recently and start deleting those apps. Then add one app at a time until you find the one that reinstalls the photos.
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