CarrierIQ removed from Evo 4G, Evo Design 4G, and Epic 4G

Sprint is pushing updates to their smartphones to remove Carrier IQ software, a tool that became notorious due to it's privacy violations, tracking user data etc. Evo 4G, Evo Design 4G, and Epic 4G will be getting the updates OTA for next few weeks. Along with removing Carrier IQ software, Sprint is applying some bug fixes for these devices to make the devices get better battery life and more secure.

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