Mystery app

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Mystery app

I have a VERY suspicious app floating around somewhere on my iPad.

When I use my "Battery Doctor" app to clean up memory and storage, it goes through the various device apps. On my iPad (but -not- my iPhone, among the apps found is this (circled)

I've gone though all the screens of apps on my device and everything's in English. I've gone through the IPad apps pages in the Apps store under iTunes on my MacBook Pro, and nothing illegitimate shows up there either.

Is it possible that it's actually an app I'm using, just with/without an English alias? Or is this an app I want to get rid of? (If so, how do I get rid of it if I cannot find it?)

Thanks for your help, everyone!

Vince

Posted on Nov 25, 2015 5:39 PM

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ChrisJ4203

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Nov 25, 2015 5:53 PM in response to vjdjr

I cannot tell you the number of times that I have seen this. First off, Battery Doctor is one of those apps that many of us that frequent the forum do not have a great deal of faith in. They tend to not be very accurate in reporting things and end up causing people like you a great deal of grief. No one has been able to identify what that is, and it is believed that it is something that resides in Battery Doctor itself, not an app on your device. Many people will tell you that if you want to get rid of anything, get rid of Battery Doctor.

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bobseufert

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Nov 25, 2015 5:46 PM in response to vjdjr

Using Google translate I got I send the party-Love News. Sound familiar ?

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vjdjr Author

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Nov 25, 2015 5:56 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

I'd gotten it on the recommendation o C-Net. Which I recognize isn't exactly the most reliable source.

So what do you suggest as a replacement? I do like the idea of having an app go through memory and storage to clean up space; not aware of how to do it elsewhere within iOS (9.1, if that helps).

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vjdjr Author

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Nov 25, 2015 5:57 PM in response to bobseufert

Nope. Not a clue.

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bobseufert

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Nov 25, 2015 6:13 PM in response to vjdjr

Instead of a new app have you tried settings> battery ?

Also go to settings> general> storage and iCloud usage> storage> manage storage> wait for the list to open and you'll know how much space each app is taking.

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vjdjr Author

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Nov 25, 2015 6:09 PM in response to bobseufert

Not the same thing. Battery Doctor goes through the apps currently running and checks to see what memory they're holding on to that they don't need, then releases it. (Or at least claims to.) My memory use has gone down (again, according to Battery Doctor's measures) from 80% to usually somewhere around 33% after running the Memory Boost function.

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bobseufert

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Nov 25, 2015 6:19 PM in response to vjdjr

The problem with that is only the app on your screen is open and running. Plus with the sandbox design of the iPad there is almost no interaction between apps. I don't know how an app will turn off another apo and release it's memory.

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vjdjr Author

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Nov 25, 2015 6:22 PM in response to bobseufert

That could very well be the issue .... perhaps the App isn't doing what it claims to do. I'll delete it and see how/if life changes. I can always load it back.

Thanks for the insights, Bob & Chris.

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bobseufert

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Nov 25, 2015 6:26 PM in response to vjdjr

You're welcome. Please let us know the outcome. Thank you.

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ChrisJ4203

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Nov 25, 2015 6:49 PM in response to vjdjr

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I got busy. I fully concur with what bobseufert has to say. I just find it difficult to trust the app because of the sandbox as bob mentioned, and I'm not sure that it could have access to the API to do what it claims. Again, every thread I've ever seen that mentions this app talks about issues the person is experiencing. Many, as I mentioned earlier, have to do with some app in Chinese. Good luck running without it. I think you will find you are doing just fine.

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