Just got a K1 and started it up to find some ****ty privacy and EULA that I refuse to agree to. I plan on ditching this non-built from source OS from nvidia anyway, but they seem to want to FORCE you to agree to their terms on sending information back to them, which is absolutely unacceptable. I bought this tablet for my own use which is private and none of their ****ing business.
Instead of returning the device, I found a way to get around their demand that I agree to their terms-- so that I can wipe the system immediately...
The steps:
1. boot and skip everything until you get to the awful nvidia agreement that is a supposed "dead end" to using the system you purchased and own and should be able to do whatever you like. To spring these terms on the user AFTER they have bought the device is sneaky and sleazy. If your agreement was on the outside of the package, that is one thing. To order, purchase, take this device home and suddenly learn that the manufacturer wants to collect your information is something else entirely.
2. Instead of returning it to the store, view the privacy terms to read and understand that that any collection of your data is unacceptable. Time to explicitly reject these therms.
3. Highlight the most offensive text by pressing it with a finger. You will see the Copy/Paste/Share/Search bar at the top. Choose Search. A search interface will appear.
4. In the search bar, type "Settings"
5. The settings app will appear as an option. Select it. Now you're in the settings.
6. Choose the About Tablet option.
7. press the build number until you have unlocked the developer mode.
8. back up and under developer options turn on USB debugging. You now have adb access once you accept your device's key.
8. jump into the Apps option and kill the wizard and any other weird non-standard stuff you don't feel like having run. You could also install a Launcher and go from there.
So far this is all I've done. But next I plan to:
9. Proceed to root the device from the shell via a method described in this forum.
10. Replace the OS entirely with CM or something that doesn't have any onerous privacy concerns.
So I will do steps 1-10 without agreeing to anything from nVidia. Screw them and screw their privacy policy. And nVidia-- if you happen to be reading this-- understand that the alternative to the above would be a full return of the device.
Shell commands that may help:
am start -c android.intent.category.HOME -a android.intent.action.MAIN - starts the default launcher, or the wizard if it hasn't been finished.
Instead of returning the device, I found a way to get around their demand that I agree to their terms-- so that I can wipe the system immediately...
The steps:
1. boot and skip everything until you get to the awful nvidia agreement that is a supposed "dead end" to using the system you purchased and own and should be able to do whatever you like. To spring these terms on the user AFTER they have bought the device is sneaky and sleazy. If your agreement was on the outside of the package, that is one thing. To order, purchase, take this device home and suddenly learn that the manufacturer wants to collect your information is something else entirely.
2. Instead of returning it to the store, view the privacy terms to read and understand that that any collection of your data is unacceptable. Time to explicitly reject these therms.
3. Highlight the most offensive text by pressing it with a finger. You will see the Copy/Paste/Share/Search bar at the top. Choose Search. A search interface will appear.
4. In the search bar, type "Settings"
5. The settings app will appear as an option. Select it. Now you're in the settings.
6. Choose the About Tablet option.
7. press the build number until you have unlocked the developer mode.
8. back up and under developer options turn on USB debugging. You now have adb access once you accept your device's key.
8. jump into the Apps option and kill the wizard and any other weird non-standard stuff you don't feel like having run. You could also install a Launcher and go from there.
So far this is all I've done. But next I plan to:
9. Proceed to root the device from the shell via a method described in this forum.
10. Replace the OS entirely with CM or something that doesn't have any onerous privacy concerns.
So I will do steps 1-10 without agreeing to anything from nVidia. Screw them and screw their privacy policy. And nVidia-- if you happen to be reading this-- understand that the alternative to the above would be a full return of the device.
Shell commands that may help:
am start -c android.intent.category.HOME -a android.intent.action.MAIN - starts the default launcher, or the wizard if it hasn't been finished.
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