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Re: [[cat-users]] Uninstall on Android - does it keep the profile/settings?


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  • From: Lukas Wringer <Lukas.Wringer AT rz.uni-augsburg.de>
  • To: "Ayres G.J." <g.j.ayres AT swansea.ac.uk>, Robert Franklin <rcf34 AT cam.ac.uk>, "cat-users AT lists.geant.org" <cat-users AT lists.geant.org>
  • Subject: Re: [[cat-users]] Uninstall on Android - does it keep the profile/settings?
  • Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 08:02:28 +0100
  • Organization: Rechenzetrum Universität Augsburg

Hi,

on *all* devices we tested the wifi profile will be deleted if the app
is uninstalled. The configuration is bound to the provider, in this
case the eduroam CAT app. If you delete the provider from the system
you remove all connected settings. Except for the certstore for
whatever reason.

++ Lukas

Am Freitag, den 11.01.2019, 09:23 +0000 schrieb Ayres G.J.:
> Hello,
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cat-users-request AT lists.geant.org
> <cat-users-request AT lists.geant.org>
> > On Behalf Of Robert Franklin
> > Sent: 10 January 2019 14:15
> > To: cat-users AT lists.geant.org
> > Subject: [[cat-users]] Uninstall on Android - does it keep the
> profile/settings?
> > Hello,
> >
> > I can't find an answer for this on the list on the website, but
> > maybe my
> > searches aren't correct...
> >
> > On Android, if the CAT app is installed, run and the profile
> > installed
> correctly,
> > should the user be able to delete the CAT app and the wireless
> configuration
> > (including CA certificate) be left installed and working? I know
> > you can
> on
> > Windows, but I don't know about Android.
>
> Uninstalling the app will leave the eduroam wifi profile on the
> device.
> The wifi profile and any associated certs are installed into android,
> independent of the app.
>
> Gareth
>
> > We've had some reports (one on Android 9) that people uninstalling
> > the app
> > also see the configuration break, but I'm trying to get access to
> > one of
> the
> > devices to see exactly what's happened here (is the SSID still
> > configured
> but the
> > certificate has gone missing, for example).
> >
> > - Bob
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bob Franklin rcf34 AT cam.ac.uk / (+44 1223 7) 48479
> > Networks, University Information Services, University of Cambridge
> >
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