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Blu promises to completely remove the update software that stole user data

By Ryan Whitwam Dec 2, 2016

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As pointed out to us by Blu, the R1 HD actually went out of stock on Amazon several weeks before the security story broke. As such, its removal from sale may not have been associated with the security issue at all. However, the R1 HD continued to remain out of stock for a full month after it was revealed the phone contained software sending customer data back to China, and the phone missed the crucial Black Friday and Cyber Monday holidays as a result. Blu would not comment on the reason for the continued unavailability, though the phone had returned on Amazon as of December 15th.

Blu took a substantial hit last month when security firm Kryptowire discovered a pre-installed service on several of the company's phones was sending users' data to a server in China. The offending service was part of the OTA update module provided by third-party company Adups. Blu has now promised to get rid of the Adups software after previously neutering it.

BLU's $50 R1 HD gets updated to support T-Mobile Band 12 and VoLTE

By Richard Gao Nov 18, 2016

BLU doesn't have a particularly great reputation for its phones' software, and the recent discovery of spyware on its phones, including those sold in the US, certainly didn't help it. However, the company's popular R1 HD, best known for costing Amazon Prime members only $50, has just received an update with some nice improvements for T-Mobile customers.

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