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Recently, whenever I power on my phone, a toast appears saying "phone booted!!!". What does that mean? Is it a virus? I haven't installed any apps in a week or so.

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    I've never seen anything like that. Are you running a custom ROM?
    – ale
    May 21, 2013 at 14:47
  • @AlEverett: Yes, my phone is only 4 months old.
    – Gigili
    May 21, 2013 at 14:51
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    Can you provide some sort of screenshot or picture of the phone showing this message? Are you running Android 4.2? If so, you can long press the notification and see which app is generating the notification.
    – Bryan Denny ♦
    May 21, 2013 at 15:01
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    Does it appear in the notification bar? Then it's a "notification". Does it rather flash up somewhere else on the screen, and disappear automatically a few seconds later? Then it's a "toast". Does it appear in its own "sub-window", and you have to close it manually? Then it's a "popup". Does it appear full-screen, and you have to press the "back" button? Then it's an "app" (or at least an activity ;)
    – Izzy ♦
    May 21, 2013 at 15:51
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    OK, that's clear now :) Additional questions (please update the details into your question as well): 1) by "turn on" you mean "power on", or really every time you switch on your display? 2) Did this happen from the beginning, or did it just start recently? 3) If recently: Did you install any new app immediately before it started?
    – Izzy ♦
    May 21, 2013 at 16:08

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Any application that uses RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED permission can run when the phone boots (i.e. when it is first turned on), in your case to display a toast message.

Try checking the permissions on your (recently installed) apps. Any application that uses "Start on boot" permission is a candidate for your problem.

To further answer your question, I doubt it's a virus, especially if the app in question is installed from official sources. Most likely just a feature developer implemented to notify himself.

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I have encountered this message as well. Its one of your applications.

Try to uninstall the last three applications you've installed if you remember their order.

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  • pls dont use txtspeak, write normal English. Many users here are not native speakers, and some of them already have a hard time without scrambling.
    – Izzy ♦
    Oct 1, 2013 at 7:33

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