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I found that [email protected]'s ROM had a good idea of adding WaveSecure to the system partition (preventing listing in the My Downloads part of market, and preventing uninstallation through normal means), but his version is slightly out of date now (latest version is 3.0.0.43)
As a result, I set about finding a means to install WaveSecure to ROM myself. Here are my findings for anyone interested in doing the same.
Install the latest version from the market (3.0.0.43 at this time). Now use adb pull to get it off the device onto your pc
Code:
adb pull /data/app/com.wsandroid.apk D:\com.wsandroid.apk
Now open Market back up from the menu, go to My Downloads, and choose Wavesecure Mobile Security Beta and uninstall it for just now (to get it off the data/A2SD location that normal apps are stored in) - thanks, my-space!
Then push the saved apk to the system partition after a remount (to make it read/write)
Code:
adb remount
Code:
adb push D:\com.wsandroid.apk /system/app/com.wsandroid.apk
Then set it all up as usual (will appear in apps list immediately)
and remount system as read only again
Code:
adb remount
And that seems to be it so far. Remember to change the D:\com.wsandroid.apk path to whatever you actually used.
Let me know if anyone finds any problems with this, but I've done it and, fingers crossed, it's worked OK for me.
Obviously, this is only for root users, and there are no guarantees for this.
Couple of questions that might need looked into -
- Do settings carry across after a wipe (as Paul claims Modaco's version does. I've never tried it so can't confirm)
- Is there any disadvantage to using this method? (I guess this is all Modaco's update.zip does, but I don't know)
you forgot to metion to uninstall wavesecure before it is pushed back into system....
my_space said:
you forgot to metion to uninstall wavesecure before it is pushed back into system....
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Oops! Knew I'd forget something, as I always seem prone to do. Well spotted, and OP corrected.
Thanks
No worries I got a bit confused when i pushed it back onto the phone and was still in my downloads...
I've rooted my phone already but whenever i try to use the command adb remount I get "remount failed: operation not permitted". Suggestions?
I see more and more often, redundant threads.
What How-to will you post next time? How to change backlight settings?
You're pointlessly spamming the board.
I can't say i agree with the 'pointlessly spamming the board' comment, but i would have thought this would at least be better in the applications and themes subforum rather than in development.
Don't forget that an awful lot of android users (and more recently all HTC devices) are more and more 'newbs' and need stuff like this.
While this is good and provides info that people like that need (and myself cos i'm crap at adb and stuff like that so wouldn't have had a clue how to do this previously), maybe the development forum is not the best place for it....
I'm guessing one won't be notified via Market if there's an update available if you push an app to /system/app/, right?
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I'm guessing one won't be notified via Market if there's an update available if you push an app to /system/app/, right?
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You won't be notified, correct
If anybody doesn't already know, WaveSecure have started hosting update.zip files. This means it's now easy to update your "baked-in" version of WaveSecure without much messing around.
https://www.wavesecure.com/installations/update.zip
Download the file, save it to your SD card, reboot into the recovery console and choose the option to apply an update.zip file.
Voila! Your version of WaveSecure will be updated to the very latest version
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That's really awesome! Thanks for the tip!
Just a question of curiosity: If I push an app to /system/app/ and then issue the rm-command to remove its apk, won't there be lying a bunch of files associated with the program and with absolutely no function, since the app itself is removed? How do I know the name of these files and where they are located for removal?
I'm a bit confused by that question. My understanding (which may be incorrect but from what I've seen of the "guts of a ROM" appears to be the case) is that the applications reside in the apk files, they are not extracted. If you list the content of any of the app folders (/system/app, /data/app or /data/app-private) then all you get is a bunch of apk files (and some odex files). So when you 'push' an apk to the phone, that application is then "installed", when you rm/remove an application, you do so by removing the apk.
if you remove the apk you have left something in /data/dalvik-cache. wiping the dalvik-cache every now and then helps reclaiming that space, though it is not much.
the app settings and data are stored in /data/data, you could delete the files manually by checking their names (no idea if/what convention the names follow), imho not worth the trouble as it is only a few kb.
odex files aren't created if you don't do in a PITA process manually. don't worry about them, don't touch them, then you're good. odex files are only for system apps.
I bought a used phone and it had WaveSecure already installed. I couldn't find it in the applications list to uninstall, so I did a factory reset on the phone. The application was still there and it still didn't show up in the applications list.
I have the Superuser Permissions application, so someone must have rooted it.
Is there any way to uninstall this?
motomeup said:
I bought a used phone and it had WaveSecure already installed. I couldn't find it in the applications list to uninstall, so I did a factory reset on the phone. The application was still there and it still didn't show up in the applications list.
I have the Superuser Permissions application, so someone must have rooted it.
Is there any way to uninstall this?
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""Just (re)flash a ROM................""
I just noticed that WaveSecure now points to this post for instructions to install as system application, and I am not sure that the update.zip maintained with them is up-to-date.
However, you can now select to download the .apk directly to your PC thus eliminating the first Market step in this guide.
strife242 said:
I just noticed that WaveSecure now points to this post for instructions to install as system application, and I am not sure that the update.zip maintained with them is up-to-date.
However, you can now select to download the .apk directly to your PC thus eliminating the first Market step in this guide.
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I believe it is kept up to date, as VillainROM kitchen uses it as a source for the WaveSecure app (fetched each night to keep it up-to-date).
I've certainly never had any problems with it.
Excellent guide Pulser,... I should really reinstall Wavesecure now Im not using a MoDacO Custom ROM. Nice one bruv.
Found this to be helpful.
https://www.wavesecure.com/blog/how-to-make-wavesecure-hard-reset-proof.aspx
I just did a search in the Market fro 'wavesecure' and two things popped up WaveSecure and WaveSecure UninstallProtection Add-on which needs to be uninstalled before WaveSecure and if the add-on is uninstalled it is supposed to lock the phone. (all this is in the description I have yet to try)
could it be possible to install a file explorer from wince7 ?
I did a search for a file explorer but I didn't find it .
maybe it is possible to mail the app to your phone and then install it .
there's no sideloading of apps, unless it's in marketplace, which is impossible cos ms won't approve of it in the first place
unless u have a developer phone................
LOL , ok that was stupid of me , Microsoft isn't that stupid
I wouldn't even know if you would find a coherent file system. It could be that the file allocation table is completely new and unique to WP7
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I wouldn't even know if you would find a coherent file system. It could be that the file allocation table is completely new and unique to WP7
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Looks to me like it will be using exFAT
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8526857#post8526857
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT
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Looks to me like it will be using exFAT
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If that's true, all we need is some kind of jailbreak.
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If that's true, all we need is some kind of jailbreak.
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My only concern as a developer is: If I jailbreak it, will Microsoft take away my developer priveleges (e.g. side loading)
don't tell them
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don't tell them
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I wasn't planning on it
It's not like they're going to lock developers out forever because they're "hailbreaking" it. In worst case you can probably undo the jailbreak and go on as usual.
Can someone tell me the difference between a developers phone (side-loading) and a normal one ?
side-loading , is that only a .reg key that is different from a normal phone ?
I think jailbreaking it will be the way to go as I don't see M$ allowing people to access the file system either on the phone or via the computer.
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Can someone tell me the difference between a developers phone (side-loading) and a normal one ?
side-loading , is that only a .reg key that is different from a normal phone ?
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Side loading will allow developers to install apps that don't come from the app store (for testing purposes)
Not sure how it will work yet, but it will probably require you to have the source which means it probably wont be suitable for pirating
If MS does allow file system access it would probably be similar to the way Apple allowed on the iPod. I'm not sure if you can stilll do this, but before my 30GB classic broke down on me I was able to use it like a thumb drive by selecting a option in iTunes. You could access the file system thru Windows folders, but you couldn't see system files. Then developers could create an app, SNES emulator for example, and create a folder where to add roms.
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If MS does allow file system access it would probably be similar to the way Apple allowed on the iPod. I'm not sure if you can stilll do this, but before my 30GB classic broke down on me I was able to use it like a thumb drive by selecting a option in iTunes. You could access the file system thru Windows folders, but you couldn't see system files. Then developers could create an app, SNES emulator for example, and create a folder where to add roms.
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As long as 3rd party apps will have access to this space as well, then I'd consider that most of the problems I have with the platform resolved.
I haven't found anything on the forums about this (I have searched) so forgive me if it's a basic question. Is it possible to either:
1) Dump all data on a mango phone (in my case, a Samsung Focus, no interop-unlock) to a file on my computer, or alternatively
2) Access the data stored in the umpteen files created during a WP7 backup.
If anyone knows how to do either of these things (without interop unlocking -- I have data I need to pull off, but my firmware is too old to get interop unlocked, and I get error messages when I try to manually update the firmware), it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Beakin
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I doubt it's even possible *with* interop-unlock.
1) A native app could map a large region of memory, but the WinCE kernel uses process isolation (same as every other modern OS) so there's no way for one app to access the full physical memory.
2) They're encrypted with a key that appears to be stored in the device itself. Nobody has yet figured out how to reverse this encryption.
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I doubt it's even possible *with* interop-unlock.
1) A native app could map a large region of memory, but the WinCE kernel uses process isolation (same as every other modern OS) so there's no way for one app to access the full physical memory.
2) They're encrypted with a key that appears to be stored in the device itself. Nobody has yet figured out how to reverse this encryption.
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On #1, I should have been more specific -- I meant dump the phone's storage; what's in non-volatile memory, not RAM.
Still no without interop-unlock, then - standard apps don't have the privileges to access the filesystem (aside from a few very specific locations, like their isolated storage folder). That probalby means no access to the storage device itself either, although I admit to not knowing how that works on CE (NT or Linux, but that's it). If the app was initially sideloaded you can use the Isolated Storage Explorer to pull files from that app specifically, but if it's a marketplace app or something built-in like the SMS store, no such luck.
Of course, you can get more permissions if you can call into a driver - which is what ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES allows you to do, and ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES is why you need interop-unlock. I'd suggest you focus on figuring out why you can't interop-unlock and fixing that. Unfortunately I can't really help you there; I don't have a Samsung phone and the steps to IU an HTC phone are very different.
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Still no without interop-unlock, then - standard apps don't have the privileges to access the filesystem (aside from a few very specific locations, like their isolated storage folder). That probalby means no access to the storage device itself either, although I admit to not knowing how that works on CE (NT or Linux, but that's it). If the app was initially sideloaded you can use the Isolated Storage Explorer to pull files from that app specifically, but if it's a marketplace app or something built-in like the SMS store, no such luck.
Of course, you can get more permissions if you can call into a driver - which is what ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES allows you to do, and ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES is why you need interop-unlock. I'd suggest you focus on figuring out why you can't interop-unlock and fixing that. Unfortunately I can't really help you there; I don't have a Samsung phone and the steps to IU an HTC phone are very different.
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Thanks for the clarification. I've spent the last month trying to figure out how to get the interop unlock working on my phone to no avail, which is why I was changing tact by asking this. Oh well, back to the old drawing board.
BTW if you or anyone know how to take a windows phone firmware CAB file and alter it (removing items) I'd appreciate it. My problem with updating the firmware is that I get a "file name conflict" error pointing to specific items in the CAB. At the risk of bricking my phone, at this point I'd try removing those items and installing it anyway.
Editing a CAB is easy; Win7 Explorer can open them natively and many third-party tools also exist. Editing a CAB so that it can still be isntalled may take a little bit more effort, but the important point is that as soon as you edit it, you'll invalidate the signature on the CAB. That means it will no longer install through the default update-OS at all. On HTC phones, you can use RSPL (or HSPL) to install custom updates, but on a phone with a retail bootloader (such as a Samsung), you can only install official updates.
This Nooter is officially supported by The Nooter Project for Nook Simple Touch​
I'm not adding certain things because I don't believe they should be available as part of a rooting kit designed to give users more control of their devices. Things such as additional readers or CPU Clocks are up to the user to install themselves and needlessly putting them in Nooter creates app bloat that a user may or may not want. You can always drop Apps you want into \nooter\data\app and they will install automatically when you root the device. This Nooter is designed with the sole purpose of opening up the possibilities of the device by giving users Root, Google Apps, and other Apps which make the device more usable as an android device than just an e-reader.
What it does:
Enables ADB via uRamdisk
Installs adbWireless
Installs Button Savior
Installs Amazon Marketplace
Installs su and Superuser.apk
Installs ADW + E-ink Friendly Theme
Installs Busybox & Busybox Installer/Uninstaller
Installs Gapps (Gmail, Market, Youtube, Others)
Installs NookColor Tools (To Enable Non-Market Installs)
System Files that get Modified:
/system/build.prop - Enabling Google Check In
packages.xml - Allows Gapps to install properly.
framework.jar - Should allow a proper Android ID to generate.
Changes:
May 26, 2012 - Initial Release
Before you begin:
You must already have a registered Nook Simple Touch Glow
You must have a Gmail/Youtube linked Account. IF you used a Gmail account for B&N Registration you should use that one for this process.
You must either have dd (Linux) or WinImage (Windows) software.
You must have an external microSDCard reader or this will not work. Using the Nook Simple Touch can result in it becoming unusable (bricked).
You must have enough intelligence to follow instructions.
Let's get started:
Download CWM from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=806435&d=1323121399
Download TouchNooter from here: glownooter-1-12-25.zip - Uploaded
Download eded333's beta5-1XWUMFTouch-PART-2-END from here: http://nooter.googlecode.com/files/beta5-1XWUMFTouch-PART-2-END.zip
Unzip CWM and you'll find an image file you will then need to write this to an SD Card.
Linux: Unzip and use dd if=cwmimagename.img of=/dev/sdcard
Windows: Unzip and use WinImage to "Restore Virtual Hard Disk Image" to your SDcard.
Windows Alternative: https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/+download
Power off your Nook Simple Touch.
Insert TouchNooter SDcard into your Nook Simple Touch.
Power on your Nook Simple Touch.
User "n" to select, Left Buttons to go up in the menu, Right Buttons to go down in the menu, Power Button to go back.
Install from zip
Choose zip from sdcard
glownooter-1-5-26.zip
Click Yes and let Complete
Remove SD Card and press Power Button to go back one to main menu
Click Reboot
Upon boot unlock your screen.
At the Android Welcome Screen skip Sign In.
Enable Location Services when given the option.
Connect to Wifi and launch Youtube from ADW's App Drawer (Or the App Drawer of your Choice).
Click the Menu button (The right one in the middle of the status bar).
Select "My Channel" and Login using your Gmail Account.
Exit Youtube and Launch Gmail from ADW's App Drawer.
Sync your Gmail Account and Exit. (If it fails to sync that is fine.)
Power off your Nook Simple Touch.
Insert TouchNooter SDcard into your Nook Simple Touch.
Power on your Nook Simple Touch.
User "n" to select, Left Buttons to go up in the menu, Right Buttons to go down in the menu, Power Button to go back.
Install from zip
Choose zip from sdcard
beta5-1XWUMFTouch-PART-2-END.zip
Click Yes and let Complete
Remove SD Card and press Power Button to go back one to main menu
Click Reboot
Open up Market and Accept Terms and Service.
If you made it this far your nook should be successfully Rooted. Go Download an App to make sure.
Enable Non-Market Installs by running the NookColor Tools App.
If your Youtube fails to launch Uninstall and Reinstall Youtube from /data/app
Go to Settings > Device Info > SdCard > UnMount > Format
Thanks To:
mali100 - For porting CWM to Nook Simple Touch
eded333 - The second zip to fix Market Issues.
MrMuffin - For the original Market Hack that we're using.
If I'm using an app in TouchNooter and you would like Credit/Thanks, or to have it removed, please PM me, otherwise I might not see your requests
Currently Working On: Raspberry Pi Triple Boot System
It works!! Thank you thank you thank you thank you!
It works.
You couldn't have made me day any happier, Your hard work has given me a small tablet that I will use at work for keeping notes and recalling info. I'll be Joe cool with the info.
Thank you for all your hard work, I'll look in my couch and find something to donate.
Anyone experiencing problems accessing settings/screen to change the screesaver Folder?
Sent from my NOOK using xda premium
I have previously rooted using Roustabout's tinynoot. If I decide to do this Nooter, would I have to restore to stock first? (Haven't decided yet, pretty happy as is, but would like to know the options.)
Thanks,
Dude, nice job! Now to go buy a glowlight.
Hi,
Hmm, awesome =), just installed this on my Nook STR Glow.
Two questions
1. What's the best way to get Market searching enabled?
I've heard of installing SearchMarket - however, how do you do that? Do you just find the APK and install it manually?
2. Is it possible to install the Multitouch and NoRefresh patch from here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568560
Or is the Glowlight version different enough that these won't work?
Cheers,
Victor
Anybody have trouble with getting the Opera Mini that comes with this to work? It doesn't even open for me. I installed Dolphin Mini and it seems to work ok but I'd like to get Opera working.
Multi-language root
This is great!
Is there a way to add menus and/or keyboard with another language?
xanadu1979 said:
Anybody have trouble with getting the Opera Mini that comes with this to work? It doesn't even open for me. I installed Dolphin Mini and it seems to work ok but I'd like to get Opera working.
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Try opera mobile, not mini.
@glowco: I'm looking at GD's scripts and the tinynoot scripts right now.
It looks as if I used the same binary (despite the different name) for the
/system/app/Superuser piece (the file sizes and mod dates are identical.)
I used a different release of busybox, though. So the busybox my script installed would be overwritten by the glownoot busybox.
My advice is that if you want to get the google apps working, restore from a nonrooted backup and use this tool. I'm very likely to ignore my advice on my own device and see what happens, but today's not likely the day that's going to happen.
The line in glownooter that does the copy-in is:
package_extract_dir("system/xbin/", "/system/xbin/");
Unless the package_extract_dir command wipes a directory before copying in the file, you'd overwrite busybox at that step but leave the links to it. The links would probably continue to work but if there's an important difference between the two busyboxes, you might find it made trouble in a weird, random way long after you'd forgotten that you'd overlaid one root with another.
The busybox updater/manager might alleviate that issue - not sure what Ed's or GD's take on overlaying one root with another is.
Roustabout, thanks for your reply. I'm not rushing into anything, so if you do decide to try installing this over yours, let us know the results. (I tend to like the easier approach if it works okay.)
Maybe I should take this opportunity to ask an additional question: what will this root let me do that tinynoot didn't, other than run the Market? What additional apps would it allow me to run that would actually run well?
One app I have partially working on tinynoot is Jabiru, a jabber chat client. The basic chat connection works, but the Conference function crashes the session. I doubt this other root would make a difference in something like that?
Thanks.
I just did this and it works great. The only problem I have noticed is that when I am in gtalk and trying to chat I only see the top two rows of keys. Is anyone else getting this or know how to fix it?
Hi,
before to try rooting the nstglowlight, is it possible to make backup with noogie like the normal NST ?
Yes, you can and should boot from a noogie disk and make a whole-device backup before changing things up, just like with the NST.
Assuming that tinynoot used MinimalNooter as a basis for it's design (as is evident by the forum convo) then GlowNooter will run perfectly fine without any issues, however keep in mind that because the package names for files in GlowNooter in /data/app are likely to be different than those in tinynoot you'll end up with multiple copies of things like Amazon market, which doesn't actually affect performance, but can take up more space. So you have two options, the first is to do a fresh install onto a fresh NTG, or you can install this on top of tinynoot and go in and remove the excess files using Super Manager.
Aurtach said:
I just did this and it works great. The only problem I have noticed is that when I am in gtalk and trying to chat I only see the top two rows of keys. Is anyone else getting this or know how to fix it?
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Using an alternative keyboard could fix it, the major issue is finding an alternative keyboard that is e-ink friendly. This tends to be broken in the app itself, because I have noticed the Google Voice app will do the same exact thing on nook devices.
glowco said:
Maybe I should take this opportunity to ask an additional question: what will this root let me do that tinynoot didn't, other than run the Market? What additional apps would it allow me to run that would actually run well?
One app I have partially working on tinynoot is Jabiru, a jabber chat client. The basic chat connection works, but the Conference function crashes the session. I doubt this other root would make a difference in something like that?
Thanks.
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The difference between this and tinynoot IS the fact it has Market on it, you can actually go to google.com/play now and install apps to the device. Other than that there is no major difference.
Yeah, folks should understand what tinynoot grew out of: I wanted the smallest set of changes I could make to have a rooted NST usable by me. I almost didn't include the Amazon appstore, but then realized there were things I wanted from it and that it'd be more helpful to others if there was at least something
That's very bare-bones, because I don't use the NST for too much other than reading - I want an rss reader, a non-BN book reader and my contacts (via b-folders, rather than a google account,) and at that point I'm pretty much done. I often install what I want to a fresh device just using adb or pm from a commandline
Gabrial's trying to get the Google market working because so many folks really want it.
Also, I tested tinynoot against an NST last night and was able to root that using it, which is helpful to me.
That said, here are the files tinynoot copies in; it sounds as if the two rooting tools are compatible, which is helpful.
in system:
/system/xbin/busybox
/system/bin/su
/system/app/NookColorTools.apk
/system/app/com.noshufou.android.su.apk
and in /data/app:
ADW.Launcher_v1.3.6_Standalone.apk
Amazon_Appstore-2.1.0.apk
BusyBox_v7.3.apk
Button_Savior_v1.3.1.apk
NookTouchTools_v1.0-beta2.apk
Super_Manager_v2.6.0.apk
adbWireless_v1.4.1.apk
and that's that.
Hello Sirs
I want to install xposed on my (SM-A710FD) phone which is 5.1.1 android
This is a 2017 series.
For what do you need Xposed? I have tried it on my tablet and there is little to no use for Xposed. Maybe I change my mind if you tell me some good modules.
W00fer said:
For what do you need Xposed? I have tried it on my tablet and there is little to no use for Xposed. Maybe I change my mind if you tell me some good modules.
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Xprivacy
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/xprivacy-ultimate-android-privacy-app-t2320783
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Xprivacy
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/xprivacy-ultimate-android-privacy-app-t2320783
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The problem with Xprivacy is that it is quite hard to understand. There are no community driven settings like in uBlock Origin (adblocker for pc). Nor there are options for temporary allowance. Besides, Android 6 already has permissions per app.
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The problem with Xprivacy is that it is quite hard to understand. There are no community driven settings like in uBlock Origin (adblocker for pc). Nor there are options for temporary allowance. Besides, Android 6 already has permissions per app.
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What is there to understand? My 13 year old nephew managed to set it up.
Android 6 does not offer this many options. Can you stop an app getting your IMEI or Phone serial details? Why does an app need your IMEI?
It comes with default settings such as location (Christmas island) IMEI 00000000 etc.
1-Install the correct version of Xposed for your device.
2-Install Xprivacy app.
3-Launch, allow Root, click on Template and set each permission request to block.
4-Reboot phone, launch Xprivacy, see if template has been applied.
5-Install an app or game. You'll get notification from Xprivacy with template applied.
6-Allow the permissions that the app needs. Eg Firefox browser needs Internet,Network,IPC,System allowed to work.
For games I don't allow any permissions and it still works.
If you need to allow temporary permissions just launch Xprivacy and turn it off for that app.
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What is there to understand? My 13 year old nephew managed to set it up.
Android 6 does not offer this many options. Can you stop an app getting your IMEI or Phone serial details? Why does an app need your IMEI?
It comes with default settings such as location (Christmas island) IMEI 00000000 etc.
1-Install the correct version of Xposed for your device.
2-Install Xprivacy app.
3-Launch, allow Root, click on Template and set each permission request to block.
4-Reboot phone, launch Xprivacy, see if template has been applied.
5-Install an app or game. You'll get notification from Xprivacy with template applied.
6-Allow the permissions that the app needs. Eg Firefox browser needs Internet,Network,IPC,System allowed to work.
For games I don't allow any permissions and it still works.
If you need to allow temporary permissions just launch Xprivacy and turn it off for that app.
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Blocking everything isn't a solution as apps need for example the shell and filesystem to store setting files at first startup.
There are sub permissions which are quite unclear if you can disable them. Plus, after every app update the new nag screens come up and apps might not work anymore. You say Firefox needs ABC. But how to know what each app needs at bare minimum?
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Blocking everything isn't a solution as apps need for example the shell and filesystem to store setting files at first startup.
There are sub permissions which are quite unclear if you can disable them. Plus, after every app update the new nag screens come up and apps might not work anymore. You say Firefox needs ABC. But how to know what each app needs at bare minimum?
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You are not blocking everything for ever.
The template is set to block all at first app install so that the app doesn't get access to sensitive information that it doesn't need. You can deny the sub permissions if you want but this can effect how the app behaves. You don't need to mess with the sub permissions.
At every app update Xprivacy will re apply the permissions that you've already set for that app. You don't need to re do it.
As to allowing Shell and system at first start up go back into Xprivacy and allow these permissions/ re launch app.
The ABC for Firefox was an example. Firefox is a web browser so obviously it needs data access. Root Explorer obviously needs Shell, and System and so on.It is easier then you think.
Once you have setup all the permissions for your apps and they are working Xprivacy has a function to save or export your setup. So that if you change ROM all you need to do is import it and it will do the rest.
If you read the link I included all the answers to your questions are there. Google is useful too.