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Hello Guys and Girls..
Found another good app in the market and thought i share it with you guys..Its free which is important but also please check out the creator who cooked this beauty up and say thans to him on the link below.
http://imageshack.us
I find it quite useful and here is a description of the app.
Displayed as "Audio Manager" in the App Drawer.
Hide the Pictures/Videos/Audio Files and Even Entire applications that you don't want anyone to see.
Features built in video player , gallery , password protection and lots more.
Disguises itself as a Audio Manager app which can be used to turn the volumes up and down. but if you Long press on the Audio Manager title the actual Hide It Pro app will launch.
You can hide Images/Videos/Audio Recordings etc. from the Phone's stock gallery by selecting all the pics that you want to hide and selecting SHARE
Applications can be hidden from within the Hide it Pro app.
Gallery Features :
1.) Thumbnail View
2.) Pinch To Zoom , Double tap to zoom,Rotate pics
3.) Slideshow with Fade and Zoom effects
4.) Caching for seamless browsing
5.) Special optimization for low end phones. (uncheck the low memory mod from settings to get crisper pics back)
6.) Folder unhiding , deleting etc.
7.) Mark and unhide /delete files , Multi-Select
8.) Send/Share pictures/ Rotate etc.
9.) Sort files by date , size , alphabetical
10.) Inbuilt video player
11.) Disappears from recent apps list
12.) Two lock screen options viz Pin and Password
etc.
Link is below to the market..Go check it out read the reviews and hope it comes handy for you as it did for me. Read the reviews as well at the bottom of his page in the market.
Just want to make it clear im not getting anything for doing this i am only supporting the work of a dev and wanted to share it with the community..Please give him a thanks once you had a look on his page..
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.smartanuj.hideitpro&hl=en
Really clever and useful app.
I've only used it to hide apps on friends' Androids, once I've configured them.
They're new to Android and want the simplest experience they can get, with all the benefits.
It's a shame that you cant hide Minimalistic Text and Desktop Visualizer, and still have them run on the homescreen though. Hidden apps won't always run in the background (as warned in the app).
I hope it continues to develop - it's definitely worth al look for anyone who is not aware of it's potential.
I love the fact that it actually operates as an audio manager. Excellent disguise.
I'm using it since a few month. Save with tb. Restore after flashing a new rom. You just have to hide app again. Great app. Bugless.
nnamcha said:
I'm using it since a few month. Save with tb. Restore after flashing a new rom. You just have to hide app again. Great app. Bugless.
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i know...i just came across it the other day and il be honest im really impressed with it...if we can have more apps like this who needs iOS..
thanks for share dude!
so its free! can you please share apk file?
i cant access market at this time!
cheers,
SX
SignalX said:
thanks for share dude!
so its free! can you please share apk file?
i cant access market at this time!
cheers,
SX
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hey buddy if you go on your phone and in the search you put Hide Pro that will be the first thing it will come up..download it and enjoy the app. but if you want the link just let me know and i give it to you
Been using it for ages now and its quite good, easy to use etc.
The only problem is it doesnt truly hide the pictures, files etc you want hidden. It simply moves them somewhere else with the old . trick before the folder name. Anyone who is familiar with android phones will know how to find them with root explorer.
Ive been searching but cant find an app that truly hides it. Back in the days when i was on Windows mobile 6.5, there was an app "Hide my stuff" and believe me, it did just that. Connect your phone to the PC, the folder exists but its blank in size, no files, cant unhide them etc. Only way to view them is via the app on the phone but i cant find anything on Android that hides things like that app did :-(
rexboy said:
Been using it for ages now and its quite good, easy to use etc.
The only problem is it doesnt truly hide the pictures, files etc you want hidden. It simply moves them somewhere else with the old . trick before the folder name. Anyone who is familiar with android phones will know how to find them with root explorer.
Ive been searching but cant find an app that truly hides it. Back in the days when i was on Windows mobile 6.5, there was an app "Hide my stuff" and believe me, it did just that. Connect your phone to the PC, the folder exists but its blank in size, no files, cant unhide them etc. Only way to view them is via the app on the phone but i cant find anything on Android that hides things like that app did :-(
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I must admit it has been doing quite well for me buddy...But maybe only time will tell if i will have any problems with it...Il be flashing another rom soon so if i will encounter the same i will let you know if you like
Matriak31 said:
I must admit it has been doing quite well for me buddy...But maybe only time will tell if i will have any problems with it...Il be flashing another rom soon so if i will encounter the same i will let you know if you like
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Dont think you follow me, dont get me wrong, ive used for 6 months easy and it is good for what it does.
What i mean is that it doesnt matter what ROM youre using, it doesnt truly hide the files you think are hidden. ie/ if i had your phone, i would be able to find the files easily so if the average person took your phone, whatever pictures you hide, arent seen in the gallery for example however its easy to find anything you have hidden if you get my drift. This is because the app moves the files somewhere else. Any file explorer can see them so its not really hidden. go to /mnt/sdcard/programdata/android/language/.fr/ and everything hidden is there so i wouldnt call that hidden lol
The other app i mentioned when i was using windows TRULY hid the file and there was no way you could ever find it unless you unhid it with the app, hope that makes sense.
I was just putting it out there if anyone knew of an app on Android that truly hides files, i havent found one yet.
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Dont think you follow me, dont get me wrong, ive used for 6 months easy and it is good for what it does.
What i mean is that it doesnt matter what ROM youre using, it doesnt truly hide the files you think are hidden. ie/ if i had your phone, i would be able to find the files easily so if the average person took your phone, whatever pictures you hide, arent seen in the gallery for example however its easy to find anything you have hidden if you get my drift. This is because the app moves the files somewhere else. Any file explorer can see them so its not really hidden. go to /mnt/sdcard/programdata/android/language/.fr/ and everything hidden is there so i wouldnt call that hidden lol
The other app i mentioned when i was using windows TRULY hid the file and there was no way you could ever find it unless you unhid it with the app, hope that makes sense.
I was just putting it out there if anyone knew of an app on Android that truly hides files, i havent found one yet.
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sorry i do apologise i get what you mean now...surely there must be an app that does that...il try and have a search and if i find one i can keep you posted if you like
Matriak31 said:
sorry i do apologise i get what you mean now...surely there must be an app that does that...il try and have a search and if i find one i can keep you posted if you like
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Much appreciated. I hope you have better luck then me because ive been looking for ages and to date, this one is one of the better ones. The way it functions, ease of use, menu etc is great, i just wish it truly hid something.
Most on the market just put a . in front of the folder, with file explorer its easily viewed.
If you are ever bored, hide some pictures you dont want anyone to see, go to a photo shop where you can use the self service machines to print photos, put your phones SD/micro SD card in there and whatever you have hidden appears lol.
When i used this other app on windows it wouldnt appear
rexboy said:
Much appreciated. I hope you have better luck then me because ive been looking for ages and to date, this one is one of the better ones. The way it functions, ease of use, menu etc is great, i just wish it truly hid something.
Most on the market just put a . in front of the folder, with file explorer its easily viewed.
If you are ever bored, hide some pictures you dont want anyone to see, go to a photo shop where you can use the self service machines to print photos, put your phones SD/micro SD card in there and whatever you have hidden appears lol.
When i used this other app on windows it wouldnt appear
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Il give you a buzz if something comes up..In the meantime im having a bloody rough time putting a link in my sig and its not bloody working and ihave tried everything i know
I'm using this app since the beginning. It's a great app. it had already saved my life lots of time !!!
It's really great for the money !
Hidden files are renamed in .bin, and then are moved to a "secret folder" in External_sd\ProgramData\Android\Language\.fr\ or something like that.
The add-on option is a way to lock an application. When you try to launch a protected app, you've got a force close message. in this message you choose report, then you have to input your secret code, and the app is launched...really clever solution.
Developer say that his next goal is to hide some secrets contacts from address book.
Yes man, believe me, it's a great app. hidden in a audio manager application.
PS 1: I have nothing to do with the developer. I've try lot of similar apps, but this one was the best one.
The other solution was giving by Tasker and some intelligent script to lock app and hide files. But it's more more complicated ;-)
PS 2: On the bad side, developer did not update his app for a while :-(
woaloo said:
I'm using this app since the beginning. It's a great app. it had already saved my life lots of time !!!
It's really great for the money !
Hidden files are renamed in .bin, and then are moved to a "secret folder" in External_sd\ProgramData\Android\Language\.fr\ or something like that.
The add-on option is a way to lock an application. When you try to launch a protected app, you've got a force close message. in this message you choose report, then you have to input your secret code, and the app is launched...really clever solution.
Developer say that his next goal is to hide some secrets contacts from address book.
Yes man, believe me, it's a great app. hidden in a audio manager application.
PS 1: I have nothing to do with the developer. I've try lot of similar apps, but this one was the best one.
The other solution was giving by Tasker and some intelligent script to lock app and hide files. But it's more more complicated ;-)
PS 2: On the bad side, developer did not update his app for a while :-(
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I know its a shame but still great apps like this i dont see no harm sharing them with people on here...nice glasses by the way
thanks for your comments
This one encrypts files
Try Private Gallery - Hide Pictures from market.
It encrypts files with option to hide app access via phone dialer.
Tested on Dell Streak 5.
I am using this app since 4 months.. it simply does what it says.. n it was one of the best
but the last update killed 'Lock App' feature which comes with an plugin... which is one of a kind..i love the disguised force close option.
Please tell me if this feature is still working for you'll???
Hi everyone,
I've managed to hide apps but I can't unhide them? It gives me an error when trying to do so and the app appears back in the hidden list.
Anyone else experienced this and managed to fix it?
Since the location of hiden files are stored in Phone memory (\ProgramData\Android\Language\.fr) can we move to External SD Card memory?
I often confuse with the terms "SDCARD" in file explorer, in my opinion "sdcard" is the external memory card which is purchase separately...
This app appeared on my phone without being installed. What caused this???
thanks for share:good:
I read about this app and how it was aimed for users making the switch from Iphone to Android/S3. If you go to Google Play and try to install it, it won't let you because of the region. After some digging, I found the site below which has a link to the APK file directly.
See the MegaShare or SendSpace links at the bottom of the article. When you click on them, you'll have to wait a few seconds for the advertisement (see the top right corner) but it will eventually take you the APK file link.
Link here: http://plrebooksdownload.com/software-releases-•-easy-phone-sync-1-8-3
From there you can download the apk and install the app on your phone.
Here's a link for the app and a quick video of how to set it up
Link: http://www.newandroidphonereview.co...nc-your-files-from-ios-to-samsung-galaxy.html
PC App Link: http://www.easyphonesync.com/download/download.html
Note: You can install the desktop version from here
Good luck.
Note: If you have any questions, I'll be limited in my ability to help as I'm on HTC One X but will try to answer some of the questions.
Sounds awesome..will give it a try...
use double twist. A lot simpler than this.
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Awesome, thanks for posting, been looking for this.
XAP Hosting
Sharing WP apps always has been awkward. often are there questions like: "where should I upload it?", "how do I update my app?","whats happens if I do update it?" and "do I need to replace all my links to the app with the link to the updated app?".
XAP Hosting tries to answer all those questions. :good:
with XAP Hosting you can showcase your homebrew app like never before, you never have to update links because it will always point to the newest version!
Check it out!
http://xap.eaterofcorps.es/
Register at: http://xap.eaterofcorps.es/registration.php
NOTE: Chrome, Firefox and Opera only supported (Opera has visual glitches)
Regards EaterOfCorpses.
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Nice and quite interesting, I will test this for sure.
Thanks
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Nice and quite interesting, I will test this for sure.
Thanks
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Cool, Thanks
If you find a bug or want a new sort image dont Hesitate to contact me, because I like feedback
Regards,
Eater
It is just me or registration is not working anymore?
"We dont know you, creating your file
We couldn't add you check your name(from your Xap),username or publisher name(from your Xap)"
dotcompt said:
It is just me or registration is not working anymore?
"We dont know you, creating your file
We couldn't add you check your name(from your Xap),username or publisher name(from your Xap)"
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no, but I was updating it, did you get it to work?
I added the email adress field because people were uploading hacked software what can cause problems :|
But It should work now
Also you're in the database
EaterOfCorpses said:
no, but I was updating it, did you get it to work?
I added the email adress field because people were uploading hacked software what can cause problems :|
But It should work now
Also you're in the database
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Still not working so I am probably using a wrong password.
Is it possible to delete my data from the database so I can start it over?
Thanks
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Still not working so I am probably using a wrong password.
Is it possible to delete my data from the database so I can start it over?
Thanks
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Yes Sir, I will do it now
Your username was about, lol, I will try to create a better registration form and such after buolding the api
Will you add a possibility to browse the supplied XAPs? That would be really awesome And you said you're building an API, I could help you with making a WP app so it's possible to browse and install directly from the phone in an easy way
Hope this goes well cause this could be a really good store. I see a lot of possibilities here
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Izaac
Yes that's right tbh I quited working on the api, and started working on a decent Control Panel,
But the api is online (search + product)
Let me explain them
Search api is
Code:
http://xap.eaterofcorps.es/api/search.php?q=search[&limit=20][&start=10]
Result is something like
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{"Status":"Ok","Results":[{"id":"1","AuthorId":"1","ProductID":"{2cd4d774-5cde-4a5a-8097-17b6bb90b37a}","Title":"Reg Backup.","Description":"Let you take backup's of your registry"},{"id":"2","AuthorId":"3","ProductID":"{4843e329-7ad4-47ba-9dbd-6d1fbcec8482}","Title":"\u684c\u9762\u4e16\u754c\u65f6\u949f","Description":"\u628a\u65f6\u949f\u56fa\u5b9a\u5230\u684c\u9762\nWindowsphone\u4e4b\u5bb6\uff0cWPDT\u6c49\u5316\u7ec4\uff0chttp:\/\/wp.feng91.com \nsmalolo\u5fae\u535a\uff1ahttp:\/\/weibo.com\/smalolo"},{"id":"3","AuthorId":"4","ProductID":"{8a90a399-351c-45cd-b820-af8c7503cf47}","Title":"RoadPilot Mobile","Description":"Sample description"},{"id":"6","AuthorId":"6","ProductID":"{43f6a3d5-6e12-48ff-94f2-e387730022fb}","Title":"Devstore8","Description":"Homebrew Development"},{"id":"7","AuthorId":"7","ProductID":"{f41adcf8-5029-4df7-945d-78d3dc33fd5e}","Title":"@AppResLib.dll,-100","Description":"Advanced Configuration Tool"},{"id":"8","AuthorId":"8","ProductID":"{ecbd885e-81a5-4bb3-a003-a59af9878844}","Title":"LEO Advanced","Description":"LEO Advanced for WP7"},{"id":"11","AuthorId":"23","ProductID":"{9ffdd6db-602e-4c67-8232-4b028ea4b1d1}","Title":"Weather","Description":"Sample description"},{"id":"12","AuthorId":"52","ProductID":"{d154a04b-d3ad-47dd-bfc9-a1022e409af6}","Title":"@AppResLib.dll,-100","Description":"HTC Connected Media"},{"id":"13","AuthorId":"53","ProductID":"{0387b7ba-f3c0-4c39-8686-bfa81b77b7e2}","Title":"Metro Theme","Description":"Modded Themes for WP7"},{"id":"14","AuthorId":"69","ProductID":"{9d4659cd-4036-47af-b5af-c1d842c21541}","Title":"Crosscut","Description":"Sample description"},{"id":"15","AuthorId":"69","ProductID":"{8cc2d32c-0585-45ed-8a47-911d11bca41f}","Title":"Nokia Xpress Beta","Description":"Provides fast web browsing"},{"id":"16","AuthorId":"69","ProductID":"{e8abf95f-cc53-e011-854c-00237de2db9e}","Title":"XDA-Developers","Description":"XDA.COM Client"},{"id":"17","AuthorId":"6","ProductID":"{6b8d9a35-ae49-42de-8c2e-6e6a03a32f5f}","Title":"Start","Description":"Sample description"},{"id":"19","AuthorId":"6","ProductID":"{e75a62f4-2002-4c93-94c6-269dc9fe7565}","Title":"Spot on","Description":"Sample description"},{"id":"20","AuthorId":"6","ProductID":"{af2b38c2-e921-4c2c-b658-ccd4439a6ee0}","Title":"lockWidgets","Description":"Sample description"},{"id":"21","AuthorId":"6","ProductID":"{b8097390-1f0e-4c33-a440-b9e6bd7efd38}","Title":"WP7 Root Tools","Description":"Root Access for Windows Phone 7"},{"id":"22","AuthorId":"6","ProductID":"{09125ea9-95de-469a-aedc-22e35389ab0a}","Title":"SMSBackup","Description":"A small app to backup and restore your sms"},{"id":"23","AuthorId":"6","ProductID":"{63baf355-cb84-412a-b391-f78805ceb964}","Title":"Supreme Shortcuts","Description":"Customize and create most shotcuts for your phone"},{"id":"24","AuthorId":"6","ProductID":"{e3732df4-129d-4546-91ba-e96cc429fdfe}","Title":"@AppResLib.dll,-100","Description":"Battery status app with live tile and battery history."},{"id":"25","AuthorId":"6","ProductID":"{5b594f78-a744-4f8a-85d2-f0f55f411832}","Title":"Folders","Description":"Sample description"}],"Total":46,"Start":0,"Limit":20}
Status is type of return ok is ok error is error
Results are the results
Total is the total amount of items that matched the query
limit is the limit
start is where is from which item it is returned
I post the product api soon
Product api:
Code:
http://xap.eaterofcorps.es/api/product.php?id=1
Return is:
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{"id":"1","title":"Reg Backup.","description":"Let you take backup's of your registry","author":{"id":"1","name":"EaterOfCorpses","publisher":"EaterOf Corp.","username":"EaterOfCorpses"},"productId":"{2cd4d774-5cde-4a5a-8097-17b6bb90b37a}","Status":"Ok","LatestXap":{"id":"6","title":"Reg Backup.","version":"1.2.0.0","description":"Let you take backup's of your registry","publisher":"EaterOf Corp.","path":"http:\/\/xap.eaterofcorps.es\/2CD4D774-5CDE-4A5A-8097-17B6BB90B37A\/1.2.0.0.xap"},"DownloadCount":"176"}
Everything explains himself
LatestXap is the latest version uploaded with all the data
Also there is an author api
Code:
xap.eaterofcorps.es/api/author/1
xap.eaterofcorps.es/api/author/1/products
And yes go wild make a app for it thats the whole thing
Cannot upload XAPs in the last couple of days. Anyone have this issue?
Thanks
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It seems to be a general issue by the hoster (cant also upload anything to http://yourimagehosting.net )
Im gonna contact them now
EaterOfCorpses said:
It seems to be a general issue by the hoster (cant also upload anything to http://yourimagehosting.net )
Im gonna contact them now
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Everything is up again
Seems like the db users where messed up
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It's been a while but,
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Eater.
Updated post and site! with new design! enjoy <3
I know this was asked before, I've looked at the threads. How about getting an answer this time? I'm going to give an example so you can understand my problem if you don't. If i'm in an app like Facebook and a friend posts a link to Youtube, a box come up that says complete action using with a few choices of apps to choose from, none of being the Youtube app. I've included an attachment of the screen shot. How do I get Youtube to appear on that list of complete action using? Is there a code? if there is a code, where do I put it? Is this the right code....Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("vnd.youtube://" + id);
startActivity(intent);
I don't know what may be wrong, maybe your borked something because mine works fine.
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I don't know what may be wrong, maybe your borked something because mine works fine.
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I believe it has to do with the link itself. A lot of times, even though it says you're going to youtube, the link facebook is actually using is a facebook link.
For instance, my wife is a teacher and chipotle was giving out free burritos to all teachers a week or two ago. The link she shared was supposed to be:
ra.chipotle.com/email/13-all-019/13-all-019.htm
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The link that facebook actually gave out was:
http://www.facebook.com/l/uAQFNsXsG/ra.chipotle.com/email/13-all-019/13-all-019.htm
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It should be easy to see that even though your friend links that crazy cat video directly to youtube, facebook will add their http://www.facebook.com/l/[gibberish]/ to the front of it. When your phone tries to open that link, it sees it as the browser would, to a website (facebook.com), not to youtube. That's why it only gives you browser options, not youtube options.
The problem with trying to set youtube to "see" those links is that this is how facebook links any page. Assuming you could add an intercept to "http://www.facebook.com/l/" to open in youtube (or at least include it in the open prompt), that'll mean all facebook links will have that prompting. That shouldn't be too much of an annoyance, though.
All that being said, I don't know how to add that "intercept" so that youtube is on the prompt. Maybe others can tell you which files to modify.
True...I interpreted it as him just saying that YouTube links would not come up with YouTube in the list
But if you wanted to change it and then choose yourself which links should be open in YouTube, you'd need to change the BroadcastReceiver in the AndroidManifest.xml of the YouTube app to receive all links
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True...I interpreted it as him just saying that YouTube links would not come up with YouTube in the list
But if you wanted to change it and then choose yourself which links should be open in YouTube, you'd need to change the BroadcastReceiver in the AndroidManifest.xml of the YouTube app to receive all links
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Interesting. I'm trying to look through that file on my computer, but my xml editors (read: notepad and notepad++) don't seem to like that file.
But from your explanation, I'm beginning to see that each individual app determines if it's involved in an action. I was hoping there was a mod or app that could "intercept" the requests and let you edit the list right then and there. I was thinking more like Window's "Open with..." command where you can choose any .exe to open a given file. But it appears that you have to modify the apk itself.
If you select the browser ie:dolphin it will then open up the box giving you the choice to select you tube. That is because the link was posted through the browser. If at the point you get to the box with the you tube choice you select it as default it should work from that point on unless you clear cache.
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Interesting. I'm trying to look through that file on my computer, but my xml editors (read: notepad and notepad++) don't seem to like that file.
But from your explanation, I'm beginning to see that each individual app determines if it's involved in an action. I was hoping there was a mod or app that could "intercept" the requests and let you edit the list right then and there. I was thinking more like Window's "Open with..." command where you can choose any .exe to open a given file. But it appears that you have to modify the apk itself.
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Yup, apps define what actions they wanna receive (scientific term is "Intents" )
And you decompiled the apk first, right?
If it's not specified in the manifest, I don't know of any other way to do it/force it
CNexus said:
Yup, apps define what actions they wanna receive (scientific term is "Intents" )
And you decompiled the apk first, right?
If it's not specified in the manifest, I don't know of any other way to do it/force it
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It seems like a dev could make an app that does just that, though. It could be called "Link Chooser" and it's manifest.xml would indicate that all links open in that program. It would then have it's own whitelist of installed apps and you could indicate which apps you want to open based on link type... I don't even think it'd have to have root access.
Ooohhh, if I had more expertise with android programming, I'd totally make that app and it'd sell like hotcakes on the Play store.
Hi folks, I'm hoping someone has advice for my really simple app. I have a basic app that essentially gives a portal to a website. (This is my app.) This is my question: Is there a way to restrict access to the website so that it can only be accessed by clicking through the app? I want to make it so people don't just post links to my website ooutside of my app. I don't monetize or advertise on anything, so it's not about that. It's just a matter of respect... I would like to be able to embed a link in the app that users of the app can click on, which will open their browser allowing access to this website. I want to also block access coming from anywhere other than the app.
Any advice is appreciated. It's a super basic app, made using Eclipse. Thanks X 10 for any help.
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You might want to check it in your web page's code what user agent the browser is using.
If you see any other than an Android phone (I don't know how specific it can get, i.e. if you can get a WebViews UA), you can show an error or certain page that denies access?
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Thanks. That's a good idea to start with. It doesn't limit anyone clicking through a direct line while on their phone but it's something. Thanks again.
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You could make the app post a specific GET variable to the initial start page, then make your web menu bar add that GET variable to all further links.
E.G. Your first page requested by the app is.
http://yourwebsite.com/index.php?check=kg&TugugkD
Then the menu would link to the correct page such as
Home Page : http://yourwebsite.com/index.php?check=kg&TugugkD
About Page : http://yourwebsite.com/about.php?check=kg&TugugkD
Contact Page : http://yourwebsite.com/contact.php?check=kg&TugugkD
If the site detects an incorrect 'check' value then it will just default to a 404 error page.
You could even use this in the future to track the version of the app people are using if you wanted to.
Hope that helps!
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This is great! I appreciate you taking the time to reply. Thanks so much. This I will figure out. The app right now is serving content to users of one specific device. No one else would want it - it's files for the stock 4.1.2 build for that phone. I plan to add support for a second device soon, and I think I should be able to use a similar process to what you're saying to direct to page A or page B based on which device in use... Or, the landing page would have two gigantic tabs and users could click the right tab for their device, I suppose. My temporary fix is just a screen width redirect, to keep people who are on their laptop from using my bandwidth... And that's my only real goal, that and some respect. Thanks again, bud.
You might want to check it in your web page's code what user agent the browser is using.
If you see any other than an Android phone (I don't know how specific it can get, i.e. if you can get a WebView's UA), you can show an error or certain page that denies access?
You could make the app post a specific GET variable to the initial start page, then make your web menu bar add that GET variable to all further links.
E.G. Your first page requested by the app is.
http://yourwebsite.com/index.php?check=kg&TugugkD
Then the menu would link to the correct page such as
Home Page : http://yourwebsite.com/index.php?check=kg&TugugkD
About Page : http://yourwebsite.com/about.php?check=kg&TugugkD
Contact Page : http://yourwebsite.com/contact.php?check=kg&TugugkD
If the site detects an incorrect 'check' value then it will just default to a 404 error page.
You could even use this in the future to track the version of the app people are using if you wanted to.
Hope that helps!
erikalin said:
Hi folks, I'm hoping someone has advice for my really simple app. I have a basic app that essentially gives a portal to a website. (This is my app.) This is my question: Is there a way to restrict access to the website so that is can only be accessed by clicking through the app? I want to make it so people don't just post links to my website ooutside of my app. I don't monetize or advertise on anything, so it's not about that. It's just a matter of respect... I would like to be able to embed a link in the app that users of the app can click on, which will open their browser allowing access to this website. I want to also block access coming from anywhere other than the app.
Any advice is appreciated. It's a super basic app, made using Eclipse. Thanks X 10 for any help.
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Thanks. That's a good idea to start with. It doesn't limit anyone clicking through a direct line while on their phone but it's something. Thanks again.
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vultuk said:
You could make the app post a specific GET variable to the initial start page, then make your web menu bar add that GET variable to all further links.
E.G. Your first page requested by the app is.
http://yourwebsite.com/index.php?check=kg&TugugkD
Then the menu would link to the correct page such as
Home Page : http://yourwebsite.com/index.php?check=kg&TugugkD
About Page : http://yourwebsite.com/about.php?check=kg&TugugkD
Contact Page : http://yourwebsite.com/contact.php?check=kg&TugugkD
If the site detects an incorrect 'check' value then it will just default to a 404 error page.
You could even use this in the future to track the version of the app people are using if you wanted to.
Hope that helps!
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Cool.
Thanks.