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[Q] how do I repack an app..

So it doesn't need to verify online?
I'm the paranoid type.
apps that are working perfect right now, do not need to connect to the internet one day and force me to update into a possible (probable) change that ruins functionality, or renders such app useless due to who knows.
IMHO.
They also do not need to one day suddenly shut down, because so-and-so's server won't verify my apps.
So let's pretend that I, myself, am an amazingly successful android app developer..
(starting to like this game already)
And I have a string of aps that require online verification, every use. (Or weekly, montly, etc.)
Each app must connect to the internet, communicate with my servers, and verify app contents and credentials before launching.
This is to ensure that the users of my apps are not only up to date but also legitimate.
If I wanted to remove this process, and instead give my users apps that never need to have network access again, thus never needing to force update..
How would I go about doing any of this?
Would it be to each app his own? Meaning there are many different codings, and checks between separate apps?
Or is there a rather cookie-cutter way to get this done?
Remember these are all my apps, and I have every right to alter them in any way.
Any help or links that can get me on my way?
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I would guess that each app developer builds in their own security measures. Why not just use something like droidwall or lbe privacy guard and deny the apps internet access?

someguyatx said:
Why not just use something like droidwall or lbe privacy guard and deny the apps internet access?
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This works for some, but not for apps that need to verify..
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Well if you can spoof the verification somehow you can modify the hosts file to direct the app wherever you want. You could setup your own verification server essentially.

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[Q] Something is installing " the hobbit" & "kingdom of camelot" apps?

[Q] Something is installing " the hobbit" & "kingdom of camelot" apps?
I'm seeing two apps that have been installed THE HOBBIT and KINGDOM of CAMELOT. I did not install them. Any idea what's installing them without my permission? And I'm not saying these are REAL apps. that's just what they are titled. Once I clicked on one and it tried to open a browser window.
Also, I noticed an app called COOL APPS that goes to a browser window: www.iconadverse.com/redirect
I'd like to find what is installing this ****.
Thanks
Maxi

Have you downloaded a free app from the Play Store lately?
A lot of apps do this to make money. Usually it installs some kind of search app.
Uninstall some recently installed apps and see if they go away.

Are you rooted? If not, its not possible for an app to install other apps in the background without user confirmation, or so I've picked up on from my reading.
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Sort your apps by installation date, and post the last dozen here.
I don't know if it's worth installing an anti-malware app at this point, but you can try Addons Detector. That might be able to find the offending app.
And odds are that what you see as apps for the Hobbit and whatever are only shortcuts placed on your homescreen by a bad developer. Either way, I'd be concerned and upset. I hope you will find the cause of this and go back to the Play Store to comment/rate as needed (unless you sideloaded it..)

Both are being advertised on Facebook this week sounds like you clicked on it from there.
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My guess is that you've been clicking on things that you should be.
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[Q] Android market GONE

Hello,
recently, i decided to root my phone so that i could get the free in app purchases. Whenever i would use Freedom V0.8.4 to do the hack, it would only work for 4 times, and by then the google play store would update. To solve this, i tried disabling the google play store, but that didn't work. So then i did some web surfing, and found that Android Market V2.3.6 doesn't automatically update, so i rejoiced for a moment, downloaded it, and installed it. then when i went to open the android market to make sure it worked, it was nowhere to be found. not in the application list in the application manager, or anywhere else. Then i remembered, before i had installed the market 2.3.6, i had left the "disabled" part checked for google play. Also, when the market had installed, typically it will give you the option of "done" or "open".The only one i could click was "done", as the "open" was not able to be clicked.
Now i am unable to do anything that would require the market. i even tried installing newer versions of the android market, and they either didn't install, or did the same thing as v2.3.6
Please help, i really dont want to do a factory reset.
thanks for any help
My info- att samsung galaxy s3 sgh- i747
rooted

Since you're using an app to get free paid apps, you're not gonna get any help.
Don't be a scumbag and support developers.
Have a good day.
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Did you try replacing the play store with a a current version and then fixing permissions and not stealing from people that used a lot of their time to bring you content?
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Is your calculator speaking the numbers pressed?

How do you get the calculator to stop speaking the numbers. I have search all thru my phone and can't get it to stop. Please help!??
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rbmittag said:
How do you get the calculator to stop speaking the numbers. I have search all thru my phone and can't get it to stop. Please help!??
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Settings > Device > Personalization > Accessibility > Vision > Talk Back > Settings > Talkback Settings > Never Speak Typed Keys
well you were deep in the settings weren't you
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soraxd said:
Settings > Device > Personalization > Accessibility > Vision > Talk Back > Settings > Talkback Settings > Never Speak Typed Keys
well you were deep in the settings weren't you
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Thanks for the suggestion, but...
I have the same issue. The path to the settings on mly phone does not exist as typed above. I do find:
Settings>Device>Accessibililty>Vision>Talkback.
Talkback is off, still having the issue.
I've looked through the other menus (only at main level), and do not find a Personalization option.

If you really want for the calculator to stop talking:
Settings - Device - Accessibility then under Services switch off Keeper Fastfill
I use Keeper a lot for auto login so switching this off is not an option for me.

Suntzupa said:
If you really want for the calculator to stop talking:
Settings - Device - Accessibility then under Services switch off Keeper Fastfill
I use Keeper a lot for auto login so switching this off is not an option for me.
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INteresting. Doesn't turn it off for me. I had Keeper disabled. So I re-enabled it, turned off Keeper Fast Fill, still get numbers announced.

Disable calculator and download the one in play store called calcu far nicer than stock.

Reinaldo33897 said:
Disable calculator and download the one in play store called calcu far nicer than stock.
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Actually I have already downloaded one. Calcu looks very nice. I was thinking it didn't have a memory , but, the pull down looks like it will serve for that.
For some reason I can't disable the stock calculator. But it's no big deal.

ewingr said:
Actually I have already downloaded one. Calcu looks very nice. I was thinking it didn't have a memory , but, the pull down looks like it will serve for that.
For some reason I can't disable the stock calculator. But it's no big deal.
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I use nova launcher which gives me the option to hide apps from drawer. Like I use ex dialer too so I hide the phone and contacts.

Do you have greenify installed by any chance? That was causing the issue for me and uninstalling fixed it.
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Also, two other calculator i recommend: mobicalc and myscript calculator.

Yes what mdemirha said. It was greenify making it speak. Greenify also turned off s voice talk back for my phone. Uninstalled and both went back to normal

ripper4209 said:
Yes what mdemirha said. It was greenify making it speak. Greenify also turned off s voice talk back for my phone. Uninstalled and both went back to normal
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Not worth it to me. Keep Greenify, and download a different calculator. (I personally don't use s-voice)

Mine's doing this too and I don't have Greenify installed. Went through accessibility settings and couldn't find anything that fixed it. I downloaded a new calculator, so it isn't a big deal. Still wondering if this is a bug, a setting, or a conflicting app.

Maybe if those that are experiencing this issue can post their a installed apps it may help?

I suspect that if accessibility is enabled for particular softwares like Keeper or LastPass the issue with the calculator pops up. I'm sure there are other apps that could cause it as well. Since I needed lastpass more than the stock calculator I installed calc+ and use that instead. I ran it through mw pen enabler to process its apk to support multi window mode.

muzzy996 said:
I suspect that if accessibility is enabled for particular softwares like Keeper or LastPass the issue with the calculator pops up. I'm sure there are other apps that could cause it as well. Since I needed lastpass more than the stock calculator I installed calc+ and use that instead. I ran it through mw pen enabler to process its apk to support multi window mode.
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Found what it was on mine. Pie Control.....
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for me, it was keeper. The thing about it was that I had "turned off" keeper so i couldn't access the settings. I had to turn it back on, go into the settings, change whatever it was that was causing the speech, then turn keeper back off. Then it was fine. So weird how you can turn off an app but the settings still apply.

This is NOT a bug.. per se.
These apps that are causing this to happen, are not even close to using Android as it was designed. They have found a back door to access certain functions in a way that used to require root. They use a work around, and that work around causes the speaking apps. They are definitely not using the accessibility services as they were designed to be used.
That said, those apps do extend the function of the device for a minimal negative impact. So as with all the things that make android great... its a personal decision on how to manage your device, and what you prioritize. Keep the functionality of these apps and work around the "bug" or uninstall the app and silence the calculator.
They will not fix the "bug" because it caused at the root level and the devs have no way to make changes there, and Google doesn't support these features using the accessibility services as a a backdoor way to automate the phone. Most likely they will close the loophole at some point.. the most definitely will not formalize it.

nyydynasty said:
for me, it was keeper. The thing about it was that I had "turned off" keeper so i couldn't access the settings. I had to turn it back on, go into the settings, change whatever it was that was causing the speech, then turn keeper back off. Then it was fine. So weird how you can turn off an app but the settings still apply.
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This speaking key number annoying me like a lil *****... Sorry for my language
Edit: Found it. Disable Fast Fill
Have to turn it back on because another app needs service on. Lil Bi..as

note 4 calculator speaking problem
rbmittag said:
How do you get the calculator to stop speaking the numbers. I have search all thru my phone and can't get it to stop. Please help!??
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There is a bug in the app keeper fassfill, turn it off in you settings , I found the calculator only speak when keeper fassfill is on

Lack of apps on Goolge Play with CyanogenMod ROM

Hi,
When I search for apps on Google Play, quite a lot of software are not available, compared to other tablet/phone (e.g. Samsung).
I can manually install the apk and it works fine.
Is there anyway to make those software show up on Google Play?
Thanks

redhonker said:
Hi,
When I search for apps on Google Play, quite a lot of software are not available, compared to other tablet/phone (e.g. Samsung).
I can manually install the apk and it works fine.
Is there anyway to make those software show up on Google Play?
Thanks
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Try the Market Helper app. It works well for me (it did, anyway), but YMMV. Make sure you've got root access enabled in developer settings and/or SuperSU installed, as the app requires root to do its job.
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monster1612 said:
Try the Market Helper app. It works well for me (it did, anyway), but YMMV. Make sure you've got root access enabled in developer settings and/or SuperSU installed, as the app requires root to do its job.
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Thanks. Which device do you choose to fake? There are only 3 tablet options.
Thanks

redhonker said:
Thanks. Which device do you choose to fake? There are only 3 tablet options.
Thanks
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I usually choose to fake/emulate one of the phones in the Phone section (the HTC One X+ works for my purposes, but you may want to change that if the Play Store blocks apps you're interested in). Make sure that, if you're using a Marshmallow/CM13 ROM, you grant the Market Helper app access to contacts, phone, and storage via the app's listing in the system settings; without those permissions, it can't do what it's designed to do. Also, when the app sends the device info over to the Android Device Manager servers, you may get an error message saying it can't send the device config (this happened to me recently, but I was able to successfully spoof the device in the past). In that case, the app won't work until the developer updates it, and you'll have to use the old-fashioned manual apk download & install process (or use a third-party app store).

Thanks for the tip on permission. That error did pop up.
Once the spoof is activated, Google Device Manager did show the latest activity is from the fake device. However, Google Play Store still hide the apps. For example, Plants vs Zombies 2. Tried several devices, including those I have for real and have the app in Play Store but none of them can pull out the apps.
Is there any other steps?
Thanks

redhonker said:
Thanks for the tip on permission. That error did pop up.
Once the spoof is activated, Google Device Manager did show the latest activity is from the fake device. However, Google Play Store still hide the apps. For example, Plants vs Zombies 2. Tried several devices, including those I have for real and have the app in Play Store but none of them can pull out the apps.
Is there any other steps?
Thanks
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Clear the cache for the Play Store app, and also try force stopping the Google Services Framework app. After that, if you still can't get it to work, try giving the device a couple hours to let the Play Store adapt to the device spoof.
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Tried all suggestion, except the clearing cache does not work on CM13. Still not getting the apps showing up.

redhonker said:
Tried all suggestion, except the clearing cache does not work on CM13. Still not getting the apps showing up.
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which CM13 ROM/build are you running? You might want to clear app data for the Play Store if you can't clear the cache itself. Also, I'm pretty sure the device spoof is reset on reboot.
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cm-13.0-20160509-UNOFFICIAL-jem
Clearing data appear to work. Thanks