Hi.
Today I needed to pay something through my banking application, but the application did not allow me access because it detected malicious software on my phone and it is Whatsapp PLUS, which I have to uninstall in order to enter the banking application.
What should I do now if I use Whatsapp PLUS all the time, but at the same time I need access to my banking application?
How does a banking application detect that I am using an illegal Whatsapp Plus application?
Is there a way around it?
Thanks a lot.
And for info root I have over Magisk.
This might seem trivial, but have you tried revoking the "Get info about installed apps" permission?
Most apps use this to index all your apps and check for so-called "malicious" package names.
TechieTwinToes said:
This might seem trivial, but have you tried revoking the "Get info about installed apps" permission?
Most apps use this to index all your apps and check for so-called "malicious" package names.
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What should I do?
Even if I freeze WhatsApp via titanium backup, the bank's application still notifies me that there is malicious software on my device - WhatsApp.
That I should just uninstall it.
jkmaxfli said:
What should I do?
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go to your banking app's "App Info" page, under permissions, look for "Get info about installed apps" and if it is "Allowed", change it to "Deny"
this is assuming you are on MIUI. I'm sure other ROMs also have a similar permission.
jkmaxfli said:
Even if I freeze WhatsApp via titanium backup, the bank's application still notifies me that there is malicious software on my device - WhatsApp.
That I should just uninstall it.
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What is the package name of your whatsappPlus app? You should find it in the "App Info" page for the app. Should be something like "com.whatsapp"
TechieTwinToes said:
go to your banking app's settings, under permissions, look for "Get info about installed apps" and if it is "Allowed", change it to "Deny"
this is assuming you are on MIUI. I'm sure other ROMs also have a similar permission.
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There is no such setting about allowing the installation of applications under permissions - allowed / deny
jkmaxfli said:
There is no such setting about allowing the installation of applications under permissions - allowed / deny
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In that case you either modify the app itself - use apk editor to decompile app , edit manifest.xml and remove permissions like "query all packages" from it . Compile the app and run it again. This might work but if app is protected in some way that it detects modification you might get banned from it or worse :/
Other way is to isolate WhatsApp Plus by using tools like virtual xposed - basically a virtual container. You can install WhatsApp in there and it shouldn't cause any issues but I'm not sure you'll be able to receive notifications... ( You can try installing bank app in there instead but I'm not sure how that'll work... Either it will detect root/xposed or the container itself will allow querry all packages to seep through into main os - this depends on whether virtualxposed has declared permission for querying packages or not )
Third option is probably the best one - Uninstall and use web browser to access banking.
maybe whatsapp plus is indeed malicious
use malwarebytes for android to check whether whatsapp plus is malicious or not
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I have installed RDMP app from Google Play, which is a device administrator app. I am unable to uninstall it. I tried to deactivate it from SETTINGS->DEVICE ADMINISTRATION but after pressing deactivate button, it cannot be unchecked and thus I am unable to remove it.
I am currently on b506.
Any help.
ShahKashif said:
I have installed RDMP app from Google Play, which is a device administrator app. I am unable to uninstall it. I tried to deactivate it from SETTINGS->DEVICE ADMINISTRATION but after pressing deactivate button, it cannot be unchecked and thus I am unable to remove it.
I am currently on b506.
Any help.
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If your device is rooted use Root Uninstaller. You can uninstall system apps.
Mr.DonDroid said:
If your device is rooted use Root Uninstaller. You can uninstall system apps.
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In System apps there is no app with the name RDMP so that I can uninstall.
ShahKashif said:
In System apps there is no app with the name RDMP so that I can uninstall.
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Hi guys, i have the same problem whit my G8. I can't find the retail demo in any folder. How can i delete it?
YESSSSSSS !!!! i find !!!!
i do a search in root explorer, in search i write apk and in the results there is. So i delete it and i solved the problem!!
I also managed to find the retail demo application using 'root explorer' but it's not giving me any options to force delete the application. If i delete the individual system files of the application, would i cause stability issues with the phone?
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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
bluegrass55 said:
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.
W00fer said:
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.
bluegrass55 said:
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.
When I uninstall stock installed apps (it doenst matter which app I uninstall) and then reboot some of my user apps are instantly crashing when I try to open them (Steam, Feedly, and a few others).
When I restore a TWRP backup everything works fine. Even if I uninstall a single system app the error occours.
Has anyone experienced this before?
simon151102 said:
When I uninstall stock installed apps (it doenst matter which app I uninstall) and then reboot some of my user apps are instantly crashing when I try to open them (Steam, Feedly, and a few others).
When I restore a TWRP backup everything works fine. Even if I uninstall a single system app the error occours.
Has anyone experienced this before?
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The best way to uninstall stock apps is to use debloat. If you use anything else, I guess that may interfere with user apps, and that may be the cause. Just try to use debloat which is a magisk module that creates a terminal command that lets you uninstall systemlessly. If you have any questions, just reply!
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The best way to uninstall stock apps is to use debloat. If you use anything else, I guess that may interfere with user apps, and that may be the cause. Just try to use debloat which is a magisk module that creates a terminal command that lets you uninstall systemlessly. If you have any questions, just reply!
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How is that module called? Can you send me the name or so?
simon151102 said:
How is that module called? Can you send me the name or so?
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The module is called debloater. It's in the download section of magisk manager. You can sort it alphabetically to find it quickly. When you find it, install it, do a reboot and voila.
The module only works if you have a terminal app. If you use a lineageos based rom like I do, you can enable the app via developer options. If not, then no problem. Try to find any terminal emulator via google play. Thus, you can use it! :victory:
I'm on US998 20H.
I deleted Chome folder in /system/app/, restart and some apps couldn't run, they just crashed. These are bank apps and some apps that requires the phone's system to not be modified in order to run.
I thought it was because of the new version of Magisk Manager since I updated Magisk Manager to ver. 7.3.4 right before that.
After a couple times trying to uninstall, reinstall Magisk through TWRP (which caused my phone to not be able to boot up and I had to restore the TWRP backup many times), I tried installing Magisk but not deleting the Chrome folder, and things were back to normal.
This is weird to me because I've done this on other phones but didn't got into bootloop.
So I just wanted to warn you guys to not delete anything in /system/app or /system/priv-app in order to get rid of system apps.
minhntp said:
I'm on US998 20H.
I deleted Chome folder in /system/app/, restart and some apps couldn't run, they just crashed. These are bank apps and some apps that requires the phone's system to not be modified in order to run.
I thought it was because of the new version of Magisk Manager since I updated Magisk Manager to ver. 7.3.4 right before that.
After a couple times trying to uninstall, reinstall Magisk through TWRP (which caused my phone to not be able to boot up and I had to restore the TWRP backup many times), I tried installing Magisk but not deleting the Chrome folder, and things were back to normal.
This is weird to me because I've done this on other phones but didn't got into bootloop.
So I just wanted to warn you guys to not delete anything in /system/app or /system/priv-app in order to get rid of system apps.
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Chrome can function as "Webview Implementation" in "Developer Options". You just have to reinstall Chrome which will go into /data/app and set "webview implementation" in "Developer Options" to Chrome and it'll be fixed. A lot of apps require this to work including Gmail, Amazon, Banking apps, etc. Android System Webview is another app that can function instead of Chrome and all the variants (Chrome stable, Chrome Dev, Chrome Beta, Chrome Canary, etc.)
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Chrome can function as "Webview Implementation" in "Developer Options". You just have to reinstall Chrome which will go into /data/app and set "webview implementation" in "Developer Options" to Chrome and it'll be fixed. A lot of apps require this to work including Gmail, Amazon, Banking apps, etc. Android System Webview is another app that can function instead of Chrome and all the variants (Chrome stable, Chrome Dev, Chrome Beta, Chrome Canary, etc.)
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What if I still delete chrome, but then I enable and update Android System Webview? Will it work then?
HueyT said:
Chrome can function as "Webview Implementation" in "Developer Options". You just have to reinstall Chrome which will go into /data/app and set "webview implementation" in "Developer Options" to Chrome and it'll be fixed. A lot of apps require this to work including Gmail, Amazon, Banking apps, etc. Android System Webview is another app that can function instead of Chrome and all the variants (Chrome stable, Chrome Dev, Chrome Beta, Chrome Canary, etc.)
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Thank you so much.
I enabled and updated Android System Webview (I disabled Google Chrome before that) and switched to Android System Webview in Developer Options/WebView implementation.
I now be able to delete Chrome folder in /system/app without causing the other apps to crash.
Still feel like mentioning that: the idea to delete some files with a root file manager without having any kind of backup sounds pretty stupid to me. I hope you learned a lesson otherwise I suggest to disable root ...
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So I just wanted to warn you guys to not delete anything in /system/app or /system/priv-app in order to get rid of system apps.
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What do you want to achieve deleting system files? Did you want to debloat? there's someone here build debloated h932 20s. If you don't have 932 variant, the list of debloated apps might be a good start.
daniu said:
Still feel like mentioning that: the idea to delete some files with a root file manager without having any kind of backup sounds pretty stupid to me. I hope you learned a lesson otherwise I suggest to disable root ...
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It's common people frightening, after doing wrong. It even scarier when backups that we have won't help much (usualy app related to carrier, related to telephone, dialer, contact, etc still give you error after restored, and must reset the phone). Froze the app would be safer method to get rid of bloat
Hi there,
For the benefit of increased privacy, how can I modify the permissions (such as microphone, camera, body sensor access) for system apps, like System UI or Accessibility etc?
I wish to have access to such permissions to choose what I feel is required/necessary.
My phone (G985F) is rooted with Magisk and I have already removed/frozen a bunch of bloatware but like I mentioned would like to revoke some permissions for 'system apps'.
Please can someone assist me or point me in the right direction, thanks heaps.
Andy.
Andy1122 said:
Hi there,
For the benefit of increased privacy, how can I modify the permissions (such as microphone, camera, body sensor access) for system apps, like Google Play services etc?
I wish to disable microphone access for such apps as I feel it's unnecessary.
My phone (G985F) is rooted with Magisk and I have already removed/frozen a bunch of bloatware but like I mentioned would like to revoke some permissions for system apps.
Please can someone assist me or point me in the right direction, thanks heaps.
Andy.
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Settings / Privacy / Permission Manager
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Settings / Privacy / Permission Manager
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Thanks for your reply. I think you may have misunderstood what I'm asking here, while what you've shared is relating to modifying app permissions installed on the phone, it does not allow modification of 'system app' permissions as I stated I'm trying to do in my post. Currently, upon attempting to do this for say System UI (a system app/service) for example - I am unable to revoke microphone permissions due to it being greyed out and saying "Device needs this permission to operate".
Andy1122 said:
Thanks for your reply. I think you may have misunderstood what I'm asking here, while what you've shared is relating to modifying app permissions installed on the phone, it does not allow modification of 'system app' permissions as I stated I'm trying to do in my post. Currently, upon attempting to do this for say System UI (a system app/service) for example - I am unable to revoke microphone permissions due to it being greyed out and saying "Device needs this permission to operate".
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Its probably because those permissions are a must for the phone to operate. Somethings are just needed to make a device work.
Andy1122 said:
Thanks for your reply. I think you may have misunderstood what I'm asking here, while what you've shared is relating to modifying app permissions installed on the phone, it does not allow modification of 'system app' permissions as I stated I'm trying to do in my post. Currently, upon attempting to do this for say System UI (a system app/service) for example - I am unable to revoke microphone permissions due to it being greyed out and saying "Device needs this permission to operate".
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Not exactly what you want but Package Disabler Pro can disable system apps completely without root, I tried disabling certain permissions but couldn't find a way, just to disable it completely
*Detection* said:
Not exactly what you want but Package Disabler Pro can disable system apps completely without root, I tried disabling certain permissions but couldn't find a way, just to disable it completely
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Theres also CCSWE app manager which also has the ability to disable system apps and i think individual processes within the app, if you know exactly what your looking for.