Hi, i just downloaded the last release of Slick for android. And there was added unpleasant ads banner in chat window which hides a big part of conversation. I had rooted my phone bacause wanted to use AdFree, but recently Ive been told that AFree wont remove the banner - only block the ads. So this doesnt solve my problem. So my question is: Is there any way how to remove this whole banner in this application?
P.S. I always buy the apps I like, but this app. SLICK, isnt in paid version (yet).
A new find by the researchers at CA Security have unearthed a new kind of malware on andriod which can record infected devices conversations and uploads it to a remote server !
Andriodians beware
Source: http://community.ca.com/blogs/securityadvisor/archive/2011/08/01/a-trojan-spying-on-your-conversations.aspx
Another reason why it's important to check the permissions for an app before installing it. I'm bad about sometimes just hitting ok without looking but usually I'll go back and check afterwards just in case.
Check out Permissions Denied and Privacy Blocker in the market, they are both good apps that will prevent apps from getting permission to do stuff you don't want them to. Just be aware that the affected app may FC if it tries to do something and you have it blocked. I believe CM7 now is also able to block permissions on an app by app basis.
I usually have some sort of security installed on my phone. Regardless of checking apps before you install them, is this something I should continue to do? I flash new ROM's / ROM updates quite often, and I worry sometimes that it may be a good idea to make sure that Lookout, which is the anti-virus / anti-malware program that I use is installed before I do anything else.
I usually try to read the permissions, and some apps go out of their way to use permissions that are not necessary. I have been using Lookout Mobile Security, but I am not sure how well it works.
I think its time phone makers start inculcating permission management as in CM 7 in to there builds to help user's control these things. You could also use LBE Privacy guard, to control apps.
xHausx said:
Another reason why it's important to check the permissions for an app before installing it. I'm bad about sometimes just hitting ok without looking but usually I'll go back and check afterwards just in case.
Check out Permissions Denied and Privacy Blocker in the market, they are both good apps that will prevent apps from getting permission to do stuff you don't want them to. Just be aware that the affected app may FC if it tries to do something and you have it blocked. I believe CM7 now is also able to block permissions on an app by app basis.
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Another nice app for this is called LBE Privacy Guard. I'm also a bit lax on checking before installing, but LBE will ask you in your notification window to confirm each perm. Allowing you to choose permit, ask each time it needs it, or deny access all together. I use it to deny access for network on games that don't need it to function and phone identification for almost all apps as most really don't need that info to work.
Which software to record calls?
Hi there,
as far as I know you cannot really record calls in Android becuase you can not intercept the phone directly. Therefore basically all phone recording software requires you to switch to speaker mode and records the call via the microphone (which may result in very bad audio quality, depending on your location).
Or is there now another (a better) way to record calls? Does an app exist, which records calls?
Kind regards,
∵ ToBe
ToBe_HH said:
as far as I know you cannot really record calls in Android becuase you can not intercept the phone directly. Therefore basically all phone recording software requires you to switch to speaker mode and records the call via the microphone (which may result in very bad audio quality, depending on your location).
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That was my understanding of it as well.. heck for the Desire you need to be rooted, flash a specially-modified kernel, and have the correct radio ROM flashed.
ToBe_HH said:
Hi there,
as far as I know you cannot really record calls in Android becuase you can not intercept the phone directly. Therefore basically all phone recording software requires you to switch to speaker mode and records the call via the microphone (which may result in very bad audio quality, depending on your location).
Or is there now another (a better) way to record calls? Does an app exist, which records calls?
Kind regards,
∵ ToBe
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there is one, works well with sony ericsson x10 mini pro, from android market
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.schass.recording.call&feature=search_result
I installed "LBE Security Service". (needs root) : works great
The author writes:
Protect your privacy by controlling the permission of each application to access your sensitive data.
- Block malicious operation from Mal-wares and Trojans.
- Block unwanted network traffic if you don’t have a unlimited data plan.
- Find out which application is trying to steal your privacy by checking the security log.
But apps like Angry Birds steal nearly everything from your (Position, Contacts ,SMS and so on) so i think there should be a general rule in the market which forbids things like Call recording(really man who needs this ^^) , and personal data stuff only the Position for apps who really needs this. And i mean nearly every free apps sells your data and this is not so cool i think you dont know nothing what happends to this data and I think there is alot to do on every mobile OS ( for every os is an angrybirds convert ^^), I knew at s60 (Symbian) there were a lot of antivirus kits to download(kaspersky, Bitdefender etc) maybe they will now see the market of android for antivirus softworks
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But apps like Angry Birds steal nearly everything from your (Position, Contacts ,SMS and so on) so i think there should be a general rule in the market which forbids things like Call recording(really man who needs this ^^) , and personal data stuff only the Position for apps who really needs this. And i mean nearly every free apps sells your data and this is not so cool i think you dont know nothing what happends to this data and I think there is alot to do on every mobile OS ( for every os is an angrybirds convert ^^), I knew at s60 (Symbian) there were a lot of antivirus kits to download(kaspersky, Bitdefender etc) maybe they will now see the market of android for antivirus softworks
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just checked and angrybirds has no permission to access anything you mentioned, it only has full network access for ads (cm7 permission revoked) and read network state, thats all.
Droid Wall
I think just by using droidwall you can already squish a lot of malicious intentions an app has.
Its allows you to set a whitelist (or blacklist) of apps that you would allow to block packets from being sent.
What's great about it is:
1. it doesnt drain your battery, because it doesnt run as a service, but modifies your device's iptables
2. one of its features is logging your network activity so you could see which apps are actually sending or downloading data... this is helpful if you got a doctored copy of your favorite game or app. In case that app was modified to spy-on-you you can still block it
wow, then I think that I'll delete my entire mobile memory and apps and then start installing apps over again but I have to read the permissions very well this time.
Google should do something serious about that!
Thanks.
@FadeFX
Sry my fault Only the iOS version of angry birds steals psw ,contacts etc.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704694004576020083703574602.html?mod=what_they_know
there are the most apps who are watching u so if you are unshure take a look
For Android and iOS users knows anybody sm about apps who steals your data on WP7 ?
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Pretty much all apps need some kind or the other kind of permission .. so the wise thing is to look up these permissions while installing app or use any one of the other apps to do that for you ..
Pretty much all apps need some kind or the other kind of permission .. so the wise thing is to look up these permissions while installing app or use any one of the other apps to do that for you ..
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Yes ,but if you use an iOS device there came no permission screen ,so you have to lock it up in the Appcontract what this app does in background , so it seems like the only way to get malware on an Android/WP7 seems to dont read the Permissions and only click ok ( imean if you install a FartMaschine or sth. and it needs your Position data to work there must be something bad in the background
I mean for kids who uses there phone or ipod or whatever this is a really big responsibilty and u cant except from an 10 or 14 year old kid to take care about that i think these data stealing apps should be forbidden ,if you read the article you see that from 101 tested apps 56 send user data to different networks. Both the Android and iPhone versions of Pandora, a popular music app, sent age, gender, location and phone identifiers to various ad networks so i think there have to be a cut by the law. For me it was a new world to because i had an s60v2 device from 2004 till the last month so i had to learn to take care what my phone knews about me.
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I never look at the application permissions, but this made me rethink after installing some applications...
I don't really know what to do with it. It's cool, smoother, and better. Is there some cool things I can do to the phone? I just want something that other people cant do on their unrooted S-ON sensations.
Try AdFree. It adds addresses of ads to your hosts file and redirects them to the device itself (127.0.0.1) and effectively prevents them from loading.
TL;DR: It's and advertisement blocker for almost every application whether it's the internet browser or a game.
cool. I have that installed already. Any apps that are really cool that require root? I already have mobolism market which is pretty cool.
I recently got a month free trial to hulu plus, and wanted to try out the market app for android. I was able to download and install, log in, and even select what show to watch, but it never got past the first ad. It just said buffering...and eventually gave me a network error. well, I knew that my connection was fine, so a little research yielded these results.
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/team-d1-miui/110780-disable-ad-blocking.html recommends allowing certain advertising through, by navigating to /system/etc/hosts and deleting whatever ads you want to allow though.
http://www.hulu.com/support/article/166627 mentions that by allowing ads.hulu.com and p.hulu.com you may be able to work around certain playback issues. even though this was meant for firefox, i figured they use the same ad base.
so, I deleted those entries in my system/etc/hosts file and voila! hulu now works flawlessly.
fwiw, i am running miui 1.8.12 on my nexus s, with matr1x kernel.
hope this helps out!
What/where to delete to enable hulu?
Hi, i know this thread is a little old but im having the same problem. My rom has add block so i went in /system/etc/hots and opened hots using text viewer. but hosts is a really LONG list and i don't understand anything in it. I dont even know what im looking for. If you could tell me how you deleted the things that allowed hulu to play i would greatly appreciate it
Thanks
Edit: nevermind, i figured it out. I realized in text editor it lists things in alphabetical order. So i found the "culprit" under H (ads.hulu.com)
thanks anyway
I'm a total extreme performance enthusiast with quite the experience of system modifications and development assistance. Delivered some great results though I say myself, I'm just super needy so I never stop looking for improvements.
One of the goodies I can offer is total AD free environment, wether it's in the apps like YouTube and all the countless apps exploding with annoying ADs or browsing the internet, even removing leftovers from where the ADs where placed making the websites much cleaner.
Modified YouTube app with background playback with the screen turned off supporting full media control trough headphones, amongst several custom settings.
Fantastic app that offers fast stream of almost every movie or show available in high definition. You can also get subtitles with most of them and the best part, you can download everything with either the system downloader or your own download manager which I can also include that is the very best out there, even quite better than the ADM.
Then there's the most advanced YouTube downloader. Download any video in any resolution, codec or fps and even metadata like subtitles. Then you can download any music video in audio only, choosing from any codec and metadata offering high quality cover art using the max res thumbnail, title, artist and other info.
Then there's the king of audio enhancement, ViperFX, taking your audio experience to a whole new level.
Xposed and so so many enhancements, modifications and customizations to your liking.
I can also theme the whole system in a gorgeous pure black AMOLED style, including most of the apps like YouTube, Instagram and so on.
Is this a story or a release?
cool story bro
Kinda neither, I'll take requests gladly if anyone would like my help about related stuff.
Interested on the AD free environment, and ViperFX. I've tried ad away, is it something else you've got besides ad away?
lasuazo said:
Interested on the AD free environment, and ViperFX. I've tried ad away, is it something else you've got besides ad away?
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AdGuard is my favorite if configured correctly. Only blocker I know of that can block all ADs in browsers and apps. Also removes leftover space from ADs. Free version blocks only browser traffic which is enough for me because most of my apps are AD free or I disabled them. For YouTube you need the vanced mod that you can get with Magisk. Also the ViperFX.
I can provide all the necessary direct download files if you want.
Then there's also two sites that I like that provide paid apps for free but though encourage to support devs instead of you truly appreciate their work.
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AdGuard is my favorite if configured correctly. Only blocker I know of that can block all ADs in browsers and apps. Also removes leftover space from ADs. Free version blocks only browser traffic which is enough for me because most of my apps are AD free or I disabled them. For YouTube you need the vanced mod that you can get with Magisk. Also the ViperFX.
I can provide all the necessary direct download files if you want.
Then there's also two sites that I like that provide paid apps for free but though encourage to support devs instead of you truly appreciate their work.
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Thanks 4 the info. I've already got YT vanced and viperFX from Magisk. If you'd be so kind of providing me with AdGuard file, that'd be great. :good:
lasuazo said:
Thanks 4 the info. I've already got YT vanced and viperFX from Magisk. If you'd be so kind of providing me with AdGuard file, that'd be great. :good:
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Here you go. Recommend enabling HTTPS filtering, high quality mode filtering, DNS, and for the filters: add the social, experimental, annoyance, simplified domain, anti-adblock killer.
Then just update the filters and activate.
The useful and content related unblock filter might also be useful if some sites show an adblock warning. Less likely to happen.
Ragnar Eldur said:
Here you go. Recommend enabling HTTPS filtering, high quality mode filtering, DNS, and for the filters: add the social, experimental, annoyance, simplified domain, anti-adblock killer.
Then just update the filters and activate.
The useful and content related unblock filter might also be useful if some sites show an adblock warning. Less likely to happen.
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Had to compress with zip so I could upload. It's just the APK file.
the most useless thread i've ever read.
and that goes for all of your threads too, i've read all of them and just wasting my time.
congratulations, you won useless nomination this year, lol.
I always give more priority to battery endurance than to the performance. I prefer slower phone but lasting some days
You cant use a high performance phone with no battery
Pretty much everything listed here is the same mods every one of us with root are already running ????.