Where is application data generally stored? I know it's up to the application, but is there a general spot other than /sdcard/data?
I am trying to find the settings files / storage files for the Google Voice app. I am interested in whether or not the direct dial numbers for a person's contacts are somehow accessible, so I'm looking for any recommendations in finding these files.
This rather belongs in general Q&A.
What you are looking for is mostlikely in /data/data/[package.name]
or in /dbdata/databases if you run an older samsung device.
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Hi all
just a quick question does anyone know of a simple app that will allow me to password protect a folder(s) on the PDA WM5.
I dont want nothing fancy, no encryption, no other features other than when someone tries to open a folder they must enter a password.
I have tried looking arround and all i can find are encryption/security software, not just the simple app that I'm looking for
Cheers
Secret porn stash?
I wish, my company is going to deploy Universals to the workforce and i want to be able to lock certain folders ie settings etc so they dont mess and end up buggering them up
If you don't find what you are looking for and decide an encrypter is the next best thing, I can recommend Airscanner Mobile Encrypter, which you can pick up for free.
Hi FOZZER!
If you are looking to protect device settings, blocking folders really isn't the way to go.
1st settings isn't a real folder. Yes there is such a folder under windows\start menu but it is usually empty. The contents you see in 'settings' is compiled automatically by windows from cpl files and such, just like 'control panel' on the PC.
If I remember correctly, if you delete the the settings folder, it will disappear from start menu and average user won't be able to access device settings.
To make things harder you can delete the link to file explorer so people will be less likely to mess with the device.
There is a thread here somewhere about doing just this sort of things. Try searching for 'kiosk' and not just this site.
Hello,
i have search for about 30minutes but i wasn't able in finding a solution so i will start with the generic question and then go into the specific..
i am trying to look for a way to have logged (with an app or any other method) all the recent files read on my device.. so that if i launch an app which reads some files, anywhere they are stored, it will report me what was opened and read..
in the specific i have a app installed which saves the info into a file surely (i doubt it uses any kind of database). i would like to get in hold of that file and since i don't know where to look into my phone memory i was looking for a sort of file logger which could help me in this way. Else it could be also usefull to know if there is a specific folder dedicated for saving files of the various installed apps..
thanks
/mStation
Italy!
I am attempting to browse through stored data from installed applications on WP7. The apps seem to be saved as unique keys and not as names. Anyone know a way to find specific apps or link the apps to those keys so I know where I am looking.
look at the WMAppManifest.xml file in each directory.
Hey everyone,
First time I'm posting on the forum even though I visit it frequently
I have a quick question regarding Windows CE navigation devices if anyone can help me with. Is there a way of finding out who manufactured the device by running some sort of file that pulls this info from WinCE? There's no visible way of getting directly onto WinCE as the device has it's own GUI which pretty much has all the functions the manufacturer intended the general public to view such as; NAVI, Music, Games etc.. These functions all appear on the main menu, you simply click on the icon and that specific function launches.
I read on another forum a while back (can't remember where exactly), that there's a file you can copy onto a memory card (.exe file) that you need to select when you setup your GPS software on the device. This particular device has an option called "GPS Path Settings" which is where I select the .exe file that's on the memory card that runs my navi.
I presume that the file they were referring to is selected from the same menu (GPS Path Settings) and from what I understand, this file would run once I select the "NAVI" icon from the main menu. It would then "pull" the manufacturer's details from the system and create a text document on the memory card with all the info.
I'll appreciate it if anyone knows where I can find this file or has another way of getting the manufacturer's details.
Thx!
Typically in device's registry exists key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\OEM. Might be the info you search for is stored therein.
Hello,
I was searching about a feature to limit the access of apps to certain files or directories.
Use Case: I may have a directory I store music and do not want to share this with (amazon music, ....)
I may have a directory where I store pictures which should not be seen by other applications.
Today I use a of the shelf Samsung A3 2016 Android 7.0, but I used Xposed, CM and rooted devices. in the past. I'm not registered as developer here did never codded Android app or kernel but developed on embedded Devices and Linux in the past. I would be happy if you could share a ready to use setting, app or development idea (even if you did not got it running).
What I investigated and did not work so far:
Option A - .nomedia
I know already there is a possibility to use .nomedia file in the directory to avoid pictures being shown in Gallery, BUT this is a feature of the Gallery app (as far as I see). So the developer of the Gallery app could also access to the pictures in the directories, if they would like. So I'm not happy with this.
Option B - using cryptography
So I could simply put the sensitive data into a container, there are apps out e.g. EDS.
But I found out if the application who should access the data is not providing a "path" where the data is stored or doesn't provide an interface to a cryptography it can not be used. And once I entered the password and the directory is mounted all the applications running are able to access the files.
Option C - restrict media access
The Android allows to restrict the access to media, so I simply could switch off the access in the app I do not want to allow. But this doesn't work if the app need to store data. Android Music should be able to store the music on the phone but should not be allowed to access the other directories on my SD.
In pure Linux it would be quite easy you can use different users and access to files.
But Xposed may provide a solution as I could filter requests to the file system, but is there a example out there.
Thank you for reading all the stuff
I'm looking forward to read about your ideas
gonso
Hello,
no one has an idea or solution? I'm not able to post in the developers section may be one of you
may move the post into the Development part.
If not existing yet I would try to find out how to develop
Regards
gonso