Like to know if there is a program that can let me change the permissions for each application individual. For example when i install angry birds to let me choose, at the installation or after the setup, not to let it connect to internet or access my phone calls etc.
A quick search in the playstore shows an app called permissions denied. Root access is required and states that it does not work on all devices.
This one is not on the app store. Google an app called Lucky Patcher.
Just run the app, it will list all the installed apps you have, tap the app you want to change permissions for, select Open Menu of Patches, select Change Permissions, select the permissions you wish to change, reboot.
Believe you need root for this.
At the first two days that i bought the tf300 i installed and uninstalled many applications. And one of them had a feature to control the permissions on all the installed apps of the tf300. And i can't remember whta app was to install it again.
Found it
Ok thanks for the Help. Finally it was lucky patcher i was looking, but the Permissions denied app that the other guy suggested me, was fine too.
Thanks again.
I use LBE Privacy Guard and think its the best app to change permissions.
Every time i installed app it ask my to change permissions.
You can also stop send anonymus usage and error report.
DROIDWALL is a firewall that limits network traffic.
You can use white lists (disallows all programs, you select which you want to communicate) or black list (allows all programs, you select which to not communicate).
You need root to use this program.
It's in the Play store.
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Not sure if any of you ever heard of ngmoco's Plus+ game social network on iPhone, well they were bought out by a japanese company who owns "Mobage", a mobile game network in Japan.. Now they're releasing games on Android, but every single one of their apps has every permission in the book, & they give no explanation for any of them.
Now I'd normally stay away, but they have one game I loved on iOS, Pocket Frogs, here's a link; http://0.mk/72868 check out the permissions tabs.
Is it safe? Is there any way to block all permissions in an app or disable them??
Thanks.
TL;DR, remove app permissions?
I clicked on it and the permissions they have in there now seem normal actually. Except for this one:
Allows an application to read all of the contact (address) data stored on your device. Malicious applications can use this to send your data to other people.
It looks like they might have removed quite a bit of the permission requests because in the reviews people were saying it requests "super user access" and stuff like that but when I read the permissions, that one isn't listed anymore.
Yeah, that's the one that bothered me the most, but hardly any of those are required for the app to run, it's just unnecessary & annoying for a game to have that many permissions
Is there any way to remove its permission to read contact data?
That app also requested SU access on my phone. I denied it and then immediately removed the app. There is no reason that game should require SU access.
There is a handy linux tool to list permissions that an APK uses via commandline called scanperms. I use it to check out what an app uses before installing.
URL is hxxp://tinyurl.com/cvo6dqw
Is there a way (app?) to prevent others from installing apps on my phone? Like something that would require a password every time an app tries to install? Im running ICS on a G2X and it has a device admin section but i have no option to set it up. any ideas would be helpful. thanks.
Device admin is for certain options in an app, like turning the screen off. You have to enable it for that app, like a special permission, and disable it before you can uninstall the app. Only certain functions in certain apps require device administrator, and you must not have anything installed that uses it.
However if you could password protect the package installer using an app locking program then this would prevent others from installing apps. I don't know if any of those apps allow password protecting the package installer since I don't use them, but this would do it. You would need to password protect any means of uninstalling the app as well - settings, market, any uninstaller apps, your home replacement if it allows you to drag and drop to uninstall, etc. This would be a pain, and you'd be better off just password protecting the entire phone.
Thanks for the help. I'll try locking package installer and see how that goes. I'm just trying to keep my wife from installing apps that monitor my phone activity lol.
1)I have rooted the Android phone. Xperia Tipo.
2)Installed the Root explorer, Permissions Denied, Droidwall, Startup Manager, Adfree, Busybox, Titanium Backup.
3)I was planning to use the Comodo Mobile Security (including antivirus and a live monitoring firewall)
Do I need to remove anything from the previously installed set of apps? Because even if I have droidwall, It only blocks applications as a whole. I cannot stop the apps from doing specific spying like- phonebook photo, access. etc.
The ****ty google has lot of apps that keep logged in. I tried to block one service from startup, and youtube stopped working.
I dont want to permanently block them. I only want these apps to login and access only when I need.
What should I do?
I know I asked two or more questions in one topic, despite of the title. But, hope someone tells me.
Dude I can understand what you want because I also hate such google apps running in background so do the following
Go to (settings<apps<all)and find the app you want "for example" take YouTube select it and click "Disable"
(before tat click force stop to save RAM) The app will be freezed and will not run until you again go and enable it...
PS:The disabled app will be in the dead bottom in (settings<apps<all) you can go there and "Enable" it again when you really need to use the app.
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Hello.
You download an app, it gives you a big list of what permissions it wants, and you can either agree to it or not use the app...
Is there someway of limiting those permissions? Or provide fake permissions?
Like in most iphone apps you can choose if you want to allow gps, contacts, etc.
I am searching for an app thats will limit those permissions prior to installing it. Won't do me any good if I want to deny contacts access but I do it after its already taken it.
Cheers and thanks
P.S. I'm using a rooted LG G2 d802 with android 4.4.2
I don't think it's possible, even Google's last Play Store update doesn't reveal every single permission when you update stuff, dunno if this limitation affects it or no.
You can use "app ops" (search for it in google play). It is a hidden menu from android os. Obviously it works after installation (iOS works the same, you first install the app and later you decide which permission accept/deny).
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Hello.
You download an app, it gives you a big list of what permissions it wants, and you can either agree to it or not use the app...
Is there someway of limiting those permissions? Or provide fake permissions?
Like in most iphone apps you can choose if you want to allow gps, contacts, etc.
I am searching for an app thats will limit those permissions prior to installing it. Won't do me any good if I want to deny contacts access but I do it after its already taken it.
Cheers and thanks
P.S. I'm using a rooted LG G2 d802 with android 4.4.2
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Try to search "3c toolbox" in Google.
This app has many integrated tools within it.
You can change permission also.
Good luck
Obviously I did a scan with a few play store apps. Found nothing.
But...
How can a non root app detect a rootkit?
The reason I'm investigating is that I was browsing with Firefox and hit some sites which where able to get past the popup blocker and disable the browser controls. Unfortunately at the time I had 3rd party sources install enabled. From around this point onwards I now don't get any prompts regards permissions when I install any app.
I'd like to scan but apps don't seem very low level to me. There should be a reviewed binary I can transfer via adb and run command line as root?