The idea is to block marquee (very CPU consuming) and Ads by using user.css and urlfilter.ini, respectively. See details in my posts to ppcgeeks:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=90047
be sure to go to page 2 for Ad blocking.
My situation:
In my company we have about 30+ handsets currently running Android (standard and custom ROMs from XDA). The handsets include HTC Desire HD, HD2, Desire S and Desire Z. The users cannot be trusted not to brick the phones if they are allowed to download apps and modify them in anyway (not to mention they are business phones so shouldn't have facebook etc on them any way).
I've heard about admin tools which allow control of handsets remotely.
Requirements:
So, if possible, what i would like does something along the lines of...:
1: Blocks further apps from being added to the handset without a password
2: A lock to keep as many of the settings as is originally provided (wallpaper etc)
3: A master admin tool which i can remotely manage all the handsets from (download requested and approved apps, wipe, lock, locate and reset the phones if lost...etc)
What i have done before to stop the users adding further apps is register my email address to Android Market on all the phones, then changed the password using my desktop). While this stops new apps from being downloaded from the market, it does mean i cannot remotely roll out approved apps as they are no longer signed in to the account.
Is there anything out there which does any/all/some of the above?
Is there one tool which can manage all these tasks? Or will it have to be seperate apps like Norton Mobile Security (such as) etc?
Can anyone get their heads around this?
Thanks!
The market lets you download apps to a phone.
Lookout Security does all of the security tasks you want.
Thanks, that would take care of the remote wiping, locating and locking.
Does Android provide any corporate setup for administration of lots of handsets? Surely this is a niche in the market for some devs to jump on if there isn't something like that already.
And i know Android Market allows you to remotely download apps to multiple phones but i want to make it impossible to download through the phone itself. (so i can add apps but the user can't)
Something that performs like MFormation Enterprise Manager but avoiding the $20k price tag! (a tall order i know)
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Something that performs like MFormation Enterprise Manager but avoiding the $20k price tag! (a tall order i know)
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Hello,
Have you found any apps that fit your needs? Do you use them? If no, is your organization still interesting in mobile device management service?
I'm asking because I'm working for http://bloove.com (personal phone management service) and we're going to expand our offer to small and medium companies.
This new service will combine existing contact, sms, phone log and bookmark backup for personal phone with MDM features like centralized app management, location and wipe service etc.
We're looking for early adopters who will have a chance to add their custom requirements to the service and get this service for free for up to six months.
Please let me know if you're interested and want to discuss this further.
Thank you,
Rostislav
[email protected]
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I did something like this ...
I first installed openssh server, plus a script that checks a specific URL for remote access needs (had to do it that way since my carrier blocks connections on all ports).
The server side is a simple php script that you call like this: check.php?deviceid=[ID]. The script checks a DB to see if there is anything new for that device ID and acts accordingly. I implemented three features: Tunnel, Script, Install APK. So, If I want to install an APK to all devices, I just upload it on our webserver, and on the MySQL DB I add devices id = all, action=install, file=/apks/whatever.apk. If, for instance, I want to do something more complex on certain devices, I add: id = all, action=script, file=/apks/whatever.sh. I write the script, then all phones check for updates on this check.php every 5 minutes, if they find a script, they'll download and execute. If it's an APK, they'll download and install. If I insert a line with deviceID=[deviceid], action=tunnel, file=[PORT NUMBER], then the phone will SSH into a remote server and do a reverse port forward, on [PORT NUMBER]. Then I can just SSH into localhost:[PORTNUMBER] on the server, and I'll have a terminal inside the phone to do whatever I need.
This doesn't address the restrictions issue, but it does allow you to control the phones however you want.
Regards,
Almafuerte.
On the old cyanogen mod there was a feature built in that could block private numbers,unknown callers etc. Is the feature still present i n latest lineage os o know there's a reverse look up and able to block numbers manually but would rather prefer the global blacklist feature
As the title say pretty much it all, i need help with SELinux.
I do not quite understand it's purpose and why it got introduced.
My main problem right now is i cant use some very apps like before (Android 8 or less) since i'm now in Android 11 or more.
Also i've been warned that we cant record our calls now in android since Android 9 ( i may be wrong) but i know that even before you couldn't record normally calls. To bypass it you had to use the loudspeaker and record hands-free. I read somewhere that how the modem firmware was coded wich prevented to record calls both ways and to record normally calls you had to flash the modem firmware...
I live in a jurisdiction that allow to record calls both way and allow recording between two persons being one of them in the discussion, ex: you can't record other people discussion if you're not part of it.
So that's pretty what help i'm looking for and would like to have some help with other things mentioned above.
I have a Motorola Moto One 5G ACE witch custom rom Havoc Os and also an old Samsung Galaxy S4 also with a custom rom.
Thank you.
P.S. Sorry for bad english, it ain't my first language.
SELinux ( Linux ) in the world of Android devices is SEAndroid, it got implemented wiith Android 4.3. Some SELinux concepts aren't implemented in Android, hence we correctly have to speak of SEAndroid.
As part of the Android security model, SEAndroid enforces mandatory access control (MAC) for all processes, even processes running with root/superuser ( AKA su - switch user ) privileges. With SEAndroid, Android can better protect and restrict system services, control access to application data and system logs, reduce the impact of malicious software, and protect users from potential bugs in code on mobile devices.
IMO SEAndroid is somehow comparable to UAC known from Windows OS.
SEAndroid by default operates on the principle of default denial: anything that is not explicitly allowed is denied.
To change SEAndroid permissions on a per app basis Android must be rooted.
More info here:
Protecting Android with more Linux kernel defenses
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.
android-developers.googleblog.com
On PC i'm using Portmaster from https://safing.io/
It's a replacement for the windows firewall but also works on linux, this program gives me control over my device by letting me monitor ALL network traffic of the computer.
It has builtin filterlists to block tracking and malware, i can block specific programs indivudaly but also add urls like www.google-analytics.com to a custom blocklist.
The best part about this program is that you can use the settings to block all connections by default and then only allow those programs to connect to the internet that you need.
A must have in my opinion.
I haven't found anything on the level of portmaster for android, if anyone knows similar apps/programs/software to what i have described above i would really thankful if you can share it!
PS: This https://f-droid.org/de/packages/dnsfilter.android/ is all i found for android, however i'm still interested to alternatives.