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Hey all the Android-Users out there
Do you want your private data to be secure on your Android Smarthphone? CHECK THIS OUT!
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Many of us wouldn't run naked trough the city, would you ?
So if your privacy concerns you and you don't like to expose some of your dirty little secrets, just stay tuned.
Not only Google, Microsoft and Apple etc. like to get all your data, but everyone else likes your data too, especially some sneaky programmers..
Here are some Apps that can help you to optimize your system and to get some privacy and control.
Apps:
Root:
Superuser(ROOT) (no need to say how, use forumsearch)
App-Permission-Manager:
LBE Security Masterhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20914000
PermissionDog (free) (Market)
Firewall:
Droidwall (free) (Market) (+)
Adblocker:
Adfree (free) (Market)
System Apps Manager:
Titanium Backup Pro (Market) (+)
Root Explorer:
Rootexplorer (Market) or
Supermanager (free) (Market)
SQLite Editor:
SQLite Editor (Market)
Autorun Manager:
Autostarts (Market)
Taskmanager:
Autokiller (Market)
Multi App Management:
Android Assistent (free) (Market)
Ok, there are many apps out there, i just listed the best!
So just get the Apps above and now you need to use them properly.
The main app that will enhance your privacy the most is LBE Security Guard.
You'll wonder how many apps want your ID/IMEI or GPS or something, that the apps actually don't really need!
The others are also great apps with many function!
Now just learn how to use them.
For every app there are some tutorials and howtos out there, just enter the apps name and what you wanna do and you'll find it.
Just use the search function on the forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php
or search on google or if you like use http://scroogle.org
So thats all for now, hope you will be a little saver with your private data.
ps: don't be shy to push the thanks button from time to time!
peace and have a great day!
If you want to get to this thread, just go to:
www.tinyurl.com/androidprivacy
Please post suggestions, what could be done to improve the Security of your android phone!
Mieow
Oh check out the Android Security Warning if you did'nt allready have.
And here is a new chance to see this thread! (threat!)
Changelog:
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Some great information and apps.. thanks a lot or sharing. Found a number of apps that were a little too nosey for my liking.
Installed LBE Security and AdFree.
Thankyou!
What on earth could Angry Birds want my IMEI/IMSI for??
Just some statistics from my own experience:
85~% of the apps you will ask you for permission to use your IMEI/IMSI!
40~% wants your position / GPS
30% ask to read your call logs / contacts etc.
...... but see it yourself!
Btw: If you find a good app, that I could add to this list, don't hesitate to post here.
I agree wholeheartedly. Privacy, and hence liberty, is being eroded at every turn. People just don't seem to realize how much information they're giving away, and don't care. What's the big deal about wearing a little yellow star someone once said. That is the evil insidious problem of Facebook. A generation ago people kept diaries under lock and key. Now people publish their every banal moment to Facebook. And, to be fair, most of these people are safe doing this. Most people are not criminals or terrorists and have nothing, or what they consider very little, to hide. But this is the thin edge of the wedge. I read 1984 in 1970. I also read Fahrenheit 451 and Brave New World. Although the authoritarianism of our present system is less overt and more insidious than that shown in these books, you really can see distinct similarities between these fictional times, and the way we live now. It is easy to find copies of these books, everyone should download them and read or re-read them. Yes, it might interfere with watching professional sport or dancing with quasi celebrities...but that which does not kill you makes you stronger. If you live in a free country it is your duty as a citizen to be informed, or else we wind up like we are now....rioting in the streets while our leaders ignore us, while they kowtow to the global financial elites.
And the above post is the saddest thing of all. If we want to use any app we have to give them blanket permissions. I'm sorry, I don't want them knowing who/where I am. Who my contacts are, what I'm doing. I miss the ownership of my data that the old Palm OS gave me. And I rue the day I was forced into the cloud. I don't want to see their ads. I don't want to help them in any way. That may seem unreasonable considering most of the programs are free, and you can call me selfish, but to me free is free period. If you want to charge for your app, and it is good, I'll pay for it, but if you're going to call an app free it should be just that, free. The "business is business argument" doesn't cut it with me, there is only one "thing" and that's the right" thing". Integrity is the only thing that sets regular people apart from the wealthy.
Thanks to the OP
Thank you very much.
I'd recommend Privacy Inspector to check what your apps can do. Full version Privacy Blocker can actually change applications so they would not be able to gather personal information about you.
thx for this help post, very much needed
You should really remove the Taskmanager (here for why) since they do more harm then good.. Now an app like Watchdog alerts you when apps are misbehaving and lets you kill them but other than that you should just leave them alone.. at least on 2.2+
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You should really remove the Taskmanager (here for why) since they do more harm then good.. Now an app like Watchdog alerts you when apps are misbehaving and lets you kill them but other than that you should just leave them alone.. at least on 2.2+
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This is a good one, didn't know that about taskmanagers.
But still, to kill some unwanted apps you need a taskmanager.
I will recommend watchdog now of course too.
btw. there is an update for lbe privacy guard.
I will add that soon in the 1st post.
stay tuned!
Hy, thanks for the post. The lbe guard seems nice, I was using "Permission denied" until now, but the interface was not that good xD
What's your opinion to virus scanner like lookout mobile security?
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CM7 builds have added permission management- in manage applications > app name, touching on a permission will revoke it. This feature has to be enabled in Cyanogenmod settings...
Swyped from my HTC HD2 running CM7 (Gingerbread 2.3.5)
Tagged for future upload of image - kittens playing w/yarn.
thanks!!
i just want to say thanks for posting this information !!!! i clicked the thanks button for you also haha anyway i downloaded the lbe guard...its amazing it shows me everything!!!! and see some sketchy apps so i deleted them!!!! anyway thanks from thew newbie !!!
hey...
did the app u attach is the latest version???
Some good ones for you guys.
PDroid – The Better Privacy Protection is a program you can use to block acces to personal data. Read the link. Super! It doesnt do anything without paching the ROM youre using. But patching is fairly easy using pacher found at aplication thread. No ICS support yet . I suggest asking your ROM devs to implement PDroid patch. If we demand...
Edit: You find all instructions in the PDroid thread.
And then the other: Bloatfreezer. App that can freeze any other app in system. Freezing doesnt make system misbehave and it works on system apps too. You can freeze anything. Alot better than task killers. Author is Trey Holland who find the Carrier IQ in android systems. He has been sued by google from reveiling Carrier IQ which is app that sends all your data to somewhere. Even your key presses.
Carrier IQ is a spying app in millions of phones. Nokia, blackberry, android etc.
You can scan your system using logging test app by xda user Trey Holland; TrevE
Edit: Some thanks would be nice because these are gems here.
Everybody likes to have the latest and greatest on their devices and that typically means that you are downloading and installing a lot of extra goodies on your device. It is becoming increasingly common to have unwanted things delivered with whatever you are trying to install on your device. To be absolutely safe, you shouldn’t download anything that doesn’t come directly from your OEM and even that is no guarantee that extra “unwanted” stuff won’t end up on your device. These extra things may compromise your privacy or they may just bomb you with adware, either way here is a short guide to help you from installing malware.
1. Stay away from warez.
If someone is going to crack an app to save a little money, they probably can’t be trusted not to add a little bit of extra code designed to line their own pockets. The more warez on the website the more you should be worried about your download. The Google and Amazon app stores really care about their reputations, so they typically go to some effort to remove malware as soon as they find it. Same goes for xda, but you should still expect some malware to sneak through, but the problem is really much worse with the alternative App stores that don't care so much for their user base.
2. Pay close attention to what is being downloaded.
Check the name and the extension of what you downloaded, if they are wrong, then it is probably something you don’t want to install.
An increasing number of file hosts are trying to “trick” users into downloading windows or Mac Installers that typically deliver adware to your computer. If it ends in .exe or .dmg but you are expecting .apk or .zip then you should probably stay away. Please note that All-In-One tool kits and some other things may actually come with .exe, so just use your common sense. Similarly, many malware engines won’t flag adware because it is something that you have “chosen” to install, so it is probably a good idea to be careful with anything that even 1 or 2 malware engines flag as adware. Many file hosts have started offering more than one download link. A real link, for what you want, and then some fake links that take you to ads or provide you with unwanted malware rather than the file you want. Using an adblocker will help reduce these fake links, but again, just make sure what you end up downloading is what you really want. Asking to install a download accelerator, download manager, or pretty much any kind of update to get the download to work are common ploys to get you to download and install something you really don't want.Example of fake download links:
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3. Run a malware check on the download before installing it.
I prefer https://www.virustotal.com & http://sanddroid.xjtu.edu.cn/#home but there are plenty of other tools (see http://wiki.secmobi.com/tools:android_dynamic_analysis for a more thorough listing).
Virustotal uses a number of anti-malware engines to scan your file for known malware. The more tools that return a positive match the more likely it is that you have downloaded malware. If you downloaded something that can root your phone then in all likelihood some scanners will flag it as malware and those can be considered as false positives. Please be aware that just because an app is rated as clean, doesn’t mean that it really isn’t malware. Maybe it hasn’t been identified as malware yet or maybe the sandbox didn’t activate the malware parts of the app.
good: https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/...d13216cf9a7b22f840cbf094/analysis/1389439909/
bad: https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/...8c2e88f327848f21c16dae2965d870829c1/analysis/
false positives from Rooting App:
https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/...b456d9095cae1deb07e72072d6dcc057d43/analysis/
Sanddroid is just for checking apps and will run them in a sandbox and then tell you about the behavior of your app.
good: http://sanddroid.xjtu.edu.cn/report?apk_md5=B22FDFE14B422E9B1DA9767918B55037
bad: http://sanddroid.xjtu.edu.cn/report?apk_md5=7CA1039040C67F62290B2F3F180AED8C
Please feel free to post any tips or tricks you have for avoiding malware and I will see about adding them here.
Please do not ask if something contains malware or not, if you are in doubt then don’t use install it, if it is something you found on xda and are worried about it, then report the post and a moderator will investigate it. The last thing we want is for people to accidentally green light something that is bad, it is your device so in the end it can only be up to you.
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Sometimes when viewing pages for adults some apps from such websites are downloading automaticly to my smartphone
mosek said:
Sometimes when viewing pages for adults some apps from such websites are downloading automaticly to my smartphone
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Try an adblocker....or maybe visit other sites
mosek said:
Sometimes when viewing pages for adults some apps from such websites are downloading automaticly to my smartphone
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just deny the download request *facepalm*
To avoid the double extension, for example .apk.exe or.img.exe or .exe.exe
To verify the size of the unload before executing, for example waits 5mb and the size is of 247Kb to suppress directly and to look for another file, this what it will do yes is touched on him it will be a launcher impossible to stop executes and installing programs desinstalables needing of a complete formatting, I go five days to recover the computer for one of these for not realizing this and executing the file.
If the size of the download does not correspond with the size of the file very probably partner is going to go malware and it is enough to pulsate in order that it has not gone back
My English is terrible for what I have to help with an automatic translator
Thank you for this guide.. And also I suggest others to install an adblock to avoid popups, viruses, malwares..
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Try an adblocker....or maybe visit other sites
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This is what I have, I use adblock plus (for android) and MoaAB.
Probably only need one, but works for me.
Thanks for the info, all terrific points.
dsunglao said:
Thank you for this guide.. And also I suggest others to install an adblock to avoid popups, viruses, malwares..
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really.? adblock (for android) can block viruses dan malwares..
asandi said:
really.? adblock (for android) can block viruses dan malwares..
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Yes and no. Adblockers typically don't scan downloads for adware or malware, but if a link is flagged by adblocker as containing adware then that link will be blocked. It isn't perfect, but in the end you are much less likely to download adware/malware if you are using an adblocker.
I've never been infected either, a little bit of common sense and know how goes a long way.
I think it all comes down to how long someone and 'lived' on the internet to understand how it and everyone works, regardless..
Thanks @justmpm. This kind of information is vital and definitely deserves the Sticky. Well done.
I hate when I click on a link to download something and it ends up at that stupid devhost site. There is a few others that try to pull that crap too, but yea it pisses me off because I dont usually click on something unless its really something Im after. Good post OP
Well as long as you don't install weird .apk files, Android should run fine and virus-free.
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Sometimes when viewing pages for adults some apps from such websites are downloading automaticly to my smartphone
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just dont click to install . nowaday it happens anywhere of adware
Yup ,
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A good adblocker to use if you're rooted is Adaway. If you're not rooted you can use adblock plus (the app, or the Firefox add-on). One disadvantage to the adblock plus app is that it uses quite much ram (~100mb). Adaway modifies the hosts file, so it doesn't use any resources.
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How to check for malware before the download of the software? I downloaded one and found it to be malware itself..????
Thanks for Your Info, Currently using UCWEB Browser. there itself they enabled adblock default.
Blokada v4
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Download Blokada for Android 5+
(you will also find a link for Android 4 version there)
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You can find all the important links at blokada.org
The app is uploaded to XDA Labs!
Your feedback is appreciated! Hope you'll find it useful !
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I take it this is another local VPN blocking solution? What licence is it released under? I wouldn't trust any VPN that all my data is passing through unless it's open source, so I would highly recommend moving in that direction. Would you say the primary advantage over NetGuard is ease of use? I personally need much finer-grain control of per-app host blocking, but I can see how this could be very useful to others.
So simple! And it supports Android 4+ which is nice because DNS66 supports only Android 5+.
Some Questions :
Where is the location of the hosts file(s)? Can I modify the hosts file(s)?
Suggestion:
What I want is ability to block image (do not download image to reduce data usage). Because it is unwanted content for me and this way can reduce data usage too.
I've tried it and I love it, but my one request is a QS tile for Android 7+ for easily toggling the VPN
Thanks for the feedback so far guys and keep it coming. I really appreciate it!
I take it this is another local VPN blocking solution? What licence is it released under?
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Correct. It's not open sourced as of yet, but it's in my plans. If Blokada is received well, I'd like to build up a community around it, with plugins etc.
Would you say the primary advantage over NetGuard is ease of use? I personally need much finer-grain control of per-app host blocking, but I can see how this could be very useful to others.
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Well NetGuard is quite a different beast, it's a firewall with per-app blocking. Blokada is an ad blocker. Tech behind both is similar, but since there's quite a choice already of adblockers on Android, I want to focus Blokada on extreme ease of use (unless the community would want otherwise). That said, some configuration options, like the choice of filters, will come.
Where is the location of the hosts file(s)? Can I modify the hosts file(s)?
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Currently hosts are fetched online (and cached) and are not modifiable. Some flexibility here is the #1 feature to come so stay tuned
What I want is ability to block image (do not download image to reduce data usage). Because it is unwanted content for me and this way can reduce data usage too.
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Nice idea! I have added it to the feedback list.
Please post new ideas please post here bit .ly/blokada_ideas
I've tried it and I love it, but my one request is a QS tile for Android 7+ for easily toggling the VPN
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Thanks! Added to the list.
I really like that it shows you what's being blocked in real time via notifications. Would there be a way to export a log in the future?
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I really like that it shows you what's being blocked in real time via notifications. Would there be a way to export a log in the future?
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Added to ideas. Thanks!
Yeah the notification definitely helps you realise how much tracking is going on
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Added to ideas. Thanks!
Yeah the notification definitely helps you realise how much tracking is going on
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What amazed me is the amount of ads that ping even on apps I've paid for the ad-free versions within the app. Just from a day of use I had over 2000 blocks. The weather channel app has been the worst offender so far.
First of all, thanks for your great app！
Most of ads removed for mine, still some (may be local) ads remained. I am using this in Japan.
I understand your concept, ease of use first . if only some customization would be... (ex, extra choice of country ? something)
anyway thanks again, keep going!
moviti said:
First of all, thanks for your great app！
Most of ads removed for mine, still some (may be local) ads remained. I am using this in Japan.
I understand your concept, ease of use first . if only some customization would be... (ex, extra choice of country ? something)
anyway thanks again, keep going!
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You're right. The next release will include filter configuration options, so it'll be possible to use local lists or even custom filters.
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What amazed me is the amount of ads that ping even on apps I've paid for the ad-free versions within the app. Just from a day of use I had over 2000 blocks. The weather channel app has been the worst offender so far.
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Haha, from my experience free games are also pretty terrible in this regard!
Guys, thanks a lot for a very motivating feedback so far! Filter configuration and customization features are coming in the next release.
If you have a moment please like / follow / share / +1 the social media of your choosing:
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Can you add a whitelist? I don't want displayed ads (such as through Google app) to not work when I click them.
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Can you add a whitelist? I don't want displayed ads (such as through Google app) to not work when I click them.
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Thanks! Added to ideas.
Tried it out, using it seems to keep the LG email app from syncing. Any ideas? This is on the LG V20, stock, 7.0. Every other ad blocking app that uses VPN except Adguard has the same issue.
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Tried it out, using it seems to keep the LG email app from syncing. Any ideas? This is on the LG V20, stock, 7.0. Every other ad blocking app that uses VPN except Adguard has the same issue.
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Interesting. Could you give the play store link or exact name of this app?
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Interesting. Could you give the play store link or exact name of this app?
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It's just called "Email".
Again, not to bring other apps in, but I've tried many other ad blocking apps and all have the same issue that prevents syncing except Adguard. I'd be happy to help anyway I can tho.
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It's just called "Email".
Again, not to bring other apps in, but I've tried many other ad blocking apps and all have the same issue that prevents syncing except Adguard. I'd be happy to help anyway I can tho.
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Thanks! I'll look into this after the release of filter configuration feature.
I got this to work once on my pixel running 7.1 but even though i grant the app vpn permissions it's unable to start. btw it's stock, non-rooted.
New release: 0.4-beta! Added filter configuration options
You can now swipe right to activate filter lists of your choosing. I have added the most common lists that work really well. If you long tap any list you will see some additional info about it.
I'm counting on your feedback about which hosts lists are you using so that I can add them to Blokada!
You can watch a short video here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/blokadaorg/posts/
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PS: @daleski75, could you please try the new release and see if problem persists? Also try to reboot your device.
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New release: 0.4-beta! Added filter configuration options
You can now swipe right to activate filter lists of your choosing. I have added the most common lists that work really well. If you long tap any list you will see some additional info about it.
I'm counting on your feedback about which hosts lists are you using so that I can add them to Blokada!
You can watch a short video here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/blokadaorg/posts/
DOWNLOAD BLOKADA APK (v0.4-beta)
If you have a moment please like / follow / share / +1 the social media of your choosing:
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http://bit.ly/blokadagplus
PS: @daleski75, could you please try the new release and see if problem persists? Also try to reboot your device.
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Works OK now thanks
Any plan for custom block? By manually loading/importing self-built hosts file, or by manually adding host/url/domain to already exist hosts file. This is useful especially for blocking local/regional ads.
Hi everyone,
I have created my own Parental Control application since I had difficulties to find a free, simple and secure one.
I'm actually searching for testers or good ideas.
It allows to:
avoid installing new application by blocking the Play Store
block the installed applications (completely or by adding a time limit)
limit the calls duration
ensure the Youtube parental filter is enabled (and stays enabled)
track your child applications or network activities
be warned when your child leave a defined area (PAID FEATURE)
block undesired content (adult/illegal websites...) or a specific website by filtering the device's network requests (PAID FEATURE)
Beware of one thing: Kiddie does not provide any remote control. You will have to take your child's device to do restriction modifications.
Play Store link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.frju.heimdall
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Hi everyone,
I have created my own Parental Control application since I had difficulties to find a free, simple and secure one.
I'm actually searching for testers or good ideas (like better name or icon).
It allows to:
avoid installing new application
restrict the installed applications (block them or add a time limit)
limit the call duration
ensure the Google Play/Youtube/... parental filters are enabled (and stay enabled)
track your child applications or network activities
block undesired content (adult/illegal websites...) by filtering the phone's network requests (this is the only paid feature)
Beware of one thing: Heimdall does not provide any remote control. You will have to take your child's device to do restriction modifications.
Play Store link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.frju.heimdall
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Looks good! Can you add functionality for maximum daily use and non-use time (e.g. bedtime or school time)? Thnx!
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Looks good! Can you add functionality for maximum daily use and non-use time (e.g. bedtime or school time)? Thnx!
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Agree.
Great and useful application.
The maximum daily usage feature is really important to make it real hit against those apps that wants money.
I'm a beginner in Android programming, but i would also like to contribute to this project.
Hi everyone,
For your information Heimdall has evolved since the first post here. Several features has been added, including the one you were asking here: a global phone limit. However, please note I've added that one in the paid version only.
Why can't I install it on my Android 8.1 Huawei P20?
Off-topic: For a moment I was confused on why a tool for flashing ROMs on Samsung Galaxy S was in focus again !
Is remote control coming? Like viewing what apps they have downloaded or seeing YouTube history?
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Cool app. In my opinion:
1. Blocking the entire settings app is too overreaching, only sensitive settings activities should be blocked (VPN, Accessibility).
2. Remote control would be nice (eg. kid is at a friend's for the afternoon and you want to unlock stuff without driving across town).
3. Maybe a way to pick individual activities inside applications (eg. YouTube settings panel).
Before selecting a name for an app, you should search XDA for that name. In case of heimdall you will find the Linux version of Odin. The well known Samsung flashing tool.
Great news. Merci !
Can't you do a free webblock version with stevenblack hosts file (i guess root will be necessary) or parental dns like norton or opendns ? Thanks.
@fr_ju: Fred, if interested to get the app translated you may want to consider to announce it here.
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Before selecting a name for an app, you should search XDA for that name. In case of heimdall you will find the Linux version of Odin. The well known Samsung flashing tool.
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You're certainly correct and it would make it easier to distinguish. However, I doubt that the name of a Norse god bears a copyright or trademark, and Heimdall(r) seems to be a good patron of an application with the desired intention. But as Fred also asks for ideas about the app's name, how about "Heimdall's Horn" i.e. Gjallarhorn.
Well. I'd love to use this app, but I can't install it from the play store.
Apk available?
Hi all, thanks for your comments. I'll try to answer all your questions:
- I actually knew about the flashing tool before selecting Heimdall as name, but I believe most people actually doesn't know about the flashing tool (except maybe on xda). And I like the sound and meaning of it.
- concerning impossibility to install Heimdall on Huawei: I actually had to block all Huawei, Honor and Xiaomi devices due to incompatibilities. These manufacturers heavily modify Android and Heimdall protections are randomly disabled on theses devices.
- concerning the settings app which is always blocked: at the beginning I were only blocking some settings activities and not the whole app, but I quickly discover that it is actually complicated to cover all cases due to all different or modified version of Android. So I chose the easy way, but this is not the first time I heard complaint about that so I will think about it and try to find a better way.
- concerning the remote control: for now I want to avoid sending data to a server (for several reasons, including the privacy protection). So having a remote control in that condition is not that simple. I may extend the existing remote control via SMS in the future to support more use cases, but for the user it is not as simple as other solutions.
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- concerning the settings app which is always blocked: at the beginning I were only blocking some settings activities and not the whole app, but I quickly discover that it is actually complicated to cover all cases due to all different or modified version of Android. So I chose the easy way, but this is not the first time I heard complaint about that so I will think about it and try to find a better way.
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One way that it may be done is to allow the used to optionally block activities instead of whole apps. You should be able to get activity lists from blocked apps. You can ship the App with the whole settings blocked by default and allow users to fine tune the blocking if needed.
fr_ju said:
- concerning the remote control: for now I want to avoid sending data to a server (for several reasons, including the privacy protection). So having a remote control in that condition is not that simple. I may extend the existing remote control via SMS in the future to support more use cases, but for the user it is not as simple as other solutions.
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Your concern for privacy is commendable. SMS control is nice but won't work for devices without cellular connection, such as tablets or phones running without a network plan and/or SIM cards (such devices are popular with kids in my corner of the world). If you decide to go with some form of cloud messaging, please use GCM as it's the de facto standard. If you're targeting non-Google devices, I hear MQTT is good, but you'll have to have your own infrastructure and have users exclude Heimdall from battery optimization.
Steelskinz said:
Great news. Merci !
Can't you do a free webblock version with stevenblack hosts file (i guess root will be necessary) or parental dns like norton or opendns ? Thanks.
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Hello
I want to try your host
I had few hosts and just added yours, but I realize that your host were listed as "Not Available"
Will it still works or maybe I missed something here
Go on with this work!! I'm impressed!
Tiny list but interessting.
Best regards!
sp.auth.adobe.com
sp.auth.adobe.com blocks android users from signing into app Channels i.e. History, ESPN, Starz (spectrum login). Its annoying having to put it into whitelist across several devices.
melphoi said:
Hello
I want to try your host
I had few hosts and just added yours, but I realize that your host were listed as "Not Available"
Will it still works or maybe I missed something here
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That is normal.
Don't worry host will work without any issues.
kodiportalgabe said:
sp.auth.adobe.com blocks android users from signing into app Channels i.e. History, ESPN, Starz (spectrum login). Its annoying having to put it into whitelist across several devices.
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Ok i will whitelist this in the next update. :good:
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Ok i will whitelist this in the next update. :good:
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Send me an Email contact.
May be the next update will become 1000times better.
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Super and beauty.... I removed my other hosts in adaway and leave only this one. it works as explained in OP. Thanks.
@jerryn70
Nice work mate. @MrT69 is working on a very huge project.
And he is one of very rare polite, helpful and responsive hard working developers.
I dont know him personally, but I'm following his project since the first post of his thread.
I assume you heared about his keweonDNS project.
If you dont, take a look, and you will know exactly what I'm talking about.
All the best bros.
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@jerryn70
Nice work mate. @MrT69 is working on a very huge project.
And he is one of very rare polite, helpful and responsive hard working developers.
I dont know him personally, but I'm following his project since the first post of his thread.
I assume you heared about his keweonDNS project.
If you dont, take a look, and you will know exactly what I'm talking about.
All the best bros.
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We know each other
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We know each other
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Didn't forget you. But actually I'm working on DoH Server and this is a phyton based thing.
This is driving me cracy. It seems no one any longer able to use a real programming language.
I cannot see images in g play and g photos.