Any Android app that can forward *ALL* notifications to an iPhone ? - General Questions and Answers

Hi guys. I have an android phone for work and a personal iPhone. Due to corporate policies, I cannot install my work apps on my iPhone, but I also don't want to always be monitoring my android phone for work related notifications (Outlook, Teams, etc.).
So the question is: Is there any Android app which integrates with the Android OS and sends/forwards/pushes ALL notifications to an iPhone, without requiring any integration with specific apps which it supports ?
It's okay if I can't respond to those notifications (but would be great if I can!), but at least be able to see any such notifications would be very helpful!
I found an old app called Klone which did this, but I think it's no longer supported.

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Privacy sandbox for Android apps?

Hi all,
Here is my dilemma, I want to run an app X (e.g. Paper Toss) but it requires capability Y (e.g. my location or phone identity) that compromises my privacy and is not really needed for the core functionality of the app.
It would be great to be able to wrap the app with security wrapper that will allow me to control what actually signals it has access to and what other it just gets fake data (similar to Google Latitude that allows you to set an arbitrary fake location).
Any thought? How feasible it is to implement?
I would think that this is doable, at least with the AOSP based ROMs such as CM.
I would appreciate such a privacy-enchancing feature.
I'd like to see such a feature too. A lot of apps seem to ask for permissions that have nothing to do with the core functionality of the app. See the Wall Street Journal article on smart phone privacy (can't post a link yet) for examples.
I think it would be a good idea to suggest this to CM to see if they would include it. Would you be able to develop this?
Don't know if it is related to this thread or not but Android Police reports about similar upcoming feature of cyanogen
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...rmissions-cue-mass-force-closing-as-a-result/
cm7 nightly 82 allows control (deny/allow/revoke)permissions for individual apps......this if what you're looking for..
Its the new feature mentioned in the post above this one

[Q] Who understands the SMS/MMS system?

i have an Inspire4G, an iPhone, and an Atrix... i have unlocked and rooted and put Cyanogen & other mods on my Android based phones that I have now, and my N1 from the past as well as others for friends.
but i fully admit, i am NO expert... i rely on those who understand the system more than i, to do what i've done.
And, i am THANKFUL for all the work you have all put in.
SO - here's my issue, the iPhone has the group/threaded MMS ability... its a commonly known issue, a common question, and run through google shows many asking for options. some Blackberry devices can join these threads, and i'm pretty sure my iDen devices back in the day could as well. but Android cannot (currently).
i have tried GoSMS and Handscent, and it seems like they are merely better front-end clients with more/different notification features that feed off a base SMS/MMS from the core system. someone please correct me if i am wrong.
so - my questions: what keeps us from joining them? is it that an app can't be written to do this because the system can't do this?
is it simply that there is no way to modify the base Android system to handle this, and we all must wait for Google to include the needed code or libraries to do so?
is there not a... 'standard' or maybe available code from other systems that could be applied to the current base SMS/MMS system to allow for grouping in some way?
i ask today because the majority of the people in my world are iPhone users, and now that Group Messaging is active by default in iOS5, its becoming used more and more... to a frustrating level. i originally thought it would be as simple as waiting for GoSMS to thread the incoming texts, but as i've tried various options and apps it seems they're all based on something limiting.
and i'd like someone who knows more than i to explain (hopefully in simple terms) what keeps Android from adding what seems to be an old ability, really so i can know if there's hope for a change soon... or if its not even possible. hell, maybe this will come in ICS/4.0, or maybe its not possible.
again, thanks to all the devs - if it weren't for your skills and work, none of us would have the great devices we do.

[Q] Requesting permission for push notifictions

I'm new to the android platform, and app development for it in general. On iOS, every app must ask for and confirm push notifications as required by apple, not necessarily the app. I have not noticed any apps that I've downloaded on my new Samsung phone prompting me if I want to receive push notifications, it just automatically registers me for them. Is this normal Android convention, to automatically register users for push notifications and they can disable them later? I am developing an Android application myself right now and i'm wondering.... Should I be prompting users and asking if they want them before I register them? Obviously it would be the polite thing to do to ask users permission before signing them up for push notifications. However, if that's not common practice I see no reason to potentially lose some receivers of them. Any insights / documentation to best practices for Android would be awesome.
Thanks

Dumb Android Version

I'm posting here because I can't post at the development forum.
With the advent of cellphone addiction, the market for dumbphones has increased. People looking for ways to end their addiction to social media and gaming are supporting projects like Light Phone and Mudita Pure.
Unfortunately, these devices are pricy due to the relatively low demand and the fact that they are not produced in China.
I believe that there's a big opportunity for those developers looking forward to starting something new, like creating a "Dumb" Android version with less complexity, that would have only basic and productivity features such as:
Call, SMS, flashlight, camera, calculator, shopping list (todo list), hotspot only (no mobile data or wifi on the phone), music player.
Must not have: playstore, browser
Name suggestions: DumbDroid, AA, Antidote
I hope someone reads this and brings this idea to life.
Thanks :fingers-crossed:
@tijuco2
You are confusing Android OS - including device drivers - and applications, IMHO.
And, it's on the user to decide what applications lastly are installed ( used ) on an Android device.
jwoegerbauer said:
@tijuco2
You are confusing Android OS - including device drivers - and applications, IMHO.
And, it's on the user to decide what applications lastly are installed ( used ) on an Android device.
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I'm not a developer. I know what the demand is, not how to achieve what I suggested. I'm talking about addiction when the user lost the ability to control their impulse.

How is my privacy with CalyxOs?

Hello all,
I have been more privacy conscious for an extended period of time now. I use CalyxOs because I still need some apps, both work and personal that do not work in GrapheneOs. However, the last one I have a question regarding the collection of data by Big Tech and I am wondering to what extent I am about my privacy and if I am not taking too much actions for nothing? After all, I see a lot of videos and tutorials about degoogled phones. I understand that with degoogled phones combined with minimizing apps (and especially not installing google apps) it becomes more difficult for the Big Tech to get a full profile than with a stock os. So this means that I take all kinds of precautions that make me put more effort, like not using a lot of easy apps anymore, in device (now Pixel 4) much less good specs than e.g. Galaxy S21 etc. My question now is, to what extent do I actually protect my privacy this way? Some examples: I no longer use Gmail but Protonmail, but many of my recipients still use Gmail, so my mail "comes anyway" to Gmail. Conversations via Whatsapp, but also Signal or Session or Briar etc. are at my friends/family on a stock android. But then the conversations are also not private like on a CalyxOs right? So in short, what my question is, do these efforts and sacrifices of ease of use still have any use if all the two way interactions don't guarantee my privacy anyway?
I'm no expert and maybe someone can help me clarify the privacy process?
Thank you!
I recommend the following:
Use a custom Rom without any google stuff. There is either
1.) LineageOS for the Pixel4 _WITHOUT_ any "gapps", "mindthegapps", "microg" and whatever their names are.
2.) CalyxOS WITHOUT "microg" - make sure to switch off the checkbox during installtion.
3.) GrapheneOS
I only have experience with #1 & #2, i am using ~95 Apps and i discovered only one which refused to run without the socalled "PlayServices" and this is the "Flightradar24"
Some other ideas:
- use a personal firewall like NetGuard Pro or the built in one in CalyxOS and restrict as much as possible network access for ALL apps.
- use a dedicated contact app (i use "simple contacts" from FDroid) to separate private contacts from the "standard" contact app which can be read by Telegram or Whatsapp.
- extract the native Pixel4 camera app and sideload it onto your custom rom based phone and restrict network access of it to have all features of the good original Pixel Cam app.
- Do not use the google search engine, use "DuckDuckGo" or one of the other alternatives.
- check that you _do not use_ the google DNS servers (8.8.8.8) use another one like "digitalcourage" - check "duckduckgo" for trustworthy dns servers
- lock for the actual version of the "Privacy Handbook" there is a very good one but its in german language, not sure if there is a similar one in english
- regarding gmail: tell people that you _do not send_ mail to google mail. "gimme another mail adress plaese, i dont want to have the contents of my mail scanned by google POINT!"
In other words: Avoid as much as possible from "BigTech", use open source alternatives. Support Open Source projects. Use a privacy friendly mail provider, in DE they are cheap ~ 1,- €/month you have the privacy and a ad free WebGUI and you support their business.
The other side of the medal: Stay away from the Web/Internet/modern technology but this isn't a solution
Thats my 2 cents

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