I've found a work around to bypass apps that won't work on rooted androids. I've tested Barclays Mobile Banking and SkyGo. Both work.
I need a list of other app that can't work with root so I can test further.
Please list any that you know of?
Thanks.
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Hi can you tell the work around for skygo on s3 please
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I've been told the SkyGo app checks for root when the video is about to play so I havent been able to test that far as I dont have login details for a Sky account. I assumed the app checked for root at start up.
Anyway, I've you could try this for me and let me know...
You need ES File Explorer. Open ES and go in to the options. Make sure 'Up to Root' and 'Root Explorer' are ticked. Navigate to '/system/xbin/' and long press on the 'su' file. Then select 'Hide' from the popup menu. Try streaming anything from SkyGo. Let me know if that works or not.
I've just tried another beta app called 'WorldPay' but it didn't work. So far the only app confirmed is Barclays Mobile Banking and Barclays Pingit.
Thanks.
Hi tried what u said didn't work for me
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Bugger. Looks like it's just for Barclays app's then. Thanks for trying it for me.
That's ok there might be a fix soon by someone
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Faz1980 said:
I've found a work around to bypass apps that won't work on rooted androids. I've tested Barclays Mobile Banking and SkyGo. Both work.
I need a list of other app that can't work with root so I can test further.
Please list any that you know of?
Thanks.
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Hey man, can you help me get this app going "Jeppesen Mobile TC". I'm trying to get this app to work on my HP Touchpad with CyanogenMod version 9.0.0 alpha 2
When I use like root explorer or anything that's needs superuser permissions it tells me granted permissions on an inactive shell. What does that mean?
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Thanks everyone who has looked at this and not helped me
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No problem. Sometimes we have more important things to do in life besides logging on every freakin day...like working and paying bills.
Danger Dan said:
When I use like root explorer or anything that's needs superuser permissions it tells me granted permissions on an inactive shell. What does that mean?
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Are you sure it says inactive shell? Mine says interactive shell when out gives root permissions.
As to it's meaning, I don't know which is probably why no one answered before.
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I'm sorry it does say interactive.
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It just means the app has Superuser permissions and allows you to do things you'd normally need to be rooted to do. For example being able to modify system files. It's the equivalent of Administrative privileges on Windows. The interactive shell is just that; the things you interact with as the user.
I have an app that refuses to operate fully, because it says that streaming is not allowed on rooted devices.
Is there a way that I can hide rooted status from this app, or make it unrooted as far as the app is concerned? I have not given it root permissions; it just seems to know that the app is rooted.
Thanks!
I've had good luck with OTA rootkeeper, I've been able to watch movies on Google play, that sort of thing.
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You can to set your root management program to automatically deny root on request.
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Cant you unroot it?
Tried OTARootkeepet and app still complained. Even functionally unrooted it seemed to know.
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What is the app?
I am Jack's smirking revenge.
Rooted my phone using the Vroot method and did some surveying with permission manager, xPrivacy and I stumbled upon a mysterious app called MtkCamera (com.example.cameraroot). I have no recollection of ever installing this app. I find this suspicious because I use permission manager on other phones running ICS and never have to deal with this app before. Considering all the apps listed are installed from Google Play Store, I decided to restrict all permission and uninstall the app. Check out the permissions list.
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Rooted my phone and did some surveying with permission manager, xPrivacy and I stumbled upon a mysterious app called MtkCamera (com.example.cameraroot). I have no recollection of ever installing this app. I find this suspicious because I use permission manager on other phones running ICS and never have to deal with this app before. Considering all the apps listed are installed from Google Play Store, I decided to restrict all permission. Has anyone come across this app before?
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I removed it right after I found its existence.
If root fail then we see toast notifications that restore successful and this app we can see in multitask... I think it is for reverting back if root fails...
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Mmmh this doesn't sound good.
Was about to root my newly received Ultra
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If root fail then we see toast notifications that restore successful and this app we can see in multitask... I think it is for reverting back if root fails...
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I'm not convinced. Looking at the network permissions, it doesn't make sense why it would need to control network access.
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I'm not convinced. Looking at the network permissions, it doesn't make sense why it would need to control network access.
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If you not sure if you want to remove it yet, put it behind a firewall
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jtschohl.androidfirewall
or freeze the app
appreciate the warning
Any devs here want to decompile it and see what it does?
LordManhattan said:
Any devs here want to decompile it and see what it does?
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I rooted with Vroot, installed english SU and then removed the Chinese SU using the vroot app and I don't have the app installed.
Removed it as soon as I saw it. Better not run it, and remove it does nothing to the root.
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I rooted with Vroot, installed english SU and then removed the Chinese SU using the vroot app and I don't have the app installed.
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Sure, but what does it do? Does it steal your contacts? Send SMS'? Log your IMEI? Log your keystrokes? Or is it nothing out of the ordinary? Who knows!
I could decompile it myself, but I have no idea what to look for, so that's a complete waste of time.
We can make a game out of this. Post what you think it does, and we'll see who wins The winner gets an Xperia Z1 (image from the internetz).
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A quick Google search reveals that "MTK" is MediaTek, a Taiwanese semiconductor company that's in the smartphone business, so I guess that's something? Still doesn't tell us why MediaTek's camera thingy is installed on some Ultras, though.
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I vrooted too.
Is this thing only visible when using certain security apps?
I cannot find it in list of settings〉apps
I cannot see such process running either. I have not uninstalled anything since vroot
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A quick Google search reveals that "MTK" is MediaTek, a Taiwanese semiconductor company that's in the smartphone business, so I guess that's something? Still doesn't tell us why MediaTek's camera thingy is installed on some Ultras, though.
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So the reason some people do not have can be simply because they do not have a TW firmware. Have a TW firmware and got it after vroot. But where would be the point for vroot to put a malicious apps on your phone when they can do anything they want while rooting your device? Maybe you should not take your phone with you on the bathroom, they may record you hahahaha.
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jewelkobayashi said:
I vrooted too.
Is this thing only visible when using certain security apps?
I cannot find it in list of settings〉apps
I cannot see such process running either. I have not uninstalled anything since vroot
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Which country firmware do you have?
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Which country firmware do you have?
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I have VN Firmware .510
So your theory about TW firmware might be valid.
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I have VN Firmware .510
So your theory about TW firmware might be valid.
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sounds valid to me.
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Sure, but what does it do? Does it steal your contacts? Send SMS'? Log your IMEI? Log your keystrokes? Or is it nothing out of the ordinary? Who knows!
I could decompile it myself, but I have no idea what to look for, so that's a complete waste of time.
We can make a game out of this. Post what you think it does, and we'll see who wins The winner gets an Xperia Z1 (image from the internetz).
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So you don't find the following permissions suspicious?
Change network connectivity
Connect and disconnect wifi
Full network access
View network connection
View wi-fi connection
Pair with bluetooth devices
Allow wifi multicast reception
Call me paranoid, but I think this is a spying app...
this app with us from the beginning.
this is what I found -platform for the bottom and top of the camera for a detailed explanation of the process and the introduction of the frame code
that does seem suspicious.
Is the view that this root method is trustworthy?
Trying to weigh up if all is well before I root.
Cheers
When I install apps from play store, I'm always told what permissions the apps require.
However, I'm not happy to give permissions to some of the requests. For example, I don't want Shazam to use my location. It does nothing but waste battery life. I only use it to ID the music I'm listening. My location is none of its business.
On iPhone, when an app tries to get location info for the first time, I'm always asked whether I would like to give the permission. Is there anything on Z2 allows me to control what an app can and cannot access?
Any help will be appreciated.
I think you can use xprivacy, greenify android tuner, system tuner, i think some others, try googling
Either way you may need xposed and/or root
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I think you can use xprivacy, greenify android tuner, system tuner, i think some others, try googling
Either way you may need xposed and/or root
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Thanks for that. I don't really want to root my phone now that I have the screen problem fixed. Guess there is no way around this.