So I am wondering if we remove a certain permission from an app, does the app still have the ability to use that permissions?
Example: Pandora can read contacts list, I remove that permission from the APK, Can Pandora still read my contact list?
ZeroManArmy said:
So I am wondering if we remove a certain permission from an app, does the app still have the ability to use that permissions?
Example: Pandora can read contacts list, I remove that permission from the APK, Can Pandora still read my contact list?
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How did you remove that permission?
Well from my experience of Android app development, the app needs the permission or it will not work.
For example: I was programming a BootReceiver which gets notified when the phone completed the boot but I was forgetting the BootReceiver permission and it was not working.
You can surely block permission using certain apps. Apps are lbe,droidwall,pdroid..
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I'm asking if I remove them completely. Will it work?
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ZeroManArmy said:
I'm asking if I remove them completely. Will it work?
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If you use lbe it should as I think lbe fakes the information you deny the other apps use of so that the other app doesn't realise its blocked at all.
Dave
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Yeah it should work!
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Yeah it should work!
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I'm still looking for a straight up answer...
I'm using lbe and it blocks/fakes the block permission and it works with no problem.
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I'm still looking for a straight up answer...
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As has been said if you remove the permissions yourself via code then no it may not work with some apps but with lbe app it will because it fakes the permissions so your app thinks its still got them and so it won't stop working.
Dave
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The app will not be able to access the permission if you manually remove it from the app, however it will most likely force close on occasion - specifically when trying to use the functions the permission was needed for. In some cases this won't be an issue, in others it will mean force close city.
In the case of removing the permission to access contact data, you shouldn't have any problems unless you try to share something with a contact.
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I have rooted my photon and wondering if anyone knew what to do to get swype 3.0? I know we have to delete the one that came preloaded which I believe we can do rooted right? TIA.
Just google swype beta, register, the rest is history. ;-)
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Djspinister said:
Just google swype beta, register, the rest is history. ;-)
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Except that it isn't, because you have to disable the currently installed Swype in order to install the new one. You can't do that without deleting it, which in turn requires that you be rooted.
jwischka said:
Except that it isn't, because you have to disable the currently installed Swype in order to install the new one. You can't do that without deleting it, which in turn requires that you be rooted.
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Which if you would have read his post you would see that he said his phone is rooted. all he would need to do is delete or rename the swype apk.
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I guess my question is where do I delete the swype file(s) from?
Swype.apk is in system/app
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That worked. Thanks!
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Which if you would have read his post you would see that he said his phone is rooted. all he would need to do is delete or rename the swype apk.
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I did read his post. I also read your post. I actually comprehended both of them. My reply was intended to point out that you do, in fact, have to delete the old before you bring in the new, which was entirely missing from your concise list of rock 'n roll.
Questions been answered. Can we please move on
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Oh, just for anyone else doing this you also need to delete libSwypeCore.so from /system.lib
I used root explorer to do this. Swype forceclosed on me when I did a reboot but had not deleted the libswypecore so I'm hoping this was the problem.
Latest aFirewall (call blocking software) update has 2 new permissions, one of them I can understand since its related to app purpose:
INTERCEPT OUTGOING CALLS
Allows the app to process outgoing calls and change the number to be dialed. Malicious apps may monitor, redirect, or prevent outgoing calls.
But there's a second permission that I dont see its purpose:
RETRIEVE RUNNING APPS
Allows the app to retrieve information about currently and recently running tasks. Malicious apps may discover private information about other apps.
What's in this version:
3.6.0:
1. Update application icon;
2. Add running info display and shortcut;
3. Fix two FCs;
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Anyone knows if this permission is really necessary?
Thank you
Look at number 2
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I can see that, but what does this do? Why does a call blocking app needs this?
To identify malicious apps running in the background, I assume?
It used to identify if BackupToEmail is installed in your phone. Thanks.
thl16888 said:
It used to identify if BackupToEmail is installed in your phone. Thanks.
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Shouldn't need any special permission to determine if a specific package is installed.
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I can see that, but what does this do? Why does a call blocking app needs this?
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Hmm maybe becease its a firewall app that its gonna maybe protect you from harmfull apps??? Or even look for apps that sigh you up for premium texting services without asking...
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aFirewall on lollipop
motodroidfreak said:
Hmm maybe becease its a firewall app that its gonna maybe protect you from harmfull apps??? Or even look for apps that sigh you up for premium texting services without asking...
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hello everyone, anyone can help me figure out with my experience in using aFirewall on my phone previously that was samsung GT-S7582 everything about this app seem fine. but when I tried to use it in my GT-i9515 Im having problem after installing because it cant serve its feautures anymore maybe partly it is since the messages were still detected though, but it goes through my inbox as well where it shouldn't be can somebody share your ideas as to how to fix this issue... Thanks.
I thought this was strange. For some reason my Comerica app is requesting superuser permission in the ics leak rom. I denied it and now the app will not load up and it force closes. Why would this app need superuser? I am a bit worried that it could be malicious or something. Sounds like a bad idea to give root privileges to a banking app.
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I thought this was strange. For some reason my Comerica app is requesting superuser permission in the ics leak rom. I denied it and now the app will not load up and it force closes. Why would this app need superuser? I am a bit worried that it could be malicious or something. Sounds like a bad idea to give root privileges to a banking app.
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I dunno why it would request that. But no way I'm gonna give su access to a bank app.
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Try clearing the data on the bank app. Then open up Su. If there's a log entry for the bank app get rid of it. Then tap the menu and check for a Su update. If it needs one the update it. If not then reopen the bank app and see if it requests Su permissions again.
#Root-Hack_Mod*Always\
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Try clearing the data on the bank app. Then open up Su. If there's a log entry for the bank app get rid of it. Then tap the menu and check for a Su update. If it needs one the update it. If not then reopen the bank app and see if it requests Su permissions again.
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Now I'm getting a force close without a super user notification. I had the super user request come up at a random time before though, when I wasn't even trying to open the app.
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Had my us bank app request it for the first time ever today as well. Also ics 3.6 rom.
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Now that we have some root access, I figured we could use this thread to report what apps we've successfully frozen/uninstalled, and using which app.
So far from using Rom Toolbox (Pro) I was able to freeze the following:
-Amazon
-Amazon Kindle
-Backup Assistant Plus
-My Verizon Mobile
-SEAndroid
-Setup Wizard
-Sync Service (backup assistant)
-Verizon Login
-Verizon Mobile Security
-Verizon Remote Diagnostics
-Verizon Tones
-Verizon Navigator
-Verizon Voicemail
-Voice Recorder
Uninstalled:
-NFL Mobile
-Audible
Cant find/figure out:
-Viewdini apk (no idea what this even is)
-VZW Mobile Hotspot apk
-Audible Re-installs itself.
Some of the apps were stubborn and needed to be frozen a couple of times for it to stick.
I have frozen via TitanBU:
All things Amazon related
Appstore release 4.56
Backup Assistant Plus
Basic Daydreams 4.2.2
Beauty Face
Best Face
Bluetooth test 1.0
Blurbcheckout
Briefing
ChocoEUkor
Chrome
Come2uSPoker
CoolEUKor
DirectShareManager
DirectConnectManager
DroidSeriftalic
ELMAgent
Faceunlock
Flipboard
FWupgrade
GooglePlaybooks
Googlemagazines
GoogleTV/Movies
GoogleMusic
Google+
GroupPlay
Help 1.0
LocalFOTA
Match3VS
MobilePrint
MobileTracker
MobilePrintSvc
NFLMobile
OmaDrmpopup
Pagebuddy
RoseEUkor
Shealth
SSBooks
SSHub
SS Sans
SEAndroid
Setup Wizard (Both)
Share Music
Story Album / Widget
Sync Service
Talk Back
Travel Travel Wallpaper
TripAdvisor
VZWLogin
VZWRemote
VZWTones
Viewdini
VZWNav
All Yahoo
Wow, you don't like Chrome, huh?
PEOPLE YOU DON'T NEED TO ROOT THE PHONE TO FREEZE AND APP ICECREAM FIXED THIS WHEN THEY INTRODUCED ITS OWN VERSION OF FREEZING AN APP WERE IN JELLY BEAN WHICH MEAN YOU ALREADY HAVE THE ABILITY TO FREEZE AN APP WITHOUT ROOTING DUHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! AND YOU DON'T NEED A ROOTING APP TO DO SO!
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PEOPLE YOU DON'T NEED TO ROOT THE PHONE TO FREEZE AND APP ICECREAM FIXED THIS WHEN THEY INTRODUCED ITS OWN VERSION OF FREEZING AN APP WERE IN JELLY BEAN WHICH MEAN YOU ALREADY HAVE THE ABILITY TO FREEZE AN APP WITHOUT ROOTING DUHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! AND YOU DON'T NEED A ROOTING APP TO DO SO!
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Wow. You're such an android wizz. Teach us your mighty ways, brilliant one, because apparently we don't know anything about android, which is why we are rooting.
/scoff
I dunno if you're joking or serious. Hard to tell, but from the way your write in all caps, have horrible structure, and have faces spread throughout your post, I'm inclined to think you're joking...or just really ignorant and/or stupid.
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Wow. You're such an android OS wizz. Teach us your mighty ways, brilliant one.
/scoff
I dunno if you're joking or serious. Hard to tell, but from the way your write in all caps, have horrible structure, and have faces spread throughout your post, I'm inclined to think you're joking...or just really ignorant and/or stupid.
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http://m.blogs.computerworld.com/19...evloc&q=frezzing+an+ice+cream+app&v=134000000
Click the link!!! and read instructions !! Should be the same for jelly bean!
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gabrielpina4 said:
http://m.blogs.computerworld.com/19...evloc&q=frezzing+an+ice+cream+app&v=134000000
Click the link!!! and read instructions !! Should be the same for jelly bean!
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/facepalm
He's serious.
You do know that the built in disable feature cannot disable every app, right? Hence one reason some of us root out phones.
Disabling app is the same thing as freezing if YOU watched the Google videos from there YouTube channel they explained it but Google is not gona use the stupid word (freeze) so they went for (disable) its exactly the same effect and does exactly the same thing nothing different at all !
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gabrielpina4 said:
Disabling app is the same thing as freezing if YOU watched the Google videos from there YouTube channel they explained it but Google is not gona use the stupid word (freeze) so they went for (disable) its exactly the same effect and does exactly the same thing nothing different at all !
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DUH!!!! Freezing is the same as disabling. I'm sure we all know that here on XDA.
I'm not going to continue this discussion because you obviously are too ignorant to know better as to why we want to root our phones and freeze/disable apps.
yyhd said:
DUH!!!! Freezing is the same as disabling. I'm sure we all know that here on XDA.
I'm not going to continue this discussion because you obviously are too ignorant to know better as to why we want to root our phones and freeze/disable apps.
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Then plzz enlighten me all I'm saying is if removing appS IS your only reason to root then don't root at all BEcause YOU can do it without root noW if wanna flash RomS and change kernels and change cpu FREQUENCYS then by allllllllllll means DEFINITELY ROOOOOT ..
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Then plzz enlighten me all I'm saying is if removing appS IS your only reason to root then don't root at all BEcause YOU can do it without root noW if wanna flash RomS and change kernels and change cpu FREQUENCYS then by allllllllllll means DEFINITELY ROOOOOT ..
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I could be mistaken but i think when you don't root, there isn't ALWAYS an option to disable an app. I know on my wife's phone there are some apps she has to leave in the app drawer because when you go to disable it, the "disable" button is greyed out. You can't click it.
If you root, you can disable EVERY app, even the ones with the greyed out buttons.
But i'm sure if i'm wrong you will correct me with all caps and annoying exclamation points
I feel dumber for reading this thread (past the first couple responses).
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gabrielpina4 said:
Disabling app is the same thing as freezing if YOU watched the Google videos from there YouTube channel they explained it but Google is not gona use the stupid word (freeze) so they went for (disable) its exactly the same effect and does exactly the same thing nothing different at all !
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If only you could disable every app... On the S3 and Note 2 there are several pre-installed Google, Samsung, and Verizon apps that can't be disabled or removed without the use of root.
joshw0000 said:
I feel dumber for reading this thread (past the first couple responses).
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I concur...
So do I open an app and place my phone the freezer and let it get frozen? And if I re-enable the app.. am I an enabler?
joshw0000 said:
I feel dumber for reading this thread (past the first couple responses).
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Seriously!!!
sk337sk337 said:
I concur...
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I concur your concur.
notown775 said:
So do I open an app and place my phone the freezer and let it get frozen? And if I re-enable the app.. am I an enabler?
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YES!!!! LOL
andross77 said:
I could be mistaken but i think when you don't root, there isn't ALWAYS an option to disable an app. I know on my wife's phone there are some apps she has to leave in the app drawer because when you go to disable it, the "disable" button is greyed out. You can't click it.
If you root, you can disable EVERY app, even the ones with the greyed out buttons.
But i'm sure if i'm wrong you will correct me with all caps and annoying exclamation points
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he better not correct you since you're correct. lol. i just didnt want to argue with dumb.
Just to clarify, by freezing applications it doesn't remove them, it just stops them from taking up system resources?
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Just to clarify, by freezing applications it doesn't remove them, it just stops them from taking up system resources?
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Correct.
All i have to say is one thing and hope this guy can comprehend .... If root is pointless to "freeze/disable" apps and only for flashing roms... then explain to us how you can disable Verizon apps without root (like VZ Backup Assistant) cause without root, the disable button is gone or grayed out.
wow...came here to see what apps people had uninstalled (instead of just freezing them) and all i got was dumber!
so...to try to salvage this thread....
what apps have you uninstalled without issue?
thanks
Hello,
Iv noticed a weird new permission request when updating HTC & Firefox Browsers,
"Download Files Without Notification"
This permission is quite dangerous in my opinion!
Anyone has a comment about it? And why is it a required permission?
Strange, I opened Play Storr and I don't see such permission? [emoji53]
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Barbarian-King said:
Strange, I opened Play Storr and I don't see such permission? [emoji53]
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If you are rooted, there is an Xposed module that lets you see all the permissions an app requests, a while back google changed the way they present permission requests and made it quite broad and bundled together, no details as we used to get before.
Anyone?