I cant seem to find any posts about this but it has driven me nuts since I upgraded to Android from my non-smart phone. I don't want to give my number out to every app I install. Yes I understand I can not install apps that require this permission, but is there a way to "Spoof" this permission. in other words if an app requests my phone identity, it would return a fake number instead of my real number?
Yes Im rooted. I am running Cyanogen Jordon
If you enabled manage premisions in CM APP settings you can go to the app and disable that premision.
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Will the application fail when it invokes this permission? Is there a way to block it before hand?
Reason being is I would assume on install the app requests this information and sends it off using the internet connection.
No most apps don't break after permission denial example i block internet access of the Facebook app it won't crash it just keep trying to get content and after a while it will say no connection.
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Look for Privacy Blocker in the Play Store.
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Under settings location and security it says device administration then select administrator and it said none...
What is this about and what does it do?
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xriderx66 said:
Under settings location and security it says device administration then select administrator and it said none...
What is this about and what does it do?
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its a 2.2 feature for apps that need administrative rights on your device.
for example some companies exchange email system requires a pin code to be put in to unlock the device, this allows them to force a pin code as well as wipe the phone remotely should the need arise.
this feature is mostly for company phones, or for people that check their company email on their phones.
usually a larger company will have you sign something before giving you the right to access your work exchange email, this usually states in the fine print that they will wipe your phone upon termination, and device administration is how this is accomplished.
for more info look here to see what Google themselves say about the feature.
Ahhhh I underunderstand! Thanks
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Hi,
Some applications require access to "sensitive log data" which might include confidential information apparently.
How do you usually treat such applications, especially when they come from a reputable organization?
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Hey Ace
Get this app in market called " LBE Privacy Guard " its free and gives you total control of apps and their permissions..
Maybe this is what you're looking for ?
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I'm looking for a way to password protect an app. Preferably a method that requires root (instead of just downloading an app that does that. Because you can just delete the app and the password's gone).
Any way? If not, then the best app.
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I found an app on google play, its called: Smart App Protector, I don't know for any root - based locks
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App Lock
I use App Lock,
beside the apps I want to protect, I also locked System Setting and Play Store so no one without password can uninstall/install application.
@Buddy39914
I use Hide It Pro to protect all my applications and files.
It might not put password in every applications or files you have but I tell you, Hide It Pro does more on it. search it on Google Play Store and have a try, read some comments over there to give you an insight.
Goodluck
Is there any particular app which helps in monitoring data usage? I mean, I have loads of apps installed. But I just want Watsaap. I don't want other apps to use data. Is Thr any app which helps to enable just one app to use data? Do help me out!!!
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If you go in to Settings-Data Usage and then just scroll down through all the app you have got, pick the app you want to restrict background data for, click on that app, and scroll down to the bottom and you will see a section that says ' Restrict Background Data ' just click that box and problem solved. Do this to all the other app that you have downloaded ( apart from Whatsapp ) and you the apps will then only use data when you are actually using them.
Hope this helps
Actually that's a tiresome task. For a rooted phone I found a better task. Get app called LBE. It creates a firewall. And allows us to do what I wanted very easily. That's if I want only one app to take up my internet. And also lots basically an app which helps us to control the all kinds of permission. Anyways thanks for the reply!!
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I'm on vacation and I can't sign up for all access. For some reason when I launched the app it never asked me of I would like to do the trial.
Google says to go to play.Google.com and "simply" go to music and settings but I can't since I'm vacationing in Peru and they don't allow access.
Any other way around this besides using unsafe proxy websites?
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