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Hello
Would you please recommend a firewall only please.
Something that alerts me when which application wants to go out
Thank You please
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droidwall
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droidwall
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+1
Essential software...
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+1 for DroidWall. It has the added benefit of blocking ads in a particular app if you decide to not allow it access to the network.
However, I should say that it doesn't EXACTLY do what you are asking. It allows you control as to what apps may or may not access the network, either via 3g, WiFi, or both. As far as I know, it doesn't tell you when one of the apps you allow access to the network actually does.
If you want something that asks you to allow/deny, try this
ps this was the 3rd result for android firewall, the first 2 being droid wall, just saying everything is out there google and you shall find.
Edit: well it seems twitter brought the company behind whispermonitor and thus all the downloads have disappeared, I will try to find an apk.
Edit2: it seems that whispermonitor only worked on the nexus S and one other phone, shame it looked promising.
Your best bet is droid wall, there is also Pdroid but it needs a rom patch.
Thank you
Will try your recommend solution
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Did you have any luck with the apk file??
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Did you have any luck with the apk file??
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Well i did some more reading about it, and its more of a whole rom/rom mod than an apk file and it was only compatible with the nexus S and Desire I think.
Droidwall is your best bet.
Avast firewall do better than droidwall, it really alert you if any apps trying to make an connection on yhe the background, but avast is big app that come with antivirus protection which seems to be useless for android os so far.
Rom : samsung stock firmware
Kernel : stock kernel
Modem : stock modem
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I have installed Droid, i really like it as it blocks everything by default. This way i know which apps i want to allow out.
Thank you for all your help.
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I'll add AppTrafficFree https://market.android.com/details?id=net.ir.apptrafficfree
is the best to see which apps or games are wasting your data.
Dylan
That app is great.
Thank you
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This app is great but it would be nice if you can reset the counter so that we know what data we have used in a month or week.
THank You
dylan1232 said:
I'll add AppTrafficFree https://market.android.com/details?id=net.ir.apptrafficfree
is the best to see which apps or games are wasting your data.
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NTOP said:
I have installed Droid, i really like it as it blocks everything by default. This way i know which apps i want to allow out.
Thank you for all your help.
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Droidwall doesn't work on Samsung Galaxy S2. I use ICS v4.0.3 and it is rooted!
I try for example to block all app on 3G then played Angry birds and the adds are still there..I think this app waste my time!!
Hi does anyone know any way to use a proxy with WiFi for work etc. ?
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if you mean exposing a wired ethernet inernet connection(at office etc) through your laptop to wifi for tablets etc to connect and you have in intel wifi card supporting it, you could do intel My wifi feature. i have it on my Samsung core i7 laptop. it works flawless!
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Sorry I don't think I was explicit enough.
I really ment there isn't any proxy setting in the WiFi menu and was wondering if there was a way to input the proxy settings so that I can uee the WiFi at work.
Thanks
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samp52 said:
Sorry I don't think I was explicit enough.
I really ment there isn't any proxy setting in the WiFi menu and was wondering if there was a way to input the proxy settings so that I can uee the WiFi at work.
Thanks
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Gingerbread doesnt have a proxy feature. You can use Opera Mobile to browse(did that in college) but apps still wont work.
There are apps that can proxify things, but they require root which was an issue at the time for me.
Ok thanks I'll use that for the meantime
What apps would you recommend if I was to root my device?
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Ok thanks I'll use that for the meantime
What apps would you recommend if I was to root my device?
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I think, you can use autoproxy after you root your device
samp52 said:
Hi does anyone know any way to use a proxy with WiFi for work etc. ?
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the ICS update should fix it as on ARC/One X official ICS ROMs we can manually define proxy servers when u add wifi connection
Ok thanks guys, I've just rooted it so I'll try autoproxy. Can't wait for ICS though
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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?
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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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baileyjr said:
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
I've tried to download everything from playstore ... NONE OF THEM WORK
I've even used blackmart to download every available app for wifi hospot .. and still no luck..
Did anyone find out working (I don't want to root cause of knox status) wifi hospot without root ?
Thanks.
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I've tried to download everything from playstore ... NONE OF THEM WORK
I've even used blackmart to download every available app for wifi hospot .. and still no luck..
Did anyone find out working (I don't want to root cause of knox status) wifi hospot without root ?
Thanks.
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I use foxfi. install it, open it and check activate hotspot then the menu button when you get the popup. works for me and im completely stock without root.
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I use foxfi. install it, open it and check activate hotspot then the menu button when you get the popup. works for me and im completely stock without root.
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What kind of carrier do you have ?
I tried use PDAnet+ and foxfi, both of them doesn't work.
MIP error 64 ?
Haven't found a working hot spot without root sorry.
But it is possible to get root and not flip a knox flag.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2484095
Just something to look into.
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I want tO know as well.... Please elaborate on how to do without root
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darkleafar said:
I want tO know as well.... Please elaborate on how to do without root
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You cannot.
You'll need to read the forum threads.
Everything you want to know is easy to find by just browsing/searching.
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Anybody know of an app or something that will allow free tethering? Running stock room but rooted.
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Anybody know of an app or something that will allow free tethering? Running stock room but rooted.
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I've used FoxFi in the past and it worked well until I got my Mega. I've heard that a fix is to boot into recovery and clear the cache partition but it is failing for me.
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I've used FoxFi in the past and it worked well until I got my Mega. I've heard that a fix is to boot into recovery and clear the cache partition but it is failing for me.
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Stop the native WiFi tethering client running and use Mobile Hotspot from the play store. Use the one with the green droid peering at you from the bottom of the app icon. When settings fail just ignore.
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Stop the native WiFi tethering client running and use Mobile Hotspot from the play store. Use the one with the green droid peering at you from the bottom of the app icon. When settings fail just ignore.
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Tried that. It still says "Dial 611 and sign up for teathering service" when I try to activate. Same thing with FoxFi... :crying:
i have found apps for free tethering.. See google play store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abcdrone.fastwifitether.free
Frezi Evan said:
i have found apps for free tethering.. See google play store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abcdrone.fastwifitether.free
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No bueno. With that app I still get "Mobile hotspot is unavailable. To enable mobile hotspot on this device, go to att.com/mywireless or dial 611". And the little green dude spins forever when I click "Ok".
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Anybody know of an app or something that will allow free tethering? Running stock room but rooted.
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You can try it. I hope it help..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Pc4RlieA0
Frezi Evan said:
You can try it. I hope it help..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Pc4RlieA0
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This looks well and good but no help to me. I wish to tether my Android tablet to my phone...
ameiurus said:
This looks well and good but no help to me. I wish to tether my Android tablet to my phone...
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ok. No tension. I will try next only for you..
If you are on ATT, it comes with a Mobile Hotspot app....unless you turned it off.
Once you go in to the app, it will have to be configured and assigned a name. You will be given a password to use.
It works very well. I use my Mega as a hotspot for my wifi Tab 3. Just have to remember that while it's on, you will be using your data!
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