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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?
Posted with SwiftKeyX on my CM9 Motorola Photon!
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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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.xxx. said:
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.
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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hockey4life0099 said:
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\
laie1472 said:
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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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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Hello people,
I know there is a mod to disable security on stock email exchange app, but I am not able to find the single mod to use/install/flash over the current setup I have. Some ROMs feature this mod as a standard, but not ARHD.
Can anyone show me the right way or tell me how to get this mod to work on the note 2?
Here you go:
http://db.tt/347dsPGQ
You need to copy it to system/apps/ the change permissions to rw, r, r and owner to root/root. Use something like root explorer.
Then reboot into recovery wipe dalvik cache and reboot.
Also make sure you remove all exchange accounts before coping thw file.
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Thanks, works like a charm!
dekela said:
Here you go:
http://db.tt/347dsPGQ
You need to copy it to system/apps/ the change permissions to rw, r, r and owner to root/root. Use something like root explorer.
Then reboot into recovery wipe dalvik cache and reboot.
Also make sure you remove all exchange accounts before coping thw file.
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Wondering if this will work on Stock google rom like Paranoid Android. Or do I need a different apk?
Sobakel said:
Wondering if this will work on Stock google rom like Paranoid Android. Or do I need a different apk?
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You need a different apk. This is only for Samsung email app.
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dekela said:
You need a different apk. This is only for Samsung email app.
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If I install this, Do i get the samsung style stock or wont it work?
Sobakel said:
If I install this, Do i get the samsung style stock or wont it work?
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Won't work.
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dekela said:
Won't work.
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Thanks for the speedy response and input man
Exactly which Exchange Security features are disabled?
All of them?
Does it prevent the admin from executing a remote wipe?
Any documentation I can look at?
rndinit0 said:
Exactly which Exchange Security features are disabled?
All of them?
Does it prevent the admin from executing a remote wipe?
Any documentation I can look at?
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+1. Would like to know what exactly is disabled. I'm kinda freaked by the possibility of someone remotely erasing my device or forcing me to use pin/password etc.
rndinit0 said:
Exactly which Exchange Security features are disabled?
All of them?
Does it prevent the admin from executing a remote wipe?
Any documentation I can look at?
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It will only disable the need for a pin lock. The device administration is still active.
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Thanks Dekala, that answers my question. Unfortunately this means for my purposes this hack is useless.
For the rest of you that share my sentiment over Information Security Personnel having the ability to wipe your device remotely, there is a "lesser" evil.
That is, buy Touchdown HD. Though I havent tested it yet, from what I've read so far, if the Admins decide to remotely wipe your device, it will only wipe the Touchdown Exchange Account files. It wont wipe your device, just the corporate mail account files.
Heya guys,
I had 4.1.1 till few weeks ago, after I updated to 4.1.2 Wanamlite ALL adblockers I try don't work... I used Adfree before and had 0 Ads in apps.
Now, no matter which one I try I have ads in there.
I had to install another version of adfree which removes only a few ads but not all, I tried adblock plus, adaways, and adfree....
My phone's rooted as usual, i let them acces internet via droidwall...
What is the problem ?
Is there a general change in 4.1.2 hich prevents some ads from being blocked ?
Thanks in advance.
Gram
All should work. What if you turn off droidwall?
Adaway worked for me on 4.1.2 and 4.2.1 leak. I then moved to 4.2.2 aosp and it still works
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See
http://sufficientlysecure.org/index.php/adaway/
rootSU said:
All should work. What if you turn off droidwall?
Adaway worked for me on 4.1.2 and 4.2.1 leak. I then moved to 4.2.2 aosp and it still works
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Heya,
Droidwalls logs are empty, i set things up a year ago so doirdwall isn't it. plus adfree and all the others adblocker apps always have all permissions.
So should I simply try another version other than 4.1.2 or why the hell isn't it working ? *sigh*
If you don't know why its not working, how can you rule out any cause?
Logic says remove as many variables as possible. I asked what happens without droid wall. Did you try it? I ask because you didn't satisfactorily answer the question.
Please rule out droidwall first. Then we talk more.
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rootSU said:
If you don't know why its not working, how can you rule out any cause?
Logic says remove as many variables as possible. I asked what happens without droid wall. Did you try it? I ask because you didn't satisfactorily answer the question.
Please rule out droidwall first. Then we talk more.
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Droidwall disabled, still ads....
**EDIT**
I told u The log is empty so nothing gets blocked...
Gramrock said:
Droidwall disabled, still ads....
**EDIT**
I told u The log is empty so nothing gets blocked...
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Who is to say the logs are working? Thanks for testing.
Please attach your hosts file.
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Adblocker plus (not crapy Play's one) works fine here with AFWall+.
It can't block all adds, only those coming from external add networks, not those natively brought through the application's server (mostly games I guess).
Striatum_bdr said:
Adblocker plus (not crapy Play's one) works fine here with AFWall+.
It can't block all adds, only those coming from external add networks, not those natively brought through the application's server (mostly games I guess).
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Yeah its the same for me.
I am using the same aps I used to use before 4.1.2, I was using the older version of adfree which was working perfectly. No inapp ads nothing.
Now i had to update the adfree to another version and the inapp ads are not blocked anymore. I mean those built in.... because those aps cannot acces the internet anyways.
The got blocked before I am just wondering why not anymore...
rootSU said:
Who is to say the logs are working? Thanks for testing.
Please attach your hosts file.
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http://the-depth.com/hosts
hope it helps...
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http://the-depth.com/hosts
hope it helps...
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Thanks. If this is from /system/etc (or /etc) then it rules out the apps. Your hosts file has 25000+ entries (more than mine by about 4000)... so it would definitely appear to be a rom issue. The app is doing its job by writing to the hosts file.
I trust it has standard /system permissions?
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Thanks. If this is from /system/etc (or /etc) then it rules out the apps. Your hosts file has 25000+ entries (more than mine by about 4000)... so it would definitely appear to be a rom issue. The app is doing its job by writing to the hosts file.
I trust it has standard /system permissions?
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Hey, yeah prolly... It has root permissions. I was using the older wanam rom, it was working pretty nice....
What I am asking myself is: some ads seem to be built into the ap itself, since i don't allow any of the games or apps i use to connect to the internet. So ofc some ads are always there right ?
But then I realize, hey I was using all those aps before and none of those ads were there before...
What u think, should I change the rom ? can u recommend a good one ? I was pretty happy with wanam tbh...
cheers.
Gram
If you can tell me a few games to test for you I can let you know....
Since the hosts file simply blocks web hosts connecting in from the internet, it can't touch ads that are embedded in the game that works when the internet is off. So yeah, anything that still works with no internet cannot be blocked.
When I use touchwiz, I prefer wanam
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rootSU said:
If you can tell me a few games to test for you I can let you know....
Since the hosts file simply blocks web hosts connecting in from the internet, it can't touch ads that are embedded in the game that works when the internet is off. So yeah, anything that still works with no internet cannot be blocked.
When I use touchwiz, I prefer wanam
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Alright cool...
First game: Third blade
In this game if u start a level, u get a small banner ad at the center top of the screen. Now, the game is blocked and cannot access internet. yet It has this ad. Here comes the twist though, When I had my sgs+ back 2 years ago, and had adblocker i didnt have that banner ad, so whats deal with that nowadays ? Simply different version ? (upgrade with integrated ads) ?? The sgs+ had 2.3.3 or so...
Second game: Jewels saga
If i start the game now I get this stupid fullscreen ad which I have to press away. I used the same game in 4.1.1 with wanamlite and adaway and dindn't have this ad, so how come after the upgrade, under the same circumstances this ad now appears ? Please check if u get the fullscreen ad at the start..
I deleted a **** load of games so I only have these 2a atm...
Thanks alot.
Sincerely
Gram
There are ads built in to some apps .
jje
JJEgan said:
There are ads built in to some apps .
jje
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yeah, but i am using the same apps i used to in 4.1.1 and there the adblocker blocked them, now i have em. thats what makes me wonder...
Easy test, flash 4.1.1...
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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.
lex xander said:
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
newstar said:
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.
lex xander said:
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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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
LordManhattan said:
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.
jewelkobayashi said:
I have VN Firmware .510
So your theory about TW firmware might be valid.
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sounds valid to me.
LordManhattan said:
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