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Sometimes, you grab an app where you have to question whether it's safe (even from the market).
You can always use Droidwall to block the internet access, but that doesn't mean the app isn't sending out SMS messages or making calls.
What's the best way to monitor apps to determine if they're safe?
I don't know if typical traffic counter apps would work for this type of situation, or if they only catch stuff a user does through the dialer or installed sms app.
You can try Lookout - http://www.mylookout.com I think you'd need the pay version, but you can try it out for 2 weeks and see if it does what you want. I just use the free version for now.
Thanks, but Lookout won't do what I'm looking for. Lookout will only scan for know viruses or trojans. It's not going to find custom coded malicious behavior.
I suppose the best compromise is to find an app that will log all incoming and outgoing SMS messages and calls. The problem is that I haven't found any that log the stealth messages/calls that don't go through the dialer and UI-based sms apps.
Download SystemPanel from the market - it runs in background, but shows you exactly which app uses how much CPU and time. Also plots battery drain/CPU usage etc... essential app! maybe not quite what you are after though......
aussois said:
Download SystemPanel from the market - it runs in background, but shows you exactly which app uses how much CPU and time. Also plots battery drain/CPU usage etc... essential app! maybe not quite what you are after though......
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Thank you, but that doesn't really have anything to do with what I need. Thanks, anyway, though.
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Thank you, but that doesn't really have anything to do with what I need. Thanks, anyway, though.
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Looks like you are looking for something like this:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.stericson.permissions&hl=en
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Looks like you are looking for something like this:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.stericson.permissions&hl=en
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Good link! But not useful here, for a couple of reasons:
1. As an example, apps may legitimately need to send sms messages. The goal in this case is to make sure they're only sending (or receiving) when they are supposed to - and not trying to sneak any past you.
2. It's a nice idea, but realistically, modifying permissions will break many apps.
The idea is to find out if an app is doing something it shouldn't, which means this is all about monitoring.
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Good link! But not useful here, for a couple of reasons:
1. As an example, apps may legitimately need to send sms messages. The goal in this case is to make sure they're only sending (or receiving) when they are supposed to - and not trying to sneak any past you.
2. It's a nice idea, but realistically, modifying permissions will break many apps.
The idea is to find out if an app is doing something it shouldn't, which means this is all about monitoring.
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Well how do you suppose a security app is going to know if something is abusing permissions? For example, how does a security app distinguish between a legit sms being sent or non legit sms?
You say that a full monitoring app will fix your concerns. Well a typical phone is running 10+ applications at any given time. Imagine yourself being bombarded by constant notifications: app1 accessed internet, app2 read from SD card, app3 sent sms..... so on so on.... Not only will this get overwhelming in 10 minutes, it will probably drain your battery at a serious rate.
I think the answer to your concern is common sense. There's no reason to monitor 99% of apps. If you really feel some app is suspicious, just block it's permissions.
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Well how do you suppose a security app is going to know if something is abusing permissions? For example, how does a security app distinguish between a legit sms being sent or non legit sms?
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I'm not asking for an automated process. I'm asking for the tools that will help me make the determination myself.
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You say that a full monitoring app will fix your concerns. Well a typical phone is running 10+ applications at any given time. Imagine yourself being bombarded by constant notifications: app1 accessed internet, app2 read from SD card, app3 sent sms..... so on so on.... Not only will this get overwhelming in 10 minutes, it will probably drain your battery at a serious rate.
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I never said I wanted notifications. An app that simply logged the info would be fine. I could go in once a day and check to make sure that all calls and sms messages sent and received were legitimate. Once I knew that an app was trustworthy, I could turn the logging off.
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I think the answer to your concern is common sense. There's no reason to monitor 99% of apps. If you really feel some app is suspicious, just block it's permissions.
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That doesn't work if blocking its permissions breaks the app. There are many apps coded by fly by night developers whom you don't know and have no reason to trust. If it's an app that doesn't have permissions to cause harm anyway, then it's no big deal. But if the app has permissions to send and receive sms and calls, you have no way of knowing what it's doing behind your back. I'm looking for an app that will answer that question.
LBE security service monitors when apps access info. U can also deny permission. Its in the market.
**edit** LBE privacy guard
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LBE security service monitors when apps access info. U can also deny permission. Its in the market.
**edit** LBE privacy guard
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Thanks! At a quick glance, this looks like exactly what I wanted.
First android device and loving it and I was just wondering if it was possible to make delivery report simpler with messaging app? By that I mean not to get voice and notification every time but rather it would just have little tick, change color or add delivery time in the app itself? Or is that something that can't be done?
I read people recommending go sms pro, handcent and such apps and I tried those 2 but didn't really like them.
Possible.
Use a different messagin app like GO SMS etc.
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Use a different messagin app like GO SMS etc.
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Might be because I'm new but I really didn't like that app. Read there are ads in app comments, don't really feel safe allowing 3rd party app to control my messages and it kinda felt bloated, too many options, too flashy, too much to do.
I'm perfectly fine with built in one just want at least the sound gone.
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Might be because I'm new but I really didn't like that app. Read there are ads in app comments, don't really feel safe allowing 3rd party app to control my messages and it kinda felt bloated, too many options, too flashy, too much to do.
I'm perfectly fine with built in one just want at least the sound gone.
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I've never got an ad with go sms. Give it a try, no harm in doing so.
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I've never got an ad with go sms. Give it a try, no harm in doing so.
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I tried it, maybe I can customize it to look more like standard app, is it safe tho? As in no weird sms sent, copied somewhere etc?
Yeah I know tooon of people use it but I'm still paranoid
I didn't like that it had ton of options I don't need and maybe it will hog more memory/power etc. I'll dl dark theme, was too bright also but that's something else
Oh and I can't download it from store, it says something about not available in your country, gotta install from different source.
Edit: Made it the way I like, using it now.
I'm looking for an app that deletes sms message after a set period of time. I used to used SMS Cleaner Pro however it no longer works since I'm now running a JB ROM. Does anyone know of an app that will do this simple automated task as I'm yet to find one that works?
Ideally i want a minimalist app with the sole purpose to delete any sms older than a week to keep my inbox tidy, cheers.
No suggestions?
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No suggestions?
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I think you can set sms limit in JB.
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I think you can set sms limit in JB.
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Hi, yeah you can set limits to the number of texts per conversation, however I'm looking for an automated way to delete messages by time
Maybe 'history eraser' at play Store
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Try Go SMS PRO, a great messaging app replacement:good:
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haha sorry posted this twice
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Maybe 'history eraser' at play Store
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Unfortunately that would delete all my sms messages and not just those older than a specified age great app non the less so thanks
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Try Go SMS PRO, a great messaging app replacement:good:
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Again Go SMS just does as the stock JB messaging app does and deletes messages when a maximum number is exceeded per conversation, unfortunately not what I'm looking for, thanks for the response and screenshot though
I think I get what u think in ur mind, u want an app that clean ur obsoleted sms sort by time u received.. But I never seen an app like that out there.. Jb sms n go sms both auto delete msg sort by amount,. Maybe u can send an request to go sms developer to add that feature..
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Was this request ever filled? Did you find an app to do what your asking? If not, I'm down to make one. I've been looking for new app ideas to make.
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Was this request ever filled? Did you find an app to do what your asking? If not, I'm down to make one. I've been looking for new app ideas to make.
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Never found one, would be amazing if you could make it, shouldn't be too difficult either Thanks redincali
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Never found one, would be amazing if you could make it, shouldn't be too difficult either Thanks redincali
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Yea. I actually made one. I just didn't finish it, I think. It had alot of options...
Delete older than...
Delete sent/received
Truncate to set size of messages
Delete messages with certain keyword
Do any of these for a specific number or for all numbers.
Probably more, I just can't remember. Ill check it out here shortly and see if its working or incomplete.
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Any update? I'd like this
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Any update? I'd like this
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Sorry I got busy that day and forgot. Didn't remember until now. If you want to test what I have now, download this. It doesn't actually delete anything, it creates a log of what it did. View the log, which is minimalistic, and tap each one to see its full message detail. I did it this way because I want to give the users the ability to test and make sure its working correctly for them first. Plus, without actually deleting the messages, the process is super fast. The actual delete process does take some time. Which brings me to my next topic...
Before releasing a version that is fully functional, ill have to reconfigure some code. As of right now, everything is done in the screen. If you turn off the screen, or it times out, during its deleting process then it will be paused until the screen comes back on. And no one wants to have to leave their screen on while it does this, as the processes can take up to a few hours depending on how many your deleting. So its a change I must make.
Also, the autorun function hasn't been implemented yet. Good new is if your a user of my Bing app, then you know I already know how to do this. So it can and will be added!
I am still new to writing android apps, so I try my best to learn new things daily by bringing new features and fixes to to my current apps. So all suggestions and ideas for new features, or apps, are always welcome.
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Sorry I got busy that day and forgot. Didn't remember until now. If you want to test what I have now, download this. It doesn't actually delete anything, it creates a log of what it did. View the log, which is minimalistic, and tap each one to see its full message detail. I did it this way because I want to give the users the ability to test and make sure its working correctly for them first. Plus, without actually deleting the messages, the process is super fast. The actual delete process does take some time. Which brings me to my next topic...
Before releasing a version that is fully functional, ill have to reconfigure some code. As of right now, everything is done in the screen. If you turn off the screen, or it times out, during its deleting process then it will be paused until the screen comes back on. And no one wants to have to leave their screen on while it does this, as the processes can take up to a few hours depending on how many your deleting. So its a change I must make.
Also, the autorun function hasn't been implemented yet. Good new is if your a user of my Bing app, then you know I already know how to do this. So it can and will be added!
I am still new to writing android apps, so I try my best to learn new things daily by bringing new features and fixes to to my current apps. So all suggestions and ideas for new features, or apps, are always welcome.
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May I suggest an app that works with Tasker? Then it can easily be scheduled
It could be, but I haven't attempted to make anything to work for tasker yet. When this is complete, you would want to use the autorun feature included anyways. As it will have multiple options such as running daily, weekly, auto trim, and others, all with the option of choosing all, or specific, contacts.
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It could be, but I haven't attempted to make anything to work for tasker yet. When this is complete, you would want to use the autorun feature included anyways. As it will have multiple options such as running daily, weekly, auto trim, and others, all with the option of choosing all, or specific, contacts.
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Sounds pretty good. But autorun would require a service running. So that's where it's handy for guys like me already having Tasker running.
Hi there! I'm having some doubts about the phone, switching between apps forces app refresh, even if I switch only for a couple of seconds. If I was filling up a form and had to check something in another app (let's say a bank app), everything I completed resets itself. If I was using a browser, leave it for a couple of seconds, come back, it refreshes the website (spending data and time). Any way to make it better? A really fast phone but this is bothering me.
Here is a video I recorded to show what I mean.
https://youtu.be/b_wrBgJrS4M
Tried limiting 4 background process as someone suggested me but it didn't change behavior.
Thanks!
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Hi there! I'm having some doubts about the phone, switching between apps forces app refresh, even if I switch only for a couple of seconds. If I was filling up a form and had to check something in another app (let's say a bank app), everything I completed resets itself. If I was using a browser, leave it for a couple of seconds, come back, it refreshes the website (spending data and time). Any way to make it better? A really fast phone but this is bothering me.
Here is a video I recorded to show what I mean.
https://youtu.be/b_wrBgJrS4M
Tried limiting 4 background process as someone suggested me but it didn't change behavior.
Thanks!
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I think you should add wanted application to App protection (actually you have to remove them from the list of "killable" applications, they will appear in Disabled auto cleaning part).
You will find those settings in Phone Manager > Power saving management > App protection.
If you want all applications to be kept you should disable Ultra-long standby during sleep.
Let me know if it has worked.
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I think you should add wanted application to App protection (actually you have to remove them from the list of "killable" applications, they will appear in Disabled auto cleaning part).
You will find those settings in Phone Manager > Power saving management > App protection.
If you want all applications to be kept you should disable Ultra-long standby during sleep.
Let me know if it has worked.
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Yessssss! That did it, you are a god among men!
All the browsers keep refreshing when I get back to them, do you have any tip for that? I know its something they just do, but perhaps you know
McMacri said:
Yessssss! That did it, you are a god among men!
All the browsers keep refreshing when I get back to them, do you have any tip for that? I know its something they just do, but perhaps you know
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Nothing more sorry, thought that adding borwsers to "don't kill" list would stop theses refresh. Maybe it's the way your browsers are designed. Try others to compare.
I tried a couple of browsers, opera, chrome, dolphin, they all do the same, the only that kind of works are the bubble type browsers but I don't find them stable enough. Oh well, if you think of something let me know, for now I'm grateful you could help me the way you did.
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I tried a couple of browsers, opera, chrome, dolphin, they all do the same, the only that kind of works are the bubble type browsers but I don't find them stable enough. Oh well, if you think of something let me know, for now I'm grateful you could help me the way you did.
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Well really weird
Btw just an update, I installed the USA .16s version and its a really nice improvement over the Chinese .14 that I had, now I can see my phone using the ram as intended, the old rom always had 1 - 1.6gb free and cleaning the memory all the time.
Hi guys,
I'd like to get some help from you about the following issue. Because of different reasons I had to make a factory reset on my Honor 5X phone. After the successful operation, I can't set the turning/starting date of the data usage cycle, because i can't find the option in Data Traffic Management. Previously (when the device was running on Android 5 with emui 3) there was an input field to change the date, but now i can only set the "total monthly data available", but the date field is missing. Can you tell me where or how can i set this date?
Actual build number is KIW-L21C432B340, android 6.0.1, emui 4.0
Thank you in advance!
P.S. The remaining and used amount of data info is also missing from above the chart...
Any idea? ...
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your right they removed the option in MM
all you can do is find another app to monitor your usage or hope for an update
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There are plenty of apps in the Play Store as an alternative. Search for them.
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your right they removed the option in MM
all you can do is find another app to monitor your usage or hope for an update
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Thanks clsA, it was my suspicion as well. It's quite infuriating, they removed such a useful option. And do they really call it development?? I don't want to be a troll, cause anyway i prefer marshmallow to lollipop, but it is ridiculous. Installing a new app just because the option was removed from the os? It's wasting the resources...
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Thanks clsA, it was my suspicion as well. It's quite infuriating, they removed such a useful option. And do they really call it development?? I don't want to be a troll, cause anyway i prefer marshmallow to lollipop, but it is ridiculous. Installing a new app just because the option was removed from the os? It's wasting the resources...
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Actually it´s hidden. You need a program to enable system shortcuts. I just dont remember its name...
zinko_pt how do you mean "system shortcut"? Will I be able to reach a hidden option with any kind of application?
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zinko_pt how do you mean "system shortcut"? Will I be able to reach a hidden option with any kind of application?
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I guess he's saying that the data usage is hidden in Settings activities. You can try Activity Launcher app.
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OK, my problem wasn't that i can't find the deeply buried data usage in settings, but the ability of setting the first day of the cycle is missing. Otherwise everybody can easily make shortcut for data usage by phone manager.
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OK, my problem wasn't that i can't find the deeply buried data usage in settings, but the ability of setting the first day of the cycle is missing. Otherwise everybody can easily make shortcut for data usage by phone manager.
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Thats not what he meant....
He meant although the option you're looking for isn't available in the settings , it is still embedded in the core android platform... You just have to dig through the activity laujcher to find it...
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Thats not what he meant....
He meant although the option you're looking for isn't available in the settings , it is still embedded in the core android platform... You just have to dig through the activity laujcher to find it...
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Yes that's what I meant.
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adriansticoid, Faheemarif252 It sounds a good idea. I might try Activity Launcher and post back the result. Thank you for everbody!
adriansticoid, Faheemarif252 It sounds a good idea, i might try Activity Launcher and post back the result.
Thank You for everybody!
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adriansticoid, Faheemarif252 It sounds a good idea, i might try Activity Launcher and post back the result.
Thank You for everybody!
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Goodluck. :highfive:
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I can confirm the data usage cycle date can be adjusted by Activity Launcher.
Thank you again for everybody who helped me!
Nucleo72 said:
I can confirm the data usage cycle date can be adjusted by Activity Launcher.
Thank you again for everybody who helped me!
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You are welcome.
Nucleo72 said:
I can confirm the data usage cycle date can be adjusted by Activity Launcher.
Thank you again for everybody who helped me!
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Hello Nucleo, how are you?
I'm actually facing the same thing, I can't get real info about the android-cycle dates, can you please give me a hint for me to look up on the Activity Launcher?
Thanks you very much!
Hi Yazmeq,
First of all You should install Activity Launcher from Play Store. After launching the app, tap on "Recent Activities" (in the header) and choose All activities. Wait a bit while the app loads some data and scroll down on the appeared list to Settings and tap on it. Search for Data usage and "click" on the cycle date above the chart to change it. Set the new turning date and it's all. Now You can quit the app, the new data usage cycle has been set. You might uninstall the app if you wouldn't like to have it since you're short of storage space.
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Hi Yazmeq,
First of all You should install Activity Launcher from Play Store. After launching the app, tap on "Recent Activities" (in the header) and choose All activities. Wait a bit while the app loads some data and scroll down on the appeared list to Settings and tap on it. Search for Data usage and "click" on the cycle date above the chart to change it. Set the new turning date and it's all. Now You can quit the app, the new data usage cycle has been set. You might uninstall the app if you wouldn't like to have it since you're short of storage space.
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Thanks for the detailed explanation!! this issue was driving my crazy!!
Will this work for the Honor 6X running EMUI 5 / Nougat? I tried, but unless I'm doing something wrong, I can't seem to find the data reset date setting.