Since M66B decided to discontinue support for XPrivacyLua and the official thread was closed I'm starting this unofficial thread to continue discussing the module.
It currently works up to android 13 with LSPosed.
Source code can be found at the author's github https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacyLua
FAQ https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacyLua/blob/master/FAQ.md
Please read the original thread as it contains a lot of useful information https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-android-privacy-manager-unsupported.3730663/
Disclaimer: I am not the developer of the module. I'm a long time user of XPrivacy/XPrivacyLua who wants to keep using it on future android versions. All credits for this module go to the developer and the people who made the custom hooks.
Best module to date
Thank you for creating new thread for XPL user.
is there a trick to get new apps automatically checked on lsposed? Otherwise, the option that new apps take all rights during installation does not work.
Conan179 said:
is there a trick to get new apps automatically checked on lsposed? Otherwise, the option that new apps take all rights during installation does not work.
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Not with LSPosed but according to this post you can do it with tasker. I think there's also an LSPosed fork that does it too.
[CLOSED][APP][XPOSED][6.0+] XPrivacyLua - Android privacy manager [UNSUPPORTED]
XPrivacyLua Really simple to use privacy manager for Android 6.0 Marshmallow and later (successor of XPrivacy). Revoking Android permissions from apps often let apps crash or malfunction. XPrivacyLua solves this by feeding apps fake data...
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mythos_ said:
I think there's also an LSPosed fork that does it too.
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There is, it's this LSPosed_mod.
I still haven't tried it myself though.
heinhuiz said:
There is, it's this LSPosed_mod.
I still haven't tried it myself though.
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Yes, since v1.8.5 according the mod changelog:
now user can choose if set automatic add new installed packages to module
fix add column automatic_add when exist
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@Oswald Boelcke the thread is about XPrivacyLua or about LSPosed ?
Lol
VD171 said:
@Oswald Boelcke the thread is about XPrivacyLua or about LSPosed ?
Lol
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Hello and good morning, @VD171
I guess you need to address the OP @mythos_ with this question but as far as I understand it's about the Xposed module XPrivacyLua by @M66B and not about LSPosed. If my assumption is correct it's on the OP to decide if LSPosed related questions and contributions are off-topic (OT) or not. A moderator will never get involved to that unless a threadowner (and only the owner) reports something as OT.
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The main focus should be on XPL but since LSPosed is needed to run XPL, I see nothing wrong with discussing it here.
QoL things like how to auto-add new apps to LSPosed are fine. Of course if people want a more in depth discussion (e.g. bugs, new features, etc.) they should post in the LSPosed threads as the developers don't read this.
VD171 said:
@Oswald Boelcke the thread is about XPrivacyLua or about LSPosed ?
Lol
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Really? Wow...smh
exist an active fork of this app ?
xerves78 said:
exist an active fork of this app ?
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According to github there is a whole bunch of people who forked it in the past month. How active they will be in the future and (more importantly) how much you can trust them is another issue.
when this project was abandoned by m66b did he opensource the "pro" app?
and is the code available now for free to be built from source?
or is there a link to the last version?
i hope someone keeps working on this, as privacy is more and more important the more stuff is kept on our phones.
nutzfreelance said:
when this project was abandoned by m66b did he opensource the "pro" app?
and is the code available now for free to be built from source?
or is there a link to the last version?
i hope someone keeps working on this, as privacy is more and more important the more stuff is kept on our phones.
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[CLOSED][APP][XPOSED][6.0+] XPrivacyLua - Android privacy manager [UNSUPPORTED]
XPrivacyLua Really simple to use privacy manager for Android 6.0 Marshmallow and later (successor of XPrivacy). Revoking Android permissions from apps often let apps crash or malfunction. XPrivacyLua solves this by feeding apps fake data...
forum.xda-developers.com
(...) The pro companion app won't be open-sourced. If somebody wants to continue the project, (s)he can prove being a worthy developer by developing a new pro companion app, which can be done in at most a few days. As already offered, another developer can ask for the source code after a significant contribution to the source code as well.
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I've already reported to @M66B about "MEW wallet" app which can't be restricted (tested on A10) to access camera (not sure is it was photo or video - app is handling QR codes) at https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...acy-manager-unsupported.3730663/post-87416749.
Now I've installed LineageOS 20 (A13) and noticed default Camera app (which is new "Aperture" Lineage app) also can't be restricted to BOTH video and photo (but microphone restriction works okay and result in recording video without sound).
Looks like there are some new API to be restricted… so, @M66B, maybe you can update XPrivacyLua a bit to fix this? Or at least give some hint for someone who might wanna fork it?
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Not with LSPosed but according to this post you can do it with tasker. I think there's also an LSPosed fork that does it too.
[CLOSED][APP][XPOSED][6.0+] XPrivacyLua - Android privacy manager [UNSUPPORTED]
XPrivacyLua Really simple to use privacy manager for Android 6.0 Marshmallow and later (successor of XPrivacy). Revoking Android permissions from apps often let apps crash or malfunction. XPrivacyLua solves this by feeding apps fake data...
forum.xda-developers.com
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I've checked both Tasker methods to update LSPosed.
First one (UI automation) didn't work because there are no "LSPosed Manager" app (it's now started only as a widget, and I don't found a way in Tasker to start widget), so this unlikely can be fixed at all.
Second one (database editing) might work… but to me it looks unsafe: each time new app is installed it does kill `lspd` (LSPosed daemon, I suppose) after editing database for 1 second and then restarts it. I think this might result in allowing app apps to bypass XPrivacyLua restictions within that 1 second. No idea how to test this.
Also I've tried to replace original LSPosed with modified version https://github.com/mywalkb/LSPosed_mod - it works like a charm: installed as drop-in replacement over original one, keeps all configuration of original one after reboot and provide new UI to automatically add new apps to XPrivacyLua module! To me it looks like main and only actual way to continue using XPrivacyLua for now.
mythos_ said:
The main focus should be on XPL but since LSPosed is needed to run XPL, I see nothing wrong with discussing it here.
QoL things like how to auto-add new apps to LSPosed are fine. Of course if people want a more in depth discussion (e.g. bugs, new features, etc.) they should post in the LSPosed threads as the developers don't read this.
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You might want to add that info to the OP of this thread in order to avoid any further confusion in the future
Cheers
powerman.asdf said:
I've already reported to @M66B about "MEW wallet" app which can't be restricted (tested on A10) to access camera (not sure is it was photo or video - app is handling QR codes) at https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...acy-manager-unsupported.3730663/post-87416749.
Now I've installed LineageOS 20 (A13) and noticed default Camera app (which is new "Aperture" Lineage app) also can't be restricted to BOTH video and photo (but microphone restriction works okay and result in recording video without sound).
Looks like there are some new API to be restricted… so, @M66B, maybe you can update XPrivacyLua a bit to fix this? Or at least give some hint for someone who might wanna fork it?
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@M66B won't care with that.
You should do what you want by yourself or wait and hope to someone else release that.
powerman.asdf said:
I've checked both Tasker methods to update LSPosed.
First one (UI automation) didn't work because there are no "LSPosed Manager" app (it's now started only as a widget, and I don't found a way in Tasker to start widget), so this unlikely can be fixed at all.
Second one (database editing) might work… but to me it looks unsafe: each time new app is installed it does kill `lspd` (LSPosed daemon, I suppose) after editing database for 1 second and then restarts it. I think this might result in allowing app apps to bypass XPrivacyLua restictions within that 1 second. No idea how to test this.
Also I've tried to replace original LSPosed with modified version https://github.com/mywalkb/LSPosed_mod - it works like a charm: installed as drop-in replacement over original one, keeps all configuration of original one after reboot and provide new UI to automatically add new apps to XPrivacyLua module! To me it looks like main and only actual way to continue using XPrivacyLua for now.
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"auto-add" is a waste of time.
LSPosed is developed for avoiding something like "all-add" or "auto-add".
Since you are talking about something that is contrary to the official release, LSPosed developers will never read and care to the thread.
mythos_ said:
According to github there is a whole bunch of people who forked it in the past month. How active they will be in the future and (more importantly) how much you can trust them is another issue.
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how / where can i find the forks on github ?
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Run only the apps you want at system start.
With this app modul you could prevent selected apps of running on system startup. Only apps with the permission BOOT_COMPLETED are shown in the list. System apps are marked with an exclamation mark.
To restrict system apps you have to donate. ReceiverStop accepts this donate key too!
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My personal intension to create this app:
IMHO the best way to prevent apps from beeing executed at sytsem startup is with Xposed - and there was now module/app available. So i created one
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Each app with permission "android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" is placed in a (Windows slang) "startup folder". For my 200 installed apps that are about 33%. On system boot every of these apps gets started. Possible options:
app shows a notification
app starts a (hidden) service in background
app exits again (eg user has set an option)
If you disable an app in the BootManager it does not get that event and is not started at next system boot.
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An app still starts at system boot? Android has many other events which could start an app!
Example: Skype has the permission "android.permission.MOUNT_UNMOUNT_FILESYSTEMS". This means, (again Windows slang) if you insert a DVD into you drive, "autorun" is executed and starts Skype.
Note: As your sd-card is mostly always inserted, this could be used to start apps at system boot....
Other triggers are: A BlueTooth device (dis-)connect, connection type changes (2g/3g/wlan) or power adapter is (un-)plugged.
All these could be restriced with my other app "ReceiverStop". Be carefull and do not disable the wrong.
Btw, ReceiverStop accepts also the donate key of BootManager.
defim said:
Run only the apps you want at system start.
Homepage: http://tinyurl.com/p2lsmou
Play Store: http://tinyurl.com/nfd3ftm
Xposed Repository: http://tinyurl.com/ogfq3t7
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First, your tinyurl links are broken for me...
Direct links:
http://bootmanager.apk.defim.de/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.defim.apk.bootmanager
Then I think minimal informations (and screen shot) about application would be preferable in this thread.
Not just the link that redirects to homepage or Play Store...
Hi Defim,
Thank you for this module This is a good job
Why not other languages ? Just German & English ?
I would like the French, please, if possible
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All links are working, except www.xposed.info which is down. Maybe you ask here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574401
defim said:
There's not much to say
All links are working, except www.xposed.info which is down. Maybe you ask here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574401
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Actually I gave direct links and give my opinion on the lightness of your thread!
About broken links for some, screenshot, xposed module link, minimal information and english language,.. it's your application and it is you who see
Steph310 said:
About broken links for some, screenshot, xposed module link, minimal information and english language
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I created this thread, because Xposed entry requires one. What's about the things you list?
defim said:
I created this thread, because Xposed entry requires one. What's about the things you list?
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System app requires donation
At list provide here in xda for experimental basis.
So we can check and give you reviews.
Also provide change logs here.
sent from my GT-N7100. Press thanks if I helped..
There is yet in-app changelog and on both other sites. I do not really want to update a 4th place. -> i places only links to 1st post
You should post change log here also, so every mate can know what changes made in new version instead of opening every time that site.
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MBariya said:
.. post change log here also, ... instead of opening every time that site.
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No changelog here. You have alway to click somewhere, either to open this thread or play store or xposed repository...
Simplest way: use playstore which shows changelog on update
Found that system apps are removed in 1.0.2 version but they are available in 1.0.0
Donation switch also not working or directing to payment method.
sent from my GT-N7100. Press thanks if I helped..
I seems that it doesn't work at all.
I have adaway, go backup, audiomanager, gnotes, pulse,skype they all loaded at the boot time.
If defim tried using the code that was pulled from XPrivacy very early on it's not going to be sufficient. One of the main reason the code was pulled was that apps were still triggering.
Autostarts is an alternative and it is available at f-droid.org
Changelog is now only available on this site, updating 5 places takes much more time than writing java. http://tinyurl.com/k75vfbv (english translation will there be soon)
MBariya said:
Found that system apps are removed in 1.0.2 version but they are available in 1.0.0
Donation switch also not working or directing to payment method.
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Se "about". Switch has no action, to not annoy people if touching it accidentally. System apps were available in 1.0.0, but only shows a msgbox -> annoying too
henrik.dk said:
I seems that it doesn't work at all.
I have adaway, go backup, audiomanager, gnotes, pulse,skype they all loaded at the boot time.
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Please check logfile:
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cat /data/xposed/debug.log | grep BootManager
Thera are many triggers which could start an app, like connection-changes. e.g. the app com.mobidia.android.mdm has even not onboot-trigger, but stars always. Next app will be for disabling such events...
famewolf said:
If defim tried using the code that was pulled from XPrivacy very early on it's not going to be sufficient. One of the main reason the code was pulled was that apps were still triggering.
Autostarts is an alternative and it is available at f-droid.org
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Take a look on the about menu...
I think to prevent apps to start, xposed is the best way!
thanks. I checked the debug.log it does indicate that bootmanager does try to reject.
Would you please just investigate why skype/audio manager still load after boot?
the app I listed is quite common apps.
defim said:
Changelog is now only available on this site, updating 5 places takes much more time than writing java. http://tinyurl.com/k75vfbv (english translation will there be soon)
Se "about". Switch has no action, to not annoy people if touching it accidentally. System apps were available in 1.0.0, but only shows a msgbox -> annoying too
Please check logfile:
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cat /data/xposed/debug.log | grep BootManager
Thera are many triggers which could start an app, like connection-changes. e.g. the app com.mobidia.android.mdm has even not onboot-trigger, but stars always. Next app will be for disabling such events...
Take a look on the about menu...
I think to prevent apps to start, xposed is the best way!
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henrik.dk said:
Would you please just investigate why skype/audio manager still load after boot?
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Skype uses the "MEDIA_MOUNTED" action, that should the cause why the app is executed. The action is triggered if a sdcard is inserted/detected,even on boot.
@defim, it's too early to make a paid version, don't you? I think that at the beginning it's better to give it free, having more testers for your new module than this way.
For example, I don't know if you are going to mantain this apk, so I prefer to wait some time before paying for it (and also others).
What do you think?
And also keep in mind that there are a lot of others apk that make the same without paying (autorun...). Anyway, it´s your decision dev
thanks for the info. what the hell with skype to start auto when sd card is inserted.
defim said:
Skype uses the "MEDIA_MOUNTED" action, that should the cause why the app is executed. The action is triggered if a sdcard is inserted/detected,even on boot.
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agree with you.
Just could not find the autorun you talked about.
crispi7 said:
@defim, it's too early to make a paid version, don't you? I think that at the beginning it's better to give it free, having more testers for your new module than this way.
For example, I don't know if you are going to mantain this apk, so I prefer to wait some time before paying for it (and also others).
What do you think?
And also keep in mind that there are a lot of others apk that make the same without paying (autorun...). Anyway, it´s your decision dev
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crispi7 said:
@defim, it's too early to make a paid version, don't you? I think that at the beginning it's better to give it free, having more testers for your new module than this way.
For example, I don't know if you are going to mantain this apk, so I prefer to wait some time before paying for it (and also others).
What do you think?
And also keep in mind that there are a lot of others apk that make the same without paying (autorun...). Anyway, it´s your decision dev
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Maybe it' no clear, so i will clarify that i really prefer your module. I have uninstalled the other app because i prefer free source.
Please keep it up
Everyone will complain if at a specific point some featurs of an app will be restricted. So it is better to have it from the beginning. Beside that, you could "test" the modul as long as you want for free
If I maintain my apps until eternity could noone tell you. But you could take look at the changelog of other apps by me, eg FreetzMobil (http://tinyurl.com/ktzhcl3)
Handling of broadcasts like the "MEDIA_MOUNTED" are work in progress
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Really simple to use privacy manager for Android 6.0 Marshmallow and later (successor of XPrivacy).
Revoking Android permissions from apps often let apps crash or malfunction. XPrivacyLua solves this by feeding apps fake data instead of real data.
Features:
Simple to use
Manage any user or system app
Extensible
Multi-user support
Free and open source
See here for all details, including installation instructions and download link.
Please read the frequently asked questions before asking a question.
This XDA thread is about using the latest version of XPrivacyLua. Off topic comments are allowed as long they are related to XPrivacyLua and are in the general interest of the followers of this thread, but anything not related to privacy is not allowed.
If XPrivacyLua doesn't work and/or when "module not running or updated" is shown, this is almost always caused by an Xposed problem.
Discussions about purchases are not allowed here, please contact me via here instead.
XPrivacyLua is being maintained and community supported, but new features won't be added anymore.
Custom hook definitions will always be part of XPrivacyLua, but there will be community support only. This means that I won't respond to questions about defining custom hooks anymore. See this thread for the reasons.
If you value your privacy, please consider to support this project with a donation or by purchasing pro features.
M66B said:
XPrivacyLua is not a permission manager, but a privacy manager. XPrivacyLua doesn't block things and doesn't revoke permissions, but does replace real data by fake data. This means you can grant Android permissions to an app and still let XPrivacyLua prevent the app from seeing privacy sensitive data. Revoking permissions can result in an app refusing to work and/or to crash. However, replacing real by fake data generally doesn't let an app crash.
Currently restrictions are quite crude because they mostly replace real data by no data. For example restricting the contacts app from getting contacts will result in an empty contact list. In the near future it might be made possible to select the data an app may see, for example just one group of contacts.
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About feature requests and bug reports:
M66B said:
The goal is to have a tool that can properly protect the privacy of many in the near future. However, it isn't paid work, so I do whatever I like whenever I like it.
You can request features in this XDA forum. I will read them, but I will not respond to them and they might or might not be implemented. If I know for sure something will not be implemented, I will let you know.
You can report any problem you have here. There will be no issue tracker on GitHub.
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M66B said:
For now I have decided to not implement restrictions that are useful to prevent tracking only. There are simply too many data items that can be used for tracking and it would take too much time to develop restrictions for all these data items.
The basic idea is to restrict only things that 'define' you, so which contacts you have, where you are, which apps you use, etc.
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Namnodorel said:
Maybe we can widen the definition of things that the core of XPL covers to "What defines you, and what can be used to spie on you"? This would include camera/audio, but not tracking.
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M66B said:
XPrivacyLua is pretty feature complete and will be maintained and supported and when there is a need new hook definitions will be added to better protect your privacy. For the rest this FAQ applies:
https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacyLua/blob/master/FAQ.md#FAQ4
As said before, development will also depend on Xposed development, which is just minimal unfortunately.
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XDA thanks and donations are appreciated.
XPrivacyLua is supported with Xposed only. There is no support for VirtualXposed and TaiChi.
Even if old Xprivacy isn't supported on nougat, is it possible to keep it with new Lua too until Lua grow up? Or it is not recommended ?
Thank you
Orphee said:
Even if old Xprivacy isn't supported on nougat, is it possible to keep it with new Lua too until Lua grow up? Or it is not recommended ?
Thank you
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Noooo! First post and it is asking about using Xprivacy on Nougat? That must be demotivating to the dev! It has been told too many times in the xprivacy thread that it is not recommended to use it on Nougat and above all IT IS NOT SUPPORTED!
Sorry for using capitals but let's hope everyone sees it and this thread stays on new Lua topic.
Greetings.
Wow, I was just scrolling through some stuff, stumbled into your repo for XPrivacy/Lua and couldn't believe what I saw! M66B is developing a new app as a replacement for XPrivacy... Thank you so much, you've totally made my day and pobably quite some time into the future as well! I'll definetely also buy/donate for this version as soon as I get to use it.
Just some technical questions:
Looks like you are going more modular with this new app, and you mentioned something about downloading additional (user-made) hooks. You also said you'd keep it much more simple this time to avoid high maintenance etc. Could these external hooks then allow to get the complexity back? I totally understand your motivation, but in-depth restricting of app permissions was something I really liked about the old XPrivacy, and if some user-made hooks would make that possible I'd use them. But they'd also need the ability to add new UI elements, and not just "This hook is about the method XY, execute this code before/after to block it and this code to enable it" for that to be possible.
Orphee said:
Even if old Xprivacy isn't supported on nougat, is it possible to keep it with new Lua too until Lua grow up? Or it is not recommended ?
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I have just added a FAQ that answers this question:
https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacyLua/blob/master/FAQ.md
m66b said:
i have just added a faq that answers this question:
https://github.com/m66b/xprivacylua/blob/master/faq.md
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Namnodorel said:
Wow, I was just scrolling through some stuff, stumbled into your repo for XPrivacy/Lua and couldn't believe what I saw! M66B is developing a new app as a replacement for XPrivacy... Thank you so much, you've totally made my day and pobably quite some time into the future as well! I'll definetely also buy/donate for this version as soon as I get to use it.
Just some technical questions:
Looks like you are going more modular with this new app, and you mentioned something about downloading additional (user-made) hooks. You also said you'd keep it much more simple this time to avoid high maintenance etc. Could these external hooks then allow to get the complexity back? I totally understand your motivation, but in-depth restricting of app permissions was something I really liked about the old XPrivacy, and if some user-made hooks would make that possible I'd use them. But they'd also need the ability to add new UI elements, and not just "This hook is about the method XY, execute this code before/after to block it and this code to enable it" for that to be possible.
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For now I will concentrate on fixing bugs and building restrictions, which is of course the most important of all. Restrictions are indeed defined and written in Lua. Currently all restrictions are built-in, but later I might add a manager, so you can manage your own definitions. There might even be a repository, which could even contain definition for things not privacy related.
You can find the current definitions here (hooks.json contains the definitions).
Just donated. More to follow along the way. Thank you!!
blackhawk_LA said:
Noooo! First post and it is asking about using Xprivacy on Nougat? That must be demotivating to the dev! It has been told too many times in the xprivacy thread that it is not recommended to use it on Nougat and above all IT IS NOT SUPPORTED!
Sorry for using capitals but let's hope everyone sees it and this thread stays on new Lua topic.
Greetings.
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"XPrivacyLua is supported on Android 6 Marshmallow and later" you're either lying or it's a misstatement on the repo.
Also can somehow explain to me (I just switched to Android), what Lua is (if not a programming language)?
OgreTactic said:
"XPrivacyLua is supported on Android 6 Marshmallow and later" you're either lying or it's a misstatement on the repo.
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I don't see why that is a lie or misstatement, so, could you please explain why you think it is?
Edit: I have changed the wording of the opening post a bit, so it is clearer that "Android 6 Marshmallow and later" applies to XPrivacyLua and not to XPrivacy, assuming this is what you meant.
OgreTactic said:
Also can somehow explain to me (I just switched to Android), what Lua is (if not a programming language)?
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OgreTactic said:
"XPrivacyLua is supported on Android 6 Marshmallow and later" you're either lying or it's a misstatement on the repo.
Also can somehow explain to me (I just switched to Android), what Lua is (if not a programming language)?
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Some people...
Glad to see Xposed Module development is still alive!
Thx a lot for building and developing this app.
After I've selected some apps I get an error:
XLua.Main:android.os.DeadObjectException:Transaction failed on small parcel; remote process probably died
Things that I would appreciate in future releases:
- More restriction-types like: Network connection, Telephone number/sim-operator, Serialnumber, installed apps/services, accounts
- Is it possible to hide disabled apps from the list?
- Is it possible to decide when an app will request for example the location to allow or deny the request?
th4_c0r3 said:
Thx a lot for building and developing this app.
After I've selected some apps I get an error:
XLua.Main:android.os.DeadObjectException:Transaction failed on small parcel; remote process probably died
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Can you please capture a logcat? If not, the problem might be visible in the Xposed log as well.
Edit: where exactly do you see this error?
th4_c0r3 said:
Things that I would appreciate in future releases:
- More restriction-types like: Network connection, Telephone number/sim-operator, Serialnumber, installed apps/services, accounts
- Is it possible to hide disabled apps from the list?
- Is it possible to decide when an app will request for example the location to allow or deny the request?
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Disabled apps are hidden from the list by default.
First: thanks for the release and minimal UI of this app.
Just one request if it is possible. Would it be possible when you start ironing out the features to include a randomisation to some privacy information. Like my main coordinates for GPS are 33N 112W. If the app could randomise the rest so the app knows my general location but not accurately as 1m?
Edit: a good reason for this is for apps like speedtest.net. it grabs GPS to find a close server. When I restrict, closes server is in NY. I don't mind if it knows I live in AZ, heck, XDA knows I live here, but knowing my exact location is bothering.
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Can you please capture a logcat? If not, the problem might be visible in the Xposed log as well.
Edit: where exactly do you see this error?
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The error occurs every second time I open the app and it's shown in the bottom of the app. In the Xposed log there isn't a XLua-Error.
I've sent you the logcat via email.
M66B said:
For now I will concentrate on fixing bugs and building restrictions, which is of course the most important of all. Restrictions are indeed defined and written in Lua. Currently all restrictions are built-in, but later I might add a manager, so you can manage your own definitions. There might even be a repository, which could even contain definition for things not privacy related.
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Thank you for your answer, but I'm still kinda missing what I wanted to know: Could hooks potentially add custom UI and/or save data? I'd imagine something like saving a list of contacts and when an app requests the contact list selecting this specific list to be returned.
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Thank you for your answer, but I'm still kinda missing what I wanted to know: Could hooks potentially add custom UI and/or save data? I'd imagine something like saving a list of contacts and when an app requests the contact list selecting this specific list to be returned.
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Yes, that would be possible. When there is a need, I will add APIs that can be used in Lua to save data in a structured way into the XPrivacyLua database, so anyone wanting to develop a new hook definition doesn't have to worry about how to do this. In fact this has already been prepared.
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I don't see why that is a lie or misstatement, so, could you please explain why you think it is?
Edit: I have changed the wording of the opening post a bit, so it is clearer that "Android 6 Marshmallow and later" applies to XPrivacyLua and not to XPrivacy, assuming this is what you meant.
See this comment.
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Oh okay, thanks. So I can't use the current XPrivacy (on the PlayStore) on Nougat S8? I hope I can if not, I'll wait for the XPrivacy L.
It's crazy that Android forces privacy breaching (violation is an accurate word use) "services", processes and apps at it's core. If I were to learn to use Android enough is it possible to prevent it, like it's the case on iPhone, well in appareances because when you jailbreak it you can see all the processes, but it's clearly not in completely forcing this violation of your data, be it just with the permission management that NO apps can require or force on you to run, which to me absolutely crazy that it's the case on Android.
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Oh okay, thanks. So I can't use the current XPrivacy (on the PlayStore) on Nougat S8? I hope I can if not, I'll wait for the XPrivacy L.
It's crazy that Android forces privacy breaching (violation is an accurate word use) "services", processes and apps at it's core. If I were to learn to use Android enough is it possible to prevent it, like it's the case on iPhone, well in appareances because when you jailbreak it you can see all the processes, but it's clearly not in completely forcing this violation of your data, be it just with the permission management that NO apps can require or force on you to run, which to me absolutely crazy that it's the case on Android.
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As M66B said in the Xprivacy Thread:
M66B said:
An absolute privacy fix is turning your device off. XPrivacy is an best effort attempt to fix the most important privacy problems, like exposing your location and contacts.
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What you could do, at least that's what I do, is to disable services (look for DisableService in PlayStore) and/or restrict as much as possible via the privacy settings (depending on ROM). For example I deny Google services the location rights and only switch them on when needed.
Also there are possibilities to run your phone without any Google services at all. Search for MicroG.
But you have to understand, that using an Android device is going to violate privacy in one form or another. Same goes with Windows and Apple devices...
I don't like it at all but that's just what the world has become. If you want to use Google Services you kinda have to accept that you can't (at least not with simple fixes) protect your whole privacy. It sucks, but that's just what it is...
Twitter Ad Eater is a module for the Xposed/LSPosed framework that attempts to remove ads from the Twitter Android application.
Currently tested on Android 11 / latest LSPosed but should work on other versions as well.
Downloads: https://github.com/ppawel/twitter-ad-eater/releases
Source code: https://github.com/ppawel/twitter-ad-eater
Report issue: https://github.com/ppawel/twitter-ad-eater/issues
Thank you! Can confirm this works with the latest EdXposed 0.5.2.2_4683.
Working with Android 11 / EdXposed 0.5.2.2_4683 / OP5T
May I post a feature request?!
It seems you are filtering out all the views containing the string "promoted". Could you like add an option for custom strings?!
For example, I really don't wish to see k-pop news popping up on my trending page! So I could add the string "K-Pop" (is it case sensitive?)
Cheers!
ChesterXXX said:
Working with Android 11 / EdXposed 0.5.2.2_4683 / OP5T
May I post a feature request?!
It seems you are filtering out all the views containing the string "promoted". Could you like add an option for custom strings?!
For example, I really don't wish to see k-pop news popping up on my trending page! So I could add the string "K-Pop" (is it case sensitive?)
Cheers!
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The code searches for the "promoted" string in the view id, not in the content of the tweets. It is really hard to find out exactly the content of the tweets because the structure of the Twitter app UI is very complex and also the whole app is scrambled with ProGuard, so it's not easy to reverse-engineer anything.
I will add your request to the TODO list and keep it in mind in case I will find a way to get tweet content.
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The code searches for the "promoted" string in the view id, not in the content of the tweets. It is really hard to find out exactly the content of the tweets because the structure of the Twitter app UI is very complex and also the whole app is scrambled with ProGuard, so it's not easy to reverse-engineer anything.
I will add your request to the TODO list and keep it in mind in case I will find a way to get tweet content.
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these feature will be too strong. imagine opening elon's tweet replies without bitcoin and youtube links. btw awesome moves dev thanks
Yeah, looking forward to the potential new features. Any updates coming soon, @ppawelppawel? I'm pretty much glued to your Github looking for changes.
Sorry, been busy with work in the last few weeks, but will try to add some more filtering features soon.
just want to throw out there that I love this module, it's so simple yet so effective because nothing else removes the ridiculous promoted ads (tried dns level blocking & minminguard). on a side note, I wish we had a module to remove the same type of ads in the official reddit app, but that's wishful thinking.
Does the app work on Android 8? I can't install in on my phone running Oreo now.
Not sure if it will work but LSPosed at least supports Android 8.1 so I will try to release a version with proper SDK requirements so you can try it out - right now at least Android 10 is required by the apk I think.
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just want to throw out there that I love this module, it's so simple yet so effective because nothing else removes the ridiculous promoted ads (tried dns level blocking & minminguard). on a side note, I wish we had a module to remove the same type of ads in the official reddit app, but that's wishful thinking.
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Thanks for the feedback. Yes, the module is quite simple but there is one flaw - if you scroll up and down your timeline, you will notice that the whole view is jumping around, like it skips one or two posts sometimes. This is because the way the module works - it hides the posts that are ads and it is visible when you scroll.
It would be much better to take out the ads before they get added to the timeline view but it's very complicated to figure out how the Twitter app works as everything is obfuscated and it's a huge code base to analyze.
Anyway, thanks again, glad you enjoy it.
xymopen said:
Does the app work on Android 8? I can't install in on my phone running Oreo now.
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New version released which should be installable on Android 8.1 (SDK 27).
Release v1.3 · ppawel/twitter-ad-eater
Lowered minimum SDK version to 27 (Android 8.1) - this aligns it with the minimum Android version supported by LSPosed. Now it should be possible to at least install the module on lower Android ver...
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Can't go lower than that because of LSPosed compatibility.
ppawelppawel said:
Thanks for the feedback. Yes, the module is quite simple but there is one flaw - if you scroll up and down your timeline, you will notice that the whole view is jumping around, like it skips one or two posts sometimes. This is because the way the module works - it hides the posts that are ads and it is visible when you scroll.
It would be much better to take out the ads before they get added to the timeline view but it's very complicated to figure out how the Twitter app works as everything is obfuscated and it's a huge code base to analyze.
Anyway, thanks again, glad you enjoy it.
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I really do not even notice the jumping around, but its a small price to pay for no promoted nonsense. thanks dev
ppawelppawel said:
New version released which should be installable on Android 8.1 (SDK 27).
Release v1.3 · ppawel/twitter-ad-eater
Lowered minimum SDK version to 27 (Android 8.1) - this aligns it with the minimum Android version supported by LSPosed. Now it should be possible to at least install the module on lower Android ver...
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Can't go lower than that because of LSPosed compatibility.
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Thanks for your work. Works on Oreo with LSPosed without problem!
Any updates planned? Hoping this isn't abandoned again like the old Twitter ad killer.
I hope updates will come when necessary, but for now it works fine!
Is it not possible to do this using something like adaway?
Thanks. It works fine on android 11 .
It works fine if you're scrolling down, but try to scroll up on the feed and Twitter will jump all over the place. It gets the job done, but could use some improvement.
Works perfectly on Android 11, thanks
i recently bought a used device and when i tried to create a new jodel account, the app said i was perm banned. How come? Since i have root acces, i tried to change my device id / spoof my mc adress. But im still banned. So, how does jodel identify my device?
jodel: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tellm.android.app&hl=de&gl=US
thanks in advance
IMO you have to investigate app's source code to find it out.
dont know how. pls help
You use an APK de-compiler. Some online de-compilers exist but do only handle APKs < 50 MB hence not useable in your case.
More info here:
48 Best APK Decompilers 2023 (Ranked and Reviewed) - Edopedia
As a programmer, we frequently come across interesting apps and games on the Play Store. And we wish that there would be some magical software that can
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i dont know how to use that. i just need to know, how jodel identifiys my device.
whre does it say what data they use to identify my device
@anonuser14 Here you find a review of Jodel written in German. As you're obviously using Jodel, I assume you speak German otherwise please use a machine translator. I'm convinced you'll find the answers to your questions about the absolutely privacy related desaster application.
yes, im german. first thing i did was reading the privacy note from jodel and i even asked the support. all they said was, they use my devide id, which is obvisly not the whole truth. im not a developer or something, all i know is how to flash a rom & root a device. so, all i need is an expert looking into this case and helping me. ( I attached the anwers from jodel)
If you're rooted and using Xposed (in whatever version) I suggest to spoof your device ID with XPrivacy Lua by @M66B like I do.
[CLOSED][APP][XPOSED][6.0+] XPrivacyLua - Android privacy manager [UNSUPPORTED]
XPrivacyLua Really simple to use privacy manager for Android 6.0 Marshmallow and later (successor of XPrivacy). Revoking Android permissions from apps often let apps crash or malfunction. XPrivacyLua solves this by feeding apps fake data...
forum.xda-developers.com
so what now?
A Jodel account is tied to Device ID of phone it 1st time was installed on. Hence you can't use Jodel on another phone.
Also Jodel doesn't allow you to create multiple accounts, as you tried to do.
like i said, i bought a used phone, i did not try to create multiple accounts, and most important, its not tied to the device id, at least not tied to just the device id. i tried reinstalling the app, used privicy lua, changed the phone id, but jodel still can identify my device.
how?
what if i pay 10$ for giving me a solution?
pls help
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what if i pay 10$ for giving me a solution?
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In Germany, the legal minimum wage per hour is currently 9.60€ ( 11.35$ ).
jwoegerbauer said:
In Germany, the legal minimum wage per hour is currently 9.60€ ( 11.35$ ).
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so, can u help me?
Could but don't want to because it requires to install some GBs of apps on PC what are only needed once.
just tell me how, and ill try.
until now, nobody seems to know, how jodel identifies a device
@anonuser14 As far as I remember, Mike Kuketz has briefly reviewed that app about two years ago. Here's a shortened quotation of his conclusion (German-English translation by https://www.deepl.com:
Yodel is a good example of how just starting an app is enough to get an impression of how privacy-friendly it is. My impression: miserable.
At least the information in the privacy policy is relatively transparent - privacy-sensitive users will therefore probably not use Yodel.
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If interested consider to search the web for that post.
Oswald Boelcke said:
@anonuser14 As far as I remember, Mike Kuketz has briefly reviewed that app about two years ago. Here's a shortened quotation of his conclusion (German-English translation by https://www.deepl.com:
If interested consider to search the web for that post.
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jodel had severel updates. 2yo article are not valide anymore.
how does jodel identify a device?
Mods, can you please delete this thread...thank you.
RobbieTechie said:
Here is an Xposed Module for hooking Grindr to fix a few bugs, and deal with ads and other things, given those have made the app almost unusable...
These will change over time / need to be updated as new versions of Grindr get releaseed, this currently works with 8.10.0 which is now rolling out.
-This should allow you to unsend messages multiple times (a feature of the XMPP Protocol used by Grindr) as long as they were relatively recent messages
-This should also allow you to send as many expiring photos as you wish.
-This should block / remove most ads but not all of them on it's own (more info on this will be shared below...)
-This should allow you to use FakeGPS
-This should fix bugs where some filters were not working as they should
-You should be able to enable the "mark who I've chatted with" option, which before would pop up ads
This will not enable things such as disabling the VPN check (someone complained about this where I was posting before) If I enable this I will let you know, but for now it's not in here
I WILL NOT help you troubleshoot device specific problems, I am releasing this as an Xposed module, and that's where it's been tested, It has also worked under EdXposed and LSPosed but I cannot guarantee this for you, and you are on your own if you have problems with those. I have tested this on everything from Android 5 to Android 10, I have not tested on the newest versions of the Android OS but if you have XPosed or other way of running such modules on the newer OS it should work.
This will make your grid look like it's Unlimited, but if you scroll down to that area and select one of those profiles it may load the first profile in the grid, The main reason for this module was to deal with the annoyance of ads and other slight bugs in the program, if you have issues please share what they are and what did / didn't work properly.
TO REMOVE MORE ADS
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If you can run XPosed I will assume you have root access, which will allow you to remove ads completely with this method. Grindr processes "features" and the list inside the app is as follows
Subscriber,
FreeTrial,
HideBannerAds, <====
HideFullScreenAds, <====
UnlimitedFavorites,
UnlimitedBlocks,
MyTypeFilters,
PhotosOnlyFilter,
OnlineNowFilter,
FaceOnlyFilter,
AlbumsOnlyFilter,
HaventChattedFilter,
ChatRemoteProfiles,
TapRemoteProfiles,
SavedPhrases,
HaveChattedHighlight,
LongCascade,
TapFilters,
SendMultiplePics,
MoreChatGroups,
LastChattedTimestamp,
ChatReadStatus,
MultiTribes,
Incognito,
ViewedMeCascade,
ViewedMeTimestamp,
UnsentMessage,
UnlimitedCascade,
TypingIndicator,
CreateVideoCall,
VideoCallMonthlyCalculateLengthMedium,
TranslateMessage,
UnlimitedExpiringPhotos,
HideXtraStore,
HideUnlimitedStore,
ShortCascade,
MediumCascade,
MoreGuysCascade,
DisableScreenshot,
Boosting,
ABTestViewedMeCascadeLabelFront,
ABTestViewedMeCascadeLabelBehind,
NewWarnings,
LongTagCascade,
UnlimitedTagCascade;
It also processes some "features" through a file called "jwt_features_fallback.xml" which is located in "/data/data/com.grinderapp.android/shared_prefs" normally this files looks like this:
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' standalone='yes' ?>
<map>
<long name="session_expiration_time" value="1654228104000" />
<string name="session_features_fallback">CreateVideoCall,,MaxViewQuota5,,MultiTribes,,PushPreview,,VideoCallDailyFree</string>
<string name="session_roles_fallback"></string>
</map>
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If you add the "features" in there HideFullScreenAds and HideBannerAds that will remove the remaining ads so you have a hassle free experience when using the app. These changes only last one hour, and this patcher does not adjust that file as this is currently beyond my knowledge and know-how so you will have to do this manually. If you have questions, please try something and if you need help please ask and I will respond as time permits or others can if they have fixed problems and know how.
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Thanks for making this mod. But.. will Grindr not block your account after using this?
Thanks for this MOD!
All I need and wanted!
@innit Nope your account will not get blocked, I use Grindr MODs since years and nothing happend so far
Hirs_E_Fruit said:
Thanks for this MOD!
All I need and wanted!
@innit Nope your account will not get blocked, I use Grindr MODs since years and nothing happend so far
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I hope I won't get banned like some guys who used a similar mod before. Once they block you, there's practically no way of getting your account reinstated.
So far it works as intended. No ads whatsoever, filters and cloud backup work, more guys visible in the cascade.
Any chance of making it possible to see more than 1 visitor?
My phone S20 Ultra with Android 12, latest Magisk Alpha and LSposed 1.8.3 (6565). When using LSposed you need to add Grindr to the scope list to make the mod work.
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innit said:
I hope I won't get banned like some guys who used a similar mod before. Once they block you, there's practically no way of getting your account reinstated.
So far it works as intended. No ads whatsoever, filters and cloud backup work, more guys visible in the cascade.
Any chance of making it possible to see more than 1 visitor?
My phone S20 Ultra with Android 12, latest Magisk Alpha and LSposed 1.8.3 (6565). When using LSposed you need to add Grindr to the scope list to make the mod work.
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There are many things possible, the issue is figuring out what needs to be done to make the viewers list show up. I have looked at the code slightly but have not made much progress there yet. If you use Jadx you can view the code in the APK if anyone is wondering what tools I've used, that is one of the main ones for viewing various parts of the apk file.
innit said:
I hope I won't get banned like some guys who used a similar mod before. Once they block you, there's practically no way of getting your account reinstated.
So far it works as intended. No ads whatsoever, filters and cloud backup work, more guys visible in the cascade.
Any chance of making it possible to see more than 1 visitor?
My phone S20 Ultra with Android 12, latest Magisk Alpha and LSposed 1.8.3 (6565). When using LSposed you need to add Grindr to the scope list to make the mod work.
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Hello and good morning, @innit
I'd like to inform you that I've very slightly edited your post and changed those words, which were in violation of rule no. 2 of the XDA Forum Rules; however, I'm convinced that my change didn't alter the information you intended to pass. I'd appreciate if you watch your language closer in future.
Additionally and although I'm convinced you didn't mean it that way, the words you initially used could at the first glace been easily referred to the moderators team of this website. I guess we want to avoid this.
Regards
Oswald Boelcke
Senior Moderator
MOD ACTION:
Thread closed as per OP's request.