After reading a few different articles on malicious apps in the market, it occured to me.
What about a developer (wish I could do it ) creating an app that operates similar to Little Snitch. For those that don't use a Mac, it's essentially a software firewall. You can set rules and permissions, and it informs you when an app is trying to go out.
http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html
It's a fantastic program on the mac. So what about something similar for the Android? Lets hear your thoughts. Wish I had the ability to code, but just don't know development at all.. but if there are any on here that want to partner up, hit me up!
What about Droid Wall?
I use that to limit which apps have access to the internet.
Didnt know about this one. Downloading now!
Droid wall lacks real time access to top dump log. So it's not that intuitive as Little Snitch.
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Sorry for my TYPO I meant TCPDUMP
I'd imagine you'd want to ask the little snitch people or start learning to code in Java or something. But really good idea. I love Little Snitch. It's a bit annoying sometimes but I'd rather shoulder the burden of inconvenience then to be willfully blind about the MASSIVE amount of data being leached by every other app service and process on my system.
It would be bad ass to be able to deny apps to sending special data OTA.
I have an HD2 running CM7 Nightly Desire and use it with the tmobile web2go internet, but I don't want to rock the boat on it too much since it's a $10 unlimited plan for which the phone is technically ineligible. I logged into my account a noticed a new message saying my data was about to be throttled(still haven't noticed any throttling) and it caused me to look at my data usage. Somehow I've gone from my normal .5-.75 GB to 3.9 in 2 days. I must have downloaded something which it using massive amounts of data at 2 and 3 AM(ranges in size from 175 mb to 900 mb). I'd really like to know which application is doing it so I make sure never to download it again. The following apps had no reviews stating they use weird amounts of data but have been download since the 25th(you may notice a trend, lol):
Updated Go Launcher EX
Workout Trainer
Podrunner Workout Music
Virtual Gym Fitness Home and Gym
Spartacus Workout(Beta)
Allrecipes.com dinner spinner
Bloo Kid
I wonder if one of these is the culprit or if it could be something else. I'll probably just install a new ROM when I get home and start again from scratch, but it would be nice to know which application is suddenly using data in the middle of the night. I suppose it could also be a glitch in tmobile's servers.
I won't worry too much about it since it's about a week to the end of the billing cycle and it's not like it's costing me money and I'm still getting 3G speeds and I do nothing secure on the phone like log in to secure email, banking, or buying so I don't particularly care if it's sending lots of personal data somewhere. If the social networking accounts got hacked, then that's life.
ETA: I am such an idiot, I didn't know there are apps for that until it occured to me that there must be. I d/l'ed trafficinfo from the market and it lookat past data usage and I found the culprit. It's Google Books. I went on the tablet and asked it to make the books available offline on my Acer Iconia and I guess it downloaded them to both devices. That's 2.6 GB of data right there. Hmmm, it's weird. I didn't think of it because the books aren't supposed to be compatible with anything but a tablet according to the Google Books website(mostly really old books and magazines which are scans, but they allow me to open the books on my phone as well.
ETA again: Nope it must not have been the Books because I've not got 5.7 GB of usage: Here is what tmobile is saying seriously. Does anyone know it tmobile's counter can be inaccurate?
Date Timer MB
07/29/11 06:55 AM 175.7939
07/29/11 06:34 AM 0.0957
07/29/11 06:17 AM 53.5888
07/29/11 05:32 AM 163.5439
07/29/11 04:49 AM 127.9677
07/28/11 04:52 PM 266.4189
07/28/11 02:52 PM 937.5566
07/28/11 12:49 PM 109.7802
07/28/11 10:59 AM 0.5957
07/28/11 08:59 AM 3.9677
07/28/11 06:59 AM 1.0742
07/28/11 04:59 AM 6.4365
07/28/11 04:22 AM 244.1533
07/28/11 02:20 AM 927.7968
07/28/11 12:20 AM 488.3076
07/27/11 10:20 PM 1.0322
07/27/11 10:16 PM 0.0185
07/27/11 08:16 PM 1.0507
07/27/11 06:16 PM 0.913
I would like to start a foto project and would like to store those photos separately.
I don't want to use another camera app, because stock works best for me.
Would it be possible to have a "switch" to store pictures in a different directory than usual and them not appear in google fotos and syncing to another google account if possible.
I tried setting up a second user on the phone, but it didn't make a trick, because all pictures were still shared and visible in camera app and google fotos.
Maybe hiding moving pictures in hindsight would be a solution, but I don't want much overhead and they should still be backed up
probably will just "archive" the pics inside google fotos, seems like a solution
jeffersonx said:
I would like to start a foto project and would like to store those photos separately.
I don't want to use another camera app, because stock works best for me.
Would it be possible to have a "switch" to store pictures in a different directory than usual and them not appear in google fotos and syncing to another google account if possible.
I tried setting up a second user on the phone, but it didn't make a trick, because all pictures were still shared and visible in camera app and google fotos.
Maybe hiding moving pictures in hindsight would be a solution, but I don't want much overhead and they should still be backed up
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For the similar thing I setup "Work" profile and use the same apps in both profiles with different google accounts.
All you need to do is install app to setup work profile and clone the needed apps.
How would you do this? I had a work profile installed, but my former employer used some enterprice soft for this
jeffersonx said:
How would you do this? I had a work profile installed, but my former employer used some enterprice soft for this
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Use this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.island
Please be aware that you cannot use two work profiles.
Why not just turn off data/wifi temporarily when capturing pics. Then move them to new folder outside DCIM/Camera?
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sandrocks said:
Use this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.island
Please be aware that you cannot use two work profiles.
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Will camera in Island will create separe location for pics? Or it will store in default?
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Why not just turn off data/wifi temporarily when capturing pics. Then move them to new folder outside DCIM/Camera?
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Will camera in Island will create separe location for pics? Or it will store in default?
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Yes All data (including pics) will be stored in different space and will not be available in Mainland.
So here is the deal. I stopped using Chrome quite some time ago in favor of FF Beta. I like it quite a bit, but would like something a little more considerate of my privacy. I found FOSS Browser on F-Droid and loved it, until I found out it doesn't preserve your open tabs. I looked at Brave browser and really liked the look of that, but it doesn't seem to support sync on mobile and I can find no info on if you can back up it's data and if so what. Kiwi would also be an ideal solution I think if it supported sync or backups.
Sync is not an absolute requirement for me if I can back up my tabs and bookmarks.
I don't care about password storage as I use a separate password database.
I want the ability to have multiple tabs and have them preserved.
Privacy is important, but I don't need one of those always incognito types as that would not preserve my tabs and such.
Again FOSS would be perfect if it just preserved my open tabs. It seems the dev is not worried about that feature, so I am not going to hold my breath for it either. If someone has experience with Brave and can confirm I can do backups with it, even if it isn't built in and ADB backups of it work well, that would probably be good. Especially since they will eventually add sync.
TIA for your thoughts!
have you tried BRAVE browser? its based on chromium - I use that mostly
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p33l05 said:
have you tried BRAVE browser? its based on chromium - I use that mostly
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I just re-read your post... apologies.. it does have a beta sync feature although I haven't tested that yet
p33l05 said:
have you tried BRAVE browser? its based on chromium - I use that mostly
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I just re-read your post... apologies.. it does have a beta sync feature although I haven't tested that yet
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No problem! I'm happy to get any input even on the ones I mentioned. I may test the beta sync out. I am very interested in Brave anyways.
dragunbayne said:
So here is the deal. I stopped using Chrome quite some time ago in favor of FF Beta. I like it quite a bit, but would like something a little more considerate of my privacy. I found FOSS Browser on F-Droid and loved it, until I found out it doesn't preserve your open tabs. I looked at Brave browser and really liked the look of that, but it doesn't seem to support sync on mobile and I can find no info on if you can back up it's data and if so what. Kiwi would also be an ideal solution I think if it supported sync or backups.
Sync is not an absolute requirement for me if I can back up my tabs and bookmarks.
I don't care about password storage as I use a separate password database.
I want the ability to have multiple tabs and have them preserved.
Privacy is important, but I don't need one of those always incognito types as that would not preserve my tabs and such.
Again FOSS would be perfect if it just preserved my open tabs. It seems the dev is not worried about that feature, so I am not going to hold my breath for it either. If someone has experience with Brave and can confirm I can do backups with it, even if it isn't built in and ADB backups of it work well, that would probably be good. Especially since they will eventually add sync.
TIA for your thoughts!
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Samsung Internet
Samsung Internet Beta
3 times in 3 months I had to use chrome, ****ty sites not the browser's fault!
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My main Android browser is Opera I have almost 70 tabs open all the time and most of them in Desktop user agent. I tried many browsers but always return to Opera. Give it a try.
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Samsung Internet
Samsung Internet Beta
3 times in 3 months I had to use chrome, ****ty sites not the browser's fault!
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Samsung internet is not really good for my privacy. It reports back everything to Samsung and who knows what they do with it. Also I don't trust their backup for the browser I tried it once and when I redid my phone there was no backup.
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My main Android browser is Opera I have almost 70 tabs open all the time and most of them in Desktop user agent. I tried many browsers but always return to Opera. Give it a try.
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I will look into it. I used to be an Opera user way back. They had the best (maybe only ) browser for my Walkman flip phone!
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Samsung Internet
Samsung Internet Beta
3 times in 3 months I had to use chrome, ****ty sites not the browser's fault!
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I upvote both Samsung Internet and Beta. I especially like the beta as it allows S-Pen functionality like single click to navigate backwards and double click to navigate forwards. I use Kiwi for any crappy site that has issues loading; but I think I've used it once in the last year for that. Samsungs dark mode in their browsers and ad blockers are top notch; you cannot go wrong with them.
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I upvote both Samsung Internet and Beta. I especially like the beta as it allows S-Pen functionality like single click to navigate backwards and double click to navigate forwards. I use Kiwi for any crappy site that has issues loading; but I think I've used it once in the last year for that. Samsungs dark mode in their browsers and ad blockers are top notch; you cannot go wrong with them.
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I may look into how to block the browser from communicating with Samsung too much. I do see it recommended a lot and from what little I have used it, it seems good. I especially like the S-Pen functionality, that sounds cool.
I'm closer to being sold on Samsung Internet after seeing you can use disconnect with it now. Still looking into how and what it reports back to Samsung.
all this time I was sitting on a little gem! Thanks to all who recommended Samsung browser, it's really good!
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all this time I was sitting on a little gem! Thanks to all who recommended Samsung browser, it's really good!
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Just make sure you get the adguard and disconnect add-ons. They will speed things up and keep you safer. I am switching to it for now and am surprised at how fast and smooth it is.
Oh! Also go into settings>privacy and security and turn off customization service to turn off the Samsung tracking and turn on do not track.
Which ad blocker addon for Samsung Internet browser do you guys find the best?
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I've been enjoying the old version of Samsung Internet beta that still has the built in video assistant:
https://www.sammobile.com/apk/samsung-internet-beta/samsung-internet-browser-beta-8-2-01-2/
Ps. Get a VPN imo IMO exspressvpn
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Which ad blocker addon for Samsung Internet browser do you guys find the best?
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I've been enjoying the old version of Samsung Internet beta that still has the built in video assistant:
https://www.sammobile.com/apk/samsung-internet-beta/samsung-internet-browser-beta-8-2-01-2/
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I actually use 3 of them, try them all!
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With Samsung Internet is there any way to do the double tap and pull zoom method? I use that all the time to zoom with one hand and it doesn't seem to work on Samsung but it does in Chrome
Just an opinion if privacy/data collection/trackers/cookies/scripts are an annoyance try reading this. It's called Orfox browser and is built with privacy in mind & is a modified version of Firefox. If you are wanting even more privacy run it with orbot. I could go into depth with all the possibilities but maybe reading for yourself would help you understand how it all works better than me trying to describe how it works. Orfox browser is the Firefox based privacy browser and orbot is basically a VPN that hides your IP by bouncing your connection through many other people, countries & such making it very hard for anyone to track it back to you. Your internet habits, location, cookies, trackers and so on are just pieces of the bigger data collection picture. I suggest that you don't visit the darknet or websites that end in .onion but regular websites ending in .com or .ca or .org or .net for example. You may run into some pretty explicit, violent, depraved, sick, drugs, weapons, & anything illegal you can imagine, and then some. If privacy is a HUGE concern maybe search videos on Orfox & Orbot Privacy on YouTube. If you just want the browser for privacy here is the link & info. Be warned, never use sensitive data such as email addresses, passwords, bank/credit card info, or anything personal on the darknet or sites ending in .onion because any of the many middle servers re-routing your traffic can see your info if they have the knowledge. I'd stick to just Orfox, & when sending sensitive data, just check and hope the site begins with https:// not just http:// and avoid Orbot with Orfox combo. Everything we do is being watched by "big brother" & it makes me sick. Maybe one day we will not have to take extra measures to keep our business our business & not a commodity to be traded & sold. One last note, turning anything dealing with your location to off in the settings does nothing. Google can still see where you are, buildings you enter, they know if you are walking, driving, cycling, your speed, elevation & much more. Only way to not have your location tracked is to power your phone completely off if you wish to not share all of that info. Kind of defeats the purpose of having a phone if we have to resort to keeping it off. How do we receive calls then? Big thanks to Google.com, Samsung, Android, & all those that buy trade and sell our very personal info. Lmfao. Like they care. $$$
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.guardianproject.orfox
Try Kiwi browser. Chromium based but privacy centric and has bottom toolbar option and inbuilt adblock ?
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Just an opinion if privacy/data collection/trackers/cookies/scripts are an annoyance try reading this. It's called Orfox browser and is built with privacy in mind & is a modified version of Firefox. If you are wanting even more privacy run it with orbot. I could go into depth with all the possibilities but maybe reading for yourself would help you understand how it all works better than me trying to describe how it works. Orfox browser is the Firefox based privacy browser and orbot is basically a VPN that hides your IP by bouncing your connection through many other people, countries & such making it very hard for anyone to track it back to you. Your internet habits, location, cookies, trackers and so on are just pieces of the bigger data collection picture. I suggest that you don't visit the darknet or websites that end in .onion but regular websites ending in .com or .ca or .org or .net for example. You may run into some pretty explicit, violent, depraved, sick, drugs, weapons, & anything illegal you can imagine, and then some. If privacy is a HUGE concern maybe search videos on Orfox & Orbot Privacy on YouTube. If you just want the browser for privacy here is the link & info. Be warned, never use sensitive data such as email addresses, passwords, bank/credit card info, or anything personal on the darknet or sites ending in .onion because any of the many middle servers re-routing your traffic can see your info if they have the knowledge. I'd stick to just Orfox, & when sending sensitive data, just check and hope the site begins with https:// not just http:// and avoid Orbot with Orfox combo. Everything we do is being watched by "big brother" & it makes me sick. Maybe one day we will not have to take extra measures to keep our business our business & not a commodity to be traded & sold. One last note, turning anything dealing with your location to off in the settings does nothing. Google can still see where you are, buildings you enter, they know if you are walking, driving, cycling, your speed, elevation & much more. Only way to not have your location tracked is to power your phone completely off if you wish to not share all of that info. Kind of defeats the purpose of having a phone if we have to resort to keeping it off. How do we receive calls then? Big thanks to Google.com, Samsung, Android, & all those that buy trade and sell our very personal info. Lmfao. Like they care. $$$
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.guardianproject.orfox
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Why avoid orbot and how do you use orfox without it?
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Why avoid orbot and how do you use orfox without it?
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You can use orfox just like you would use Firefox. It is more geared towards safety and you can read about it on the developer's website and come up with your own conclusion. It has options such as turning off Scripts and different security settings from low to high depending on how secure you wish your connection to be in terms of trackers and such. When you first launch orfox it will ask you to install Orbot but you can click cancel and use it just as a browser but it is much safer than most of the standard browsers. And the only reason I recommend avoiding Orbot is because it usually ends up leading curious people to the dark web and can very easily lead to your credit card numbers or bank accounts or passwords to email accounts or many other things being stolen because the way it works is it bounces your connection through a whole bunch of other people's PCS and phones and whatever they will be running Orbot on and that's why it is so hard to track somebody when they are using it. I didn't mean for people not to use it just that it is easy to get taken advantage of and even easier to run into things that are mostly illegal and could get someone in serious trouble even if they unintentionally happened upon these sites. I felt the need to give the warning so someone doesn't come back and say you told me this was 100% safe. If you read my post I recommended them to read on the topic and check out YouTube videos before they decide to use Orbot and Tor Fox together.
I'm not sure why you're not using Firefox? I keep going back to it because mostly for the amp link remover. I use Google news and they're all amp links with lots of ads. I need my brother to convert amp pages to regular. Brave didn't have that capability.
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have you tried BRAVE browser? its based on chromium - I use that mostly
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I just re-read your post... apologies.. it does have a beta sync feature although I haven't tested that yet
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From wikipedia:
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser)#Business_model)
Brave Software has announced that it is developing a feature allowing users to opt in to receiving ads sold by the company in place of ads blocked by the browser.[8][9][10] Brave intends to pay content publishers 55% of the replaced ad revenue. Brave Software, ad partners, and browser users would each be allocated 15% of the revenue. Users would be able to donate their revenue share to content publishers through micropayments.[11]
In a testing version of the browser, Brave targets web ads by analyzing users' anonymized browsing history.[12]