Install Mobile Defense As System App? - Nexus One General

Can someone show me or post a link on how to install an app as a system app so it can not be uninstalled. I wanna do this with Mobile Defense so it can have access to the GPS as well since you can't get an exact location without GPS. I couldn't find anything useful while searching.

If you have root, you can pull the apk from /data and put it in /system with all the other system apps, but that won't give it access to gps. That is to say, no app will use gps unless it's designed to use gps. Moving it from one part of the phone to another doesn't re-write the code. So installing it to /system will do no good whatsoever.

carnegie0107 said:
If you have root, you can pull the apk from /data and put it in /system with all the other system apps, but that won't give it access to gps. That is to say, no app will use gps unless it's designed to use gps. Moving it from one part of the phone to another doesn't re-write the code. So installing it to /system will do no good whatsoever.
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Mobile Defense in the description on the Market that it can auto enable GPS if it has root. Also what tool could I use to move it to the system folder?

There's absolutely no reason why you would need to move it to /system man... it won't operate any differently. As for preventing it from being uninstalled, that's a problem with any of the security apps...

uansari1 said:
There's absolutely no reason why you would need to move it to /system man... it won't operate any differently. As for preventing it from being uninstalled, that's a problem with any of the security apps...
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Moving it to /system/app will prevent it from being un-installed via the phone GUI or via a wipe. It makes it much harder for a casual user (or dumb thief) to remove it. So it does add some security... and it also allows the app to enable GPS even if the user has GPS disabled, which may be a big win for some.
Personally, I leave GPS enabled all the time. It doesn't use extra battery unless an app is actually trying to get a GPS fix. The rest of the time the GPS receiver is powered off. I don't keep apps on my phone that wake up GPS all the time.
All you need to do is open a superuser shell and move the apk from /data/app to /system/app ... or use one of the superuser file managers to do it.
Note that you won't get updates this way, which is somewhat of a pain.

Bicster_ said:
Moving it to /system/app will prevent it from being un-installed via the phone GUI or via a wipe. It makes it much harder for a casual user (or dumb thief) to remove it. So it does add some security... and it also allows the app to enable GPS even if the user has GPS disabled, which may be a big win for some.
Personally, I leave GPS enabled all the time. It doesn't use extra battery unless an app is actually trying to get a GPS fix. The rest of the time the GPS receiver is powered off. I don't keep apps on my phone that wake up GPS all the time.
All you need to do is open a superuser shell and move the apk from /data/app to /system/app ... or use one of the superuser file managers to do it.
Note that you won't get updates this way, which is somewhat of a pain.
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Pretty sure apps installed to /data can enable GPS as well. Anyway, without rooting your phone, you can't move stuff to /system.
Frankly, I think the best security regime we can presently employ on our phones is a combination of the security pattern lock and WaveSecure. The phone will be locked down if there are too many wrong attempts at the pattern, and WaveSecure will automatically lock down the phone and send GPS location if a SIM card is replaced.

uansari1 said:
Pretty sure apps installed to /data can enable GPS as well. Anyway, without rooting your phone, you can't move stuff to /system.
Frankly, I think the best security regime we can presently employ on our phones is a combination of the security pattern lock and WaveSecure. The phone will be locked down if there are too many wrong attempts at the pattern, and WaveSecure will automatically lock down the phone and send GPS location if a SIM card is replaced.
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Apps in /data can't enable GPS anymore. I think 1.6 changed that policy, but it might have been 1.5.
I tried wavesecure but I found it way too easy to circumvent, and it didn't always work. In fact last time I tried it their web portal was down. I prefer the design of Mobile Defense, but to each his own - I'm happy there's competition!

Bicster_ said:
Moving it to /system/app will prevent it from being un-installed via the phone GUI or via a wipe. It makes it much harder for a casual user (or dumb thief) to remove it. So it does add some security... and it also allows the app to enable GPS even if the user has GPS disabled, which may be a big win for some.
Personally, I leave GPS enabled all the time. It doesn't use extra battery unless an app is actually trying to get a GPS fix. The rest of the time the GPS receiver is powered off. I don't keep apps on my phone that wake up GPS all the time.
All you need to do is open a superuser shell and move the apk from /data/app to /system/app ... or use one of the superuser file managers to do it.
Note that you won't get updates this way, which is somewhat of a pain.
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I opened superuser but I wasn't sure what to do with it so I got a root file manager and tried to move it over but it said the system folder was read only. Anyway to get around this?

iVisionX01 said:
I opened superuser but I wasn't sure what to do with it so I got a root file manager and tried to move it over but it said the system folder was read only. Anyway to get around this?
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The root file manager should offer a way to remount /system as a read-write filesystem. Normally it's read-only. You should set it back to read-only when you're done.

Bicster_ said:
The root file manager should offer a way to remount /system as a read-write filesystem. Normally it's read-only. You should set it back to read-only when you're done.
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Yea I switched over but it will wouldn't let me write

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Apps2SD via Google Froyo :)

Comment 559 by af9210, Today (2 hours ago)
will the feature require a certain class speed sd card
Comment 564 by [email protected], Today (28 minutes ago)
@559 - As with any software which needs to do a lot of I/O - the faster the card the
better.
Delete comment Comment 565 by af9210, Today (8 minutes ago)
@564 i understand... do you have knowledge about how it will be implemented..... for
instance do we need to create a separate partition ie ext2 ext4 etc?
Comment 566 by [email protected], Today (1 minute ago)
@565 - We've gone to a lot of effort to ensure you *don't* have to repartition / format your cards for this to work. We coexist with the existing FAT32 partition on the card to ensure compatibility with your existing cards/devices.
sounds pretty good development by the android team huh
sounds good but if i remember correctly the reason the community a2sd devs make it so you have to use an ext partition was to help prevent piracy, and of course have your phone usable when the sdcard was mounted by the pc. i wonder if google came up with a new type of copy protection.
godsfilth said:
sounds good but if i remember correctly the reason the community a2sd devs make it so you have to use an ext partition was to help prevent piracy, and of course have your phone usable when the sdcard was mounted by the pc. i wonder if google came up with a new type of copy protection.
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However Ext partitions don't stop you pirating.
I can still get ALL of the installed apps off my phone if I need to and that's using my phone. No special software needed as such (nothing that's not free on the market anyway).
Yup, sounds like a new encryption method.
Yep, noone can boot up an ubuntu cd and mount the ext partition...
More likely it's because fat32 can't handle linux style file permissions.
godsfilth said:
sounds good but if i remember correctly the reason the community a2sd devs make it so you have to use an ext partition was to help prevent piracy, and of course have your phone usable when the sdcard was mounted by the pc. i wonder if google came up with a new type of copy protection.
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They could install protected apps onto internal flash - as they do now. Most of apps aren't protected, so we'll still have a lot of additional space.
My theory is that rather than a separate partition, it'll just create a file of xx amount of size on the mem card, then fill it up. It'll probably be somewhat of a safe measure, as it'll most likely be encrypted and of a filetype that isn't common (or it could even be some kind of internal compression method such as zip, but a self written program).
They said they wouldnt do it until they figure out a way to encrypt it.
Ill take it thats what they did.
Yeah, they did say it would not come till they hashed out some piracy measures, not that they will help whatsoever, but they did say that.
I don't understand what the big deal is.
Couldn't they have just done Apps2SD for all free apps and called it a day?
No one is purchasing 500 megabytes worth of apps.
Offloading all the free ones to the SD = BOOM.
Easy and would have absolutely zero consequences on piracy.
Current methods have no consequences on piracy, future methods have no consequences on piracy. Hopefully the gave up worrying about something they can never stop.
GldRush98 said:
Current methods have no consequences on piracy, future methods have no consequences on piracy. Hopefully the gave up worrying about something they can never stop.
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What is this word you speak of piracy, never heard of it
GldRush98 said:
Current methods have no consequences on piracy, future methods have no consequences on piracy. Hopefully the gave up worrying about something they can never stop.
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Ever heard of cloud computing?
Paul22000 said:
I don't understand what the big deal is.
Couldn't they have just done Apps2SD for all free apps and called it a day?
No one is purchasing 500 megabytes worth of apps.
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That is a very bold statement to make.
Once you can install applications to your sdcard, what's to stop you from purchasing ONE program that is, by itself, 500 MB?
Has anyone encountered a problem as far as apps that are able to move to sd and then disappearing from app menu? As well as icons on homescreen turning to android generic icons? I can still access the apps from homescreen ,manage apps and astro but as i said the icon for the app on the home screen changes to somewhat of a generic looking android icon. One of the apps in question is titanium backup.
Now if i go to manage apps and place apps back to phone everything reappears in its rightful spot. Could it be a temp glitch in froyo? Some setting i might have missed? Any info would be appreciated...thnx
Yes it happened to me, every applications I moved on the sdcard suddenly disappeared from the menu. I had to move one of them on the phone to make them all reappear. As I don't have so much applications installed (~25), I moved them all back to the phone until this is fixed
Lemim0uth said:
Yes it happened to me, every applications I moved on the sdcard suddenly disappeared from the menu. I had to move one of them on the phone to make them all reappear. As I don't have so much applications installed (~25), I moved them all back to the phone until this is fixed
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cool, thnx for the response. Least i know i didnt screw something up lol.
Drane said:
Ever heard of cloud computing?
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100% irrelevant to this thread and what I was talking about.

Howto remove moto-helper vCD-ROM

I rooted my Dx some time ago and removed the standard bloatware.
The one that I can't get rid of is that damned motohelper installer that pops up on my pc when I plug in my phone. It seems like it would be an 8mb ISO somewhere in /system/ but after spending WAY too much browsing everywhere that seemed meaningful I've got nothing.
dialing ##program doesn't show me the features option on 2.2.1 the same way that the incredible does. bummer.
I'm sure somebody here has been more successful than myself at nuking this thing.
I would also love to kill this thing... with fire.
80hd said:
I'm sure somebody here has been more successful than myself at nuking this thing.
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Sadly, not that I've been able to find. BTW, I started another thread here the other day. I've searched many Android forums and have posted several times to Motorola's own seemingly pointless Support Forum. Welcome to the club
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=929242
The cd is its own partition... /cdrom and mounted when needed. Doesn't waste space in system
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It still consumes storage space somewhere. Anyway, it's still an annoying issue that we need a solution to prevent from mounting. I really dislike not being able to use my DX to play music through the USB port in my car stereo.
Good point
just edit this line in the build.prop:
persist.mot.usb.mediasync = 1
change it to 0
crud, didnt work
fmkaiba said:
The cd is its own partition... /cdrom and mounted when needed. Doesn't waste space in system
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Then, in theory, you should be able to delete/format the partition using something along the lines of GParted.
I don't know what effects this would have on the phone though. I assume it wouldn't brick; however, I guess it would have to be tested to know for sure.
Would an SBF restore this CD partition if the phone did brick?
I am sure you can just kill it by disabling autorun on your windows. Sure it will kill it for everything, but that is why the setup.exe was invented.
bravo1234 said:
I am sure you can just kill it by disabling autorun on your windows. Sure it will kill it for everything, but that is why the setup.exe was invented.
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The concern isn't with preventing the image from mounting on a computer, that's easy to remedy, either by disabling autorun for Windows and/or enabling USB debugging mode on the DX. The crux of the issue is mounting my DX on my car stereo. USB debugging doesn't appear to help "fix" that situation
This problem adds insult to injury for me. I use a Mac (it was a gift) so every time I mount my phone to the computer, the motohelper disc pops up, but I can't even use it because it's a Windows only executable.
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Hi, the only way I found was disabling it service "Motorola Device Manager Service".

Any way to install stuff onto the system partition?

So... since i have cleared tons of bloat and stuff i don't use... i have like 20 meg free in the system 'partition'
I was wondering if anyone knew how to install stuff there... maybe titanium backup... or link2sd... or something important like that?
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Root Explorer
Yes, actually. I'm sure there are a variety of ways to access it, such as Google's own ADB shell and other file browsers and whatnot, but I use the app Root Explorer to move apps.
Keep in mind things in the system partition are open pretty much all the time, but it's good for large apps that are integrated or you use often, like Facebook For Android or Swype. While you're in there, it's a good idea to delete apps you KNOW you never use and don't want, so they aren't always running in the background and can leave RAM for the stuff you want to be doing. Mind you, you can totally screw up your phone deleting the wrong system apps.

SPYWARE FIX ! Fixed Lag and Wi-Fi problems by cleaning up Spyware from Rooting

I'm rooted on stock N910VVRU2BPA1 with the Emotion-TW-5.1.1-nightly-r21-RC1-SM-N910P Kernel
I've been reporting that KingoRoot corrupted my phone. The symptoms were swipes lags, typing lag delays, Wi-Fi lags before it turns on and more problems. I fixed the performance problems and it is too good to be true. I went through a lot of trial and error but here is a synopsis of what I did.
I used Root Browser to change the name of every file and folder inside the efs folder. I just added a 1 to the end of the names so I could revert back if needed.
I rebooted the phone, went back to check the efs folder and it had regenerated everything I needed to keep. And it didn't load the junk files. The phone runs like it's using AdAway on steroids. give it a few minutes and it will rebuild the advertising host files. But the best part is it didn't load the spyware left behind by KingoRoot and KingRoot. That keyboard lag was probably spyware recording keystrokes and the lags navigating were probably due to conflicts between the Google host file and the spyware. I don't know for sure but Now, Even the ESPN website loads fast on Chrome. I just did this today so I'm still testing but I haven't got a phone solicitation since I've done this. I don't know if it's a side effect or what. But that would be great
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NEXT: I found a fix for the Wi-Fi lag turning on and the phone forgetting the Wi-Fi password. I went to esf/carrier/HiddenMenu and changed it from off to on. Then I used the app Phone Info Samsung to do a RTN reset from Secret Codes menu. My Wi-Fi is back to normal.
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I actually did the Wi-Fi fix first, then after I seen it had corrected that problem I Odin back to N910VVRU2BPA1 re-rooted, Restored my TWRP backup data then I did what I'm calling the SPYWARE FIX.
But the best part is it didn't load the spyware left behind by KingoRoot and KingRoot. That keyboard lag was probably spyware recording keystrokes and the lags navigating were probably due to conflicts between the Google host file and the spyware.
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Is there any evidence that Kingoroot installed spyware? I used it and haven't experienced any of the issues you've reported.
Very nice! Is this in relation to and correct your DM-Verification problem?
Also do you know what files do not need to be in that folder/subfolders? It looks like there is a bunch of junk in mine, especially the files with very long alpha-numeric strings, but I am not that familiar with how the folder works and what may not need to be there.
What is the RTN fix for WiFi? I see it listed in the app, but not sure what it will reset.
I've been using a Note 4 Dev Edition for the past year, rooted and running MOROM. My issue is that the WiFi connection will just disconnect for no reason and it will not show any WiFi devices unless I turn it off and then back on. I have to do this a few times a day.
FAUguy said:
What is the RTN fix for WiFi? I see it listed in the app, but not sure what it will reset.
I've been using a Note 4 Dev Edition for the past year, rooted and running MOROM. My issue is that the WiFi connection will just disconnect for no reason and it will not show any WiFi devices unless I turn it off and then back on. I have to do this a few times a day.
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I read that the RNT reset clears more personal information than a normal Factory Reset. I did it without a sim card inserted.
I fixed the performance problems but it still says DM Verification failure in stock recovery. That doesn't bother me. as long as the phone works.
rapidswing said:
Is there any evidence that Kingoroot installed spyware? I used it and haven't experienced any of the issues you've reported.
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Maybe you were not affected . I was
doctor-cool said:
Maybe you were not affected . I was
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I was just curious if there's anything specific in EFS that would indicate spyware from Kingoroot.
rapidswing said:
I was just curious if there's anything specific in EFS that would indicate spyware from Kingoroot.
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I did a test and even KingRoot puts junk in the efs folder. KingoRoot is what caused my DM Verification failure.
your mileage may vary
Are there any specific files that either KR or KoR place in the EFS folder? I'm not familiar enough with the folder and what should or shouldn't be in there, it looks fairly junked up on my device, but then again all the files I have in there could be legit and needed.
Maybe we could all contribute to am EFS Cleanup utility to prevent the spyware mess of this convoluted rooting process? Haha.
best day ever
NeoandGeo said:
Are there any specific files that either KR or KoR place in the EFS folder? I'm not familiar enough with the folder and what should or shouldn't be in there, it looks fairly junked up on my device, but then again all the files I have in there could be legit and needed.
Maybe we could all contribute to am EFS Cleanup utility to prevent the spyware mess of this convoluted rooting process? Haha.
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This has been the best day ever as far as performance. I don't know what it was but I deleted something that was really slowing the phone down. I started with a phone that I was going to crush then make a warranty claim because it was operating so poorly. I don't need to do that now. For the record, I call some Google and Verizon software " Spyware " it was not just the rooting process. It would be interesting to find out what was in those junk files but I have seen no adverse effect by renaming them. Then after I seen they had been regenerated I made a backup copy then I deleted them.
I have went ahead and used this method of renaming all files and folders inside of EFS, and it regenerated most of the folders and everything, the most marked difference was inside the SFS folder, in my old renamed folder I had about 25 files with very long alpha-numeric strings, now I only have two files in there. Can I, after backing up just in case, get rid of all of the files/folders with the 1 at the end? Will leaving them in there do anything like slightly increase RAM use, or are they just there but dormant?
NeoandGeo said:
I have went ahead and used this method of renaming all files and folders inside of EFS, and it regenerated most of the folders and everything, the most marked difference was inside the SFS folder, in my old renamed folder I had about 25 files with very long alpha-numeric strings, now I only have two files in there. Can I, after backing up just in case, get rid of all of the files/folders with the 1 at the end? Will leaving them in there do anything like slightly increase RAM use, or are they just there but dormant?
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I wonder how much space is allowed in the efs partition. I ASSUME my TWRP backup could restore it if needed. Also I made a copy of the 1,'s then deleted them. I see no reason to look back. Life is good.
Do you feel the speed? I have re-deleted everything inside the efs folder several times. Every time it regenerates.
EDIT: Another benefit I,ve noticed is the time of the post is correct now on XDA before It always would show the wrong time for a post.
Hard to say it's not placebo, but actions on the phone actually feel a bit faster, for instance the animation for unlocking the phone seems to go at a quicker speed and an already slightly laggy game itself, Star Wars Heroes, seems to run somewhat better now.
NeoandGeo said:
I have went ahead and used this method of renaming all files and folders inside of EFS, and it regenerated most of the folders and everything, the most marked difference was inside the SFS folder, in my old renamed folder I had about 25 files with very long alpha-numeric strings, now I only have two files in there. Can I, after backing up just in case, get rid of all of the files/folders with the 1 at the end? Will leaving them in there do anything like slightly increase RAM use, or are they just there but dormant?
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I noticed after I deleted the files the phone asked me again for my preferences on some things and Googles targeted ads have gone away. And I haven't received phone solicitation since I've done this. I'm wondering if there was a file in there that was advertising my phone number.
doctor-cool said:
I read that the RNT reset clears more personal information than a normal Factory Reset. I did it without a sim card inserted.
I fixed the performance problems but it still says DM Verification failure in stock recovery. That doesn't bother me. as long as the phone works.
Maybe you were not affected . I was
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So when doing the RTN Reset, you're phone is reset (like doing a factory reset) and you have to set up all your info, settings and apps in it again? If so, I would hold off doing that, as that would take me a lot of time. But I could still try the ESF folder trick and see if that helps. Since I have the Dev Edition, it is rooted without those King apps, so probably no spyware on it.
FAUguy said:
So when doing the RTN Reset, you're phone is reset (like doing a factory reset) and you have to set up all your info, settings and apps in it again? If so, I would hold off doing that, as that would take me a lot of time. But I could still try the ESF folder trick and see if that helps. Since I have the Dev Edition, it is rooted without those King apps, so probably no spyware on it.
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yes it is a factory restore but you can save a lot of time with the TWRP data backup. If you're not having any Wi-Fi problems I think I'd skip it
doctor-cool said:
yes it is a factory restore but you can save a lot of time with the TWRP data backup. If you're not having any Wi-Fi problems I think I'd skip it
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The only WiFi issue I have is that the phone will lose WiFi connectivity a few times a day and I have toggle it on and off. But the phone has done it on every ROM that I have tried, so it could be an issue with the hardware itself.
I did edit all the files and folders in the efs, and the phone is working a bit smoother. Before, the unlock screen was always slow and stuttering, but now it is smooth and fast.
FAUguy said:
The only WiFi issue I have is that the phone will lose WiFi connectivity a few times a day and I have toggle it on and off. But the phone has done it on every ROM that I have tried, so it could be an issue with the hardware itself.
I did edit all the files and folders in the efs, and the phone is working a bit smoother. Before, the unlock screen was always slow and stuttering, but now it is smooth and fast.
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I don't even know why any of this is working but it is. Use your own discretion.
After some more testing I had to undo the renaming of a few of the files and place them back in their original folders to fix VOLTE/Wifi Calling/Bluetooth that stopped working, can't find any other issues so far though.
NeoandGeo said:
After some more testing I had to undo the renaming of a few of the files and place them back in their original folders to fix VOLTE/Wifi Calling/Bluetooth that stopped working, can't find any other issues so far though.
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It would be good to have a list but I've fixed two phones that I was ready to trash just by deleting everything. Last year I had Verizon remove HD calling from my account because my calls were more distorted with HD calling. I have a separate Google number and it works on Wi-Fi better than my Verizon number.
Although now with the Spyware fix my Verizon calls are clearer. And This is day three without a solicitation call. UNREAL
Nice! Is there a way to get VOLTE without turning on the HD Calling function? With it turned off my phone calls go to 1x mode and I can't do any data related functions while on the phone. Maybe something is messed up on my end configuration wise that only allows that functionality with it turned on?
Second note anyone have any idea what all the files in the SFS folder are? I had almost 20, now down to 4 and everything is working as it should.

App permissions in Secure Folder?

It seems I can't allow app permissions in Security Folder, like Solid Explorer can't access my files. I'm only able to click on the "deny" button when the permission box pops up. Any help? Thanks
maximus96 said:
It seems I can't allow app permissions in Security Folder, like Solid Explorer can't access my files. I'm only able to click on the "deny" button when the permission box pops up. Any help? Thanks
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Did you make a copy of Solid Explorer in the secure folder?
stmims1124 said:
Did you make a copy of Solid Explorer in the secure folder?
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I added Solid Explorer in secure folder, is there a proper way to "make a copy"?
maximus96 said:
I added Solid Explorer in secure folder, is there a proper way to "make a copy"?
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I'm pretty sure that's the only way, you did it right. Maybe Samsung won't allow it because it isn't a system app like "My Files ", which does work in the secure folder. I suspect that's it, just like the secure folder will only let you use the Samsung keyboard, not Gboard...because they're not system apps they're not "secure".
This drove me nuts. Surely it's a bug? Took me ages to resolve. You have to hit deny. Then go into Secure Folder and press and hold the app. (Do this for all of them) Hit APP INFO. Go to PERMISSIONS and manually grant access to them all. Then when you go back into the app it will work.
Now, I can't edit any photos in Secure Folder because it wants to grant access to "Photo Editor" but as this seems to be a component rather than a standalone app - you can't "access" it as such to resolve the issue as above.
Is this just on the S8+ because I expected to see many more issues when I was searching for a fix?
The reason is an application is masking your screen. They do it for your own security to avoid other apps to fool you when you accept a permission. However, it is not clever enough to let you know which app is masking your screen to avoid the problem. Normally it happens when you install an application, which leaves a permanent icon or handle on the screen. In my case, I have Fooview which has a permanent handle on the screen. Also an iphone like control center which has a swipe up activated handle. I also installed round edges for Galaxy S7 edge which puts black pixels at the corners and simulates round edges. All cause trouble for secure folder permissions, and in many cases for normal phone apps permissions. With the later one I had a lot of trouble with all phone permissions which was really frustrating. However, they made it more clever later by turning it off automatically when a permission is requested.
In this case you need to turn off the masking apps one by one manually.
I hope it's helpful for other people suffering from this problem.

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