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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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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
i don't know how to make files in my galaxy tab be hidden, also i dont know how to hide applications in the application menu,
about the hidden files i couldnt find any thing in my root explorer to make the files hidden.
also in applications, i got into /data/app then moved some applications in order to hide them from the application menu but didn't work.
thanks
Unless your rooted, you cant hide the stock apps. If you are rooted, then the stock apps need to be removed from "/system/app". "data/app" is the location where downloaded Market apps (and updated stock apps) are installed.
I just use LauncherPro and hide apps from the app tray that way. Havent decided if I want to root my V-GT yet as I just got it a few days ago.
To hide a file, like for example your porn movie hidden so it's not seen in the gallery by your girlfriend (jk), use any file manager with root access, and put a period in front of the file name. Ie, long press, rename, put period in front. Now that movie won't show up in the list.
Not on Samsung Galaxy tab
rangercaptain said:
To hide a file, like for example your porn movie hidden so it's not seen in the gallery by your girlfriend (jk), use any file manager with root access, and put a period in front of the file name. Ie, long press, rename, put period in front. Now that movie won't show up in the list.
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Dot-in-front does not work on a Samsung Galaxy tab :-!
wassini said:
Dot-in-front does not work on a Samsung Galaxy tab :-!
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Actually, it does. I use it regularly.
The most common problem that would cause this to not work is:
a) Your file explorer shows hidden files by default (this is more common than it should be) OR
b) there's a space between the period and the file name (note that some keyboards insert this automatically)
If that still doesn't work, let us know what kind of file and what file explorer you're using and we might be able to help.
Try Hide it Pro app. Best of the best for me https://market.android.com/details?id=com.smartanuj.hideitpro&hl=pl
i'll try it
thanks
I've been looking for a while for an app, which can lock folders with password, like Folder Guard does on Windows. No luck after many hours of searching, so I thought I'd ask here.
Note that I'm looking for protecting folders with password functionality only. PLEASE do *NOT* suggest apps that:
- Lock apps, files, pictures or videos
- Hide folders or certain types of files
Folder should be visible via any file browser, but access to it should be denied. User would be required to input password to access it. There are *many* similar functionality apps, which do things I marked in red - that's not what I'm looking for. Thanks in advance
If you're rooted why not just change folder permissions? - block all entries, then change the perms back when you need to enter the folder.
radicalisto said:
If you're rooted why not just change folder permissions? - block all entries, then change the perms back when you need to enter the folder.
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Because not only it's very cumbersome, having to do that many times a day back and forth for several folders, but also kind of pointless because anyone who tries to access those folders will be able to add those permissions back, just like I would. The app I'm looking for would require a password for those folders, password to run the app and change settings, and password would also be required for uninstalling it. That's how it's done on other OS.
Good question i too would like to know if there are any folder locking apps out there.
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Is there a way to turn off the clipboard manager? I copy and paste sensitive things including passwords, so I'd rather not have all that in the clipboard manager.
Install clipper+ from play store, it enhances your clipboard and you can also delete your previous one easily!
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Install clipper+ from play store, it enhances your clipboard and you can also delete your previous one easily!
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Would that app take over as the clipboard manager? I'd rather not have anything since I'm dealing with password.
fightr said:
Would that app take over as the clipboard manager? I'd rather not have anything since I'm dealing with password.
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As long as you're copying something' it'll get stored in your phone for 'pasting'. Do not copy passwords if you don't like it! Also 'clipper' has option to turn off logging and notification ,so no one could see your passwords.
I hope it helps
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As long as you're copying something' it'll get stored in your phone for 'pasting'. Do not copy passwords if you don't like it! Also 'clipper' has option to turn off logging and notification ,so no one could see your passwords.
I hope it helps
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Thanks for the suggestion. I just installed clipper+. I tried it out and both the stock LG clip manager and clipper+ work at the same time. Neither are affected by each other. Unfortunately the stock clipboard manager is still enabled.
I use lastpass password manager and it automatically wipes the password after a short amount of time. Since the clipboard manager stores multiple entries, lastpass doesn't delete the password from the lg clipboard.
fightr said:
Thanks for the suggestion. I just installed clipper+. I tried it out and both the stock LG clip manager and clipper+ work at the same time. Neither are affected by each other. Unfortunately the stock clipboard manager is still enabled.
I use lastpass password manager and it automatically wipes the password after a short amount of time. Since the clipboard manager stores multiple entries, lastpass doesn't delete the password from the lg clipboard.
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If that is the case, your only solution is to root the device and remove clipdata database manually using root explorer. I haven't rooted my Lg g2 yet but on my Galaxy s2, it works well !
This feature seems to be clouded in mystery as most people just write it off as a useless feature built into the file manager. But as someone who has some files that I would prefer to keep away from others, is the "Secure" Box even encrypted or is it just like one of those picture hiding apps that add a .nomedia file to the folder that has the thing that's being "hidden".
PwnedBySumo said:
This feature seems to be clouded in mystery as most people just write it off as a useless feature built into the file manager. But as someone who has some files that I would prefer to keep away from others, is the "Secure" Box even encrypted or is it just like one of those picture hiding apps that add a .nomedia file to the folder that has the thing that's being "hidden".
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it is not safe at all, no encryption.
It only moves your files to /storage/emulated/0/.fileManager/safe/files (the magic dot will hide everything!!!) and rename the files to some hash value which is likely stored together with the original file name in some db which checks your access rights.
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it is not safe at all, no encryption.
It only moves your files to /storage/emulated/0/.fileManager/safe/files (the magic dot will hide everything!!!) and rename the files to some hash value which is likely stored together with the original file name in some db which checks your access rights.
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Damn that sucks. I was hoping I would be able to ditch my encryption app for this instead.
Thanks anyways though.:good:
PwnedBySumo said:
Damn that sucks. I was hoping I would be able to ditch my encryption app for this instead.
Thanks anyways though.:good:
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I've never used an encryption app to hide any content. All I ever needed was a good file manager, that magic dot and a random folder.