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[Android Apps and Games] Izzysoft:
@rogier666: Yepp, the dev said somewhere he is planning to use iptables in some future version for better blocking network (e.g. as DroidWall does: Block except for WLAN and things like that). Which implies it uses a different technique now.

@xNotta: Guess he gets a hell of emails and has trouble to catch up. On my first mail, I got response after something like 10 days (he asked for more details). I replied immediately, and now I wait again. Not sure how long that has been now, but two weeks at least. His app is too popular -- wouldn't wonder if he needed 2 secretaries just for answering mails, so he can keep on coding... :p
[Android Apps and Games] amnya:
Stopped working :(

Hi guys, whats up? I have a problem, i've been using LBE Privacy Guard on my Samsung Galaxy S2 ever since i discovered this awesome application, only today, it stopped working, it gives me that privacy guard failed to start its service, tried rebooting the phone, same same, and then eventually i get the message:

Unable to start LBE security service, if this is the first time you read this message, please try reboot your phone. If you keep getting this error message, please report this incident to the developer.

Any idea? Cheers :)

And developer...YOU ARE AWESOME for this APP :D
[Android Apps and Games] rogier666:
Did you already try uninstalling and reinstalling?
[Android Apps and Games] claus1953:
I get the same problem mainly when the phone restarts after a FC. A normal reboot fixes this exactly as the popup message says.
[Android Apps and Games] amnya:
Thanks, seems like this has solved it. :)

This did not work out, it would start up, a couple of minutes later, it gives the same error. But uninstalling and re-installing solved it, a reboot in between never hurt :)

Cheers mates :)
[Android Apps and Games] jackleung:
I have this problem if I have root call blocker installed.
[Android Apps and Games] nomad4ever:
LBE and Prepay Widget

Hey guys, do you know about any issues with Prepay Widget and LBE together? I have constant FC's, when I use both of them together and can't seem to be able to send any SMS, they get stuck in the Outbox.

Prepay Widget is an app that catches the USSD commands, to show your balance, remaining free SMS or data traffic in a simple widget, without having to put in those commands manually. The Widget was featured on the XDA main page a few days ago, here is the link to the app.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] Haphim:
Can you elaborate on how you discovered this? If it's true, it's a major problem. But another user couldn't confirm your claims.

How did you discover this?
[Android Apps and Games] Haphim:
Hey guys, can you tell me if you can disable all popup notifications, and just look at a log to see what app did what, and when?
[Android Apps and Games] giorgiosimeoni:
the best application i've ever used on android, honestly. it's amazing what info all those apps are requesting from our phones. good work
[Android Apps and Games] rogier666:
configuration - security hint - log only
[Android Apps and Games] Haphim:
I just installed it, and set it to log only, but it still gave me prompts. Does that setting not work, or is there something else I need to do?
[Android Apps and Games] Izzysoft:
Just a guess: Check the permissions set up for your apps in LBE. What should LBE do if it says for app X "always ask when accessing location"? Permit and log, or refuse and log? I'd guess it would ask then. And just for those where clear advice (permit/deny) are specified, that will be done silently in the background.
[Android Apps and Games] Haphim:
Do you mean that I need to set this manually for each and every app?

What I'm looking for is to have LBE not give me any alerts at all, to let everything through, but to log it all. Is this not doable without having to go through every app manually and to remember to do this for every newly installed app as well?
[Android Apps and Games] rogier666:
That's what it does on my phone.

If it keeps bugging you with prompts after you told it not to, try rebooting your phone to restart the background service.
[Android Apps and Games] Haphim:
Already tried, without any change in results.

I also discovered a bug when I tried to stop the service through the configuration. Either there's a bug that the service won't stop, or there's a bug that the button doesn't reflect the change by switching from "Stop the server" to "Start the service".
[Android Apps and Games] Ettepetje:
Yesterday installed LBE on my brand new Galaxy TAB 10.1 3GS, with imo not overly strict settings. This morning discovered the TAB hung in boot. Found no other option than to do Factory clearing, discovering ALL data was wiped. No Titanium Backups, no nothing. Not funny.

Had not come around to install CWM because 3GS version is not common in root/mod XDA community yet, and on all my other Android devices (sgs, sgs2) Titanium is usually sufficient.
[Android Apps and Games] Haphim:
Yikes, taking this off my list until it gets some major work done.
[Android Apps and Games] rogier666:
Your phone didn't even boot in safe mode (boot while holding the menu key)?
[Android Apps and Games] Ettepetje:
Is there such a thing as a menu button on the Galaxy TAB 10.1? :eek:

I'm only aware of the power button and volume rocker button. Those 2 allowed either "Download mode" or "Recovery". :D

If there is another option please let me know.

For now my best options are a seperate backup on another device and "CWM Restore" (hopefully only replacing /data, /system and such).
[Android Apps and Games] rogier666:
Oops! On the tab it's volume down, not menu.

If you release the vol key too early you get the fast boot/download screen.

Keep the vol key pressed and wait until it vibrates to get into safe mode.
[Android Apps and Games] p51d007:
Internet access

I like the ability to knock off internet access, identify phone type, location to apps that really don't need it. With the carriers forcing usage limits on data, every little bit helps. Not only that, apps that force web ads onto the app are blocked :D
[Android Apps and Games] Xairo:
Great app, no problems so far.

the icon looks like the vodafone icon, maybe you should change it before you get trouble...
[Android Apps and Games] zacharias.maladroit:
that's THE app - the android user base has been waiting for !

well done Sir :cool:
[Android Apps and Games] bh77a:
I've found that with LBE Privacy Guard installed, AppMonster Pro fails to backup APK files successfully. It ends up corrupting the file or failing altogether. Without LBE Privacy Guard installed, the backup by AppMonster Pro works perfectly.

This is on a Samsung Mesmerize (Galaxy S), running Android 2.3.4, rooted

Anyone know for sure if LBE Privacy Guard interferes with the card? I read something to this effect on their website (after translating) but am not for sure!
[Android Apps and Games] claus1953:
I am not using AppMonster but Titanium Backup Pro, and with LBE and Titanium there is no problem with backups. I am flashoholic and flash ROM's all the time and then restore with Titanium, and never ever had problems.
[Android Apps and Games] Izzysoft:
Could this have to do with the "after-Install" event both are registered for? So the system does not handle multiple apps registered for the same event correctly? I need to check this again, but I remember something similar (I also have both installed, LBE and AppMonster Pro).
[Android Apps and Games] telemakos:
I love this app!

But...

it used to work great on SonyEricsson stock rom (A2.1) but since I installed the custom rom miniCM7pro on my SE x10 mini pro the app keeps closing/restarting randomly.
[Android Apps and Games] reapsor:
I love this app, but with the latest CM nightly #199 on my Nexus S, the Security Service can not be started.

But all root privilege has been sucessfuly granted.

Any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] $pitacular1:
After reading this entire thread twice, I have decided I am not going to install this app on my phone.

I cannot come to the conclusion that this app makes my phone/information safer by any logical reasoning.

I mean, the point of this app is because we don't trust programs and/or their access to our information. These are apps and companies we know and have known for years.. Facebook.. Pandora.. hell, Google.. but to give total, uncontrollable access to even the most sensitive logs/processes in our phones to some new app by a developer we know nothing about seems absolutely insane.

That's like hiring a stranger to guard your gold, because you don't trust your friends.

Sorry but to me this is a huge risk.. they won't release source code, full root access, no thanks.

Just my two cents.
[Android Apps and Games] Izzysoft:
@reapsor: Have you tried to:

uninstall

reinstall (NOT start it yet!)

reboot

now start it

Exactly in this order? This was what brought me success.

@$pitacular1: Wow, friends... No, certainly not. A few of them, maybe. But I use a lot of apps which are made by people still unknown to me. And all I could find about the guy behind LBE, there was only positive feedback. Agreed: If he open-sourced his app (or just gave the code to some trusted people using kinda NDA), so a 3rd party could check it, it would become more trustworthy even to scepticists...
[Android Apps and Games] reapsor:
Yeah, exactly in this order but it doesn't work either :(
[Android Apps and Games] $pitacular1:
It was just an analogy.. you know what I mean. And yes, you may use those apps, but do they get full root access? If they do, I bet they're well known apps like Titanium Backup or ROM Manager..

How can you be worried about Facebook or Google getting your GPS position, but not worried about some completely unknown developer who people speculate is an "OK" guy having COMPLETE access to your phone?

You do know, that when they can access your "sensitive logs", they can see everything, right? Not just your GPS, not just your cookies/history, but everything you do on your phone.

At least if FB or Google is doing something shady and it's found out, they would likely face penalties & investigations, plus they have a lot to lose by bad publicity

This guy (or his app's successor should he sell it) can just do whatever he wants to your phone/data without your knowledge and have pretty much ZERO liability. Even if he was caught doing something shady, why would he care if some thread on XDA complains about him? Who's going to hold him accountable?

Now I am not saying he's doing anything wrong, but IMO, the developer has

1. Complete control of the device/situation

2. Zero liability

3. Nothing to really gain by providing this "free" app

4. No history providing other apps that are trusted

Like I said, why would you trust this dev more than established US companies? Not that those companies are all good, but at least we understand why they collect our info and what they do with it. Which mostly relates to marketing. If this developer IS collecting private, sensitive data, what would he use it for?

Too many questions, not enough answers. I can't condone a "security" app that in reality is the biggest security breach of all.
[Android Apps and Games] TimeTurn:
Didn't work for me, too. On CM7 nightly #179 it worked fine, but with #200 (Desire HD) released yesterday the service can't start anymore. Nightly #202 of today did not fix that.
[Android Apps and Games] zagzag99:
confirmed. with new nightly LBE failes to start
[Android Apps and Games] Izzysoft:
@reapsor, TimeTurn, zagzag99: Too bad. I didn't try with the latest versions, but that's how I got it working initially. Worth a try, anyway -- bad that it didn't work for you as I hoped...

@$pitacular1: Sure I know what you mean, and that's why I wrote about that check stuff (the dev should give his code to some trusted party for evaluation -- either open source it, or make a special NDA. That would increase trust).

Fakebook & co is easy: I just don't use that stuff. No need for either :D And sure you are right: Having root access means having access to everything. I wish Google would implement such a feature into Androids core, so we wouldn't need 3rd party stuff for this sensitive stuff. But they seem to care more for other "security" stuff, such as crippling the API so devs can no longer toggle GPS directly. Wow...
[Android Apps and Games] mnjm9b:
+1

Something in the latest nightly broke this.
[Android Apps and Games] :
+1

Using Typhoon CyanogenMod (updated to cm_bravo_206) yesterday.
[Android Apps and Games] XlAfbk:
you realize CM has this functionality built-in?
[Android Apps and Games] rogier666:
If we extract the CM permissions manager, would it also work on other ROMs?
[Android Apps and Games] :
Yes, I do.

Point is that CM built-in permissions management doesn't work for almost everyapp I try to filter (whatsapp - skype - etc).

LBE works as it supposed to and IMHO has a better UI.

So far, I've downgraded the ROM installed on my phone and I'm able again to use LBE.
[Android Apps and Games] BlackPit666:
me to, but the CM7 functionality is not that clear as the LBE

there you can see all apps which wanna connect to your contacts and so on...
[Android Apps and Games] XlAfbk:
nope, it's quite deep in the code
[Android Apps and Games] mnjm9b:
The thing is...

The cm7 way of denying permissions usually causes those apps to fc.

I have yet to have anything fc using lbe to disable a permission.

I think that with lbe the app actually still thinks it working

Whereas with cm7 (or other permissions apps) it seems to clamp down too hard on the given app causing it to fc.
[Android Apps and Games] night_stalker_z:
Anyone able to get this running on MIUI 1.9.23? It keeps giving the failed to start message. Might be related to the latest CM7 though.

The CM way of permissions makes the app not have that permission at all so unless the app can handle the permission error, it force closes.

LBE returns null data.

I think this might be a bug in LBE but the kongregate 1.6.1 app has read contact data and read phone identity but LBE cant seem to pick up those permissions. Anyone else see this problem?
[Android Apps and Games] anilrawal:
Does not work on HTC iNSPIRE CM7

Thanks for nice app, I have two phone it is working beautifully on Atrix, but does not work on HTC Inspire running CM7. It is unable to start as a service.

Any hints, tweaks be appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] Tipika:
Whoa, it's great!

I just found a malware using this app!

(why should a bejeweled clone, if an internet access is detected, ask permission for access contacts, and send sms?)

Great work!!! :D
[Android Apps and Games] imakdevries:
Same problem here. LBE won't start in latest MIUI. Feeling very naked without LBE.
[Android Apps and Games] droidzs:
It has stopped working in CM7 latest nightly builds.
[Android Apps and Games] mrsimes:
+1

Completely agree, same for me in MIUI and feeling naked without it. :(

Hope the dev is able to fix it soon.....
[Android Apps and Games] Juan_Largearm:
Same here on HTC Desire on the latest MIUI.

Reading some of the previous posts about the issue of no-one actually knowing the dev of this app or what is actually in the code worries me a little. It's giving me second thoughts about actually installing it again and wondering why there isn't allot more apps for the same purpose already available.

Edit: Forgot to mention I tried to email the contact address given on the Market but it returns the mail as undelivered as the address does not exist.

I also sent an email which sent successfully to the contact address on lbesec dot com
[Android Apps and Games] kersh:
It doesn't work for me.

I install it but the app doesn't create any app database, all clear like no one it is on the phone and I have over 300

Any idea to solve this?

GS2 + Batista70
[Android Apps and Games] NicholasQ:
As an alternative, maybe you guys could try permissions denied app.
[Android Apps and Games] Izzysoft:
As it was said above: LBE seems to be the only solution which "fakes" the requested data (something like addressbook empty, IMSI 4711, network not available). All other solutions simply deny access completely, which causes most apps to crash (FC). I did not have a single FC caused by LBE, due to just described "data faking". If there is an alternative known to work as smooth as LBE does, I'd like to know about!
[Android Apps and Games] hrabo:
...

...

So far LBE Privacy Guard wont run on latest CM and MIUI build(s) which our out for days now.

I read someone tried to contact the developer but had no luck.

Did anyone else try to reach him and got an answer?

I hope LBE get fixed!

...
[Android Apps and Games] ukanth:
It's not working with latest MIUI 1.9.23. It would be great if developer fix this!
[Android Apps and Games] Juan_Largearm:
Yeah, that was me. I still have not heard anything back at all. Kind of disappointed. Still waiting.
[Android Apps and Games] rogier666:
There's a message on the LBE site saying something about a mailbox outage and lost mails.
[Android Apps and Games] Juan_Largearm:
Yes this would explain what I had said in my post about the first mail I tried sending coming straight back to me with an error. I did send an email to another address on their site listed as a contact address which did send successfully but I have not had a reply from that.

Edit: Looking at that message on the site now that you mention I see this only applied to mail sent back in July. Since the mail I was referring to was sent within the last week this would not be the case.
[Android Apps and Games] rogier666:
I guess then you'll have to wait until your mail makes it to the top of the pile.

English is not the primary language of the devs, so it may take a while before they reply. If they reply at all, which probably depends on the amount of mail they receive.
[Android Apps and Games] NicholasQ:
I think it's a bit shady that they haven't returned to this thread. Isn't xda pretty much the go to spot for stuff like this?
[Android Apps and Games] rogier666:
That depends on where you're from. I'm sure countries like china, russia and japan have their own xda-like forums in their own language.
[Android Apps and Games] mnjm9b:
I'm all for starting an opensource alternative to this.

I have been looking for a new project. Maybe this will be it.
[Android Apps and Games] NicholasQ:
pretty please do it! that's one thing that android could really use is something like LBE but has lots of support and a dev that at least checks in and listens to people.
[Android Apps and Games] batp:
One of the best apps

This is a very good application, I plan on writing a guide on using your application and Cyanogenmond's built in firewall for keeping your phone secure. I also very much appreciate that this application is free, though I no longer use it I can recommend it to others.

It is curious how your app provides way more security for free, and that you are a new company, when stuff like AVG/Kaspersky/Etc sucks.
[Android Apps and Games] themadproducer:
Sent you an email. You wrote this by yourself? Very good job. Excellent app. Nice interface too. Well done. I hope you intend to update it to make it compatible with the new CM7 nightlies.
[Android Apps and Games] n0j0e:
+1 ..doesnt work anymore since CM7.1 #179
[Android Apps and Games] Phacipy:
seems good. i'm gonna test it and report for any bug
[Android Apps and Games] Looki75:
Exellent app!

I love the principle and seems to work fine too!

However, I experience serious compatibility issues...

1/ XDA app is FC when LBE was activated at startup. If you end the service, XDA app is still FC; if you disable "enable LBE at startup", then XDA works fine. All of this with the xda app being granted all authorizations.

2/ Root Call Blocker crashes time to time, start itself over and still works

3/ Proximity Screen Off is not functional (either the service is not started at startup or started but not working)

4/ Jukefox is generating errors at startup

5/ LBE itself either does not start at boot or start at first but is then somehow stopped and when you click the notification, you get a "service could not be started" message

I am currently using CyanogenMod 7 nightly #183.

Did anybody experience such huge number of issues?

What could I do?

Regards,

Looki
[Android Apps and Games] jr67:
#1 I don't have any issues with the XDA app and I have LBE set to deny XDA access to my phone's id. Did you try installing and reinstalling both apps?

#2 Don't use that app myself but there has been numerous posts about LBE and RCB not playing nice with each other. Apparently the issue still hasn't been fixed.

#5 I don't have any issues with LBE not starting or force closing after a reboot. Do you have the "always display status icon" selected in your settings? Not sure if that will help but I do know that having the persistent notification makes it less likely that the system will automatically kill the app.
[Android Apps and Games] themadproducer:
Come to think of it, I have only run LBE with the notification which like jr67 states, it may make it less prone to getting killed. But hopefully that is not the case. I will test with notification off.
[Android Apps and Games] andreasy:
I've used this for a few hours now without issues but why doesn't it detect all my apps?

I haven't checked for all of them but noticed that illium eWallet viewer is not listed in the apps and since that's the app that holds my most sensitive data, I would be interested to control it.

Could it be perhaps due to the fact that this app may have not requested any permissions?
[Android Apps and Games] tomj777:
LBE + XDA plays nicely.

Not starting... If you updated SU 3 binaries then you may find it works if you check SU and find LBE is denied root (i found this as a problem). I'm assuming your CM7 build isn't only that doesn't play nice with LBE)
[Android Apps and Games] rogier666:
That app only asks for permission to read from/write to your sd card. This permission is not covered by LBE, so the app doesn't show up in the list.
[Android Apps and Games] andreasy:
Ok, now my next problem which I'm currently investigating is that it breaks my superuser access for all apps at restart. As soon as I enable it and reboot, all my root apps are denied root access. Still looking into it though.

EDIT:

Unfortunately I'm right. It breaks all superuser functionality. Wiping it's data and uninstalling repaired my phone.
[Android Apps and Games] :
i had this when I updated to superuser 3.0 via market, and then update su libraries via app. every restart was back to old SU libraries and disable superuser, had to re-enable...and I was using LBE...it was working fine (was on dlev 1.3 for gt-i9100)....

after about 10-15 reboots of repeating the process, everything saved and works.....no actual changes, just kept redoing it...

on a side note, i just switch back to CM nightly though and newest for the i9100 (69) has LBE service issue saying service can't be started....just trying to figure this out....ugh....

had to switch to permissions denied....which seems to be working fine...
[Android Apps and Games] andreasy:
Thanks. Is this app really abandoned then? It's a pity if true because the idea behind it is very good and I see the same complaints by all users so I assume that it needs serious redesign unless it will be impossible with newer superuser and busybox releases.

Sent from my mind using my telepathic super mind power.
[Android Apps and Games] mnjm9b:
I wouldn't doubt it that something was changed in CM7 intentionally to break this app. I'll have to go back through the changelogs.

I was just reading an article on androidpolice.com (old article)

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/05/25/swype-cyanogenmod-permission-spoofing-could-mean-the-end-of-swype-beta-on-android/

and it sheds some light on this subject.

I am a bit on the fence with this...

not sure if I agree or not...
[Android Apps and Games] andreasy:
I'm not on CM7 and have those issues. I use Leedroid 3.3.3 which is on the 2.3.3 base.