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[OnePlus 8 Questions & Answers] jiml8:
Device security is only one aspect of security, and I handle that mostly through device configuration and usage policy anyway.

Overall security involves many other factors, which include maintaining full privacy and control over all data that gets out of the device and goes...elsewhere. To maintain this level of privacy requires reconfiguring any android device to prevent the release of that information. If this requires setting Selinux to permissive, then that tradeoff is quite acceptable. I might prefer it not be the case, but so long as all android devices sold into the marketplace represent the interests of google, the manufacturer, and any third-party that pays the manufacturer ahead of my interests then I will make that tradeoff.

As for Greenify, I have not found the sleep mode that is available in Android 11 to be adequate because it does not allow me to control system apps. You can take it as a maxim that the only android app that does not spy is the android app that is not running - and this includes lots of system apps that I might not want to delete or disable but also don't want running unless I say so, and then only while I am satisfying MY purpose for them.

As for the problem I was asking about, I added the specific URIs to the adaware blocklist and that suppressed them. Prior to that, I was seeing the DNS requests on my LAN DNS. I suspect the network utility I am using to monitor the phone's traffic is reporting requests ahead of the iptables FILTER table, and the packets were being suppressed prior to leaving the device, but I am not certain of that. The only way I could tell would be to monitor the device traffic as it went through the upstream VPN gateway on my LAN, and I did not do that.

Adaware works adequately for this, and I am not seeing any other unexpected/unacceptable traffic from my phone. The one remaining thing I need to check for will involve monitoring from the VPN gateway, as I look for any DoH or DoTLS traffic. I hope I don't find any; that will be a ***** to block. I do block it on the IOT VLAN on my network, but it requires a separate device running a script I wrote. To block DoH/DoTLS on my phone, while allowing appropriate DNS will be...fun.

Edit: And, actually, I just took a quick look. The sestatus command returns that my selinux status is "enforcing". The xposed framework I installed, actually, is lsposed, which is a systemless install using magisk. It implements the xposed framework but in a systemless way; I was just lazy when I wrote about it in my previous post.
[OnePlus 8 Questions & Answers] optimumpro:
I have been building Android roms for multiple devices for 9 years. When I started, I also gave a significant positive weight to Xposed, etc... . But the more I learned Android code, the more I became convinced that all those 'privacy' layers are mostly useless and even harmful, because they create a false sense of security.

Vanilla Android roms, actually, contain very little advertising/spying, and it makes a perfect sense: why would Google open-source their spying/advertising machine?

The only thing that might be considered spying (in vanilla Android) is captive portal detection that checks the internet connection and a few other network tools/tests that periodically connect to the internet, but not necessarily with nefarious purposes. But even these could be disabled or changed to other servers.

Android becomes an advertising tool only when you install Google Apps/Google Services Framework, register a Google account, etc. Once you have that, and 100% of stock roms do, no amount of tweaking can prevent spying, because these Google 'structures' sit lower than any systemless layer. In other words, they can go around Magisk/Xposed tricks. Moreover, on devices with stock roms, one doesn't even need encryption and the use of apps like Signal/Telegram/Silence etc.. Google Services Framework can see your outgoing messages before they are encrypted, and incoming messages after decryption. In other words, they can see what your eyes see on the screen.

So, the only way to prevent Google interests from taking over your phone is never install Google 'things', which is the case with my rom and my phone.
[OnePlus 8 Questions & Answers] jiml8:
I don't really program Android, though I am a kernel developer in both Linux and Freebsd. I also am one of the principal architects of a network infrastructure appliance that is getting a lot of attention in the industry.

So, while I do not know android in detail at a low level, I know linux thoroughly and I am fully equipped to completely monitor and control what access that android (or any other computer) has to any network. And that has been my dilemma; I can see what my device is doing and I am determined to stop it.

I agree with you about vanilla Android, absent all the google stuff. It is just linux with a different desktop on it, and the connections it makes to google are just for network management functions; the network device I have built also contacts google (and a few others) for network maintenance only and not any information transfer.

Unfortunately, the google apps infrastructure is required for some things that I use the phone for. Google maps is required by both Uber and Lyft; without Maps, I can't use those apps - and there are times when I am traveling where I really need to be able to use those apps.

Also, unfortunately, the company I am contracted to (where I am part-owner) for which I have built this network appliance makes heavy use of google tools. I have not been able to convince my partners to move away from google, and they can outvote me.

I have to allow Meet, and Chat to run on my device; I don't have a practical alternative. So I have spent a lot of time determining exactly which google components are the minimum required to allow those apps to run, and I have disabled or blocked or restricted permissions for all other google components - and both greenify and afwall play key roles in this activity.

With my old Galaxy S5, I just would install the smallest google package that supported Maps onto my Lineage OS on that device, but on this OnePlus 8, I have elected to stick with OOS for as long as it receives updates. So, tying google's hands is a lot more work.

My monitoring tells me I have it now as good as it will be. There are a few connections to google, as expected, but the frequency of those connections is not high and very little data is being transferred in either direction. I believe most of the traffic is administrative. The only thing I have not yet checked is whether there is any DoH or DoTLS traffic. My IOT VLAN watches for and blocks such traffic (my IOT VLAN exists to isolate and completely control my Android TV), and I have connected the phone to the IOT VLAN for a short while to see if any DoH/DoTLS was detected and none was - but I really need to connect it to that VLAN for an extended period.

I do root around in the phone's databases (which reveals what Google is doing, and Google can't stop that...) and the result is that I know Google is not doing much.

So, it isn't perfect. I would be much happier if the company would move away from google. But it is as good as its going to get, and I don't believe google is sneaking anything by me; I would have detected it. I do block a LOT of google URIs.
[OnePlus 8 Questions & Answers] jiml8:
Also, as far as google open-sourcing their spying machine...that, quite explicitly, is the purpose of Android. It is open-sourced spyware for google.

They open-sourced it partly because they had to (the gnu licensing ties their hands) and partly to gain acceptance; its open source nature is why it is now the dominant architecture. It greatly reduces development costs for device manufacturers while providing a standardized framework upon which they can build.

Those of us who put in the effort to exploit that open-source nature to stop the spying are a small fraction of the total marketplace, and google can easily tolerate us.

Android has increased google's reach and ability to collect data about individuals to an enormous extent. From the standpoint of knowing everything about everybody (which is google's explicit goal) it is an enormous win for them.
[Asus Zenfone Max Questions & Answers] sevimobile:
Asus max : plz help me ,

i got a problem that it is showing tower signal and data work(4G) but call only not going and coming.

it is showing : jio 4g Emergency call
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] le_cactus:
Hi,

I've read that some roms have a fix for the bug that calls from unknown callers. The silence (and it won't vibrate eighter) makes me miss calls, making my TP a bit off a problem using it as a phone :)

Since I don't wanna replace my ROM, anyone know a fix for it?

TIA, cheers,

Cactus
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] auriken:
bump, i need a fix for this too :/
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] karloe:
Start looking for the Advanced Configuration Tool version 3.2 by Schaps.

With that you can change the call ID match, for Dutch numbers set it to 9, then it should work ;)
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] le_cactus:
Hi,

Thanks, but it came a little late :)

I upgraded to a 20755 ROM since monx® (formerly known as hang.tuah, really confusing :confused:) ensured me it was a build problem. Since the 20755 gave me other benefits I don't think I'll switch back to the older ROM. Thanks anyway, good find!

Cheers,

Cacti
[Redmi Note 10 Pro] titanium wrench:
Hello, I have a weird issue with my note 10 pro where after I install any rom it just refuses to mount any storage, and the phone's internal storage stops showing up on my pc when I'm in any recovery mode. I've tried TWRP and OrangeFox, tried Pixel Experience Plus and now Octavi OS. I've also tried flashing this forced encryption disabler (link https://xdaforums.com/t/universal-d...disk-quota-disabler-11-2-2020.3817389/page-65), at first it kept failing telling me it failed to mount, however after I rebooted the recovery it actually flashed. Despite that my phone is still encrypted.

Luckily I managed to flash magisk before booting into the custom rom for the first time so it actually flashed, but I can't flash anything else.

Has anyone else experienced this bug? I just want to be able to flash stuff.

note: I've tried with and without a password or a pin, and tried both TWRP and OrangeFox. They just never ask for any authentication.
[Redmi Note 10 Pro] Sto1cBliss:
is your phone storage showing 0 in recovery?
[Redmi Note 10 Pro] lubo777:
The available version of OrangeFox does NOT support data partition decryption, because of that nobody uses it on our phone ...

What is the version of the TWRP you use?
[Redmi Note 10 Pro] Sto1cBliss:
this one

https://xdaforums.com/t/recovery-unofficial-teamwin-recovery-project.4248449/
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Mrworley831:
I just got my phone, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G SM-998U How do I Unlock the bootloader, root & install Msgisk, and customize my kernel? I have the Snapdragon version if that helps any.

- Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] shaharofir:
[Magisk][US/CAN BL Unlock] Root for Galaxy S21 Series (B/N/0/U/U1/W)

Note: this guide copied from topjohnwu's. Original guide here US/Canada bootloader unlock thread: here Before Installing Magisk Installing Magisk WILL trip KNOX Unlocking bootloader for the first time will do a data wipe. Installation If you...

xdaforums.com
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] lywyn:
There is a search function. Make sure you understand what tripping Knox does as you cannot undo it. And remember Magisk Hide has been discontinued by the dev so most apps will be able to detect the phone is rooted again.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] varcor:
Why didn't you research this before you aquired your device? It's not likely your phone is eligible as unlocking the BL requires you haven't updated it. Additionally you'll trip knox and lose a number of features, to include ongoing updates. If you wanted a device you could root and desired a Snapdragon variant those are available without paying for that service. So based on all the features you'll forfeit what advantages outweigh this? Those should be substantial to justify all the down sides you'll incur.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Mrworley831:
Thank you for your reply. What phone would you suggest is best for customizing and closing roms?l
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] varcor:
OnePlus seems to be the concensus choice.

Best Android phones for rooting and modding 2024

Maximize your phone's potential by diving deeper.

www.google.com

If you want an S21 the Global Exynos variant has an Unlocked BL plus the best selection for Custom ROM's. The SM-G9980 Snapdragon variant has an Unlocked BL as well. If you chose the S21 all the issues I mentioned are still in play, the only difference is you don't have to pay to unlock it.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
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[Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 4G] denzelle24:
Cant find or search some app icon on drawer, checked on app installed and its still there. Any fix?
[Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 4G] Phil_Smith:
A simple restart of your phone wouldn't probably fix this, right?
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[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] ashraftheboss:
For those that use OneUI 2 based ROM, what is the best overall one to use? H-Rom, Neva OS, Radical Quack?
[Android General] CornholeOS_x86:
I'm no dev, but i've come to be decently familiar with these devices.

If it's bricked - and you're arriving at having "looked everywhere" for a fix to no avail, DO NOT HESITATE to post your problemo. I may be able to help and would be glad to take a whack at it.

(A description of what went wrong, how your brick came to be would be helpful in solving your particular case.)

You should get a response from me pretty quickly in the Telegram

But definitely post here as well or give a link to your existing "need help" post if you already happen to have one.

If not bricked - maybe looking to see what other cool things can be done with these. Especially if you didn't know that these tablets are essentially mini pc's.

You could very well install Linux (Lubuntu | as Ubuntu runs like balls)

or even Windows (less practical .. still haven't gotten the drivers totally figured out .. but pretty neat nonetheless).

Creating backup firmware .img's - Also if you're unbricked a VERY useful thing to do would be to boot a Live Lubuntu from USB and create backup .imgs of each partition using the "dd" command. THEN, you'll have a working firmware backup for yourself and/or others who may need some stock imgs! With the very lacking amount of stock firmware to be found for these devices, making backups with this method would be very cool of you and helpful to everyone!

(Assistance and clarification can easily be given wherever needed!)
[Android General] TNSMANI:
@CornholeOS_x86

Please read THIS before posting further. In fact it would be better if you read the entire Rules and start to follow them always.

I hope that you will be providing your help on XDA openly and not via third party sites and PMs.

Cheers!
[Android General] CornholeOS_x86:
Apologies, I shall.

I only mention TG because assisting would be much easier in a chat environment. Is there an allowed alternative or would the Discord serve this purpose? I mean not to break rules.
[Android General] Oswald Boelcke:
I'm confident that you didn't and don't intend to break any forum rules, and I really appreciate that you confirm this. I'm also convinced that you agree that XDA members won't benefit from any - although well intended - assistance or support that is provided outside of XDA by whatever social media.

This is one of the reasons that and as an exemption to the last bullet of rule no. 5 of the forum rules (which my esteemed team mate @TNSMANI linked in his post above) we only grant developers the privilege to provide references to their social media in their own development threads.

I hope I was able to clarify your question.

Regards

Oswald Boelcke

Senior Moderator
[Android General] RanaMahfuz:
hi

i have a

Nextbook Ares 10a which not brick, but touch gone.​

how i install ubuntu there? pls help..

Thanks
[Android General] smf88011:
Mine is stuck at "DNX FASTBOOT MODE" and goes no further. When I bring it up to the recovery mode, it doesn't show any OS as an option.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] xavierlanmark:
Hi everyone. I have HTC diamond from telus and I install the radio which Telus had remove. the program is open but can get any station. Can anyone help me please. Thankyou
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Black93300ZX:
Yeah, the CDMA version doesn't have the hardware necessary to get FM radio, someone else confirmed that their Sprint Diamond didn't work even with the software installed. Sorry.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] ninja_pimp:
get internet radio instead
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] xavierlanmark:
thanks guy
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] boostermbkking:
Hi, I can't download from google play on my oneplus 9 pro or on my galaxy watch this app (com.samsung.android.wear.walkietalkie) can someone post here the apk extracted from watch 4 for me? thanks so much
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] LR7875:
WalkieTalkie (Wear OS) 1.0.00.26 APK Download by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - APKMirror

WalkieTalkie (Wear OS) 1.0.00.26 APK Download by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - APKMirror Free and safe Android APK downloads

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[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] boostermbkking:
Installed on watch4 through adb I see this
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] LR7875:
Well can you translate the photo to English?
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] alessandro_xda:
it means: unable to open walkie-talkie. retry
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] LR7875:
Then can you uninstall and reinstall this

WalkieTalkie - Apps on Google Play

The Walkie-Talkie app is an exclusive Galaxy Watch app

play.google.com
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] elevation_ph:
this WalkieTalkie is only for Watch 4 LTE? I have a Watch 4 Bluethoot and google play say "This application is not available for any of your devices"

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] LR7875:
Well how did you uninstall that app? Just clicked uninstall accidentally?
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] matthewmilbut:
The walkie-talkie APP will function correctly on the LTE and BLUETOOTH variant.

I am seeing a lot of errors, "your device is not supported". This is because you're using a non "wear OS" device trying to install the application.

In order to find the application, you need to use your WATCH and navigate to the playstore on there.

Yes, you can find the application on a mobile or desktop; however, the Google Apps store preloaded on your device is the route that should be taken to install the walkie talkie samsung application on your galaxy watch 4 models.

***ON YOUR WATCH****

Go to your applications

Click on play store

Click magnifying glass at top (search)

Type walkie

You will see it populate in the results available for download. Enjoy.

P.s. I made the same mistake as well, and had to figure it out on my own. Enjoy
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] theston.e.fox:
I cannot get the Walkie Talkie app to run on my Watch 4 BT.

I installed it via the Play Store on the device, but when I open it I just get the message "Insert a SIM into your phone to use walkie-talkie"

My phone is a Pixel 3 and it has a Sim card in it.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] Swforlife2:
I also cannot get it to run on my bluetooth model. "Can't start/open walkie talkie. Please try again later"
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] theston.e.fox:
I also found a forum post on the samsung forum with the same issue as mine:

Galaxy watch 4 walkie talkie app not working

States I need to install sim in my phone. My partners works fine. My watch is the Bluetooth Version. I really have no idea why its not working. Any ideas ?

eu.community.samsung.com

doesn't seem to be any known fix
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] Alban:
Same issu for me : "This application is not available for any of your devices" in Google play store on my phone and don't appear on Google play store on my Galaxy watch 4 LTE when I search "walkie".
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] Deanos_T:
Hope they fix this app soon!

Looks interesting!

Version 1.0.00.27 keeps asking to insert SIM card.....
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] Deanos_T:
Does your app work with the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 or is it only a phone based app?
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] Deanos_T:
Need a BETA tester, give me a shout.

Will be happy to help.

I have 2 Galaxy Watch 4's.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] SonicXD1:
The probleme that i have is that it says to register sim on my phone how do i do that
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] mrfatiga22:
Mod edit:

Using the walkie talkie app on a Galaxy Watch 4 Bluetooth without any problems. Use the app as soon as I bought the Smartwatch. Just search for the app in Google Play on the Smartwatch, install it and that's it. On the Smartphone I did nothing, I have a Xiaomi Redmi 9.

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Uso de la aplicación walkie talkie en un Galaxy Watch 4 Bluetooth sin problemas. Use la aplicación tan pronto como compré el Smartwatch. Simplemente busque la aplicación en Google Play en el Smartwatch, instálela y listo. En el Smartphone no hice nada, tengo un Xiaomi Redmi 9.
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[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Ulumia:
Wouldn't it be easier to pack it all into one archive?
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] :
I will give them to you in .zip file
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] :
Some apk files are not in the list because they are in Google Play and if I upload them they will be considered as spam! We will find some way from our message on XDA
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Ulumia:
This is a full copy of /system/app from the latest official ROM for E15(X8) and E16(W8)
[OnePlus 8T Guides, News, & Discussion] morphius88:
ctsProfile fails. Is there a way to fix it? Tried stable Magisk and Canary.
[OnePlus 8T Guides, News, & Discussion] BillGoss:
Best place for getting support for Magisk is https://xdaforums.com/t/magisk-general-support-discussion.3432382/
[OnePlus 8T Guides, News, & Discussion] berthur:
Hi,

Thanks for the guide!

What can i do if i forgot to backup stock boot and recovery?
[OnePlus 8T Guides, News, & Discussion] BillGoss:
You have a number of options:

If your update was an incremental OTA:

1. Ask in the Q&A forum or in one of the update threads if someone can share those two partitions with you.

2. If you're on 11.0.10.10kb05aa then you can get boot from a number of the update/rooting threads and the recovery from this thread by @mslezak https://xdaforums.com/t/patched-11-...-rooted-users-install-from-fastbootd.4316147/

3. Use this tool by @mslezak to create the full partitions from an incremental update https://xdaforums.com/t/incremental...urrently-op8t-11-0-9-9-kb05aa-posted.4314677/

If you updated using a full installation zip:

- use payload dumper to extract the two partitions from payload.bin
[OnePlus 8T Guides, News, & Discussion] berthur:
Than you!
[OnePlus 8T Guides, News, & Discussion] Wishmasterflo:
Hello!

Does someone have a backup of the Stock recovery from OOS 11.0.10.10.KB05BA and can share it here?

Thanks in advance.
[OnePlus 8T Guides, News, & Discussion] BillGoss:
Download the zip from https://xdaforums.com/t/oneplus-8t-rom-ota-oxygen-os-repo-of-oxygen-os-builds.4193183/ and then use payload dumper to extract the files.
[OnePlus 8T Guides, News, & Discussion] Wishmasterflo:
That worked like a charm. Thanks a lot.