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[Q] Truecrypt port to Android

Anyone here can port TRUE CRYPT to Android? I am ready to donate if anyone can do this.
Even a basic program that can encrypt and decrypt SD card, at least the external SD card would be acceptable. This way we can be assured that data on the external SD card is secure, and store documents on that.

I looked for something along the same lines for a while, tried every app I could find on the market that was related, but none of them came anywhere near truecrypt's functionality.
Sent from my Samsung Captivate.
Current rom: Perception b8

Agreed. If anyone could get an app that could atleast encrypt the whole external card, I'm good. Don't even want the functionality of mounting n dismounting as a drive.
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I would LOVE, I repeat LOVE, if TrueCrypt came out for Android.

miztaken1312 said:
I would LOVE, I repeat LOVE, if TrueCrypt came out for Android.
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I am ready to donate if anyone comes up with this.

diablo009 said:
I am ready to donate if anyone comes up with this.
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Me too!
It's the only application I can't find alternative on Android. I need a port of TrueCrypt or FreeOTFE very much!

I think we could start a bounty for anyone who can do this.

diablo009 said:
I think we could start a bounty for anyone who can do this.
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I emailed them a long time asking if they would consider a port and I never heard back from them. Other people should email them and ask so they see that there is a desire for it
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i would love this!

Here is the link on google android dev forms.
Code:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=11211
Here are my posts on this: Comments 12 and 13
Code:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8686
Here is my post on this: Comment 101
This is the place where people can post what they want. Please feel free to post on this forum too, as it would be seen by android dev folks.

It would be super awesome if they ported it to the Android platform. In my experience, BB 9700 is a truly secure device with its full AES-256 encryption. I used to use it before i got my Captivate so i can def say i miss that feature.

How about a mod moves this thread to main Android forum to get more exposure.

-Arturo- said:
How about a mod moves this thread to main Android forum to get more exposure.
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+1 to this idea.

-Arturo- said:
How about a mod moves this thread to main Android forum to get more exposure.
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U have an extra 250 MB in ur drop box now

Truecrypt has an dedicated forum, I would say ikt would make a lot of sense to go their and propose realistic outlines/requirements of what we expect from a TC version for Android. There seem to be a lot of folks who cling to the notion of "if it is important do not put it in a handset with a Google OS because Google kis teh evil".
Voice your opinions and needs there, maybe that makes a difference.

psych0t1c said:
Truecrypt has an dedicated forum, I would say ikt would make a lot of sense to go their and propose realistic outlines/requirements of what we expect from a TC version for Android. There seem to be a lot of folks who cling to the notion of "if it is important do not put it in a handset with a Google OS because Google kis teh evil".
Voice your opinions and needs there, maybe that makes a difference.
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url please
i am already following abt android security on google forums

Is google down?
Software is called Truecrypt. Surprisingly it has an official website, truecrypt.org. Checking that one out you find a blue box on top which has a simple text link going to the forums.
http://forums.truecrypt.org
really not that hard to find. Linking the actual thread won't do anything either way cause you need to sign up for full access. Once you are, just use in site search with the term Android or something.
...this chunk of zeroes and ones has been generated by flashing a 400 Watt halogen bulb into the open fibres of a transcontinental communications cable...

I'll give it a try.
I'm setting up a machine to work on it right now, will let you know how it goes. First attempt will be to get some sort of command-line based utility operational.

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I've been interested in making something like this. I do have android development experience as well.
I'm assuming opening a truecrypt container would be a good place to start.
How interested are you guys, really?

Mods - can you please move the N2E threads?

I'm seeing more and more N2E threads here and it's not the Nook Color. It doesn't even have a color screen for one. It would be like posting a ton of Incredible 2 threads in the Incredible forum when they are different devices. TIA.

No disagreement there. While similar, they are not the same devices, and really should be elsewhere. I have a feeling they may already be confusing some of the newer people, and we need to try to avoid that.

Maybe make a subforum within Development?

I Am Marino said:
Maybe make a subforum within Development?
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Not a bad idea.
Thinking about it more, it really is a very grey area (excuse the e-ink pun. ). While it IS a different device, the internals are SO similar, that work done for the color does translate fairly well. They are the same CPU, and they share features in general. Hmmm..

Ditto! As similar as they are. They are still 2 very different devices. And development is moving along nicely for it as well . So a seperate sub-forum of some sort wouldnt be a bad idea.
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Agreed....

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113757 <- its the Request Thread for a standalone Forum or Sub-Forum for Nook Touch
more people write into it, more chance to get one

[Q][i9001] What about B2G (Boot2Gecko)?

I know Android is all great and stuff. But what about Boot to Gecko?
Seen it on the S2 few days ago and i somehow like it.
Does anyone know detailed information about its development state in general, meaning how useful it is right now?
Do you think its easy to be ported to our phone?
This isn't ment to be a "request" or anything. It's just pure curiosity from my side.
B2G just looks very interesting to me.

xci said:
I know Android is all great and stuff. But what about Boot to Gecko?
Seen it on the S2 few days ago and i somehow like it.
Does anyone know detailed information about its development state in general, meaning how useful it is right now?
Do you think its easy to be ported to our phone?
This isn't ment to be a "request" or anything. It's just pure curiosity from my side.
B2G just looks very interesting to me.
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I'm not sure which devices can run B2G and i haven't done it myself yet but Androidcentral just did a nice little walk through on installing it on the Samsung Nexus S. The B2G project have instructions for some other devices as well i'm told.
Anyways i hope this helps you. It does look like an interesting project and i wouldn't mind running it myself but I'm a little worried to do it on my main phone (Galaxy Nexus). Wish i had a spare.
Right, because i don't use these forums much i haven't had ten posts and i can't post outside links, so if you head over to the androidcentral forum you'll be able to find the post, its right at the top as a featured article at the moment.

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I'm not sure which devices can run B2G and i haven't done it myself yet but Androidcentral just did a nice little walk through on installing it on the Samsung Nexus S. The B2G project have instructions for some other devices as well i'm told.
Anyways i hope this helps you. It does look like an interesting project and i wouldn't mind running it myself but I'm a little worried to do it on my main phone (Galaxy Nexus). Wish i had a spare.
Right, because i don't use these forums much i haven't had ten posts and i can't post outside links, so if you head over to the androidcentral forum you'll be able to find the post, its right at the top as a featured article at the moment.
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did anyone tried to port it to the i9001 sofar ? (B2G Firefox OS)

Yes. There is a thread about it. But afaik no one could get it to boot.
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[Suggestion] mods; split the dev forums?

Hi all,
The different sizes of the Tab S are largely incompatible, yet they share a forum. Can we please have separate dev forums for the variants in order to reduce any possible confusion for new owners looking for their goodies?

totally agree, +1 on that idea

This is a standard for tablets and low activity devices

with as LITTLE dev work that goes on everyone loses if it gets separated since one dev may not see progress another dev made. in this situation i have to say that very little work gets done on these tabs and if you want less for your device then separate them.

I'm not sure this is necessary, the proper use of the tag system should resolve any issues. It may be better to bring this to the attention of the tablet moderation team, rather than open a thread

O_G said:
I'm not sure this is necessary, the proper use of the tag system should resolve any issues.
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Yes, but you'd be surprised at how easy it is to completely miss the model tag in the mess of other tags;
"[ROM+KERNEL] [DEVDB] [WIP] [SMT800] [LOLWTF] Hey, look at my ROM!"

Question Dedicated S21 Ultra Forum?

I noticed that the 6.2 inch S21 has it's own dedicated forum with the typical group of threads that XDA always offers - Questions, News, Development/Roms, Accessories. However, I have not been able to find a dedicated forum for the S21 Ultra? There is only this thread - which only allows us to combine our comments/requests/news or whatever into a single thread - which obviously does not offer any kind of organization of similar threads like XDA usually does.
Am I missing something ? Is there a forum like the S21 Forum for the S21 Ultra? If so - Link please? If there isn't one, why not? Why would the basic S21 get it's own group of 4 threads while the S21 Ultra only gets one? in case I am not making myself clear, here is a link to the S21 Thread - S21 Dedicated Threads let me know if you know of something similar for the S21 Ultra.

I couldnt find one too
It is definately needed. This is very messy

t-shock said:
I couldnt find one too
It is definately needed. This is very messy
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Agreed.

Be careful what you wish for. When the S20 first came out, the S20U had its own dedicated forum with sub-groups for reviews, etc. Then they decided to merge EVERYTHING, and a lot of the S21U specific posts from the previous month or two were just wiped away. Personally, I would think there should be one S21 main forum, with sub-groups that are either distinct or separate, as appropriate (e.g. apps could be combined for all S21, but real life reviews should be separate for each). I don't know why they can't get this right.

I, too, would like this.

dscline said:
Be careful what you wish for. When the S20 first came out, the S20U had its own dedicated forum with sub-groups for reviews, etc. Then they decided to merge EVERYTHING, and a lot of the S21U specific posts from the previous month or two were just wiped away. Personally, I would think there should be one S21 main forum, with sub-groups that are either distinct or separate, as appropriate (e.g. apps could be combined for all S21, but real life reviews should be separate for each). I don't know why they can't get this right.
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This could work as well, but anything is better than that.

Geekser said:
I noticed that the 6.2 inch S21 has it's own dedicated forum with the typical group of threads that XDA always offers - Questions, News, Development/Roms, Accessories.
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t-shock said:
It is definately needed.
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summerblink said:
I, too, would like this.
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t-shock said:
This could work as well, but anything is better than that.
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Greeting guys. While I know that the new forum layout isn't what we're all used to, this is XDA going forward since the migration to the new platform. This new "Prefix" based system should help with speed, indexing and searching once a few of the kinks are worked out. I know we are all creatures of habit, but as the saying goes, "The only constant in life is change."
I hope you will all be patient and understanding going forward, and will grow to like the new platform as time marches on, and we appreciate members such as yourselves being the backbone of what makes XDA a great place to learn, share, and do what we love doing to our devices. Even if that means creating a very expensive paperweight from time to time.
Best regards to all: Badger50

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Greeting guys. While I know that the new forum layout isn't what we're all used to, this is XDA going forward since the migration to the new platform. This new "Prefix" based system should help with speed, indexing and searching once a few of the kinks are worked out. I know we are all creatures of habit, but as the saying goes, "The only constant in life is change."
I hope you will all be patient and understanding going forward, and will grow to like the new platform as time marches on, and we appreciate members such as yourselves being the backbone of what makes XDA a great place to learn, share, and do what we love doing to our devices. Even if that means creating a very expensive paperweight from time to time.
Best regards to all: Badger50
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Thank you for your response.
It's good to see XDA progressing in that matter.
As a small feedback, please consider putting the filters as buttons on top of the list (of the threads), in order to select or de-select one or more categories. Should be much more user-friendly

t-shock said:
Thank you for your response.
It's good to see XDA progressing in that matter.
As a small feedback, please consider putting the filters as buttons on top of the list (of the threads), in order to select or de-select one or more categories. Should be much more user-friendly
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Thanks for the suggestion t-shock. If you're interested, you can follow, and make recommendations here if you are so inclined to do so.

Badger50 said:
Thanks for the suggestion t-shock. If you're interested, you can follow, and make recommendations here if you are so inclined to do so.
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Ahhhh. I totally forgot about it. Thanks!

Badger50 said:
Greeting guys. While I know that the new forum layout isn't what we're all used to, this is XDA going forward since the migration to the new platform. This new "Prefix" based system should help with speed, indexing and searching once a few of the kinks are worked out. I know we are all creatures of habit, but as the saying goes, "The only constant in life is change."
I hope you will all be patient and understanding going forward, and will grow to like the new platform as time marches on, and we appreciate members such as yourselves being the backbone of what makes XDA a great place to learn, share, and do what we love doing to our devices. Even if that means creating a very expensive paperweight from time to time.
Best regards to all: Badger50
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Thanks for the follow up and detailed explanation. It all makes sense - and I hope XDA will remain open to listening to it's members for the occasional adjustment - if it is deemed appropriate.
One quick thought - assuming a group of phones like S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra, would we have a main thread that combines all the phones together - much like the S20 Note has done - then threads like this thread for the Ultra might be inside that "mother thread" ? Just a thought. In the meantime, I love XDA and will be around for a long time - "if the lord is wiling and the creek don't rise"..... Thanks again....

Geekser said:
if the lord is wiling and the creek don't rise"..... Thanks again....
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I just couldn't resist. Thanks for the tip my friend.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/samsung-galaxy-s21-ultra.12091/

i like it this way, much easier to view new posts
instead of clicking multi sub group to find new posts.

Ive been trying to get used to the format but i dont like having all the topics in one thread.
I prefer to have the sub forums of old so i can read what i want to read in that specific forum and not have to sift through a bunch of stuff i dont care about .
Ive been spending much less time here because of this, its thats frustrating. Hopefully enough people will raise this same thing and things will change!

So many posts that are intermingled together that initially rely on the correct prefix to be relevant are causing me issues, I'll try to get used to it, but I don't see benefits .
I also thought that buying bitcoin at 3 dollars was stupid, just saying...
I mean how would prefix this, which I think is true BTW.?
Samsung money card won't run initial activation on Samsung pay unless you have chrome installed .
Samsung browser will not work, I've tried it and thought it was a bad firmware install but it isn't.
Does any body else have this issue?
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chkn said:
I mean how would prefix this, which I think is true BTW.?
Samsung money card won't run initial activation on Samsung pay unless you have chrome installed .
Samsung browser will not work, I've tried it and thought it was a bad firmware install but it isn't.
Does any body else have this issue?
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That's a question... You're just prefacing it with some info.

chkn said:
So many posts that are intermingled together that initially rely on the correct prefix to be relevant are causing me issues, I'll try to get used to it, but I don't see benefits .
I also thought that buying bitcoin at 3 dollars was stupid, just saying...
I mean how would prefix this, which I think is true BTW.?
Samsung money card won't run initial activation on Samsung pay unless you have chrome installed .
Samsung browser will not work, I've tried it and thought it was a bad firmware install but it isn't.
Does any body else have this issue?
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Question. Would be the correct "prefix" in this case.

Yea it was. I may be grumpy at the new format thanks

t-shock said:
Thank you for your response.
It's good to see XDA progressing in that matter.
As a small feedback, please consider putting the filters as buttons on top of the list (of the threads), in order to select or de-select one or more categories. Should be much more user-friendly
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I agree with that. And I want to add to it:
Once you filter a category (say with the proposed button which is a very good solution) and you want to MARK it READ, this action should solely mark read this category only, not the entire forum!
edit: I'll post it here too.