Hello,
I would like to have autosynch enabled only when I'm on wifi. Is there any way/app which can do that?
Simple. Install DroidWall and do not include anything to the white list except apps that you need internet connection.
P/S: Droidwall needs root.
I have droidwall, but I use gmail on 3G. Therefore gmail is allowed to use both connections. I just don't want to autosync on 3G.
Tasker? Its a paid app though...
Hmm, it's like killing a fly with bazooka I thought maybe there is some neat and quick solution.
I'll concider tasker, eventually.
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Does anyone know of a way I can block the market from my toddler? He just figured out how to buy apps and every time I look at my phone he has a new one on.
I'm thinking of making a script to copy the market apk somewhere and another script to restore it so I can use it when I want, but is there another way?
Wouldn't it be easy if you sign in with an google account which does not have credit card linked to it?
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Ahhh..
My generation played with Light-Brights , now toddlers are buying apps from the market.
How about Airplane Mode?
Or something like APN on-off, and just kill the wi-fi connection.
This might not be the solution you're looking for, but if you use a third party launcher (LauncherPRO, ADW Launcher, GO Launcher, etc) you can hide the market icon, and showing it again is only a few clicks away.
It would stop him from accessing the market unless he finds out how to show hidden apps . Plus third party launchers can be a lot of fun, they add a lot of features and customization.
Why do you even let your kid use your phone?
Try DroidWall
Try DroidWall, I am using it to block my Market.
Zoodles KidMode is an app that locks the phone into a kids area, so they can only access age appropriate games and videos in a sandboxed environment. Might be worth investigating. It would mean they couldn't access other games on the phone they might be used to, but out does protect the phone somewhat!
You can get it for free on the market.
Mike
Garbled meaning induced by swype when posting from XDA app on SGS I9000.
Hey. I installed Avast! Mobile Security on my rooted Droid 4 and turned on the firewall. What applications do I need to allow internet access to in order for the Talk app to connect? I enabled access for the Talk app itself, but that doesn't seem to be doing it.
When I disable the firewall, the Talk app works again.
Thank you!
I seem to have found the issue. It's a known bug in Avast! On Android 2.3.x and on Samsung devices, not all of the apps are listed in Avast!'s firewall interface, and that prevents you from setting the necessary services to "allowed" in whitelist mode.
https://support.avast.com/index.php...ticle&kbarticleid=1034&nav=0&group=eng#idt_19
Sorry to bother you guys.
NiveusLuna said:
I seem to have found the issue. It's a known bug in Avast! On Android 2.3.x and on Samsung devices, not all of the apps are listed in Avast!'s firewall interface, and that prevents you from setting the necessary services to "allowed" in whitelist mode.
https://support.avast.com/index.php...ticle&kbarticleid=1034&nav=0&group=eng#idt_19
Sorry to bother you guys.
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No bother at all. Thanks for updating with your solution!
Hello people,
in the latest Android versions the settings were made much more "simple". So we have just one toggle to change if all google-apps will have access to the GPS signal.
In my case, I´d like to disable it, except for Maps and Android-Device-Manager. But that´s not possible anymore! Because by switching this single toggle, you will enable GPS access also to PlayStore (-Services), G+, Now, Hangouts and much more datasucking applications.
But: As you can see in Maps, or in your location settings (last apps wich used your location), it still works by triangulate your GSM signal.
So, it seems that it doesn´t mind whatever you setup on the device.
What have you done? Don´t you mind about all these Applications, reading all your data and current locations?
Do you use any Apps which deactivate this behavior?
Hoping for some help, I've searched but can't find anything.. In order for the phone number lookup feature to work in Google Dialer, WiFi scanning has to be enabled, which is fine, but causes unnecessary battery drain. Is there any way around that? BBS shows WiFi on 100% of the time with WiFi scanning enabled. I thought about trying to use Tasker to enable WiFi scanning when Dialer is opened, but don't want to get too involved with it if it won't work. Any other suggestions? Not really familiar with IFTTT, but what about that?
Edit: The reason I put location access in the thread title is because as soon as I grant location access to Google Dialer, it turns WiFi scanning on in Google settings.
I'm happy with my new Zenfone 8 and want to limit the amount of personal data that Google and others can take from it. So I haven't signed into Google and I'm using F-droid, etc, to download apps.
I've installed NetGuard and I'm OK with allowing or blocking traffic from User Apps. However if I "Show System Apps" there are so many of them that I'm lost.
Is there a list of System Apps that can be blocked to increase privacy without affecting the basic functions of the phone?
I don't have a list, but you should try TrackerControl from F-Droid, it is basically NetGuard but with extra features like tracker blocking, which can be useful for apps that are not tracker-free like social media. It allows very precise control over what urls apps can send/recieve info from
Thanks, I hadn't heard about TrackerControl and will check it out.
Is Netguard still necessary? When I go into an app's settings, click on network, I can turn off mobile data and wifi for any particular app. That's basically what netguard does, right? i.e. prevent an app from accessing the internet