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I have a Samsung Galaxy tablet 7'' and I installed Application Protection. Well I forgot the password and now I can't access any of the settings or most of the apps. I really don't want to hard reset it because I have alot of stuff that I will loose that is not on the sd card. I have used adb before on my droid x but unfortunately usb debugging is not enabled on my tab to access it. I can't enable it in the os. The only unrestricted access I have to my knowledge is the recovery console, which allows me to factory reset(last resort) or update.zip. I have been playing with an update.zip creator script and was wondering is there a way to enable usb debugging with an update.zip or more likely remove the application protection app with an update.zip.
Is it possible to delete this app with an update.zip. I believe this app is stored in data/app/com.ruimaninfo.approtect-1.apk
I would appreciate any help...
Brian
Can I create an update.zip to remove an app on my phone?
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Can you uninstall the app or do you not have access to the Market?
if you are rooted , just go through data and then find your app name , or just search by root explorer with your app name and then after root explorer find it delete it
or if you have the androidSDK and you are not rooted just download the software called QtADB_0.8.0_windows_with_libs
and then use it to brows your files at least to take them all out
Unfortunately I have basically no access on my tab because I lost the password to Application Protection and it has everything restricted. I also don't have root access or I would be able to remove the app very easily. I also can't use adb unless I can figure away to enable usb debugging, but can't access the settings due to Application Protection app. I know exactly where the app is stored on the phone but can't get into the directory because I don't have root access.
The only thing that I can use to my knowledge is update.zip in recovery and again I don't have root so I just have the basic recovery menu. I tried making an update.zip to install an app but couldn't get it to work.
What I really want is to make an update.zip to delete data/app/com.ruimaninfo.approtect-1.apk
It's definately a challenge and I will keep working on a way to remove it.
I did find that I have ANDFTP with unrestricted access that does allow me to delete any files in the system but again doesn't show anything under data/app folder because I don't have root access. Maybe the data for the app is stored elsewhere?
Power and volume up key takes you to recovery. Then you can do a factory reset, which wipes all installed apps and user data.
Thanks, but I know how to do a factory reset. I am trying to fix this without loosing everything.
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Can you use adb to make your back up? Then reset?
JBrian420 said:
Thanks, but I know how to do a factory reset. I am trying to fix this without loosing everything.
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Woww...you guys blown my mind away. Nice, keep up the discussion and I would like to know more from those genius people here
why you don't ask the dev of the app ? sure he got (secret password)
or just download the software i mentioned above and you'll solve it in seconds
here is what i found
Keep your private app/data in secure before allow other people use your phone
Application Protection help to protect applications and data in case other people or child get your phone to:
* install some app or malware you don't want to
* see your private info you don't want to share
* change setting of your phone by accident
(Note: lock behavior can be changed in setting to save effort to unlock)
* send email to configured email box after input wrong code 10 times
(IMPORTANT: Default setting is to send email to [email protected] in case of user lost the code. Strongly recommend user to set your email box in setting)
read it , its in the app info
Tried that too but unfortunately didn't set a email either and developer isn't returning any of my emails either.
Update.zip has gotta be my only chance without reseting my phone.
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So, did it work? Because I have a similar problem: I'm locket out of a Lifetab from a friend of my brother. The only difference is, I know the password, but the Android keyboard kept force closing, so I disabled it. Then without thinking I rebooted.
Is there a way to enable that app again trough adb, or did you succeed in making an update.zip that resets the password?
I wanted to try and root my phone (SCH-i500, Samsung Galaxy S... or so the case says, googling that model number calls the phone Mesmerize or something) because my internal space is close to full. I just want to be able to move apps to the SD card properly, I don't care about the other abilities rooting gives. But I don't have the usb cord that connects my phone to a pc anymore, as it broke some time ago. I looked for methods to root without a pc, and found Framaroot. It claimed to root my phone, and I rebooted as prompted, but it doesn't work. Root Checker tells me that I have SU in the system folder, but no root access. The apps I have won't work when rooted, and even though I'm not actually rooted, they see SU and won't open. Since I don't have root access, I can't remove those files.
How can I undo this? Alternatively, if there is a way to fully root my phone, that'd be nice to know. I know there's apps that can hide root/su from other apps, so...
It is a verizon device. Crap and anger pre-programmed.
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Is it possible to change your user status to root status temporarily like revert to normal after reboot? Like on linux you can get super user rights for a short time. But what I want is to not change the system and not trip knox.
What I'm thinking is that somewhere in the android/linux system there must be a way to officially get root like for maintenance. That's how SE-Linux usually works, there should be a way to change your 'role' from user to administrator.
So is there a way without messing with the bootloader or the system partition?
That would allow for people to backup with like Titanium without loosing official status.
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Hello guys! I've been an android user since 2011. I have experience in rooting and unrooting some of my devices but with this phone, P10, I don't want to have root for personal reasons.
There are some personal apps that I need to convert as a system app though.
So does anybody know how to convert a user app to a system app without root? Or root -> convert apps to system app -> unroot.
Most of the guides here about unrooting seems to be flashing to stock.
I have also seen (through searching) threads about moving user apps to system apps and those actually don't answer my question.
If anyone could help me, I would be very grateful!
Thanks!
You could convert most applications to system using Titanium Backup with ease, you will need root, there is no way to write to system without it. You could unroot after it, and uninstall TiB, still, I don't get why you would want to do that, but it's doable.
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You could convert most applications to system using Titanium Backup with ease, you will need root, there is no way to write to system without it. You could unroot after it, and uninstall TiB, still, I don't get why you would want to do that, but it's doable.
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I'd like some apps to be installed as a system app but I don't want root as some bank apps don't play well with them.
So which method of root should I use so that I can unroot and still have my apps as a system app?
Magisk released version 16 specifically to support Huawei devices and our issues. You can pass safety net with it and hide su to damaged applications with it.
On the other hand, not sure if I would trust an Bank which puts the security on the client side as prerequisite to operate.
Do Banks require to their Windows clients not to have administrator user? No, right? (in fact, Windows OS needs a local admin account to operate). As clients we should request equal treatment. Administrator in Windows is as dangerous as root in Linux, so Banks should be honest and stop bothering clients, instead of us having to hide from them...
App source: https://www.cerberusapp.com/
This app is mainly to protect our phone and helps to locate our device in case of lost or stolen.
Obviously, needless to mention that the device needs to be magisk rooted. Rooted with latest magisk version is good.
Why this module?
See screenshot for reference. Why we need this magisk module? Cerberus app needs to be placed in system/priv-app in order to use the "SIM checker" settings to work. This settings is very handy to include mobile numbers to be notified in case of device loss/stolen. Also, we can confugure under this settings to localize the device with a "cerberus find" sms message without a password. This means that we can find the finder location / device location in no time in case we lost it.
By the way, you have to create account in https://www.cerberusapp.com to use this app.
This module installs the app in system/priv-app folder. Flash this module in Magisk Manager and reboot device. After device boot you will see this app in app drawer in the name of "System Framework". I have used Cerberus Disguised apk and this is why the name of the app is not obvious (i.e "System framework"). If anyone needs magisk module for the named app, i.e Cerberus, please place request in yourt post. The named app will apprear in app drawer in the name of Cerberus with the developers app icon.
Without this module, we still can manually move the app folder from data partition (after we install normally) in to system/priv-app folder and set permissions to 755. But on several occations error message pops-up on each device boot.
If the developer of this app has any objections to this work, please PM me.
Usual disclaimer: I am not responsible if you break your device. You are using at your own will.
Module file attached and also it can be downloaded from this LINK.
I tested it on an old device. An LG G2 with cyanogenmod. Android Marshmallow.
First I uninstalled Cerberus completely. I rebooted the device and checked to see if there were any file remnants in Data / App. There was nothing else there.
Then I installed the Magisk module and restarted the device.
Upon restarting Cerberus was properly installed. I launched Cerberus and set it up properly.
Then I went to the System / Priv-app folder to check.
There I found the System Framework folder. Inside was only the SystemFramework.apk file, but there was no other folder like I had seen in Data / App.
Then I rebooted the device to TWRP and did the factory reset. I did on the following:
Wipe Data
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik / Art Cache
Then I restarted the device.
Upon restart there was no remnant of Cerberus (System Framwork). Cerberus has been UNINSTALLED.
I accessed (via computer) the Cerberus website and tried to track, but to no avail. Not tracked.
I wonder if I made a mistake in the procedure?
I am thinking to test in my Xiaomi Mi A3.
@FredMontteiro That is expected. Magisk stores it's files in /data/adb, so any app that is moved to /system through Magisk will be removed if /data is wiped.
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@FredMontteiro That is expected. Magisk stores it's files in /data/adb, so any app that is moved to /system through Magisk will be removed if /data is wiped.
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So the Magisk module doesn't really install the app in /system then. Right? It only makes it look like it. So a factory reset makes it dissappear...
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So the Magisk module doesn't really install the app in /system then. Right? It only makes it look like it. So a factory reset makes it dissappear...
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Yes. That's always been the main function of Magisk, making system modifications without actually touching /system.
Call me crazy, but... isnt this the sole purpose of cerberus? to be installed as a system file, survive factory reset and be found in case a person loses a phone or gets it stolen/pickpocketed? I mean... is there a way in 2020 that cerberus not only survive a factory reset, but actually works after it, meaning: the phone that gets factory reseted keeps its roots functions and stealthly sends info to the cerberus website etc?
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Call me crazy, but... isnt this the sole purpose of cerberus? to be installed as a system file, survive factory reset and be found in case a person loses a phone or gets it stolen/pickpocketed? I mean... is there a way in 2020 that cerberus not only survive a factory reset, but actually works after it, meaning: the phone that gets factory reseted keeps its roots functions and stealthly sends info to the cerberus website etc?
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Yes, but it doesn't work like this on a Magisk rooted phone.
I see. In 2020, is it possible to have a root that isn't systemless and a phone/apps that won't lose a lot of functions? Or if they do, workarounds that are effective? Honest question.
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Call me crazy, but... isnt this the sole purpose of cerberus? to be installed as a system file, survive factory reset and be found in case a person loses a phone or gets it stolen/pickpocketed? I mean... is there a way in 2020 that cerberus not only survive a factory reset, but actually works after it, meaning: the phone that gets factory reseted keeps its roots functions and stealthly sends info to the cerberus website etc?
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Yes, but it doesn't work like this on a Magisk rooted phone.
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It has nothing to do with Magisk being systemless root (so was SuperSU). On most devices you can still edit /system, but most modern devices are now SAR devices (system-as-root), so in order to edit the system partition you actually have to edit the root directory (/). It's up to the app developers to make that work.
But, Google has twisted it a bit further with Android 10 and there are now devices that have completely read-only system partitions that are impossible to write to. You can still do systemless modifications with Magisk, but features like Cerberus' factory reset protection won't work.
What I've written here is quite simplified, so if anyone is interested to know more I urge you to do your own research. There's tons of stuff written about this already...
I posted a thread that allows the Cerberus app to survive a factory reset. (Even if your device is rooted with Magisk).
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...rberus-app-t4045231/post81673039#post81673039