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AppWarden
- Ash HN: My country is undergoing a coup, which encryption software should I use?
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Name some underrated open source apps
Here's one you probably haven't heard about: Warden, by Aurora.
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Foss alterntaive to digital well being ?
Solved : Using Warden atleast i can monitor spend time on this app with Nice UI :)
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How to make the phone more secure ?
Then you can try every one of the indications and judge if they fit or harm your user experience. Avoiding big data botnet is a great start (Google, Facebook, Amazon), you can start to inspect your applications and their trackers with ClassyShark3xodus, Aurora Warden and TrackerControl. Then you might like to learn about your digital fingerprint with CoverYourTracks, TorZillaPrint and other testers, but the most important, always keep updated with privacy-related online content.
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trackers-specific questions
Hiya folks, I have a few questions about blocking trackers. I've been running under lineageos for quite some time with a (mostly disabled) microg. Occasionally I still find it tempting/useful/necessary to install apps with trackers and try/hope to mitigate the tracking functionality. For example, transportr, öffi, and osmand have been flakey lately (may just be my fault/environment) but I've temporarily installed moovit, citymapper, and transit, which have 6-17+ trackers each. Using Warden/App Manager (https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AppWarden https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager), you can block/disable most of the trackers. Using blocking hosts files (in adaway for example) you can block some of the tracker functionality. Using trackercontrol (proxy) you can try to see if you neutered all of the trackers. Questions: 1) Do Warden and AppManager duplicate their functionality? (can I just use one of them?) 2) Do I need to go to the trouble of sniffing traffic if I want to make sure all unwanted traffic/tracking/advertising 3) Does an app repo or tool exist that sanitizes popular apps (removes the tracking payloads)? (I'm aware of Izzy) 4) Should I be asking this elsewhere like xda? 5) There are severe limitations introduced when doing things this way. Is there a better combination of tools/methods you would recommend? I realize that, in this use case, even just my search data will be used for tracking/profiling purposes so it isn't a good example. But I'm curious for all apps, not just navigation apps... Cheers, and thanks!
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10 cool apps to download for android (in my opinion)
There you go. It's a great app!
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What's the Most App Trackers You Have Seen?
I'm not sure as I haven't done it. Maybe this link answers your questions: https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AppWarden
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Got the feature invite yesterday and enabled it. Astonished by seeing the numbers in less than 24hrs. Need to read more on how exactly it works though.
Checked Redmorph with Warden not excited about the trackers embedded in it - particularly Google AdMob.
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Question:- What is use of APK explorer and editor from F-droid?
If you have root then you may want to check out Warden, it's made by the same people as Aurora Store/Droid/Services and allows you to disable trackers and loggers in apps
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I use Firefox and Brave and i use DDG and Startpage, what other i should replace and how.
I also like Warden for insight on Trackers and Loggers.
GmsCore
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Apple Introduces M4 Chip
I, an engineer, am not doing this myself, too. There is a middle ground though: just use a privacy-oriented Android build, like DivestOS. [1]
There are a couple caveats:
1. It is still a bit tricky for a non-technical person to install. Should not be a problem if they know somebody who can help, though. There's been some progress making the process more user friendly recently (e.g. WebUSB-based GrapheneOS installer).
2. There are some papercuts if you don't install Google services on your phone. microG [2] helps with most but some still remain. My main concern with this setup is that I can't use Google Pay this way, but having to bring my card with me every time seems like an acceptable trade off to me.
[1]: https://divestos.org/
[2]: https://microg.org/
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Google Fit APIs get shut down in 2025, might break fitness devices
I have been running de-googled LineageOS since before it renamed/reformed from CyanogenMod, so since somewhere around 2013/14. That has looked rather different depending on what exactly I need from my phone but I'll share what my current set up looks like.
First, I have don't use any kind of Google/Samsung/Apple Pay wallets so if you do, this may not be helpful; I've never looked into trying to get any of those working. Also, by "de-googled" I mean that I don't have GApps installed on my phone. I do have microG[0] installed as a Magisk[1]/LSPosed[2] module; this allows a few apps to believe I have GApps while most apps do not see/have access. I do not turn on microG for any apps (i.e. no connection to the Google servers/services via microG).
Most of my apps come from F-Droid[3], a few from Aurora Store[4] (a 3rd-part frontend for the Play Store that does not require either an account or GApps installed), a very few from FFupdater[5], and have played with using Obtanium[6] but currently only have one (weather) app updating via it. I have several different repositories configured in F-Droid but I don't generally keep mental track of which repository I am dependent on for which apps; the default, IzzyOnDroid[7], Bitwarden[8], NewPipe[9], microG[10], and Collabora[11] are some of them.
I have two banking apps installed via Aurora Store, one of which requires microG and root-hiding (via Magisk module) while the other doesn't require either. My browsers (Firefox, Firefox Klar, Brave) come from FFupdater and none require microG. My texting (QUIK SMS), email (K-9 Mail), TOTP authenticator (Aegis), password manager (Bitwarden), GPS/Maps (OsmAnd), file syncing (Nextcloud), notes (Nextcloud Notes), HN reader (HN), and Contacts/Calendar sync (DAVx5, ICSx5) apps all come via F-Droid (either the main repo or others). I have many others apps which come from F-Droid or Aurora Store but the above are my most used.
For file, calendar, notes, photo, & contact syncing, I have a Nextcloud server set up and find it to work quite well; the Nextcloud apps are also quite good. Someone who doesn't want to run their own could use a hosted account[12]. Contacts & calendars are synced to Nextcloud via DAVx5 & ICSx5.
The primary challenges I am aware of at this point are hardware (it is increasingly difficult to install LineageOS on most hardware due to bootloader locks), and navigation (OpenStreetMap data usually doesn't include addresses in the USA). For hardware, the solution is essentially just to properly research the phone you want to buy; I always make sure the model is well supported by LineageOS before purchasing and then tend to hang on to it for several years. For navigation, I usually find the address on my desktop or mobile browser (via DuckDuckGo) and then manually input the location into OsmAnd before the trip but I also keep WeGo Here maps installed in case I don't have time for that (it usually takes <2 minutes and rarely more than 5 to manually find & enter the address). Additionally, getting the one banking app to work without GApps was a pain in the butt initially (requiring testing several Magisk & LSPosed modules), but now it just works and I don't really think about it.
Overall, I don't find my version of de-googled to be a detriment; my phone is useful and I have more control over my data and over annoyances (such as unnecessary notifications) than I would otherwise.
[0] https://microg.org
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LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5M Android devices
Is anyone here daily-driving microg and can share their experiences? https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/wiki/Implementation-Status does not exactly inspire confidence.
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Google Update Reveals AI Will Read All Your Private Messages
...will need to be rewritten to avoid Google Play Services.
Not true.
All that needs to happen is for open source developers to "re-implement Google’s proprietary Android user space apps and libraries".
https://microg.org/
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A closer look at e/OS: Murena's privacy-first 'deGoogled' Android alternative
microG itself connects directly to Google: https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/wiki/Google-Network-Connec...
No shit, of course they do.
>In general, we obviously try to minimize the connections to Google, but some services strictly rely on them and would just not work without.
What exactly do you think they should do instead?
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I need a help
MicroG
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Plans to update to 0.3 in microg's lineage builds?
In release notes for GmsCore v0.2.29.233013 (https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/releases/tag/v0.2.29.233013), I also see:
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[Help] Is there a module I can install that enables push notifications on a device without google services?
Yes, the Xposed module is one way. There are also other ways
- Firefox for Android is adding support for 400 add-ons
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Which MicroG fork and version should I use?
Which one should I use? Is this MicroG's official website right? (https://microg.org/)
What are some alternatives?
App Manager - A full-featured package manager and viewer for Android
MinMicroG - Sources and scripts for MinMicroG installers. You shall find no prebuilt releases here.
tracker-control-android - TrackerControl Android: monitor and control trackers and ads.
FakeGApps - A better approach for microg
XPrivacyLua - Really simple to use privacy manager for Android 6.0 Marshmallow and later
openauto - AndroidAuto headunit emulator
drozer - The Leading Security Assessment Framework for Android.
UnifiedNlp - Alternative network location provider for Android, with plugin interface to easily integrate third-party location providers.
capacitor - Build cross-platform Native Progressive Web Apps for iOS, Android, and the Web ⚡️
opengapps - The main repository of the Open GApps Project
bromite - Bromite is a Chromium fork with ad blocking and privacy enhancements; take back your browser!
anbox - Anbox is a container-based approach to boot a full Android system on a regular GNU/Linux system