Insular
A sandbox environment to clone selected apps and isolate them from accessing your personal data outside the sandbox (including call logs, contacts, photos and etc) even if related permissions are granted. Device-bound data (SMS, IMEI and etc) is still accessible. (by proletarius101)
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Insular
Posts with mentions or reviews of Insular.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-21.
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No app, no entry: How the digital world is failing the non tech-savvy
On a secure OS like e/OS or Graphene? Not many I'd wager. And you can use something like Insular[0] for extra piece of mind.
Besides, these shifty apps are not trying to root your phone, just to, in the worst case, send back data they should, or shouldn't even have access to.
[0]https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.oasisfeng.island.fdroid/
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ILPT Request: there’s an app called Fetch that lets you scan your receipts for rewards. Hypothetically, if one worked in customer service, such as a grocery store, could you take a bunch of receipts that customers didn’t want and scan them for yourself?
insular and shelter are android apps which leverage android's work profile system to effectively have two versions of an app
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Disable Gmail work notifications after specific time
You could always move the apps (or clone them) to a work profile (like with island or it's FLOSS fork, Insular, or Shelter) and then just set a schedule to pause the work profile outside of work hours.
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Any app to block apps from running in the background in 2022?
as an alternative to Island, have you tried Insular ?
- "Can't set up device Contact your IT admin for help"
- Possible to create a work profile on 19.1?
- ILPT Request:What are ways to have a hidden or decoy login account or decoy OS for your smartphone similar to veracrypt? Or maybe just have a "Guest" account that you can say you "dont know the login to because it's always been there since the factory" that is actually your real account. I suppose..
- What are ways to have a hidden or decoy login account or decoy OS for your smartphone similar to veracrypt? Or maybe just have a "Guest" account that you can say you "dont know the login to because it's always been there since the factory" that is actually your real account. I suppose...
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Privacy free app for reddit and instagram?
I use Insular which is similar. "With Insular, you can: Isolate your Big Brother apps Clone and run multiple accounts simutaniuosly". And more.
issues
Posts with mentions or reviews of issues.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-24.
- LineageOS keeps deteriorating on Motorola G7 (river). Does this happen on other models?
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I can't send SMS with lineageos 20 on my redmi note 10 s
I've just created a problem here: https://gitlab.com/LineageOS/issues/android/-/issues/6363
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Issue on Lineage OS 20 - Redmi 8
Checking if it's a known issue, and if it's not, reporting it
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Call volume low
We use GitLab for bug reporting. Please see the instructions there.
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Chrome no longer works on my LOS devices
Yes, that was my first idea too and I looked whether it is possible to deactivate the hardware acceleration in the settings - but I couldn't find anything. Ancient? Hey, the devices are only 9 years old. Planned obsolescence... ;-) In the meantime I found the following bug report - also a klte: https://gitlab.com/LineageOS/issues/android/-/issues/5999
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How do i disable sidetone in LineageOS?
Afaik there is no known way to fix your current issue. If any and all wired headsets seem to produce the issue and you are sure that this issue wasn't there when you used your 5a on stock rom before flashing it, raise a bug report here: https://gitlab.com/LineageOS/issues/android/-/issues
- EAP-SIM Not supported?
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Wifi causes device to reboot
Yes, the same issue happen after the OTA update, i have created one ticket on lineage OS https://gitlab.com/LineageOS/issues/android/-/issues/5950
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Cameras mi 9se
This problem has been reported here: https://gitlab.com/LineageOS/issues/android/-/issues/5890
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Screensaver on S10e Lineage 20
You could bring it under attention with a general thread here: https://gitlab.com/LineageOS/issues/android
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Insular and issues you can also consider the following projects:
Shelter - A Free and Open-Source (FOSS) app that leverages the "Work Profile" feature of Android to provide an isolated space that you can install or clone apps into.
Netguard - A simple way to block access to the internet per app
island - Island for Android
Build.prop-Editor - This app will let you easily edit your Android's build.prop file using a intuitive and friendly interface.
Damn-Vulnerable-Bank - Damn Vulnerable Bank is designed to be an intentionally vulnerable android application. This provides an interface to assess your android application security hacking skills.
Gcam-Services-Provider - App faking only the absolute necessary Apis to use Gcam without Play Services
Simple-Draw - A canvas you can draw on with different colors.
android
greenpass-android - Green Pass PDF Wallet Android App
Sound-Enhancement-Sony-Xperia-10-Magisk-Module
apk-editor-studio - Powerful yet easy to use APK editor for PC and Mac.
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Insular vs Shelter
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Insular vs island
issues vs Build.prop-Editor
Insular vs Damn-Vulnerable-Bank
issues vs Gcam-Services-Provider
Insular vs Simple-Draw
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Insular vs greenpass-android
issues vs Sound-Enhancement-Sony-Xperia-10-Magisk-Module
Insular vs apk-editor-studio
issues vs lineage_wiki