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. (by PeterCxy)
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)
| Shelter | Insular | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | 16 | |
| 2,532 | 96 | |
| 2.7% | - | |
| 7.5 | 0.0 | |
| 6 months ago | 6 days ago | |
| Java | Java | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | Apache License 2.0 |
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Shelter
Posts with mentions or reviews of Shelter.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-30.
- Why Android developers no longer need Windows USB drivers
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Can apps send your data if it hasnt got network permissions?
After a while you just say "dang it, will not allow this anymore" and take the high road. If you are using one device for all purposes but need those paid and proprietary apps installed, consider running them within a different profile. There is a good floss app for that called [Shelter](https://gitea.angry.im/PeterCxy/Shelter) because on vanilla android this feature might not be possible for your phone (on Pixel phones for example android offers to use Google Work Profile but you need a special account for that). Shelter can create a work profile on your phone, you can install programs within your different profile. This might help a bit :)
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Shelter (version 427): Shelter is 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.
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A.expense.MaliciousLoadSdk
You can get Shelter at F-Droid https://www.f-droid.org/packages/net.typeblog.shelter/ Or Github (Github package is outdated) https://github.com/PeterCxy/Shelter/releases/tag/1.6
- Dual Sim
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Cool Minma Icon with NothingPhone
Download app-release.apk https://github.com/PeterCxy/Shelter/releases
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My school is forcing its students to download a proprietary 2FA app. This is ridiculous.
For Android you don't even need to change your OS. You can install Shelter and use it to isolate the app.
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WhatsApp now works on four phones. Signal when?
There are Apps like Island, Shelter and Insular that allow you to (ab-)use these work profiles to provide sandboxed environments for specific apps, including the ability to have a separate instance of an app in each work profile sandbox.
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Yesterday my friend told me the bottom half of your iphone screams I USE LINUX BTW lol
Apps Isolated via Shelter for full privacy
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Microsoft tests Windows account menu error badge when Microsoft Account not used
If you are on an android phone what supports shelter[1], I can recommend installing "social" apps inside the shelter, and just sleep the apps when you don't use them.
In regards to windows, it feels to me as morphing into a solution for large corporations if disregarding the tabloid news while leaving private users just waiting for a friendly OS to be presented for them.
[1] https://github.com/PeterCxy/Shelter
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.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Shelter and Insular you can also consider the following projects:
island - Island for Android
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.
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.
waydroid - Waydroid uses a container-based approach to boot a full Android system on a regular GNU/Linux system like Ubuntu.
pdfwallet-android - PDF Wallet (Android App)