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XPrivacy

biz.bokhorst.xprivacy

4.0 out of 5 (25 ratings) 47.9K downloads v3.6.16 1.7 MB Android 4.0.3+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

  • Same certificate as the other version checked Details

At a glance

Latest version
v3.6.16 (478)
Updated
May 27, 2015 (11 years ago)
APK size
1.7 MB
Requires
Android 4.0.3+ (API 15)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Category
Tools (app)
Listed since
Jul 2, 2013 (at least)
Permissions
10 (4 sensitive)

About this APK

XPrivacy is an app in the Tools category, listed since at least July 2013. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 2.3, the APK grew from 957.2 KB to 1.7 MB. It asks for 10 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including read contacts, find accounts on the device and read shared storage. Compared with version 2.3, it adds 1 new permission: “Read shared storage”.

Ratings

4.0out of 525 ratings
  • 5 ★48%
  • 4 ★4%
  • 3 ★48%
  • 2 ★0%
  • 1 ★0%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “calystos”.

The ultimate, yet easy to use, privacy manager.This application requires the Xposed framework to be installedSee here for the installation instructions:https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacy#installationXPrivacy can prevent applications from leaking privacy sensitive data. XPrivacy can restrict the categories of data an application can access. This is done by feeding an application with no or fake data. There are several data categories which can be restricted, for example 'contacts' or 'location'. For example, if you restrict access to contacts for an application, this will result in sending an empty contact list to the application. Similarly, restricting an application's access to your location will result in a set location being sent to the application. XPrivacy doesn't revoke (i.e. block) permissions from an application, which means that most applications will continue to work as before and won't force close. There are two exceptions to this, access to the internet and to external storage (typically an SD card) is restricted by denying access (revoking permissions). There is no other way to realize this, since these permissions are handled by Android in a special way. Android delegates handling of these permission to the underlying Linux network/file system. XPrivacy will fake offline (internet) and/or unmounted (storage) state, but some applications try to access the internet/storage nevertheless, potentially resulting in crashes. If restricting a category of data for an application results in problems for the application, it is possible to allow access to the data category again to solve the issue. By default, all newly installed applications will have no access to any data category at all, to prevent a new application from leaking sensitive data right after installation. Shortly after installing a new application, XPrivacy will ask which data categories you want the new application to have access to. XPrivacy comes with an application browser, which allows you to quickly enable or disable applications' access to a particular data category for example to view your calendar. It is also possible to edit all data categories for one application. To help you identify potential data leaks, XPrivacy will monitor attempts made by all applications to access sensitive data. XPrivacy will display a warning triangle icon as soon as data of a data category has been used. If an application has requested Android permissions to access data in a data category, this will be displayed with a key icon. XPrivacy will also display if an application has internet access, indicating that the application poses a risk of sharing the data it obtains with an external server. All documentation, including usage instructions, can be found here:https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacy#xprivacyIf you need support, you can use this XDA thread:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2320783

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v2.3.

All 2 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Certificate issued to “FairCode” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
  • Same certificate as the other version checked

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified May 27, 2015
  • Antivirus scan passed Aug 7, 2020
  • Signed byCN=M. Bokhorst, O=FairCode, ST=EU, C=NL
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)10:62:0A:E9:61:D7:88:54:F6:C9:CD:87:2C:43:88:23:28:49:C7:99
  • File MD52570b91f35e5bc073529aef317a860a3
  • Uploaded by “calystos” Bronze tier · 3,652 followers · uploading since 2013

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Permissions (10)

XPrivacy requests 10 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

XPrivacy APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the XPrivacy APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as the other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 2570b91f35e5bc073529aef317a860a3.

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