[APP][5.0+][BETA] Island - app freezing, privacy protection, parallel accounts

[xsycox]

Hi guys,

I have a question about system apps within Island.

There are two or three system apps (e. g. Messages, ...), which did get cloned from Mainland to Island, too, and I want to remove them now.

When I try to do so, it tells me, Island is not possible to remove it, because it is a system app.

I then tried to remove this app from the phone completely, because I figured, it would be gone from Island, too, but this was not the case.

Can you tell me the location, where Island stores those apps? Can I remove them manually then?

Thank you in advance for any help.

 

[xsycox]

Hi guys,

I have a question about system apps within Island.

There are two or three system apps (e. g. Messages, ...), which did get cloned from Mainland to Island, too, and I want to remove them now.

When I try to do so, it tells me, Island is not possible to remove it, because it is a system app.

I then tried to remove this app from the phone completely, because I figured, it would be gone from Island, too, but this was not the case.

Can you tell me the location, where Island stores those apps? Can I remove them manually then?

Thank you in advance for any help.

Does really nobody know this? Is there no further info on that subject (regarding locations for apps in profiles)?

 

[Sivabhaskar]

Does really nobody know this? Is there no further info on that subject (regarding locations for apps in profiles)?

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I would suggest you to raise an issue in Island's Github page. Though not immediately, @oasisfeng might reply to your issue there, sooner or later. I don't think he's monitoring this space anymore. Good luck!

 

[AW1]

Hi Guys,

I am trying to get god (or demigod mode) working on a Xperia XZ1c.
I'm stuck at entering the command :
$ dpm set-device-owner com.oasisfeng.island/.IslandDeviceAdminReceiver

java.lang.IllegalStateException: Not allowed to set the profile owner because there are already some accounts on the profile.....

$ pm list users
Users:
UserInfo{0:Owner:13} running

$ dumpsys account|grep -A 3 Accounts:
Accounts: 1
Account {name=Phone contacts, type=com.sonyericsson.localcontacts}

AccountId, Action_Type, timestamp, UID, TableName, Key


So only the main account is running but there is the 'hidden' phone contacts account. I've searched for hours but cannot find out what I need to do to fix it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[CompactPhoneLover]

Hello,

I have an issue with falsely enabled parental controls of the Play Store inside Island.

I cannot see/install some apps from Play Store inside Island because parental controls are enabled and I cannot disable it.
Within Island's Play Store I go to settings -> Family -> Parental Controls and disable the switch by creating and veryfiying a PIN. Then the switch is off ("Parental Controls deactivated"). But when I go back and then again to settings -> Family -> Parental Controls the switch is on again and still I cannot see all apps in Play Store.

This is rather new behavior. Some time ago I could see and install all apps in Island's Play Store.
The only relevant change was an update from Android 11 to 12. And of course auto updates of Play Store itself.

What I tried several times:
- clear storage of Island's Play Store app and Play Services.
- deactivate and reactivate Island's Play Store app.
- sideload the specific apps not shown in parental controlled Play Store (not possible)

It drives me nuts that I do not find a solution and it seems this issue is not covered anywhere else.

Any idea how to disable parental controls in Island's Play Store?
Is there an administrative setting in Island or Android for Work?

Thank you for any hint to solve this!

 

[ch3mn3y]

Can I use this with Samsung's Dual Messenger?
Need 3 instances of two apps.

I mean Island gives me "error" when setting up that I cannot use this app, but if I am Advanced user I can do it with ADB.

I don't think it's a problem. But will it work that way?

 

[Cerveza]

Is there any way to fix the boot-loop issue without wiping my phone?

 

[amn1987]

Is there any way to fix the boot-loop issue without wiping my phone?

If running a custom ROM dirty flashing the ROM zip should work.

 

[IamRage7]

It automatically clone the apps flashed using magisk. Although the manually cloned apps works just fine. Only issue is, I can't remove the system apps which comes pre cloned and the ones get installed while flashing magisk modules.

 

[tortino]

Hi Guys,

I am trying to get god (or demigod mode) working on a Xperia XZ1c.
I'm stuck at entering the command :
$ dpm set-device-owner com.oasisfeng.island/.IslandDeviceAdminReceiver

java.lang.IllegalStateException: Not allowed to set the profile owner because there are already some accounts on the profile.....

$ pm list users
Users:
UserInfo{0:Owner:13} running

$ dumpsys account|grep -A 3 Accounts:
Accounts: 1
Account {name=Phone contacts, type=com.sonyericsson.localcontacts}

AccountId, Action_Type, timestamp, UID, TableName, Key


So only the main account is running but there is the 'hidden' phone contacts account. I've searched for hours but cannot find out what I need to do to fix it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I had a similar problem on my old OnePlus, and the Gallery app, when I was trying to install Ice Box.
I solved by temporarily disabling the gallery app: then the hidden account went away.
After installing Ice Box I re-enabled the gallery app. You can try doing the same with your contacts app.

 

[gorthon]

Has anoyone gotten Island to work on a rooted and encrypted Samsung device?

After a clean flash of my Galaxy S20 5G (Nov 2021 firmware), I first get the message "can't create work profile" (custom OS), then, when trying the root method, I get the "Sorry, something went wrong in Island setup. (stage 1)" error message.

Now here is the interesting part: If I do a clean flash without FBE (phone encryption), by using multidisabler, then I can install Island with the root method without problems, it works fine. But of course I don't want my phone unencrypted. If I do a clean flash with encryption (i.e. multidisabler mod that keeps encryption), then I get above error messages.

Enabling encryption after installing Island won't work, as in this setup manual encryption can't be started and flashing without formatting the unencrypted /data partition results in a boot loop.

Here is my theory: Could it be that some Samsung Knox/secure folder process only gets activated if the device is encrypted, and then occupies Android's work profile?

 

[AW1]

I had a similar problem on my old OnePlus, and the Gallery app, when I was trying to install Ice Box.
I solved by temporarily disabling the gallery app: then the hidden account went away.
After installing Ice Box I re-enabled the gallery app. You can try doing the same with your contacts app.

Thanks for the tip but unfortunately I am unable to "disable" the contacts app, the button is greyed out, I am only able to "force stop" but this doesn't solve the issue. Is there another way to disable the app, other than in the settings/apps/?

 

[tortino]

Thanks for the tip but unfortunately I am unable to "disable" the contacts app, the button is greyed out, I am only able to "force stop" but this doesn't solve the issue. Is there another way to disable the app, other than in the settings/apps/?

then you can try disabling it using adb disable command (not the uninstall command).
just google it.

I'm currently using this tool to make adb commands easier to use:

ADB AppControl

Official website of the ADB AppControl application. Free Download. Latest release. The ultimate applications manager and debloat tool for Android devices.

www.adbappcontrol.com

 

[AW1]

then you can try disabling it using adb disable command (not the uninstall command).
just google it.

I'm currently using this tool to make adb commands easier to use:

ADB AppControl

Official website of the ADB AppControl application. Free Download. Latest release. The ultimate applications manager and debloat tool for Android devices.

www.adbappcontrol.com

Thanks tortino, that worked great, I now have demigod mode active. For anybody else with a Xperia XZ1c, the adb commands are:
$ pm disable-user --user 0 com.sonymobile.android.contacts

$ dpm set-profile-owner --user 0 --name Mainland com.oasisfeng.island/.IslandDeviceAdminReceiver

$ pm enable com.sonymobile.android.contacts

Thanks again
AW1

 

[Karencho7]

Hello i want to know so apps that will be installed in this app, they wont be able to corrupt or read info from the main system right? Like usernames or my accounts or other stuff am i correct?

 

[Bright.Light]

Hello i want to know so apps that will be installed in this app, they wont be able to corrupt or read info from the main system right? Like usernames or my accounts or other stuff am i correct?

Just refuse all those rights to island and no app within has it.

 

[marcussacana]

This app can hide my phone from apps that fingerprint my device? Like my android id, BT MAC, WIFI MAC, and etc...?

 

[Jimdonsler]

Does anyone know why I am missing the island section in the app?
I'm rooted and ran "dpm set-profile-owner --user 0 --name Mainland com.oasisfeng.island/.IslandDeviceAdminReceiver" successfully.
I have the work profile but when I click the apps in the island I get island locked error.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[amn1987]

Island doesn't seem to mas

This app can hide my phone from apps that fingerprint my device? Like my android id, BT MAC, WIFI MAC, and etc...?

Island doesn't seem to mask/randomise any device parameter. I have an Island clone setup in App Cloner for the same.

 

[marcussacana]

Sad should be really usefull if it has possible, I only know the xprivacy lua for that, but isn't all devices that we can root and put magisk to use it.