[Discussion][LSPOSED][Unofficial] XPrivacyLua - Android privacy manager

[mythos_]

Since M66B decided to discontinue support for XPrivacyLua and the official thread was closed I'm starting this unofficial thread to continue discussing the module.

It currently works up to android 13 with LSPosed.

Source code can be found at the author's github https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacyLua

FAQ https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacyLua/blob/master/FAQ.md

Please read the original thread as it contains a lot of useful information https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-android-privacy-manager-unsupported.3730663/

Disclaimer: I am not the developer of the module. I'm a long time user of XPrivacy/XPrivacyLua who wants to keep using it on future android versions. All credits for this module go to the developer and the people who made the custom hooks.

 

[anjarys]

Best module to date
Thank you for creating new thread for XPL user.

 

[Conan179]

is there a trick to get new apps automatically checked on lsposed? Otherwise, the option that new apps take all rights during installation does not work.

 

[mythos_]

is there a trick to get new apps automatically checked on lsposed? Otherwise, the option that new apps take all rights during installation does not work.

Not with LSPosed but according to this post you can do it with tasker. I think there's also an LSPosed fork that does it too.

[CLOSED][APP][XPOSED][6.0+] XPrivacyLua - Android privacy manager [UNSUPPORTED]

XPrivacyLua Really simple to use privacy manager for Android 6.0 Marshmallow and later (successor of XPrivacy). Revoking Android permissions from apps often let apps crash or malfunction. XPrivacyLua solves this by feeding apps fake data...

forum.xda-developers.com

 

[heinhuiz]

I think there's also an LSPosed fork that does it too.

There is, it's this LSPosed_mod.
I still haven't tried it myself though.

 

[verspax]

There is, it's this LSPosed_mod.
I still haven't tried it myself though.

Yes, since v1.8.5 according the mod changelog:

• now user can choose if set automatic add new installed packages to module
• fix add column automatic_add when exist

 

[VD171]

@Oswald Boelcke the thread is about XPrivacyLua or about LSPosed ?
Lol

 

[Oswald Boelcke]

@Oswald Boelcke the thread is about XPrivacyLua or about LSPosed ?
Lol

Hello and good morning, @VD171

I guess you need to address the OP @mythos_ with this question but as far as I understand it's about the Xposed module XPrivacyLua by @M66B and not about LSPosed. If my assumption is correct it's on the OP to decide if LSPosed related questions and contributions are off-topic (OT) or not. A moderator will never get involved to that unless a threadowner (and only the owner) reports something as OT.

Regards
Oswald Boelcke
Senior Moderator

 

[mythos_]

The main focus should be on XPL but since LSPosed is needed to run XPL, I see nothing wrong with discussing it here.
QoL things like how to auto-add new apps to LSPosed are fine. Of course if people want a more in depth discussion (e.g. bugs, new features, etc.) they should post in the LSPosed threads as the developers don't read this.

 

[Zaxx32]

@Oswald Boelcke the thread is about XPrivacyLua or about LSPosed ?
Lol

Really? Wow...smh

 

[xerves78]

exist an active fork of this app ?

 

[mythos_]

exist an active fork of this app ?

According to github there is a whole bunch of people who forked it in the past month. How active they will be in the future and (more importantly) how much you can trust them is another issue.

 

[nutzfreelance]

when this project was abandoned by m66b did he opensource the "pro" app?
and is the code available now for free to be built from source?
or is there a link to the last version?

i hope someone keeps working on this, as privacy is more and more important the more stuff is kept on our phones.

 

[heinhuiz]

when this project was abandoned by m66b did he opensource the "pro" app?
and is the code available now for free to be built from source?
or is there a link to the last version?

i hope someone keeps working on this, as privacy is more and more important the more stuff is kept on our phones.

[CLOSED][APP][XPOSED][6.0+] XPrivacyLua - Android privacy manager [UNSUPPORTED]

XPrivacyLua Really simple to use privacy manager for Android 6.0 Marshmallow and later (successor of XPrivacy). Revoking Android permissions from apps often let apps crash or malfunction. XPrivacyLua solves this by feeding apps fake data...

forum.xda-developers.com

(...) The pro companion app won't be open-sourced. If somebody wants to continue the project, (s)he can prove being a worthy developer by developing a new pro companion app, which can be done in at most a few days. As already offered, another developer can ask for the source code after a significant contribution to the source code as well.

 

[powerman.asdf]

I've already reported to @M66B about "MEW wallet" app which can't be restricted (tested on A10) to access camera (not sure is it was photo or video - app is handling QR codes) at https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...acy-manager-unsupported.3730663/post-87416749.

Now I've installed LineageOS 20 (A13) and noticed default Camera app (which is new "Aperture" Lineage app) also can't be restricted to BOTH video and photo (but microphone restriction works okay and result in recording video without sound).

Looks like there are some new API to be restricted… so, @M66B, maybe you can update XPrivacyLua a bit to fix this? Or at least give some hint for someone who might wanna fork it?

 

[powerman.asdf]

Not with LSPosed but according to this post you can do it with tasker. I think there's also an LSPosed fork that does it too.

[CLOSED][APP][XPOSED][6.0+] XPrivacyLua - Android privacy manager [UNSUPPORTED]

XPrivacyLua Really simple to use privacy manager for Android 6.0 Marshmallow and later (successor of XPrivacy). Revoking Android permissions from apps often let apps crash or malfunction. XPrivacyLua solves this by feeding apps fake data...

forum.xda-developers.com

I've checked both Tasker methods to update LSPosed.
First one (UI automation) didn't work because there are no "LSPosed Manager" app (it's now started only as a widget, and I don't found a way in Tasker to start widget), so this unlikely can be fixed at all.
Second one (database editing) might work… but to me it looks unsafe: each time new app is installed it does kill `lspd` (LSPosed daemon, I suppose) after editing database for 1 second and then restarts it. I think this might result in allowing app apps to bypass XPrivacyLua restictions within that 1 second. No idea how to test this.

Also I've tried to replace original LSPosed with modified version https://github.com/mywalkb/LSPosed_mod - it works like a charm: installed as drop-in replacement over original one, keeps all configuration of original one after reboot and provide new UI to automatically add new apps to XPrivacyLua module! To me it looks like main and only actual way to continue using XPrivacyLua for now.

 

[mrjuniork]

The main focus should be on XPL but since LSPosed is needed to run XPL, I see nothing wrong with discussing it here.
QoL things like how to auto-add new apps to LSPosed are fine. Of course if people want a more in depth discussion (e.g. bugs, new features, etc.) they should post in the LSPosed threads as the developers don't read this.

You might want to add that info to the OP of this thread in order to avoid any further confusion in the future
Cheers

 

[VD171]

I've already reported to @M66B about "MEW wallet" app which can't be restricted (tested on A10) to access camera (not sure is it was photo or video - app is handling QR codes) at https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...acy-manager-unsupported.3730663/post-87416749.

Now I've installed LineageOS 20 (A13) and noticed default Camera app (which is new "Aperture" Lineage app) also can't be restricted to BOTH video and photo (but microphone restriction works okay and result in recording video without sound).

Looks like there are some new API to be restricted… so, @M66B, maybe you can update XPrivacyLua a bit to fix this? Or at least give some hint for someone who might wanna fork it?

@M66B won't care with that.
You should do what you want by yourself or wait and hope to someone else release that.

 

[VD171]

I've checked both Tasker methods to update LSPosed.
First one (UI automation) didn't work because there are no "LSPosed Manager" app (it's now started only as a widget, and I don't found a way in Tasker to start widget), so this unlikely can be fixed at all.
Second one (database editing) might work… but to me it looks unsafe: each time new app is installed it does kill `lspd` (LSPosed daemon, I suppose) after editing database for 1 second and then restarts it. I think this might result in allowing app apps to bypass XPrivacyLua restictions within that 1 second. No idea how to test this.

Also I've tried to replace original LSPosed with modified version https://github.com/mywalkb/LSPosed_mod - it works like a charm: installed as drop-in replacement over original one, keeps all configuration of original one after reboot and provide new UI to automatically add new apps to XPrivacyLua module! To me it looks like main and only actual way to continue using XPrivacyLua for now.

"auto-add" is a waste of time.
LSPosed is developed for avoiding something like "all-add" or "auto-add".
Since you are talking about something that is contrary to the official release, LSPosed developers will never read and care to the thread.

 

[xerves78]

According to github there is a whole bunch of people who forked it in the past month. How active they will be in the future and (more importantly) how much you can trust them is another issue.

how / where can i find the forks on github ?