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

[VD171]

I have stumbled here as I'm being left with no choice but to install WhatsApp for work use. I'm absolutely not happy with needing to allow access to contacts before it will think about working.
I'm using LOS 20 (A13). I have Magisk 26.1 installed and LSPosed module installed for Hide My Applist.
I am aware of XPrivacy(Lua), but avoid the worse privacy offenders and use FOSS alternatives where possible and so far haven't felt the need to investigate it further.
Is this still the best option to 'fake' access of my contacts to WhatsApp?
Could someone point me to any crash courses in XPrivacyLua, to help me achieve the goal of allowing WhatsApp to work, whilst blocking access to my real contacts.

EDIT.
So I've installed the module. Gone to the LSPosed module manager tab and enabled XPrivacyLua, scrolled down the app list and ticked WhatsApp, then rebooted.
It looks like it's working. WhatsApp doesn't show any contacts after I've granted permission to access the contacts.

So now am I right in assuming that all restrictions listed in the module description are now applied to WhatsApp?
Can I turn on and off individual restrictions outside off the XPrivacyLua Pro app? If so how?
Now that support and development has ended, is it still possible to get the Pro features?

You don't need a course in XPrivacyLua, you need a course in Lua.
Lua is the scripts language in XPrivacyLua, so you can write your own lua scripts and do almost anything on Android.
You can donate and get pro features following this:

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

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...

forum.xda-developers.com

 

[VanGray]

I have stumbled here as I'm being left with no choice but to install WhatsApp for work use. I'm absolutely not happy with needing to allow access to contacts before it will think about working.
I'm using LOS 20 (A13). I have Magisk 26.1 installed and LSPosed module installed for Hide My Applist.
I am aware of XPrivacy(Lua), but avoid the worse privacy offenders and use FOSS alternatives where possible and so far haven't felt the need to investigate it further.
Is this still the best option to 'fake' access of my contacts to WhatsApp?
Could someone point me to any crash courses in XPrivacyLua, to help me achieve the goal of allowing WhatsApp to work, whilst blocking access to my real contacts.

EDIT.
So I've installed the module. Gone to the LSPosed module manager tab and enabled XPrivacyLua, scrolled down the app list and ticked WhatsApp, then rebooted.
It looks like it's working. WhatsApp doesn't show any contacts after I've granted permission to access the contacts.

So now am I right in assuming that all restrictions listed in the module description are now applied to WhatsApp?
Can I turn on and off individual restrictions outside off the XPrivacyLua Pro app? If so how?
Now that support and development has ended, is it still possible to get the Pro features?

If you have checked xprivacylua from lsposed, checked whatsApp in the xprivacylua in the lsposed and checked the target app in the xprivacylua app, it should work.

If contact is ticked in the xprivacylua app, then it is restricted. As I remember, you can check or uncheck restrictions as you like in the xprivacylua app. It have a basic restriction on privacy.

With the xprivacylua pro, you can use hooks.

In the xprivacylua pro app, you can choose what to do with your contact as blocking them all for example. You have the possibility to see logs too to ensure that the contact is really blocked or use app like VD Info to make sure that contacts are really hidden.

You still can purchase the pro app of xprivacylua from their sites.

 

[mythos_]

I have stumbled here as I'm being left with no choice but to install WhatsApp for work use. I'm absolutely not happy with needing to allow access to contacts before it will think about working.
I'm using LOS 20 (A13). I have Magisk 26.1 installed and LSPosed module installed for Hide My Applist.
I am aware of XPrivacy(Lua), but avoid the worse privacy offenders and use FOSS alternatives where possible and so far haven't felt the need to investigate it further.
Is this still the best option to 'fake' access of my contacts to WhatsApp?
Could someone point me to any crash courses in XPrivacyLua, to help me achieve the goal of allowing WhatsApp to work, whilst blocking access to my real contacts.

EDIT.
So I've installed the module. Gone to the LSPosed module manager tab and enabled XPrivacyLua, scrolled down the app list and ticked WhatsApp, then rebooted.
It looks like it's working. WhatsApp doesn't show any contacts after I've granted permission to access the contacts.

So now am I right in assuming that all restrictions listed in the module description are now applied to WhatsApp?
Can I turn on and off individual restrictions outside off the XPrivacyLua Pro app? If so how?
Now that support and development has ended, is it still possible to get the Pro features?

You can choose to enable the restrictions you want from within Xprivacy. Just find the app and tick whatever you want. You can also see what the app has requested and when to give you an idea of what to select.
You can still purchase the pro app which gives you access to custom hooks, backup etc. Pretty handy stuff.

 

[heinhuiz]

I have stumbled here as I'm being left with no choice but to install WhatsApp for work use. I'm absolutely not happy with needing to allow access to contacts before it will think about working.
I'm using LOS 20 (A13). I have Magisk 26.1 installed and LSPosed module installed for Hide My Applist.
I am aware of XPrivacy(Lua), but avoid the worse privacy offenders and use FOSS alternatives where possible and so far haven't felt the need to investigate it further.
Is this still the best option to 'fake' access of my contacts to WhatsApp?
Could someone point me to any crash courses in XPrivacyLua, to help me achieve the goal of allowing WhatsApp to work, whilst blocking access to my real contacts.

EDIT.
So I've installed the module. Gone to the LSPosed module manager tab and enabled XPrivacyLua, scrolled down the app list and ticked WhatsApp, then rebooted.
It looks like it's working. WhatsApp doesn't show any contacts after I've granted permission to access the contacts.

So now am I right in assuming that all restrictions listed in the module description are now applied to WhatsApp?
Can I turn on and off individual restrictions outside off the XPrivacyLua Pro app? If so how?
Now that support and development has ended, is it still possible to get the Pro features?

As an alternative without XPL, you can simply create a Work profile with an app like Island or Shelter, install only WhatsApp there and add the needed contacts in that profile. Both the Work and the Personal profile are separated, so that they can not 'see' each other's data.

 

[Robbo.5000]

You don't need a course in XPrivacyLua, you need a course in Lua.
Lua is the scripts language in XPrivacyLua, so you can write your own lua scripts and do almost anything on Android.
You can donate and get pro features following this:

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

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...

forum.xda-developers.com

If you have checked xprivacylua from lsposed, checked whatsApp in the xprivacylua in the lsposed and checked the target app in the xprivacylua app, it should work.

If contact is ticked in the xprivacylua app, then it is restricted. As I remember, you can check or uncheck restrictions as you like in the xprivacylua app. It have a basic restriction on privacy.

With the xprivacylua pro, you can use hooks.

In the xprivacylua pro app, you can choose what to do with your contact as blocking them all for example. You have the possibility to see logs too to ensure that the contact is really blocked or use app like VD Info to make sure that contacts are really hidden.

You still can purchase the pro app of xprivacylua from their sites.

You can choose to enable the restrictions you want from within Xprivacy. Just find the app and tick whatever you want. You can also see what the app has requested and when to give you an idea of what to select.
You can still purchase the pro app which gives you access to custom hooks, backup etc. Pretty handy stuff.

As an alternative without XPL, you can simply create a Work profile with an app like Island or Shelter, install only WhatsApp there and add the needed contacts in that profile. Both the Work and the Personal profile are separated, so that they can not 'see' each other's data.

Thanks for the responses.
Never noticed the the drop down icon to the left of each app in XPL initially, so was trying to use the settings icon to the right, which was telling me I needed the Pro app. Now I've seen the drop down icon it makes more sense.
Blocking contacts in WhatsApp doesn't work well, as it will only make calls to contacts. Saving a contact in WhatsApp saves to device contacts which then can not be accessed to make the call. Was hoping I could save contacts local to WhatsApp and not be forced to save them to my device contacts.
Just investigating island and shelter when I got notification of your reply. They might have to be the way to go.

 

[VD171]

Thanks for the responses.
Never noticed the the drop down icon to the left of each app in XPL initially, so was trying to use the settings icon to the right, which was telling me I needed the Pro app. Now I've seen the drop down icon it makes more sense.
Blocking contacts in WhatsApp doesn't work well, as it will only make calls to contacts. Saving a contact in WhatsApp saves to device contacts which then can not be accessed to make the call. Was hoping I could save contacts local to WhatsApp and not be forced to save them to my device contacts.
Just investigating island and shelter when I got notification of your reply. They might have to be the way to go.

Using XPrivacyLua, you can set to "block all" contacts, "allow starred" only or "allow not starred" contacts.

 

[westruk]

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[niko26]

I downgraded to 1.5.33 and seems to be working again

Where can I download the older version?

 

[AnyNameYouWish]

Where can I download the older version?

Here

Spoiler

(not trying to be mean, just love the website)

 

[niko26]

Here

Spoiler

(not trying to be mean, just love the website)

Oh wow, what a clever answer. Why bothering of you can't come up with a constructive answer which adds value?

I meant a reliable source. I don't want to download an tampered app from just anywhere.

*sigh.

 

[AnyNameYouWish]

Oh wow, what a clever answer. Why bothering of you can't come up with a constructive answer which adds value?

I meant a reliable source. I don't want to download an tampered app from just anywhere.

*sigh.

Understandable, also since you pinged me I simply show you how I did. Can't remember which website I downloaded it, maybe apkpure or apkmirror.
Since we're using xprivacyLUA I guess it's more acceptable to download from an apksomething website but I may be wrong.

*sigh back

 

[tester2]

There is an test app which try to access all premissions and display all private and sensitive phone's data, so I can check how effectively XPrivacy works or not?

 

[bush911]

There is an test app which try to access all premissions and display all private and sensitive phone's data, so I can check how effectively XPrivacy works or not?

Yes, absolutely. Check threads by @VD171

 

[tester2]

He wrote 20 pages of threads - this is about thousand threads to check.
Any more specific clues?

I switched from XPrivacyLua on old Xposed (Android 7 user here).
I found some checkboxes on Xprivacy module page in LSPosed:

As I understand to XPrivacy have effect on some app this should be checked both: app checkbox in LSPosed module AND on Xprivacy config page checkbox(es) for that app too?
What is blocked list (3rd position)? Blocked for what?

 

[Daviteusz]

@tester2 Go to magisk, denylist and deselect this app.

Idź do magiska i w denyliscie odznacz tę apkę.

 

[bush911]

[APP][v1.10] VD Infos (Package: com.vitaodoidao.vdinfos)

(Para quem fala PORTUGUÊS, o próximo post está totalmente traduzido !) VD Infos v1.10 As we all know, Android is a super powerful and super versatile operating system. What nobody tells you is that all your personal details and confidential...

forum.xda-developers.com

 

[bush911]

View attachment 5925629

He wrote 20 pages of threads - this is about thousand threads to check.
Any more specific clues?

I switched from XPrivacyLua on old Xposed (Android 7 user here).
I found some checkboxes on Xprivacy module page in LSPosed:
View attachment 5925623

As I understand to XPrivacy have effect on some app this should be checked both: app checkbox in LSPosed module AND on Xprivacy config page checkbox(es) for that app too?
What is blocked list (3rd position)? Blocked for what?

[APP][v1.10] VD Infos (Package: com.vitaodoidao.vdinfos)

(Para quem fala PORTUGUÊS, o próximo post está totalmente traduzido !) VD Infos v1.10 As we all know, Android is a super powerful and super versatile operating system. What nobody tells you is that all your personal details and confidential...

forum.xda-developers.com

 

[easy_mac]

Is there any way to transfer my existing Pro (that i had previously purchased) to a new device?

 

[VD171]

Is there any way to transfer my existing Pro (that i had previously purchased) to a new device?

Yes, if you made a donation more than 7 euros.
Otherwise, you can't.
Read this guide to place a donation, if you donate 7 euros or more, you are allowed to activate the pro features on all devices you personally own:

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

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...

forum.xda-developers.com

 

[easy_mac]

Yes, if you made a donation more than 7 euros.
Otherwise, you can't.
Read this guide to place a donation, if you donate 7 euros or more, you are allowed to activate the pro features on all devices you personally own:

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

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...

forum.xda-developers.com

I see, so my original payment of $15 is no good anymore and doesnt count as being above the $7 donation :'(