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OK ... I just sent X-plore my $5.40.

I really liked File Manager HD (left one copy on test phone)
I really liked ES File Explorer (not totally abandoned yet)
Perhaps if I don't really like X-plore it will not go belly up.
... Thom
 
I keep ES File Explorer on mine, but now it's secondary (see: eggs, one basket) and I just make sure that I don't use it for anything off the phone. It's behind my firewall, so when I use it (correction, if I use it again), I know I can't forget.
 
On X-plore there does not seem to be a way to specify an FTP port. It always goes to port 21. None of my FTP sites are configured that way.

Any idea how to specify a port number?

... Thom
 
lunatic59 said:
When you add the server name/ip, have you tried appending the port? ie. ftp.thomfiles.com:2121 (assuming your server is configured to use port 2121)
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That works and you can edit it after the fact.

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Alternative port for what you share has a different interface.

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Long press any connection for edit options.
 
Hi, Thank you for your warning. Is there a link to that professor's post? I would like to know the details. I've been using Clean Master for years... :confused:
 
TedBear2 said:
Hi, Thank you for your warning. Is there a link to that professor's post? I would like to know the details. I've been using Clean Master for years... :confused:
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I'm not sure exactly where the OP pulled his text (the exact wording does seem to be on quite a few forum posts elsewhere...), but I found the original articles:

http://gizmodo.com/the-android-apps-that-collect-the-most-data-on-you-1676385681
http://www.vocativ.com/tech/internet/mobile-apps-privacy-settings/?page=all

And the site run by the researchers at Carnegie Mellon:
http://privacygrade.org/

There, you can search for just about any Android app to see exactly how it scored from a privacy perspective.

Here's the Clean Master report:
http://privacygrade.org/apps/com.cleanmaster.mguard.html
It seems to include not only the requested permissions but, in some cases, some brief explanation of WHY it uses it as well.

Check out some of the worst offenders here: http://privacygrade.org/apps?pg=D
 
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Crashdamage said:
I found this, which is a list of some permissions-hungry apps and some of the permissions asked for. Cheetah apps are on it. But I haven't yet found the article he mentioned.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Info...-ask-for-the-most-permission-requests_id64216
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"source: Vocativ via Gizmodo"

;)

I've done a bit of browsing, and this PrivacyGrade.org site looks like a great resource to add to your bag of tricks. For easy access, you can even add it to Chrome (or Firefox, I imagine?) as a search engine with the string "http://privacygrade.org/apps/search?utf8=✓&q=%s". Now I can just type "pgrade clean master" into my URL bar to go straight there. :thumbsupdroid:


That all being said, the PrivacyGrade report (which is referenced by the Gizmodo article including the exact quote from the OP here) doesn't really seem to paint Clean Master (or the other Cheetah Mobile apps) in a particularly bad light:

I didn't find a report for CM Security, but other CM apps are here: http://privacygrade.org/developers/221770

None are particularly appalling, particularly compared to the less-popularly-flamed apps on the D-list I linked earlier: http://privacygrade.org/apps?pg=D

Maybe @Dave Rodriguez1982 could let us know where he found the facts specifically regarding the Cheetah Mobile apps? This report alone doesn't really make me feel like reaching for my trusty torch and pitchfork - though the evidence of CM pushing malware (and snake oil, for that matter) that @EarlyMon and others have provided certainly does. :D
 
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Hi, folks. Because of this thread, I've just uninstalled Clean Master from my Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (rooted, 4.4.2 Kitkat).

What I will miss from the app is the ability to prevent apps from starting up. Now that I've deleted CleanMaster, what can I do?
 
cutedroid said:
Hi, folks. Because of this thread, I've just uninstalled Clean Master from my Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (rooted, 4.4.2 Kitkat).

What I will miss from the app is the ability to prevent apps from starting up. Now that I've deleted CleanMaster, what can I do?
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You can read this thread to discover that all you've really done with Clean Master is apply a placebo that never did what you thought it did.

http://androidforums.com/threads/pu...k-killers-ram-optimizers-and-the-like.896663/

Apps like Clean Master lie. Period. Even when they're not lying - they're lying.
 
I wouldn't worry about what starts much. If don't use an app at all go to: Settings > Apps > Select app and uninstall or disable it.

For what you can't uninstall or disable you can use Greenify. But be careful and use it sparingly.
 
cutedroid said:
Hi, folks. Because of this thread, I've just uninstalled Clean Master from my Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (rooted, 4.4.2 Kitkat).

What I will miss from the app is the ability to prevent apps from starting up. Now that I've deleted CleanMaster, what can I do?
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EarlyMon said:
You can read this thread to discover that all you've really done with Clean Master is apply a placebo that never did what you thought it did.

http://androidforums.com/threads/pu...k-killers-ram-optimizers-and-the-like.896663/

Apps like Clean Master lie. Period. Even when they're not lying - they're lying.
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Dear EarlyMon,

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. Does this mean that preventing apps from starting up is also a "myth"?
 
@codesplice

You need a permissions violation to get the pitchfork and torches?? :D

No. No you do not.

Look at the link I posted showing that Cheetah Mobile was caught red-handed in a malware campaign to trick installs.

Tell me what else you need besides that alone for the launch codes. :D

"Here's a company engaged in malware hawking security products, and promising performance improvements when it's easily shown that they do the opposite.

Let's give them a B+ on their permissions."

In other words, the permissions operation was a success while the Android patient died?

And if you want to see evidence of the OP's claim about CM self-promotion, install Clean Master. ;)
 
Crashdamage said:
I wouldn't worry about what starts much. If don't use an app at all go to: Settings > Apps > Select app and uninstall or disable it.

For what you can't uninstall or disable you can use Greenify. But be careful and use it sparingly.
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Hello, Crashdamage. Thank you for your quick reply!
About your last paragraph, I can uninstall any app with Link2SD, even System apps! Do you have an opinion on Link2SD? I'd love to hear your thoughts. :)

UPDATE: I've just installed Greenify.
 
cutedroid said:
Dear EarlyMon,

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. Does this mean that preventing apps from starting up is also a "myth"?
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The need to prevent apps from starting falls into three categories -

Bloatware from your carrier that ought never start unless you want or need it. You not only want that to not start, you want it to not run.

Apps that most of your tools or apps have convinced you have started but in reality either haven't at all (and you're actually seeing the saved state that survives reboots, so the app is ready to fast start).

Apps that actually start. Most of these you want. They'll include phone, text, and email services - and your most used apps. And they may appear to stay in the running list when they're often just asleep. Harmlessly using zero of your battery or CPU. Others don't go to sleep because they're in use, by you or each other.

As given to me by ckvisme @ XDA, a video by rirozizo - pretty much sums it right up!



Full details about your options and how it works under the hood, available in the thread mentioned.
 
In the early days of Android, devices had VERY limited memory and the ability to move stuff to SD was a very desirable feature. Now, all but really low-end devices have plenty of space for apps. Unless you have a low-end device and are seriously squeezed for space I consider Link2SD to be a waste of time and an opportunity for problems. Just unnecessary complication.
 
Crashdamage said:
In the early days of Android, devices had VERY limited memory and the ability to move stuff to SD was a very desirable feature. Now, all but really low-end devices have plenty of space for apps. Unless you have a low-end device and are seriously squeezed for space I consider Link2SD to be a waste of time and an opportunity for problems. Just unnecessary complication.
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Thanks again for the lesson, Crashdamage. My Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 has just 12 GB of usable space. That's a low-end device, isn't it? And 12 GB is pretty little, isn't it?

I have Wikipedia Offline (4GB) and other massive apps.
 
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