Incredible security concept about amarok-hider HOT 8 OPEN

There is nothing "Incredible" here, really. There is a workaround though: Use a custom launcher app, rename the shortcut in the app menu manually and change the icon aswell- magic. No games, just pure functionality.
You can even hide the shortcut in most of the launchers- I'm using this feature, too.

Regarding the code access: The app "Photok" uses an interesting feature that hides the app completely, even from the task manager and one will only be able to start it via a code entered via dialer app.

https://www.f-droid.org/packages/dev.leonlatsch.photok/

I'm unable to provide a screenshot due to the app's security.

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It's neither difficult, nor does it take long. Most Android users use alternative launchers anyway. I like the core of your concept, but the "game" around it looks too childish for me.

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It's neither difficult, nor does it take long. Most Android users use alternative launchers anyway. I like the core of your concept, but the "game" around it looks too childish for me.

Most of the launchers don't support "miui" copies of the apps, so I won't be switching to them. Many more people use the default launcher, that's a fact

Plus, I would have to look up how to do it, and then do it

It's a long time (more than 10 minutes.) No one will do it for one application

If the application can do this instantly, it would be much better.

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Thanks for your constructive suggestions and support! ❤️

removes the application from the desktop and all other places. The application can only be launched via shortcut.

If you play around with Amarok-v0.6, you'll find it applies the exact concept to hide itself 🤣
This feature works perfectly well on Android 9. I implemented it by this. And when I updated to Android 10, it doesn't work anymore.

So I turned to using android.software.leanback (See this). However, that doesn't work on every Rom - e.x. EMUI, HarmonyOS. Moreover, due to the fact that the hidden state cannot be changed dynamically in code, sadly I found many careless users who skip the tutorial docs can not find the entry. And they just uninstall Amarok without giving it a try 😞.

Personally I really enjoy this concept. And I'm looking forward to adding it back in a different build flavour - so there'll be two different versions, one support hiding from the launcher while the other does not.

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This app only works as a shortcut, if you look at it you might understand how it works. It works even on android 12 (maybe higher)

(click on blue)

it might help you

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is an interesting idea, but it's a little silly to include a special launcher for this (difficult, long). Let the app itself do it (No extra effort required)

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It looks like you don't want any other ways to copy or workaround your "incredible" idea. Which is just nonsense, but that's my opinion. Let the others / the dev decide whether it would make sense or not.

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Okay. I just said how I see it. I'm not trying to protect her. Your ideas are good too, especially the photok, but the rest is too long for me

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