Showing posts with label android hack. Show all posts
Showing posts with label android hack. Show all posts

Monday, August 19, 2013

How to Increase internal phone memory Galaxy Y S5360



Samsung Galaxy Y Young S5360 is one of the popular entry level android smartphone today. But because it is relatively cheap, it does have its limitation. One is its internal phone memory storage. Samsung Galaxy Y has only 160MB of internal storage. Here’s the good news, now you can actually increase that to make room for more apps and games. How? I’ll show you.
Here’s the thing, we are not actually gonna replace any parts of your Galaxy Y or unlock something to increase it’s internal memory. We’re going to make use of the external SD card. Below are the steps on how to increase the internal phone memory of Samsung Galaxy Y S5360.

Note: This procedure is not limited to Samsung Galaxy Y alone and it can also be done in other android smartphones. And proceed with CAUTION. If you’re not careful you will experience data loss in your Samsung Galaxy Y/android smartphone.
Try this procedure at your own risk. I will not be held responsible if you messed up and something happens to your phone
Needs to Download :
1.CWM : click here
2.Link2sd : click here

Instructions :
1. You will need to root your Samsung Galaxy Y. If your phone is still not rooted read this: How
to Root and Unroot Samsung Galaxy Y (Young GT-S5360)
2.Please proceed with caution and backup your data first!.
3.What we are setting out to do is to make the device recognize the external memory card as an internal memory.
3.Switch off your phone and boot up into recovery mode by pressing the following keys at the
same time; Volume up +Home button +lock button
4.Now you are in Recovery mode here Touch screen does not work use volume up and down button to scrool and home button to select.
4.Select “apply update from sd card”, then select “CWM.zip” On the screen “ClockworkMod Recovery v”, select “advanced” On the screen “Advanced and Debugging”, select “Partition SD Card” On the screen “For Ext Size”,
6.Select the size you will want your new internal memory storage to be. A max size of 1024 MB (1GB) is advised because of stability issues.
7.On the screen labelled “swap size”, select 0M Now you wait a few minutes for your SD card to be partitioned.
8.Afterwards, select “reboot recovery”, then select “reboot system now”.
9.Your phone will reboot. Now Select link2sd Choose “recreate mount script”, then select “ext3″
10.Reboot your phone. After your phone reboots, you may launch the linksd app again and move installed software to the partition you created by “linking” them.

Please note that you will not notice any increase in the size of your internal memory after this procedure when you check via your phone settings but what it does is that subsequent installations are made directly on your SD card subject to the maximum size you partitioned.
Now i have a 1GB Samsung
Galaxy Y Duos GT-S5360. Life is indeed Good …

Monday, February 4, 2013

Top 12 Android Apps to Turn Your Smartphone into a Hacking Device



 Mobile devices is now very common now a days and mobile devices has changed the way of bi-directional communication. There are many operating system for mobile devices available but the most common and the best operating system for mobile is Android, it is an OS means you can install other applications (software's) on it. In Android application usually called apps or android apps.


The risk of hacking by using mobile devices is very common and people are developing and using different apps (application) for their hacking attack. Android has faced different challenges from hacking application and below is the list of application for android hacking.
1. SpoofApp

Here is an app that spies at heart could use – SpoofApp. It allows you to use a fake Caller ID – a number that you are free to specify yourself, in order to protect your privacy or to pull a prank on someone. Sounds like fun, doesn’t it? Well, Apple didn’t think so, which is why it never allowed the app to enter its App Store. Google, however, didn’t mind, which is why SpoofApp was available on the Android Market for about two and a half years. However, it was banned from there last year as it allegedly was in conflict with The Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009.This can be useful in social engineering.
2. FaceNiff
Requirements: Android 2.1+ (rooted)
Overview: FaceNiff is an Android app that allows you to sniff and intercept web session profiles over the WiFi that your mobile is connected to.
It is possible to hijack sessions only when WiFi is not using EAP, but it should work over any private networks (Open/WEP/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK). It’s kind of like Firesheep for android. Maybe a bit easier to use (and it works on WPA2!). Please note that if webuser uses SSL this application won’t work.
Legal notice: This application is for educational purposes only. Do not try to use it if it’s not legal in your country. I do not take any responsibility for anything you do using this application. Use at your own risk
3. Penetrate Pro
Root is required.
The most of the times you scan the Wi-Fi networks available around, they’re protected with key. Penetrate is an app that help you out with that. If the routers of that Wi-Fi networks are encrypted with WEP/WPA it will bring you the keys to access them. This seems a sort of cracking, but the developers says it isn’t, because it’s supposed to get the keys for penetration testing and you should use it only with permission from network owners. Well, apart from those regardings, it does what it says. Check the developer description to know which routers are supported.
Take in account that if you have an antivirus installed in your device, it will warn you about this app. The developer says it’s normal because it’s a security-related tool. Penetrate isn’t a danger for your phone.
This is the paid version (€1.99) that contains no ads, some more features and sponsors further development. What’s more, it allows you to use 3G to get the password instead of using dictionaries that you will have to download in the free version.
Penetrate works properly with the range of routers supported. We’re missing more though. Despite the apparent use for which it was developed this application, we all know the “regular” use. And if you’re looking for it, give it a chance. It’s a great app.
4. Anti-Android Network Toolkit

ROOT Required
Anti-Android Network Toolkit is an app that uses WiFi scanning tools to scan networks. You can scan a network you have the phone connected to or you can scan any other nearby open networks. Security admins can use Anti to test network host vulnerabilities to DoS attacks and other threats.
AnDOSid is the application which is used for DOS attacks from Android mobile phones.

6. Nmap For Android.
Nmap is a network scanner tool which gives the entire information of the ip address and website. There is a version of nmap for Android users too, with the help of this app hackers can scan the ip's through mobiles.

7. The Android Network Toolkit
The Android Network Toolkit is an complete tool kit for the pentesters , where hackers can find expolots using the mobile and penetrate or attacks the ip's according to their vunerabilities.
  
Secure shell or SSH is the best protocol that provides an extra layer of security while you are connecting with your remote machine.SSHDroid is a SSH server implementation for Android.
This application will let you to connect to your device from a PC and execute commands (like "terminal" and "adb shell").
WiFi Analyzer is one of the most popular applications in the Android Marketplace, which is really a testament to how wildly useful this tool is for both the average user and the more technically inclined. In the most basic of terms, WiFi Analyzer is a tool to scan the area for WiFi networks and determine which channel is the least populated so you can adjust your own hardware to a less congested part of the spectrum.

11. ConnectBot
ConnectBot is an exceptionally well done SSH/Telnet client, which also acts as a terminal emulator for the local Linux sub-system. While there are better terminal emulators (though not for free), there is no question that ConnectBot is the absolute best SSH client available for Android.


12. Network Discovery
Network Discovery is a handy tool for finding and enumerating devices on public WiFi networks. Network Discovery uses a simple ping scan to find hosts on the network, and then allows the user to select one of the found hosts to target for a TCP connect() scan.


Bonus :  dSploit
dSploit is an Android network analysis and penetration suite which aims to offer to IT security experts/geeks the most complete and advanced professional toolkit to perform network security assesments on a mobile device. Once dSploit is started, you will be able to easily map your network, fingerprint alive hosts operating systems and running services, search for known vulnerabilities, crack logon procedures of many tcp protocols, perform man in the middle attacks such as password sniffing ( with common protocols dissection ), real time traffic manipulation, etc, etc .

Well I Have Installed Them All ! Have You ? If Yes, Then Please Share Your Experience Through Posting a Comment Below

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Some Android tips [for beginners]

How to Switch between Open Apps
Switch between Open Apps
When running an app, you can minimize it by simply tapping the Home iconHome-16.png. Getting back to it is not just one click on the taskbar like the way you do in Windows. But the Android way is pretty straightforward too.
  1. Tap the Recent Apps iconRecent-Apps-16.png to reveal the apps that you recently opened. (note 2)
  2. Slide down to see more recent apps.
  3. Tap a screenshot from the list to instantly switch to the app.
Note 1: You can clear the recent apps from the list by swiping them sideways one by one.
Note 2: On Android 2.x, touch and hold the Home button to reveal recent apps.
How to Close a Running App
The Android system doesn’t need you to close a running app for every instance. But in some cases you may need to force stop an app that’s misbehaving, or like playing a game, you may need to actually close the app in order to start a new level rather than continuing the last. Here are the steps to follow:
  1. Run the Settings app and tap Apps under DEVICE.
  2. Select the app you want to close.
  3. Tap the ‘Force stop’ button and tap ‘OK’ to confirm.
How to Set and Clear a Default App
Set and Clear a Default AppIn Android, you can set a file to open with a certain program by default as you do in Windows. For example, if you have installed an image viewer such as QuickPic, the system will ask you to select an app when you try to open an image file (See the screenshot).
  • To set a default app to open the file, check ‘Use by default for this action’ before you tap that app.
The next time you tap an image file, it will always open with the app you’ve selected without asking you again.
What if you need to clear the default app?
  1. Run the Settings app and tap Apps under DEVICE.
  2. Choose the app you do not want to launch by default.
  3. Tap ‘Clear defaults’ under LAUNCH BY DEFAULT.
How to Uninstall an App
Uninstall an AppInstalling apps from the Google Play store to your Android device is convenient, likewise removing them is pretty straightforward.
  1. Tap the All Apps iconAll-Apps.png on the tray and select the Apps tab on the top.
  2. Touch and hold the icon of the app you want to uninstall.
  3. Drag and drop the app icon over the Uninstall icon then tap ‘OK’ to confirm. (The Uninstall icon appears only for the app that can be uninstalled from the system.)
Alternatively, you can run the Settings app, tap Apps under DEVICE then select the app you want to uninstall from the list.
To remove an icon from your home screen:
  1. Touch and hold the icon of apps, widgets or shortcuts until the Remove icon appears on the top.
  2. Drag and drop the icon over the Remove icon.
Note: On Android 2.x, you can add a shortcut icon by touching and holding an empty location of a home screen or press Menu then tap ‘Add’; On Android 3.0, touch the customize buttoncustomize-icon-16.png at the top right of a home screen to add a shortcut icon.
How to Re-arrange Icons
Re-arrange IconsWhen you install new apps to your Android, the system stacks up the icons automatically without asking you to select a home screen. But you can subsequently re-arrange the icons on the home screens and on the tray.
  1. Touch and hold any icon on your screen for a second.
  2. Drag the icon to a different spot on the screen, or even to or from the tray, except for the permanent “All Apps” icon.
  3. You can also drag an icon to the left or right edge of the screen until it starts sliding, then drop the icon to another screen.
How to Create, Rename and Remove Folders
Other than the apps on the tray, sometimes it’s difficult to quickly look for an app to open if you have many icons spreading across a few home screens. Why not create a folder to group similar apps together? It’s much easier than you might think.
  1. Create a Folder for AppsTouch and hold any icon for a second.
  2. Drag the icon over the top of another. The system then automatically groups two app icons in a folder.
  3. Touch the folder, then tap “Unnamed Folder”, key in a name for the folder and tap “Done”.
You can rename a folder at any time—tap a folder then tap its name to rename.
While the system auto creates a folder for you, it does the same to removing a folder automatically—tap a folder to expand it, then clear all grouped items inside the folder—just touch and hold, then drag them out from the folder one by one.
Note: Older Android system doesn’t support this feature, but you can rely on a third-party app such as GO Launcher EX to achieve almost the same effect.
How to Type Faster with Multiple Spaces
Instead of typing a period at the end of each sentence and follow by a space, you can tap the space bar twice to get the same result.
How to Type Special Characters
If you often need to switch between the on-screen Alphabet and Number keyboards just to type a comma in a sentence, then why not check out below to find out more?
Type Special CharactersWhile on the Alphabet keyboard:
  • , (comma) => touch and hold the Full-stop key (.)
  • ‘ (single quotation mark) => touch and hold the Full-stop key, and slide to choose the single quotation mark (‘)
  • ” (double quotation mark) => touch and hold the Full-stop key, and slide to choose the double quotation mark (“)
  • Turn caps lock on/off => double-tap the Shift key to lock, single-tap to unlock.
  • Special letters not on the keyboard? => touch and hold a key, then slide to choose a variation (See the screenshot).
  • Need just a digit or symbol from the Number keyboard? => touch the ?123 key and slide to a digit or symbol key, and you’re back to the Alphabet keyboard automatically.
While on the Number keyboard:
  • Symbols not on the keyboard? => touch and hold a key, then slide to choose a variation, or tap the #\< key to find out more.
  • Often type an equation? => touch and hold the #\< key, tap a sign and you’re back to the Number keyboard when you release the #\< key.
  • Need just a letter from the Alphabet keyboard? => touch the ABC key and slide to a letter key, and you’re back to the Number keyboard automatically.
How to Cut, Copy and Paste
Cut, Copy and Paste
This is one of the most common issue with many users , even i faced this issue and it took me a time .
This looks simple but can be tricky sometimes when you use different apps. In general, these steps can be used in Email or some other apps:
  1. Double-tap or touch-and-hold to select a word.
  2. Drag the handles to adjust the area if needed, then tap Cut or Copy.
  3. Tap an insert point, and drag the handle to adjust it if needed.
  4. Select Paste (Hint: tab the handle when the ‘Paste’ button doesn’t appear).
Note: When working in a web browser such as Android’s Browser, use touch-and-hold to select a word since “double-tap” has been used to enlarge or reduce a webpage.
How to Lock Screen Orientation
The Android screen switches to either the portrait or landscape view in response to the way you hold the device when you run certain apps. What if I want to lock the screen orientation to one view so that the screen doesn’t rotate to another? Easy.
  1. Run the Settings app.
  2. Tap Display under DEVICE.
  3. Uncheck “Auto-rotate screen”.
Your screen will then lock to the portrait mode. To unlock it, check the above option.
How to Print Screen
Where’s the PrintScreen button when you need to take a screen shot of your Android device? Instead of using one button, try a combination of two:
  1. Press and hold down the Power and Volume-down buttons simultaneously.
  2. Open the Gallery app, and you can see your screenshot already saved in the Screenshots album.
Note: Older Android system doesn’t support this feature, but it has a more complicated way to take screenshots using Android SDK such as this without rooting the device.
How to Access Notifications
Access NotificationsAt the top of your screen, you will see notifications which report calendar events, alarms, incoming mails or other ongoing events. Swipe down from the top of the screen to reveal the list of notifications, then swipe up from the O-sign to hide it.
  • Depending on the notification type, you can swipe a notification sideway to dismiss it, or tap the X-sign to dismiss all from the list.
  • To access a notification, tap it and you’re taken to the related email, reminder, message or app. The notification then clears automatically from the list where applicable.
Note: When you slide down from the top of the screen, you can also see this Quick Settings iconQuick-Settings_blue16.png. Touching this icon is equivalent to running the Settings app.
How to Edit Bookmarks and Folders in Android’s Browser
Just like most browsers, the default Browser in Android allows you to add bookmarks and folders easily for getting to the websites fast when browsing.
Add a bookmark/folder
  1. On the page you like to bookmark, tap the Menu buttonMenu-16.png and select ‘Save to bookmarks’.
  2. Change the Label if needed.
  3. Click ‘OK’ to save to Bookmarks, or select ‘Add to’ then ‘Other folder’, browse to a folder or add a new folder and tap ‘OK’.
Remove a bookmark/folder
  1. Tap the Tabs button Tabs-16.png, then the Bookmarks button Bookmark-16.png.
  2. Touch and hold a bookmark or a folder, then select ‘Delete bookmark’ or ‘Delete folder’ from the pop-up menu.
  3. Press ‘OK’ to confirm.
How to Add a Web Clip Icon to Home Screen
If you frequently visit a web page, you can tap a web clip or bookmark icon on your home screen and quickly access the page without the need to touch the Browser icon. This web clip icon can be added to your home screen easily:
  1. Add a Web Clip IconOn the page you often visit, tap the Menu buttonMenu-16.png in Android’s Browser.
  2. Select ‘Save to bookmarks’.
  3. Edit the Label if necessary, then select ‘Add to’ and tap “Home Screen’.
Next time you visit the same web page, just tap the web clip icon on your home screen. Some websites including Gizmo’s Freeware have a web clip icon which has been customized for you (see the screenshot).
How to Send Instant Messages
Besides third-party apps, Messenger developed by Google gives you a real-time instant messaging service via Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G for Android users. To use this service and send an instant message from your Android device is pretty straightforward.
  1. Tap the Messenger app icon.
  2. Tap the plus sign and add a person or a group of people from your circles.
  3. Add text or photos and tap the Send button.
Note: Messenger appears as a standalone app that comes with your Android system, or as a component of the Google+ app that can be downloaded from the Google Play store.
How to Setup Mail Accounts and Sync Options
The Android system allows for adding multiple mail accounts including GMail, Exchange, Yahoo, Hotmail and others. To set up a mail account is straightforward especially for this example, GMail.
  1. Open the app Email.
  2. Enter Email address and Password, then tap ‘Next’ for verifying.
  3. Leave ‘Sync email form this account’ checked, select other options you like, and tap ‘Next’.
  4. Enter your name to be displayed on outgoing messages, and tap ‘Next’ to finish.
After this setting, you can then open the app Email to send emails and read incoming mails, which are automatically synced with your GMail account over the air.
How to Add a Mail Signature
Mail SignatureEach time you send out an email using the Email app, you can have a mail signature, such as ”, automatically added at the end of your message.
  1. Open the app Email, tap the Menu buttonMenu-16.png, then Settings.
  2. Tap the email account that you’ve set up.
  3. Tap ‘Signature’, enter a signature in a few words you like then tap ‘OK’ to confirm.
How to Sync Emails, Contacts and Calendars
The Android system allows you to operate and sync your emails, contacts, calendars and other items using multiple accounts. You can set your accounts to sync these items on your device with the servers automatically or manually.
  1. Run the Settings app, select ‘Accounts & sync’ under PERSONAL.
  2. At the top, tap to switch the ‘Accounts & sync’ to ‘ON’ for automatic syncing, or ‘OFF’ for manual syncing.
When the ‘Accounts & sync’ is switched off, you can touch an account and sync contacts or other items manually—either touch an item to sync or tap the Menu button then ‘Sync now’ to sync all items. The last synced date and time are shown below each item.
How to Browse and Edit Files on your Mobile
Browse and Edit FilesYou might have a lot of your files you want to browse through, copy, rename or delete them on your mobile device like the way you do in Windows. Unfortunately you can’t do much as Android 4.0 has not had a built-in file manager, but you can easily install a third party app from the Google Play Store.
  1. Run the Play Store app.
  2. Tap the Search button and enter the name of a file manager, such as ES File Explorer, one of the popular.
  3. Tap the app from the list and download it.
  4. Open the app and enjoy working with your files and folders on your mobile device.
How to Copy Files between your Mobile and PC
Connect WirelesslyWhat if you need to copy files and folders between your mobile device and PC? You can do so by connecting your mobile device to your PC using a USB cable provided. Better still, you can connect them wirelessly via a local WiFi network to do the same or even more without needing a cable.
  1. Run the Play Store app.
  2. Tap the Search button and enter the name of a remote desktop app, such as AirDroid .
  3. Tap the app from the list and download it.
  4. Open the app and start using it to connect your mobile to PC for copying files wirelessly and doing even more between the two platforms.
How to Share Mobile Data Connection
When you’re using an Android device with mobile data connection enabled, wouldn’t it be convenient for another computer device such as a Windows-based notebook to share this connection for access to the Internet? Yes, you can do a wireless connection via a portable hotspot, or a wired connection using a USB cable:
Turn your Android mobile into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot:
  1. On your mobile, go to Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
  2. Tap “Portable Wi-Fi hotspot” to enable it.
  3. Tap “Configure Wi-Fi hotspot” to enter an ID and password to prevent unauthorized connections.
  4. On a computer with Wi-Fi connectivity, click the network icon on the system tray to identify and connect to the wireless network you set.
Enable USB tethering on your Android mobile:
  1. Connect a computer to your Android device with a USB cable.
  2. On your mobile, go to Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
  3. Tap “USB tethering” to enable it.
  4. On the computer, click the network icon on the system tray to identify and connect to the wired network. The Windows system may take more than a minute to discover the network for Internet access.
Note: Enabling Bluetooth tethering on your Android mobile to allow for Internect access from a computer is also possible after the two devices are paired.
How to Backup and Restore your Data
Backup and RestoreUsing the Android system, you can automatically back up your data, such as a list of apps you’ve installed, the words you’ve added to dictionary, your Wi-Fi passwords, Browser bookmarks and other settings via your Google account on the servers.
  1. Run the app Settings, tap ‘Backup & reset’ under PERSONAL.
  2. Check both ‘Back up my data’ and ‘Automatic restore’ if they’re unchecked.
When you need to reset your device or re-install an app which makes use of the backup service, you can then restore your data and settings from your Google account.
How to Lock your Android Device
Don’t like your kids to mess with your mobile or someone to read your emails on your device? Lock it with a password, pin, pattern or even use Face Unlock.
  1. Open the app Settings and select ‘Security’ under PERSONAL.
  2. Select ‘Screen lock’ under SCREEN SECURITY.
  3. Tap a type of security either Pattern, Pin, Password or Face Unlock to lock your device.
Each time when your device is turned on, you’ll have to use the same security type to access your device.
How to Reboot the System
In the event your Android apps freeze or the system becomes unresponsive, you can try to reboot the system as follows:
  1. Press and hold the Power button of your device until a pop-up menu appears. Select ‘Power off’ and tap ‘OK’ to confirm. The system will then turn off.
  2. Turn the system on by pressing and holding the Power button until the Google logo appears.

Install Incompatible Android Apps From Google Play

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Some Android apps on Google Play claim to be incompatible with various devices. There’s a good chance that these apps will run fine on many of these devices – you can bypass this check with root access.
Some apps won’t actually work after you install them, but many will. This also solves problems with games that will install but refuse to play – for example, Gameloft games with the “this device is incompatible” message.

Setup

To perform this hack, you’ll need to root your Android smartphone or tablet. After you do, you should install ES File Explorer from Google Play.

Editing Build.prop

The build.prop file contains a few strings (bits of text) that identify your device model. If you edit this file, Google Play and other apps will think you’re using a different device than you actually are. Be very careful when editing this file – we’ll just be editing a few tiny parts of it. If you edit other parts, you could cause serious problems with your device.
First, launch the ES File Explorer app. Open its Settings screen and enable the Root Explorer and Mount File System options. You may also want to enable the Up to Root option on this screen, so you can easily tap the Up button and navigate to your root directory.

Navigate to the /system/ directory on your device and locate the build.prop file.

You should create a copy of the original build.prop file elsewhere – long-press on it, select Copy, and then Paste it into another folder – say, your /sdcard/ folder.

Now you’re ready to edit the file. Long-press it, select Open As, select Text, and select the ES Note Editor app.

Look for the ro.product.model and ro.product.manufacturer lines. These are the important ones.

Change these lines to pretend your device is another model. For example, to imitate a Nexus S, use these lines:
  • ro.product.model = Nexus S
  • ro.product.manufacturer = samsung
After making this change, tap the menu button and select Save.

Final Steps

Go into the Settings screen, select Applications, select Manage Applications, tap the All category, and select the Google Play app. Clear its cache and data, and then restart your device

Open Google Play and you should be able to download apps that claim they’re not compatible with your device. Games that detect your device should also work, too – Gameloft games seem to be particularly guilty of this. Some apps may still not install or work with your device for other reasons — for example, Google Chrome won’t work on pre-Android 4.0 devices, and some apps may be restricted to certain countries.