Camouflage Mode (different appearance for launcher entry and sms receiver notification)

[ghost]

In particular, for the security option:
. Remove the notifications
. Remove the icon from launcher
. Ability to change the name of the app in the app manager (settings)
. Ability to change the icon of the app in the app manager (settings)

For example, when the phone is lost or stolen, the ability to work so invisible makes the app much more discrete and effective.

[CrimsonFork]

It still could be accessed from your store.

May make the app lokk like something else?

[tranquvis]

Thank you for your feedback.

I could implement options for hiding or disguising the app in the app manager.
But it is a more complicated procedure to remove the permanent notification or to prevent sms notifications, due to the following reasons.

• Without the permanent notification the system kills the app service process.
• Since Android 4.4 it is not possible anymore to abort the message broadcast without being the default sms app. So the default sms app will receive the message and will try to display a notification.
  I could make a workaround like this: Set the ring volume to slient (temporary), remove the notification exact when the notification is thrown. However it is not possible to delete the sms from the inbox.

I am not sure wether it pays off to work on this issue.

[ghost]

I understand, I would have some proposed to solve the problem .. but could be stupid things. In the case, I apologize in advance.

1. For the app services process, this permission could help?

android.permission.PERSISTENT_ACTIVITY

(lets app to make persistent in memory some parts)

Or, as an alternative, adding the root access permission?

2. for the notification, you may use silent SMS instead of those normal?

3. for the payment, you may enter a bitcoin address to receive donations and pursue the work

[tranquvis]

Thanks for your suggestions.

I will try the persistence thing.

Regarding payment. I'm not sure if the app targets a big audience.
Play Store statistics:

• 7 active installations at the moment
• 34 installations since release
• however, 8 installations only yesterday

Morover, I'm working on a new big project, which takes a lot of my time.
I would be glad, if you want contribute to this repository. ;)

[CrimsonFork]

May we ask you, which awsome (it has to be sinve you're working on it ;-) project it is?

[tranquvis]

Our project is in an early development stage and we don't want to publish it at this time.
I can only tell you that it's a mobile app for organisation and planning. I'm really excited and can tell you more information in a later stage if you want. :)

[krombel]

Some launchers offers the possibility to change the icon and the name (e.g. Nova). So this is no issue for me.

"Only" the notification-bar is one. May it be possibility to let the notification show other information?
Some ideas:

• battery indicator
• current network speed
• Display-On-Counter 8-)

This may hide the "real" functionality.