4 ms·

I think you don't know what are you talking about: Android is linux and you can edit /etc/hosts as you wish. You can even get in an ssh session as simple as a

by scotu 15y ago

I think you don't know what are you talking about: Android is linux and you can edit /etc/hosts as you wish. You can even get in an ssh session as simple as an app... And for b) : what an app can do is stated before install. "English, my friend. Do you speak it?" (Or any other language fyi)

gcb 15y ago
in another thread i'm downvoted when people says that multiuser is essential for a desktop and i call it a minor annoyance for 99% of the setups. here i'm downvoted because i want multiused on my mobile stuff. And if you blindly trust android control model, i'm sorry. The non-rooted ROMs google distribute over the air has some sandboxing control but then your launcher and every other program is boxed out of basic functionality, such as editing /etc/hosts and running ssh or loading a tun driver. If you allow your stuff to run 'as root' then you can't believe any app until you coded it yourself --which is fine with me, this worked well on the PC.
- scotu 15y ago
  you can edit hosts without root with adb, if you don't want to root. If you want to live in a post-pc world you can simply grant root privileges to one single app for one single session... I bet that if you don't trust any app on the market, you can simply write one for yourself, pay someone to write one or find one that is open source (and pay someone to audit it) and build it+sideload that app on your phone. Too complicated? Sure it is. Make your trade off