How To Run Any Android Apps On Linux OS

We all know that Linux is one of the major operating systems for hackers and other professionals, but still many computer users installed Linux on your system as a dual boot. So today’s tutorial is based on your Android smartphone along with Linux Operating System.

In this tutorial, you will be learned that how you can run any Android application on your Linux based OS. Before we start the tutorial we must have a bit intro of Linux which is a popular software platform for computers, however, Android is also one of the major software platforms for smartphones.

The main reason of this tutorial is for the Android users, maybe there are less Linux OS users still as per average people Linux is the operating system that people use to keep in their computer and that is the process of Dual boot. And if you’re having an Android device want to run all your Android Applications on Linux computer then rush to the below steps to get started.

Steps To Run Android Application on Linux OS.

#1. Download Google Chrome on your Linux computer (To run Android application you need a Google Chrome extension)

#2. While installing Google Chrome you will be prompt to enter the sudo password – enter those passwords and then let the process of installation complete.

After Installation complete Follow below steps

#3. Install ARChon in Linux, download as per your computer specification 32-bit or 64-bit.

#4. Now after download complete, go to your File Manager and to the Download Folder where you have downloaded yourARChon, now extract that file there only.

#5. After extraction you need to change the name of a newly created folder to archon, after that move that folder toHome Directory by right click on archon and select move to Home.

Note: Make sure that you must have your file under/inside the newly created folder archon.

#6 All done, now just restart your Google Chrome and click on Menu at the top right corner of the Chrome window, from that menu select More Tools -> Extensions.

#7 Now you are into chrome extension window, make a tick on Developer Mode, Now Click on Load Unpacked Extensionyou will be prompt a window from there navigate to your Home and then select archon to open.

Now your Google Chrome have another extension moniker archon! Exit from Google Chrome

Now back to your Android Smartphone leaves you computer alone.

#8. Download and install ARChon Packager on your Android smartphone, use this application to generate APK file of any of your Android application for your PC.

#9. After generated your APK files then those transfer files from your Android file manager to your Linux computer, (transfer you apk file to any directory of Linux)

#10. Now from your Linux computer navigate to your directory where you stored all APK files and right click on each file to extract here.

#11. Now open you Google Chrome web browser and open the extension window and click on Load Unpacked Extensionand navigate to your extracted APK files and click on Open, do this one by one or select All at once if you have many extracted APK files.

#12. All done now just you need to restart your web browser and you will be able to see a button in the upper left corner labeled Apps, click on that and your android application is ready to run.

If you have any doubt in the above process, feel free to ask using below comment box!

Android ‘Trusted Voice’: My Voice Is My Password

Today device unlocking has become far more secure over the years, from PIN number unlock to Pattern unlock and biometric unlocks including fingerprinting and facial recognition. But…

…What If Your Android Device Can Identify Your Voice before authenticating any access?

This exactly what Google is trying to provide its Android 5.0 Lollipop users.

Users running Android 5.0 Lollipop on their smartphone devices may soon be able to unlock their devices simply by saying “OK Google.”

“Smart Lock” is one of the most convenient security features provided in Lollipop that offers a handful of clever ways to unlock an Android device automatically, which yet includes:

• Trusted Device
• Trusted Places
• Trusted Face

However, Google is now rolling out a new smart lock, dubbed “Trusted Voice,” that uses your voice as a password to unlock your device.

Just as your fingerprint or face recognition is considered distinctive enough for biometric recognition system purposes, so is your VoicePrint unique too enough to identify you.

Android’s Trusted Voice feature provides you the authentication of your Lollipop 5.0 device when you give an “OK Google” voice command.

This is not new the very first time Google is introducing this feature…

…the company is already offering voice recognition feature in devices such as the Nexus 6, but the function didn’t work for them as some of the voice commands provided by the users get blocked by a secure lock screen.

However, this new “Trusted Voice” smart lock resolves this problem by bypassing the lock based on how you say “OK Google,” which means now it won’t matter how you say OK Google.

How Secure is this system?

Now that’s the point which has to be discussed:

When you enable “Trusted Voice” on your smart device, pop up warns you that this feature is not as secure as other methods to lock the screen.

This is because someone with a similar voice could potentially fool your smartphone, or anyone could just use a recording of your voice to unlock your device.

So, Better Keep your Android Device away from mimicry artist 😉

In real World, Biometric devices use similar voice verification as 2nd-factor of authentication, where an automated system can identify individuals by measuring their unique vocal characteristics.

If a sample of your voice matches, you are verified as being who you claim to be.

So far, it is not clear whether Google will keep users’ voice samples on Android device locally or it would send it to their Cloud as well.

FBI ALSO WANT YOUR VOICE SAMPLES

The FBI Biometric Center of Excellence strongly believes that voice recognition systems are an excellent choice for remote authentication. However, they are deeply interested in collecting massive voice samples around the World.

In 2014, the Operational Technology Division (OTD) of FBI launched a huge database of biometric information, including images of users’ faces, DNA, voice samples, fingerprints, irises, and palms, along with the details of scars, tattoos, and other body marks.

The Agency’s Database already loaded with intimate information about those people as well, who are never convicted of any crime in their entire life.

“Over the years, biometrics has been incredibly useful to the FBI and its partners in the law enforcement and intelligence communities—not only to authenticate an individual’s identity (you are who are say you are), but more importantly, to figure out who someone is (by a fingerprint left on a murder weapon or a bomb, for example), typically by scanning a database of records for a match,” said FBI on its website.

Considering Edward Snowden revelation about Big Tech Companies handling over users’ data to US Law enforcement suggests that ‘Trusted Voice’ could become a legitimate way by U.S Government to collect voice samples around the World if not protected properly.

So, When do you get Trusted Voice?

Google has not officially announced ‘Trusted Voice’ yet, but according to recent reports, this feature is just rolling out now, and there are, so far, no specific timelines available to try this feature on our devices, but most users would start to see it soon.

Opera’s ad blocking browser gets stable desktop release and launches on Android

Opera revealed that it had integrated ad-blocking technology into the developer version of its web browser back in March. Now, a stable desktop version has been launched, along with an updated Opera Mini browser for Android that brings the same features to the mobile platform.

When Opera showed off its built-in ad blocking two months ago, it became the first major browser to introduce the feature; this stable version should offer roughly the same performance as that early developer build. The company claims that by integrating the ad-blocking tech directly into the browser code, it can speed up page loading times by as much as 89 percent.

Opera added that its software is 45 percent faster compared to Google Chrome with third-party ad-blocking extensions such as AdBlock Plus installed.

“Opera is the first browser company to offer an native ad blocker across devices. We do this because we want to provide people with the fastest browsers in the market. Our speed test shows that online ads slow down the browsing experience. Now, with Opera, you can browse a lot faster than, for example, in Chrome,” says Lars Boilesen, CEO, Opera.

With the new ad-blocking features enabled in the Android version of the browser, the company says that sites will load about 40 percent faster and users will consume less of their data allowance.

Opera gave people more reasons to switch to its browser last month when it introduced another built-in feature: a VPN.

While Opera may be lagging behind other browser in terms of overall market share, it still boasts 60 million desktop users each month. Opera Mini, meanwhile, has over 100 million monthly users. With the introduction of the ad-blocking and VPN technology, it’s no surprise to see Opera’s browsers continue to grow in popularity. You can download the new version of Opera for Desktop here and Opera Mini for Android here.

How To Find Your Android Phone if Lost

Hello everyone! In my last blog post, I wrote about how to disable the auto-playvideos on Facebook. After asking about the problems you people face in day-to-day lives, I received variety of messages from you asking different things. Today, I chose to write on how to find your android device which is lost.

I think we all agree that it becomes very difficult to find your phone when you’ve lost your phone somewhere around. Most of us start making calls although it doesn’t make any sense if vibration mode too is off. Here I am going to tell you a better way to find your android device if it is lost somewhere around.

You can use Google’s official Android Device Manager to locate your phone, here are the simple steps:

1. Go to Android Device Manager by Google in your desktop browser, follow the link HERE.
2. Login with the same Gmail account you used to activate your Android Device before and registered in Google Play.
3. Now you will see your device name and last login date. Also, you will be seeing three options i.e. Ring, Lock and Erase.
4. By clicking on Ring, your device starts ringing at high volume which help you find your phone in seconds. This function works even when your phone is in silent mode.
5. You can also Lock your device with a password in case device is lost. You have to input a message and a number to make sure whoever finds your phone, can call you back at that number.
6. If the Location services of the device are turned on, you can find the exact location of the device by clicking on locate service which is at the right side of the device name.

You can also wipe off the data by clicking on Erase. It’ll perform a factory reset on your device. Your apps, photos, music and settings will be deleted. After you erase the device, Android Device Manager will no longer work. Factory reset setting will start working automatically when your device is online.

Warning: Do not forget the password at the time of locking.

Flaws in Telegram, the secure messaging App expose Secret Chat messages

Telegram cross-platform messaging flaws allow hackers to bypass encryption and access user messages

Apparently the Secret Chat feature of Telegram saves messages in plain text in the memory dump

Is Telegram secure? not any more! Telegramcross-platform messaging App which was hailed as the most secure messaging App by Electronic Frontier Foundation, has been found to be not so secure after all.

Researchers from security firm Zimperium have discovered that Telegram can be hacked by cyber criminals in two ways.  Zimperium’s founder and CTO stated on Zimperium blog that after conducting research on Telegram App, the researcher have found that there are at least two methods that can be leveraged to bypass encryption and obtain messages.

Telegram has around 55 million active users around the world and has a Secret Chat feature for a one on one private and secure chat between two users.  Secret Chat works by giving encryption and decryption keys to the receiver and sender, thus making it most secure.  EFF in its December secure messaging Apps audit and review had given maximum score to the Telegram’s Secret Chat feature.

According the Avraham, Telegram is vulnerable to the potential hacker gaining complete control of the targeted Android smartphone installed with Telegram App, by leveraging a kernel exploit to elevate privileges. Once the attacker is in control of the smartphone, he can dump process memory and gain access to any file stored on the device.

Zimperium researchers noticed that Telegram Secret Chat messages are stored in the Telegram memory dump in plain text and easily accessible to the hackers.

The researchers further discovered that a database file (Cache4.db) containing tables that store the secret messages is also in plain text. While Telegram users can delete their messages using a special function, the deleted messages can still be retrieved from the process memory, Avraham stated.

“While Telegram was founded upon a noble goal of providing privacy to consumers everywhere at no cost, they have fallen short of their objective by focusing purely on data-in-transit versus protecting data-at-rest on the mobile device itself. What is regrettable is that I approached Telegram multiple times and have yet to receive a response,” Avraham explained in a blog post.  “Telegram’s so-called powerful encryption is not protecting users any better than any other page or app that uses SSL. If you are using Telegram because you want to ensure your privacy and the privacy of the messages you are sending, be aware that it will not stop sophisticated hackers from reading your messages. We highly recommended adding additional protection to your mobile device that can detect device-level cyberattacks.”

Avraham said Zimperium made the vulnerability public after the expiry of 30 day disclosure guidelines and in the absence of any reply from Telegram about the flaw. Telegram is yet to come out with a statement about the flaw.