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So most applications, on google play have hidden trackers, analytics they don't tell you about. This site lets you search any app shows trackers. The article explains what i'm talking about.

Example: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/reports/37324/

Article : https://theintercept.com/2017/11/24/...-android-apps/

Article : https://www.wired.com/story/android-users-to-avoid-malware-ditch-googles-app-store/

The second article explains Fdroid is partly a solution as those apps there don't have these trackers. One other not a full solution is uninstalling the app removes the tracker.

Certain apps on google play store either open source or proprietary don't include trackers as far as exodus-privacy.eu.org analysis is aware of, it's possible there's some there unaware of as they state.

Applications without trackers could later receive trackers through application updates. The other option is researching the extent of the specific trackers used in certain applications and what there been used for.

I want to know how it's possible to disable these trackers, analytics so there not active in the background "while" using these apps.

I saw XPrivacyLua xposed module can disable certain analytics.

Appreciate all advice.

Alister
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  • See https://android.stackexchange.com/q/202282/131553 – beeshyams Nov 02 '18 at 00:44
  • Yeah i've seen that, you can be tracked regardless of a app displays ads, that's why there hidden trackers. Read this: https://theintercept.com/2017/11/24/staggering-variety-of-clandestine-trackers-found-in-popular-android-apps/ – Alister Nov 02 '18 at 01:20
  • XprivacyLua is the best I know of 2. Izzy's repo warns you of the anti features to make an informed decision.
    • – beeshyams Nov 02 '18 at 01:26
  • I was wrong about F Droid and deleted those comments – beeshyams Nov 02 '18 at 11:14
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    XPrivacyLua is not based on the hosts file. It disables the corresponding activities in the apps having them. But to do so, it must know them; I'm not sure of the coverage, though it certainly covers the major candidates. – Izzy Nov 02 '18 at 11:22
  • Yeah it's apps on google play with trackers hidden in them, the permission system of android and XprivacyLua won't do anything to stop them. Not to mention there kept secret from anyone installing apps, simply having an app installed means it's happening, i just no from reading XprivacyLua forum, it can block some Analytics but not through app permission allow, deny camera access example i'm sure it doesn't cover everything either. So it's either avoid all google play store apps or use fdroid only not entirely feasible, install the extention Exodify exodify.org browse google play website will – Alister Nov 03 '18 at 00:22
  • show you all the trackers in apps using a web browser you would use Ublock Origin or Disconnect extentions ect pretty hard when there embedded inside the apps themself. – Alister Nov 03 '18 at 00:23