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DroidFS is an alternative way to use encrypted overlay file-systems on Android that uses its own internal file explorer instead of mounting volumes. This allows you to store files in encrypted vaults that other apps can't decrypt.
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Currently, DroidFS supports the following encrypted containers:
- gocryptfs (https://github.com/rfjakob/gocryptfs): encrypts file contents and file names but doesn't hide directory structure or file sizes.
- CryFS (https://github.com/cryfs/cryfs): slower, but encrypts everything and obfuscates file sizes.
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<b>Features:</b>
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- Compatible with original encrypted volume implementations
- Internal support for video, audio, images, text and PDF files
- Built-in camera to take on-the-fly encrypted photos and videos
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- Ability to expose volumes to other applications
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- Unlocking volumes using fingerprint authentication
- Volume auto-locking when the app goes in background
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<b>Permissions:</b>
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<b>Read & write access to shared storage:</b> required to access volumes located on shared storage.
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<b>Biometric/Fingerprint hardware:</b> needed to encrypt/decrypt password hashes using a fingerprint protected key.
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<b>Camera:</b> required to take encrypted photos or videos directly from the app.
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<b>Record audio:</b> required if you want sound on videos recorded with DroidFS.
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<b>Notifications:</b> used to report file operations progress and notify about volumes kept open
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All of these permissions can be denied if you don't want to use the corresponding feature.
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DroidFS is free, open-source, and you can find the project's repository:
- on GitHub: https://github.com/hardcore-sushi/DroidFS
- on the Gitea instance of the Chapril project: https://forge.chapril.org/hardcoresushi/DroidFS
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<b>Warning !</b>
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Security is neither absolute nor definitive. DroidFS does not come with any warranty and should not be considered as an absolute safe way to store files.