Secure Wipe Apk
Latest version 1.09
13 Jun 2014
Apk Infos
| Version | 1.09 |
| Rating | 3.6/5, based on 2,397 votes |
| Size | 71.5 KB |
| Requires Android | Android 2.2+ (Froyo) |
| Author's Notes | Overwrites unused space on the phone to permanently erase deleted files. |
About Secure Wipe APK
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Description
No root required. Free and contains no Adware. Does not connect to the internet.In our continued effort to make this work with KitKat, we have had mixed results. So, if you are running KitKat, it may or may not work for you until I get time to investigate the issues with some phones. But, it's a free app with no ads and works for most people.
Please provide feedback to the developer rather than giving a low rating so that I can fix whatever is wrong. Also feel free to suggest improvements. Thank you.
It is possible to forensically extract information from a smart phone using mobile forensic tools such as Cellebrite and XRY even after it has been deleted. This utility can help to prevent that from happening by sanitizing the free space on a phone. Similar functionality can be found on desktop machines using utilities like CCleaner, Eraser, and File Shredder. If you are afraid of the government peeking at your phone and extracting and reconstructing deleted files, this is the app that you want.
This application does not delete files or clean the cache. Use other tools to delete files and clean the cache. Then use this utility to sanitize the free space.
Although we cannot guarantee that all free space will be sanitized, this application finds all of the free space that Android will give us in three primary areas where data is normally stored and overwrites it as completely as the phone will allow:
1. System - This is the protected data area shared by all applications.
2. SD Card - On some phones this is the actual SD Card and on others it is emulated SD Card space.
3. Optional SD Card - On some phones this is the actual SD Card and many other phones do not have this space. Samsung phones typically put the real external SD Card here.
To run the application:
1. Make sure that the phone has good battery/wall power.
2. Put a checkmark next to the sections of memory to sanitize.
3. Press the Start Wiping button.
4. Do not use the phone while the application is working.
The status area will indicate how the process is going.
Some have complained that after a wipe, they sometimes still see old files that were deleted using other apps. In my investigation I have found that the overwhelming majority of files are overwritten but occassionally one file is left intact. Also, sometimes you have thumbnail files of pictures in a database and you need to delete that file as well before running Secure Wipe Android does not always allow us to write to every free sector. Watch the statistics as it is overwriting to see if the free space count goes to 0 as it is writing. Also run the app more than once to get more thorough wiping since SD cards rotate their sectors in and out of service.
Many SD cards rotate blocks of memory in and out of use for wear leveling. As a result, it is possible that after sanitizing memory there could be some blocks that get rotated back in to use that were never sanitized. To mitigate this possibility, run this application twice which statistically will usually hit all blocks of memory.
This application has not been tested on all phones. Please provide feedback to the developer about any problems. It has been found to work on Samsung Galaxy S2, S3, S4 and Victory phones, the HTC Arrive and others. System space takes several minutes to sanitize and 8GB SD Cards can take up to half an hour. If the application is aborted before it finishes, there may be large files left on the phone. If this happens, simply reboot the phone and bring the application up and it will automatically look for these files and delete them at startup.
Latest updates
What's new in version 1.09
Version 1.09- Emergency release to avoid crash when no external SD is present.Version 1.08- Update to address KitKat changes regarding secondary SD Card.
Version 1.07- Added additional method for detecting external SD cards on Sony Xperia.
Version 1.06 - Added additional method for detecting external SD cards.
Version 1.05 - Attempt to detect SDCard1 secondary SD cards.
Version 1.04 - Slight improvement to avoid crashing.
How to install Secure Wipe APK on Android phone or tablet?
Download Secure Wipe APK file from ApkClean, then follow these steps:
Update Phone Settings
- Go to your phone Settings page
- Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
- Check the Unknown Sources box
- Confirm with OK
Go to Downloads
- Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
- Tap the APK file you downloaded (com.pinellascodeworks.securewipe-v1.09-ApkClean.apk)
- Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.
Older Versions
| 1.09 (10) | 71.5 KB |
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User's Reivew
1 ★didnt even open
5 ★The cleaner seemed to work without any problems. It cleaned very quickly. Unlike two other apps that I had used. The interface was a breeze to work. I'm only using an 8 gig SD/HD card. The phone has very few apps. If you want further info about the phone, reply to this and I'll ship you the more sensitive info about the phone by email. I don't want sensitive info where just any one can access it. Your app worked great. Your app was suggested to me by Cnet. Good job! Kudos. Thanks for no adds!!!
4 ★Seems to have done what it claims - wiping the blocks of deleted files. I decided to try it after reading the comment by someone who is using a similar phone - LG G4. It took a bit of time for completion but I'd say the operation was fast enough. Simple, easy-to-use interface. This app looks to have been developed by someone who knows what he's doing. Not a point-and-click kiddie developer bent on pushing ads.
5 ★As the title says. It does exactly as it says. I had a lot of pictures and movies that I thought was deleted only to stumble across a program that recovered them. This program got rid of all of them with only one pass too...nice: ) this deserves all the stars, I have found nothing wrong with it. Well done...:)
2 ★been using this for several months now. never had a problem until today. use app as i normally do. it wiped my sd card clean and the app keeps crashing. all my photos etc are gone. uninstalled app and reinstalled thinking it fix the crashing , it did not still crashes.
3 ★Try to wipe the system space will create a large file that trigger a "low storage" warning and wipe will stop working. The temp file created cannot be removed unless you have root access, or simply uninstall this app.
1 ★I used this app and not only did it delete more than half my music and get rid of apps, my SD card is now utterly useless. Will NEVER use again.
1 ★Bad, bad stuff. The app seems to have worked on my old OnePlus 2, but on the Pixel XL it simply filled all available space with dummy data but never erased it!
3 ★It worked perfectly, but until recently I would attempt to open the app but it crashes constantly. I also noticed it deletes photos and files that I did not want to be deleted. Please fix this.
5 ★Well you can allways take 5gig of random data or 2gig and justs copy to storage untill full thats the first write. Then change the data for a different pattern do it again and then change it again slighly so not to overwrite with same data sequence for a third time. There you have it your GABBAGE HAS BIN ERASED. If you dont Trust it use some Brains and throw it in the INCINERATA OR SLEDGE HAMMA.
3 ★DiskDigger was still able to populate deleted files. However, the list was different, so i can say the app at least rotated some of the blocks. Still, not very useful app.
1 ★Crashes instantly.. Use to work before. Not home specific since I tried on two different devices
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