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Island

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Sandbox environment to clone selected apps and isolate them from accessing your personal data.

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License model

  • Free • Open Source

Country of Origin

  • CN flagChina

Platforms

  • Android
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3.7 / 5 Avg rating (3)
19likes
2comments
18alternatives
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Properties

  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Security-focused

Features

  1.  Multiple Account support
  2.  Ad-free
  3.  No Tracking
  4.  Sandbox
  5.  Multiple Profiles

 Tags

  • Isolation
  • system-utilities
  • app-isolation
  • sandboxing
  • clone-application
  • app-cloner
  • freeze-app
  • separate-volume
  • isolate-programs
  • digital-sandbox-environment

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  • PredatorQ, lstar1990, r3v0000 and Coy73 liked Island
    2 months ago
  • timorphosis liked Island
    8 months ago
  • POX updated Island
    9 months ago
  • y2kay and namdx1987 liked Island
    11 months ago
  • Guest reviewed Island  
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    12 months ago

    It doesn't work at all, it is not cloning apps at all.

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Island information

  • Developed by

    CN flagOasis Feng

  • Licensing

    Open Source (Apache-2.0) and Free product.

  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.7

  • Alternatives

    18 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

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OS & Utilities

GitHub repository

  •  3,065 Stars
  •  218 Forks
  •  397 Open Issues
  •   Updated Apr 24, 2025 
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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about Island, and it has gotten 19 likes

Island was added to AlternativeTo by dev on Feb 26, 2019 and this page was last updated Sep 28, 2024.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
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Aug 7, 2023
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Cloned apps are really operational & seems to be isolated. No issues or bugs actually found notwithstanding lsland beta version status.

Top Negative Comment
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Jun 27, 2024
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It doesn't work at all, it is not cloning apps at all.

What is Island?

What is “Island” “Island” is a sandbox environment to clone selected apps and isolate them from accessing your personal data outside the sandbox (including call logs, contacts, photos and etc) even if related permissions are granted. Device-bound data (SMS, IMEI and etc) is still accessible.

Isolated app can be frozen on demand, with launcher icon vanish and its background behaviors completely blocked.

How does it work Island takes advantage of the “managed profile” feature on Android 5.0+, which is also the base of “Android for Work”, to create an isolated sandbox for apps with their data.

App needs to be cloned in Island first. Afterwards, the clone can run parallel aside from the original one. (even with different accounts signed-in) It can be frozen on demand by Island. (NO ROOT REQUIRED)

If Greenify is also installed, apps can be frozen automatically by “Auto-freeze with Greenify” action (in the overflow menu), just like normal app hibernation in Greenify.

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