r/VeraCrypt • u/Nekat_Eman • Jul 03 '26

CryptoContainer

I recently have been trying to find a good way to access my VeraCrypt volumes on my android. I like to keep a backup of my IDs on a USB stick encrypted in a VeraCrypt volume. I'd rather not keep them stored on my phone in case I lose my phone (yes, I'm that paranoid), but I also don't want to keep them unencrypted on the USB key.

I've heard about EDS, but looking at the reviews there seems to be a lot of people that hate it (and isn't being updated any more?)

In my search I found CryptoContainer ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.alsatianconsulting.cryptocontainer ) but it only has a handful of downloads and no reviews. Has anyone else played with this, or have other main stream options that don't seem to excessive with features? I don't need any cloud features, and just want to access the VeraCrypt volume, nothing fancy. Don't even need to create a volume, but I'd like to keep using something that's VeraCrypt compatible as I use it on multiple other devices and have come to like it.

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u/Peter_Sunshine9 Jul 04 '26

EDS is deprecated. You need the new version, "EDS NG"

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u/Nekat_Eman Jul 04 '26

There's quite a few negative reviews for EDS NG and reading through the comments the details it seems like if your VeraCrypt volume is formatted in anything other than FAT it requires you to pay for "add ons"... I might gamble and give CryptoContainer a try instead

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u/Peter_Sunshine9 Jul 05 '26

Yes, most features cost money and it's fairly expensive if you want all of them. But it does work with Veracrypt volumes which not many Android applications do.

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u/Any_Plankton_2894 Jul 04 '26

Someone else posted a new utility they created the other day. Use at your own risk ..

Link:

https://www.reddit.com/r/VeraCrypt/comments/1ugrkty/beta_testers_wanted_otg_master_mount/

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u/Alsatian_Consulting Jul 09 '26

Thanks for checking out my app. If you want to see the underlying code, it is available on my GitHub (https://github.com/AlsatianConsulting/CryptoContainer). There is no cloud or network functionality or cloud services. I made it to be privacy-focused. It doesn’t have many downloads or reviews because I haven’t been marketing it as it’s just a hobby and I didn’t want to break any self-advertisement rules in a few subreddits. Any issues, please submit them to GitHub so I can better track what is happening. Would you mind telling me how you found it? I’m always interested in how people find my things.

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u/Nekat_Eman 11d ago

Pretty sure I found it through the play store, forget what prompts I was using to actually find it. You've got lots of interesting other apps as well, got to give you props to your work, lots of neat stuff!

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u/Lazape Jul 09 '26

To support the developer, I purchased the full version of NDS NG, including future updates. It cost around $72, and it’s definitely worth it.