NetGuard
netguard.me
A simple way to block access to the internet per app
    • dukatos@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      3 days ago

      Because it presents itself as a VPN. You can’t run two VPNs at the same time.

  • MightyCuriosityEnglish
    7·
    3 days ago

    What’s the difference between this and disabling the network permission?

    • merde alorsEnglish
      4·
      4 days ago

      ☞ “The development of TrackerControl was led by Konrad Kollnig (University of Oxford). The underlying network analysis functionality is provided by the NetGuard Firewall, developed by Marcel Bokhorst.”

      if you tried both, you would see that they are basically the same app.

      • iturnedintoanewt@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        3 days ago

        Except TC includes a domain blocking list, so the filtering isn’t just per app, but specific connections for that app (so you can block the ad trackers but allow the main server location for the app).

  • seaQueue@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    4 days ago

    Adguard for Android can do similar firewalling, that’s all I’ve bothered to setup for myself.

    It’s a paid app but you get 30d to try all of the features before you commit and you can always VPN to Romania or a similar low CoL country to buy a lifetime license.

    • merde alorsEnglish
      12·
      4 days ago

      it not a good option to “block” internet connection on android.

      why it not good? what you disappoint?

      • nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        41·
        4 days ago

        If you have Google Play Services installed, other apps can still talk to it and send you info to Google even when you have blocked the internet access for those apps.

        • merde alorsEnglish
          8·
          4 days ago

          that has nothing to do with netGuard though.

          you can either uninstall gms 👍 or filter it’s connections with netGuard by enabling “manage system apps” from “advanced options”

        • Chemical Wonka@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
          51·
          4 days ago

          Exactly, it has some leak points. Only GrapheneOS approach is effective to truly block internet connection. Even iptables block connection is flawed

          “GrapheneOS adds a Network permission toggle for disallowing both direct and indirect access to any of the available networks. The device-local network (localhost) is also guarded by this permission, which is important for preventing apps from using it to communicate between profiles. Unlike a firewall-based implementation, the Network permission toggle prevents apps from using the network via APIs provided by the OS or other apps in the same profile as long as they’re marked appropriately”