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On Android, DNS66 does exactly this, available on F-Droid. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jak_linux.dns66/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jak_linux.dn

by vageli 7y ago

On Android, DNS66 does exactly this, available on F-Droid. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jak_linux.dns66/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jak_linux.dns66/

flavor8 7y ago
Blokada seems to be very similar to DNS66, and is more actively maintained. Any reason to prefer DNS66?
- ignoramous 7y ago
  Blokada doesn't DoH or DoT the last time I checked, but they have added a wireguard-based paid VPN service, which is nice. Intra [0] can DoH (but no on-device custom blocklists) and Nebulo [1] can DoH and DoT (with on-device blocklists). Personally, I see better latencies with DoH. Ref: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21598413 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21598413 -- [0] https://getintra.org https://getintra.org + adguard-dns or nextdns [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frostnerd.smokescreen https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frostnerd.... + adguard-dns or nextdns or hostfiles
  - dmix 7y ago
    For those unfamiliar with the acronyms. DoH = DNS over HTTPS DoT = DNS over TLS Very useful apps!
- vageli 7y ago
  > Blokada seems to be very similar to DNS66, and is more actively maintained. Any reason to prefer DNS66? No, I've never heard of blokada. Thanks for the tip.
  - vezycash 7y ago
    The blokada in play store doesn't block ads. Get it from their store. Also agressive power management from phone makers close them.
    - datashaman 7y ago
      There is an aggressive stayalive option. :)
      - vezycash 7y ago
        Please details. I've set certain apps to have no power restrictions. Yet they get shutdown.
      - vezycash 7y ago
        Thanks. Think I found it.
Groxx 7y ago
As does NetGuard, both on the Play store and F-Droid: https://www.netguard.me/ https://www.netguard.me/ A paid upgrade to the Play store version lets you filter traffic like adblock, or just use the releases from Github (they allow filtering, but not most pro features)
- opinologo 7y ago
  I use and love Netguard. It's great to see the trackers every app is connecting to but can't see a global option to block a particular domain across the board. I can only block on a case by case app.. Maybe they added this option recently?
  - Groxx 7y ago
    I've only seen across-the-board, though you can allow individual apps to bypass the filter entirely. I think it's just a filter on DNS requests, but for APKs from github: settings -> backup -> import hosts file You may also need to enable traffic filtering, I forget. that's at: settings -> advanced -> Filter traffic + Block domain names The github apks notify you about updates and link right to the download page, so they're pretty painless to use.
  - beerandt 7y ago
    It's only in the github version due to play store rules. And it's a global DNS based blacklist. I wish there was global or group based ip rules though, since there's no way to whitelist DNS per app or temporarily, without completely turning off filtering. It's kind of a pain, honestly. Some of the developers decisions seem pretty arbitrary to me. It's so close to being a must have app. I wish I had time to get familiar with the code. That said, it's still my favorite option since losing adhell3 again.
- tomcatfish 7y ago
  Do you have any tips on how to set up NetGuard well? I use an app now called "NoRoot Firewall" that lets me filter on ip address or url and also port, with wildcards. (Ex. *.facebook.com). I cannot find a way to set up NetGuard since it appears to me that I can only decide on each request, which makes it near impossible to ever whitelist/blacklist something like AWS, which uses an ever rotating number of locations.

by vageli 7y ago

On Android, DNS66 does exactly this, available on F-Droid. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jak_linux.dns66/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jak_linux.dns66/

flavor8 7y ago

Blokada seems to be very similar to DNS66, and is more actively maintained. Any reason to prefer DNS66?

ignoramous 7y ago
Blokada doesn't DoH or DoT the last time I checked, but they have added a wireguard-based paid VPN service, which is nice. Intra [0] can DoH (but no on-device custom blocklists) and Nebulo [1] can DoH and DoT (with on-device blocklists). Personally, I see better latencies with DoH. Ref: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21598413 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21598413 -- [0] https://getintra.org https://getintra.org + adguard-dns or nextdns [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frostnerd.smokescreen https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frostnerd.... + adguard-dns or nextdns or hostfiles
- dmix 7y ago
  For those unfamiliar with the acronyms. DoH = DNS over HTTPS DoT = DNS over TLS Very useful apps!
vageli 7y ago
> Blokada seems to be very similar to DNS66, and is more actively maintained. Any reason to prefer DNS66? No, I've never heard of blokada. Thanks for the tip.
- vezycash 7y ago
  The blokada in play store doesn't block ads. Get it from their store. Also agressive power management from phone makers close them.
  - datashaman 7y ago
    There is an aggressive stayalive option. :)
    - vezycash 7y ago
      Please details. I've set certain apps to have no power restrictions. Yet they get shutdown.
    - vezycash 7y ago
      Thanks. Think I found it.

Groxx 7y ago

As does NetGuard, both on the Play store and F-Droid: https://www.netguard.me/ https://www.netguard.me/ A paid upgrade to the Play store version lets you filter traffic like adblock, or just use the releases from Github (they allow filtering, but not most pro features)

opinologo 7y ago
I use and love Netguard. It's great to see the trackers every app is connecting to but can't see a global option to block a particular domain across the board. I can only block on a case by case app.. Maybe they added this option recently?
- Groxx 7y ago
  I've only seen across-the-board, though you can allow individual apps to bypass the filter entirely. I think it's just a filter on DNS requests, but for APKs from github: settings -> backup -> import hosts file You may also need to enable traffic filtering, I forget. that's at: settings -> advanced -> Filter traffic + Block domain names The github apks notify you about updates and link right to the download page, so they're pretty painless to use.
- beerandt 7y ago
  It's only in the github version due to play store rules. And it's a global DNS based blacklist. I wish there was global or group based ip rules though, since there's no way to whitelist DNS per app or temporarily, without completely turning off filtering. It's kind of a pain, honestly. Some of the developers decisions seem pretty arbitrary to me. It's so close to being a must have app. I wish I had time to get familiar with the code. That said, it's still my favorite option since losing adhell3 again.
tomcatfish 7y ago
Do you have any tips on how to set up NetGuard well? I use an app now called "NoRoot Firewall" that lets me filter on ip address or url and also port, with wildcards. (Ex. *.facebook.com). I cannot find a way to set up NetGuard since it appears to me that I can only decide on each request, which makes it near impossible to ever whitelist/blacklist something like AWS, which uses an ever rotating number of locations.