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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 filte

by 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.
- cmroanirgo 7y ago
  Nrf hasn't been updated in a very long time, but as you say you can whitelist/blacklist pretty easily. Sadly, netguard doesn't have this facility as a global, and only allows it to be done on a clunky, per-app basis. I seem to recall the author not being receptive to the idea.
  - tomcatfish 7y ago
    Just knowing how to allow "*.facebook.com" for Whatsapp would be a godsend

by Groxx 7y ago

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.

cmroanirgo 7y ago
Nrf hasn't been updated in a very long time, but as you say you can whitelist/blacklist pretty easily. Sadly, netguard doesn't have this facility as a global, and only allows it to be done on a clunky, per-app basis. I seem to recall the author not being receptive to the idea.
- tomcatfish 7y ago
  Just knowing how to allow "*.facebook.com" for Whatsapp would be a godsend