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Me too, little snitch for iOS would be fantastic at preventing so many apps from phoning home to analytics

• blacksmith_tb 4y ago
  For that can't you use Private DNS / Encrypted DNS pointing to a PiHole or nextdns etc? My memory is that iOS you have to change the DNS settings for each network which is sort of a headache, but one-time at least.
  • clairity 4y ago
    that only works for network requests that use dns. some (including a number of apple & google services) go directly to an ip address, which is why a firewall like little snitch is still valuable beyond dns-based blockers like pihole, nextdns, and adguard (this is what i use on ios). you used to be able to install an application firewall on jailbroken iphones, but i don't think that's an option any more. on macos, i used to use hands off! from one periodic (and before that, metakine), but they've since disappeared. i now use lulu with pf firewall via murus lite as a backup, but may switch to little snitch again (used to have a license but was unable to upgrade it so switched to hands off! via a promo) for the better UX.
    • heinternets 4y ago
      What Apple and Google services go directly to an IP address?
      • Godel_unicode 4y ago
        Mostly just their DNS service.
• behnamoh 4y ago
  I tried Mullvad VPN and chose "Block Ad URLS", but then iCloud sync stopped working!