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Always wanted the option to disable network access for an app. The lack of this made me suspect that Apple had too much to lose (in harvesting data) to allow th
by poochkoishi728 3y ago
Always wanted the option to disable network access for an app.
The lack of this made me suspect that Apple had too much to lose (in harvesting data) to allow this.
- geokon 3y agoAndroid has this in the app manifest, but of course Google doesn't expose this to users Are they're any ROMs that do?
- aembleton 3y agoI used to be able to on ArrowOS, LineageOS and I think on MIUI. Its been a few years since I gave up on custom roms though, so it may no longer be the case.
- folmar 3y agoOn Android it is typically done with a firewall app, like AFWall+
- switch007 3y agoGrapheneOS does Every app you install with Play Store pops up and asks if you want to grant it networking. It's cool
- walterbell 3y agoiOS has a "Local Network" Setting for some apps, e.g. VLC, PhotoSync.
- Angostura 3y agoThat's for apps that request the additional ability to poke about in the local network to look for e.g streaming devices or other devices to control
- flemhans 3y agoLittle Snitch is the best I found although not perfect. (Apps can trivially bypass filtering)