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Afaik, this requires an active VPN connection. With GrapheneOS, there is a network toggle which disables the INTERNET access to any individual app so it doesn't
by udev4096 2y ago
Afaik, this requires an active VPN connection. With GrapheneOS, there is a network toggle which disables the INTERNET access to any individual app so it doesn't make sense to use NetGuard
- str3wer 2y ago> it doesn't make sense to use NetGuard unless you use any other phone that is not a google pixel running GrapheneOS
- notpushkin 2y agoLineageOS has this too, and it’s available on a fair bit of non-Pixel phones.
- udev4096 2y agoLineageOS doesn't really cut off the INTERNET access properly. Graphene's approach is more robust. I still wonder why such an important feature is not in the AOSP itself
- notpushkin 2y agoHmm, I haven’t looked much into it, but I assumed they both expose the same mechanism from AOSP?
- udev4096 2y agohttps://grapheneos.org/faq#firewall https://grapheneos.org/faq#firewall
- aucisson_masque 2y ago> still wonder why such an important feature is not in the AOSP itself Really? Remind yourself who works on Android. Google have been removing functionalities that benefit privacy for ever, and then put half backed alternative buried under tons of settings.
- palata 2y agoWhich is literally the meaning of "With GrapheneOS, [...] it doesn't make sense to use NetGuard", isn't it?
- wanderingmind 2y agoIt can do other things. It can monitor network traffic and block ads within apps through multiple host files . Also having a single app to toggle is more UX friendly than toggling multiple apps network access.
- udev4096 2y agoRunning pihole as your home DNS is far more feasible for blocking ads and other intrusive requests. The UX perspective is a valid point
- prmoustache 2y agoBut that ties you down to connecting to a vpn every single time you leave home.
- udev4096 2y agoYou can have a remote instance of pi hole, normally renting a cheap VPS
- saint_yossarian 2y agoI use NetGuard on GrapheneOS to block mobile data for certain apps.
- attendant3446 2y agoNetGuard allows you to block specific hosts. I use it on GrapheneOS for monitoring and selective host blocking.