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For those of us stuck on normal android, is there a way to achieve that? I know it used to work with some firewall apps but nowdays they all require root acces

by lukan 7mo ago

For those of us stuck on normal android, is there a way to achieve that? I know it used to work with some firewall apps but nowdays they all require root access.

Zak 7mo ago
It looks like you can't revoke the internet permission, but you can use the firewall via ADB. Settings are lost on reboot, but you can use an automation with Tasker or similar to set them on boot: https://www.reddit.com/r/tasker/comments/1mxjnvs/how_to_block_network_access_for_apps_with_adb/ https://www.reddit.com/r/tasker/comments/1mxjnvs/how_to_bloc...
d2323 7mo ago
Netguard No Root Firewall still works for me: https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard
- bornfreddy 7mo ago
  +1 for Netguard, it is awesome. A bit clumsy UI, but indispensible.
throw_await 7mo ago
Go to settings > App > $SCUMMY_APP > Mobile Data & WiFi. Uncheck all.
- KomoD 7mo ago
  Not a thing on stock android
- Barbing 7mo ago
  Why does Apple not give that Wi-Fi option there? I mean, is there a reason we’d be sympathetic to?
xigoi 7mo ago
Not the same thing, but you can install an app like Blokada Libre to block ads and trackers in all apps. https://blokada.org/ https://blokada.org/
- psnehanshu 7mo ago
  Or you can set your DNS resolver to dns.adguard-dns.com and it blocks almost all ads. You can search "private dns" in Android settings app and set it there.
  - xigoi 7mo ago
    This has the disadvantage that you can’t whitelist specific domains, which is something I need pretty often.
    - psnehanshu 7mo ago
      You can signup for private adguard dns, then you should be able to whitelist domains.
microtonal 7mo ago
Rethink DNS can block internet access of an app (besides doing DNS-based blocking, etc.): https://rethinkdns.com https://rethinkdns.com It uses the VPN functionality, but you can stack a Wireguard VPN on top of it.

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For those of us stuck on normal android, is there a way to achieve that? I know it used to work with some firewall apps but nowdays they all require root acces

by lukan 7mo ago

For those of us stuck on normal android, is there a way to achieve that? I know it used to work with some firewall apps but nowdays they all require root access.

Zak 7mo ago
It looks like you can't revoke the internet permission, but you can use the firewall via ADB. Settings are lost on reboot, but you can use an automation with Tasker or similar to set them on boot: https://www.reddit.com/r/tasker/comments/1mxjnvs/how_to_block_network_access_for_apps_with_adb/ https://www.reddit.com/r/tasker/comments/1mxjnvs/how_to_bloc...
d2323 7mo ago
Netguard No Root Firewall still works for me: https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard
- bornfreddy 7mo ago
  +1 for Netguard, it is awesome. A bit clumsy UI, but indispensible.
throw_await 7mo ago
Go to settings > App > $SCUMMY_APP > Mobile Data & WiFi. Uncheck all.
- KomoD 7mo ago
  Not a thing on stock android
- Barbing 7mo ago
  Why does Apple not give that Wi-Fi option there? I mean, is there a reason we’d be sympathetic to?
xigoi 7mo ago
Not the same thing, but you can install an app like Blokada Libre to block ads and trackers in all apps. https://blokada.org/ https://blokada.org/
- psnehanshu 7mo ago
  Or you can set your DNS resolver to dns.adguard-dns.com and it blocks almost all ads. You can search "private dns" in Android settings app and set it there.
  - xigoi 7mo ago
    This has the disadvantage that you can’t whitelist specific domains, which is something I need pretty often.
    - psnehanshu 7mo ago
      You can signup for private adguard dns, then you should be able to whitelist domains.
microtonal 7mo ago
Rethink DNS can block internet access of an app (besides doing DNS-based blocking, etc.): https://rethinkdns.com https://rethinkdns.com It uses the VPN functionality, but you can stack a Wireguard VPN on top of it.