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[CLOSED][APP][6.0+] NetGuard - No-root firewall

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NetGuard provides simple and advanced ways to block access to the internet - no root required.
Applications and addresses can individually be allowed or denied access to your Wi-Fi and/or mobile connection.
Blocking access to the internet can help:
reduce your data usage
save your battery
increase your privacy
Features:
Simple to use
No root required
100% open source
No calling home
No tracking or analytics
No advertisements
Actively developed and supported
Android 5.1 and later supported
IPv4/IPv6 TCP/UDP supported
Tethering supported
Optionally allow when screen on
Optionally block when roaming
Optionally block system applications
Optionally forward ports, also to external addresses (not available if installed from the Play store)
Optionally notify when an application accesses the internet
Optionally record network usage per application per address
Optionally block ads using a hosts file (not available if installed from the Play store)
Material design theme with light and dark theme
PRO features
Log all outgoing traffic; search and filter access attempts; export PCAP files to analyze traffic
Allow/block individual addresses per application
New application notifications; configure NetGuard directly from the notification
Display network speed graph in a status bar notification
Select from five additional themes in both light and dark version
There is no other no-root firewall, except for clones, offering all these features.
This XDA thread is about using the latest version of NetGuard.
Off topic comments are allowed as long they are related to NetGuard and are in the general interest of the followers of this thread.
Discussion of purchases is not allowed here, please contact me via here instead.
NetGuard is being maintained and community supported, but new features won't be added anymore.
For ad blocking, see here. Ad blocking is provide "as-is".
More information on Github:
Description
Compatibility
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Permissions
Support
Contributing
Attribution
License
Downloads:
GitHub
Play store (stable)
Play store (beta)
XDA Labs (web page)
Screenshots:
For more screenshots, see here.

Reserved

NetGuard is currently in alpha testing phase.
Please report any problems you encounter.
It would be nice if someone could design an appropriate icon.

So what exactly does this do sir? I Thx
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1977theone said:
So what exactly does this do sir? I Thx
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NetGuard can prevent applications from using the internet (=firewall).
You can allow/deny internet access for each application, even system applications.

So what the best setting... Use the pic U posted as a reference
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1977theone said:
So what the best setting... Use the pic U posted as a reference
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There's no "best" - this is subjective.
You have a list of apps, and you can choose whether or not to allow an app access to the Internet over WiFi or Mobile data.
Whether or not you want to let an app access the Internet is up to you.

I have just released alpha version 0.2 with quite some things improved.
https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/releases/tag/0.2

I have just released beta version 0.3
https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/releases/tag/0.3
I am using this version as production software myself now, hence why alpha changed into beta.

Will test on rooted SIII Lollipop

r25txe said:
Will test on rooted SIII Lollipop
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Root is not needed, but please let me know about your experiences.

I have just released beta version 0.4.
Changelog/download:
https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/releases/tag/0.4

M66B, Huge fan of your apps They are awesome.

Thanks M66B . Always nice to see your apps
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I have just released beta version 0.5.
Changelog/download:
https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/releases/tag/0.5
Your feedback, both positive and negative, is appreciated.

Is it (technically) possible to add "on-demand" feature ?
Maybe something close to how LBE works ... Yes/No/Don't ask again
Suggestion...

Jeff_i said:
Is it (technically) possible to add "on-demand" feature ?
Maybe something close to how LBE works ... Yes/No/Don't ask again
Suggestion...
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Not on a granular, per-app basis, at least right now.
NetGuard for Android works by creating a VPN service at system level. Based on your choices in the allow/deny screen, NetGuard will set up VPN rules for which apps are forced through the "VPN". The "VPN" isn't a real VPN; rather, it just sinkholes the traffic to nowhere.
The limitation here is that when creating these rules, we can only set which applications' traffic enters the VPN. We can't granularly control which requests or hosts they can talk to, on a per-app basis. It would be possible to set "for all apps" a whitelist/blacklist of IP addresses, but this would be quite different, and would likely be less useful as a firewall, and more useful as simply an "ad blocker".
The VPN interface doesn't tell us which app is trying to access the internet though - we need to set it up before-hand. There are ways to tell, but Google (or a careful OEM) could easily block those with SELinux policy updates, and the goal here is to try to get all the functionality we need without any kind of root access.

Nice app for non rooted users.
I've just created an issue on Github though.
French translation done.
I'll try to create an icon this weekend if I have free time. Let me know if you want a specific color,... etc.

Primokorn said:
Nice app for non rooted users.
I've just created an issue on Github though.
French translation done.
I'll try to create an icon this weekend if I have free time. Let me know if you want a specific color,... etc.
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The problem you have reported is probably caused by a broken VPN implementation in your ROM. I will look into it later this week more detailed.
I like to keep the current colors, realizing not everybody will like them, but I know from experience I can't make everybody happy anyway.
Thanks for your translation!

@Primokorn can you please try if you have the same problem with one of the no root firewalls from the Play store?

[APP][5.0+] Blokada ad blocker [open source][without root][v4]

Blokada v4
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You can find all the important links at blokada.org
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I take it this is another local VPN blocking solution? What licence is it released under? I wouldn't trust any VPN that all my data is passing through unless it's open source, so I would highly recommend moving in that direction. Would you say the primary advantage over NetGuard is ease of use? I personally need much finer-grain control of per-app host blocking, but I can see how this could be very useful to others.

So simple! And it supports Android 4+ which is nice because DNS66 supports only Android 5+.
Some Questions :
Where is the location of the hosts file(s)? Can I modify the hosts file(s)?
Suggestion:
What I want is ability to block image (do not download image to reduce data usage). Because it is unwanted content for me and this way can reduce data usage too.

I've tried it and I love it, but my one request is a QS tile for Android 7+ for easily toggling the VPN

Thanks for the feedback so far guys and keep it coming. I really appreciate it!
I take it this is another local VPN blocking solution? What licence is it released under?
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Correct. It's not open sourced as of yet, but it's in my plans. If Blokada is received well, I'd like to build up a community around it, with plugins etc.
Would you say the primary advantage over NetGuard is ease of use? I personally need much finer-grain control of per-app host blocking, but I can see how this could be very useful to others.
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Well NetGuard is quite a different beast, it's a firewall with per-app blocking. Blokada is an ad blocker. Tech behind both is similar, but since there's quite a choice already of adblockers on Android, I want to focus Blokada on extreme ease of use (unless the community would want otherwise). That said, some configuration options, like the choice of filters, will come.
Where is the location of the hosts file(s)? Can I modify the hosts file(s)?
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Currently hosts are fetched online (and cached) and are not modifiable. Some flexibility here is the #1 feature to come so stay tuned
What I want is ability to block image (do not download image to reduce data usage). Because it is unwanted content for me and this way can reduce data usage too.
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Nice idea! I have added it to the feedback list.
Please post new ideas please post here bit .ly/blokada_ideas
I've tried it and I love it, but my one request is a QS tile for Android 7+ for easily toggling the VPN
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Thanks! Added to the list.

I really like that it shows you what's being blocked in real time via notifications. Would there be a way to export a log in the future?

x-fer said:
I really like that it shows you what's being blocked in real time via notifications. Would there be a way to export a log in the future?
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Added to ideas. Thanks!
Yeah the notification definitely helps you realise how much tracking is going on

blokada said:
Added to ideas. Thanks!
Yeah the notification definitely helps you realise how much tracking is going on
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What amazed me is the amount of ads that ping even on apps I've paid for the ad-free versions within the app. Just from a day of use I had over 2000 blocks. The weather channel app has been the worst offender so far.

First of all, thanks for your great app！
Most of ads removed for mine, still some (may be local) ads remained. I am using this in Japan.
I understand your concept, ease of use first . if only some customization would be... (ex, extra choice of country ? something)
anyway thanks again, keep going!

moviti said:
First of all, thanks for your great app！
Most of ads removed for mine, still some (may be local) ads remained. I am using this in Japan.
I understand your concept, ease of use first . if only some customization would be... (ex, extra choice of country ? something)
anyway thanks again, keep going!
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You're right. The next release will include filter configuration options, so it'll be possible to use local lists or even custom filters.
x-fer said:
What amazed me is the amount of ads that ping even on apps I've paid for the ad-free versions within the app. Just from a day of use I had over 2000 blocks. The weather channel app has been the worst offender so far.
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Haha, from my experience free games are also pretty terrible in this regard!
Guys, thanks a lot for a very motivating feedback so far! Filter configuration and customization features are coming in the next release.
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Can you add a whitelist? I don't want displayed ads (such as through Google app) to not work when I click them.

benwalburn said:
Can you add a whitelist? I don't want displayed ads (such as through Google app) to not work when I click them.
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Thanks! Added to ideas.

Tried it out, using it seems to keep the LG email app from syncing. Any ideas? This is on the LG V20, stock, 7.0. Every other ad blocking app that uses VPN except Adguard has the same issue.
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bond32 said:
Tried it out, using it seems to keep the LG email app from syncing. Any ideas? This is on the LG V20, stock, 7.0. Every other ad blocking app that uses VPN except Adguard has the same issue.
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Interesting. Could you give the play store link or exact name of this app?

blokada said:
Interesting. Could you give the play store link or exact name of this app?
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It's just called "Email".
Again, not to bring other apps in, but I've tried many other ad blocking apps and all have the same issue that prevents syncing except Adguard. I'd be happy to help anyway I can tho.

bond32 said:
It's just called "Email".
Again, not to bring other apps in, but I've tried many other ad blocking apps and all have the same issue that prevents syncing except Adguard. I'd be happy to help anyway I can tho.
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Thanks! I'll look into this after the release of filter configuration feature.

I got this to work once on my pixel running 7.1 but even though i grant the app vpn permissions it's unable to start. btw it's stock, non-rooted.

New release: 0.4-beta! Added filter configuration options
You can now swipe right to activate filter lists of your choosing. I have added the most common lists that work really well. If you long tap any list you will see some additional info about it.
I'm counting on your feedback about which hosts lists are you using so that I can add them to Blokada!
You can watch a short video here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/blokadaorg/posts/
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If you have a moment please like / follow / share / +1 the social media of your choosing:
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PS: @daleski75, could you please try the new release and see if problem persists? Also try to reboot your device.

blokada said:
New release: 0.4-beta! Added filter configuration options
You can now swipe right to activate filter lists of your choosing. I have added the most common lists that work really well. If you long tap any list you will see some additional info about it.
I'm counting on your feedback about which hosts lists are you using so that I can add them to Blokada!
You can watch a short video here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/blokadaorg/posts/
DOWNLOAD BLOKADA APK (v0.4-beta)
If you have a moment please like / follow / share / +1 the social media of your choosing:
http://facebook.com/blokadaorg
http://twitter.com/blokadaorg
http://bit.ly/blokadagplus
PS: @daleski75, could you please try the new release and see if problem persists? Also try to reboot your device.
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Works OK now thanks

Any plan for custom block? By manually loading/importing self-built hosts file, or by manually adding host/url/domain to already exist hosts file. This is useful especially for blocking local/regional ads.

[APP][5.0+] Kiddie Parental Control

Hi everyone,
I have created my own Parental Control application since I had difficulties to find a free, simple and secure one.
I'm actually searching for testers or good ideas.
It allows to:
avoid installing new application by blocking the Play Store
block the installed applications (completely or by adding a time limit)
limit the calls duration
ensure the Youtube parental filter is enabled (and stays enabled)
track your child applications or network activities
be warned when your child leave a defined area (PAID FEATURE)
block undesired content (adult/illegal websites...) or a specific website by filtering the device's network requests (PAID FEATURE)
Beware of one thing: Kiddie does not provide any remote control. You will have to take your child's device to do restriction modifications.
Play Store link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.frju.heimdall
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fr_ju said:
Hi everyone,
I have created my own Parental Control application since I had difficulties to find a free, simple and secure one.
I'm actually searching for testers or good ideas (like better name or icon).
It allows to:
avoid installing new application
restrict the installed applications (block them or add a time limit)
limit the call duration
ensure the Google Play/Youtube/... parental filters are enabled (and stay enabled)
track your child applications or network activities
block undesired content (adult/illegal websites...) by filtering the phone's network requests (this is the only paid feature)
Beware of one thing: Heimdall does not provide any remote control. You will have to take your child's device to do restriction modifications.
Play Store link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.frju.heimdall
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Looks good! Can you add functionality for maximum daily use and non-use time (e.g. bedtime or school time)? Thnx!

grimloktt said:
Looks good! Can you add functionality for maximum daily use and non-use time (e.g. bedtime or school time)? Thnx!
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Agree.
Great and useful application.
The maximum daily usage feature is really important to make it real hit against those apps that wants money.
I'm a beginner in Android programming, but i would also like to contribute to this project.

Hi everyone,
For your information Heimdall has evolved since the first post here. Several features has been added, including the one you were asking here: a global phone limit. However, please note I've added that one in the paid version only.

Why can't I install it on my Android 8.1 Huawei P20?

Off-topic: For a moment I was confused on why a tool for flashing ROMs on Samsung Galaxy S was in focus again !

Is remote control coming? Like viewing what apps they have downloaded or seeing YouTube history?
Sent from my Sony Xperia XZ1 using XDA Labs

Cool app. In my opinion:
1. Blocking the entire settings app is too overreaching, only sensitive settings activities should be blocked (VPN, Accessibility).
2. Remote control would be nice (eg. kid is at a friend's for the afternoon and you want to unlock stuff without driving across town).
3. Maybe a way to pick individual activities inside applications (eg. YouTube settings panel).

Before selecting a name for an app, you should search XDA for that name. In case of heimdall you will find the Linux version of Odin. The well known Samsung flashing tool.

Great news. Merci !
Can't you do a free webblock version with stevenblack hosts file (i guess root will be necessary) or parental dns like norton or opendns ? Thanks.

@fr_ju: Fred, if interested to get the app translated you may want to consider to announce it here.
kurtn said:
Before selecting a name for an app, you should search XDA for that name. In case of heimdall you will find the Linux version of Odin. The well known Samsung flashing tool.
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You're certainly correct and it would make it easier to distinguish. However, I doubt that the name of a Norse god bears a copyright or trademark, and Heimdall(r) seems to be a good patron of an application with the desired intention. But as Fred also asks for ideas about the app's name, how about "Heimdall's Horn" i.e. Gjallarhorn.

Well. I'd love to use this app, but I can't install it from the play store.
Apk available?

Hi all, thanks for your comments. I'll try to answer all your questions:
- I actually knew about the flashing tool before selecting Heimdall as name, but I believe most people actually doesn't know about the flashing tool (except maybe on xda). And I like the sound and meaning of it.
- concerning impossibility to install Heimdall on Huawei: I actually had to block all Huawei, Honor and Xiaomi devices due to incompatibilities. These manufacturers heavily modify Android and Heimdall protections are randomly disabled on theses devices.
- concerning the settings app which is always blocked: at the beginning I were only blocking some settings activities and not the whole app, but I quickly discover that it is actually complicated to cover all cases due to all different or modified version of Android. So I chose the easy way, but this is not the first time I heard complaint about that so I will think about it and try to find a better way.
- concerning the remote control: for now I want to avoid sending data to a server (for several reasons, including the privacy protection). So having a remote control in that condition is not that simple. I may extend the existing remote control via SMS in the future to support more use cases, but for the user it is not as simple as other solutions.

fr_ju said:
- concerning the settings app which is always blocked: at the beginning I were only blocking some settings activities and not the whole app, but I quickly discover that it is actually complicated to cover all cases due to all different or modified version of Android. So I chose the easy way, but this is not the first time I heard complaint about that so I will think about it and try to find a better way.
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One way that it may be done is to allow the used to optionally block activities instead of whole apps. You should be able to get activity lists from blocked apps. You can ship the App with the whole settings blocked by default and allow users to fine tune the blocking if needed.
fr_ju said:
- concerning the remote control: for now I want to avoid sending data to a server (for several reasons, including the privacy protection). So having a remote control in that condition is not that simple. I may extend the existing remote control via SMS in the future to support more use cases, but for the user it is not as simple as other solutions.
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Your concern for privacy is commendable. SMS control is nice but won't work for devices without cellular connection, such as tablets or phones running without a network plan and/or SIM cards (such devices are popular with kids in my corner of the world). If you decide to go with some form of cloud messaging, please use GCM as it's the de facto standard. If you're targeting non-Google devices, I hear MQTT is good, but you'll have to have your own infrastructure and have users exclude Heimdall from battery optimization.

Steelskinz said:
Great news. Merci !
Can't you do a free webblock version with stevenblack hosts file (i guess root will be necessary) or parental dns like norton or opendns ? Thanks.
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I can tell you how to recover the mail data. I recently lost very important letters. And I tried to restore them. But did does not work out. Therefore, I tried to use one of these utilities . To my luck, everything turned out. Perhaps this will help you too.

Kids Dashboard free app and free cloud (Basically you are making dashboard kiosk like small mdm)
PLAY STORE LINK : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tabnova.aidashboard
Cloud Login: https://cloud.kidsdashboard.com
Main site : http://www.kidsdashboard.com/

[APP][8.0+] Native Alpha - Transform any website into native fullscreen web apps

Native Alpha for Android
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Show any website in a borderless full-screen window using Android System WebView.
Offers to create home screen shortcuts and retrieves icons in suitable resolution.
Various settings (JavaScript, Cookies, Third-Party-Cookies, Caching) can be set for every web app individually
Navigation with multi-touch gestures while browsing.
Opt-in adblock using an AdBlock Plus custom webview.
Less memory footprint and no privacy-invading app permissions in comparison to native apps
Dark mode for Android 10+
Paid Features
Sandbox containers: Web Apps are loaded in fully separated sandboxes, cookies or other data are not shared with other Web Apps
Kiosk Mode: Fullscreen with menubars hidden
Experimental "Force Dark Mode" also available for websites (configurable with respect to day-time)
Biometric Access Protection: For every Web App, you can enable access protection (Fingerprint + fallback to lockscreen PIN)
Download Options
Latest version: 1.3.0
Paid Download
FAQ
Q: Why is it not possible to find an icon for a certain website?
A: This problem can occur due to multiple reasons. In most cases, the website does not offer a high-resolution icon. If you are a website maintainer and your website icon cannot be found, look at realfavicongenerator.net for further information. If you think it should work, feel free to post the URL and I will look into it.
Q: Why would I need this app if any mobile browser can do the same?
A: Mobile browsers usually only are able to create shortcuts which give a native, borderless fullscreen experience if the website has a Progressive Web App (PWA) manifest. Unfortunately, most websites do not offer this feature yet.
Q: Can I keep multiple log-in sessions of the same website?
A: Yes, this is possible using the sandbox feature of Native Alpha Plus.
Q: Why isn't the sandbox feature in Native Alpha Plus enabled by default?
A: The sandboxing approach is recommended for specific usage rather than general usage because it can limit the performance of the application and increase the disk usage. Therefore, use it for privacy-invasive websites or websites where you want to be logged in twice, but not for any website just because you can.
Q: IIs this app a dedicated web browser with its own browser engine?
A: No. As stated, this app relies on the system built-in Android WebView in order to display the website. For privacy reasons, you can opt to use alternative webviews such as Bromite on rooted phones. Always make sure to use to most recent version of any WebView implementation you use!
Q: In constrast to your promise, this app has a large memory footprint!
A: This is because Native Alpha makes use of caching in the same way your browser app does, i.e., it saves web content locally on your device. Then it can be loaded faster if you visit the same page again. I will look into a way for better cache management. In the meantime, you can either delete cache regularly yourself or set the "Clear cache after usage" setting in the global settings if memory footprint is a concern for you. However, then websites will take a longer time to load because everything has to be loaded from net.
A list of used open-source libraries can be found inside the app ("About" section).
Screenshots
License
Native Alpha is Free Software: You can use, study share and improve it at your
will. Specifically you can redistribute and/or modify it under the terms of the
GNU General Public License as
published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
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Looks great in first try - seems a bit smoother than the pwa from my Site! Thank you!

Hi, thanks for sharing the app, can you please look into Hermit app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chimbori.hermitcrab
Its similar and had few additional features that are helpful.

I get an error page saying "net::ERR_CLEARTEXT_NOT_PERMITTED" whenever I follow a link to an HTTP page.

BeeWall said:
I get an error page saying "net::ERR_CLEARTEXT_NOT_PERMITTED" whenever I follow a link to an HTTP page.
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Thanks for pointing that out. It is a security feature of Android WebView to block HTTP pages but I will offer an global option to override that behaviour (and probably enable it by default).

Just wish you could save the site as a APK.

I wish each webapp had its own cookie container Now if I create a youtube web app and then create a gmail webapp and signin, the youtube also gets signed in.

surajrv6 said:
I wish each webapp had its own cookie container Now if I create a youtube web app and then create a gmail webapp and signin, the youtube also gets signed in.
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It is definitely on my backlog to have a better separation between the apps. It is probably not possible regarding cache but it should work to flush and reload first-party cookies from disk for every app separately. Didn't make it to first release because the WebView implementation (as any other browser I know) does not offer this cookie separation natively.

Will you put the app on F Droid or XDA Labs?

Ma20029 said:
Will you put the app on F Droid or XDA Labs?
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Yes, shouldn't be a problem to have it released via F-Droid.

You've done a great work here, well done
Sent from my HTC One M9 using XDA Labs

BeeWall said:
I get an error page saying "net::ERR_CLEARTEXT_NOT_PERMITTED" whenever I follow a link to an HTTP page.
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cylonid said:
Thanks for pointing that out. It is a security feature of Android WebView to block HTTP pages but I will offer an global option to override that behaviour (and probably enable it by default).
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This is a big one for me too. I could see myself mostly using this for demos and things at work, and we don't often go through the trouble of using HTTPS. Really nice project though!

Hi, Can you please add 'Backup' and 'Restore' feature? If we have to reinstall the app it will be easy to get all the saved webapps back. Thanks for sharing.

tiniwings said:
Hi, Can you please add 'Backup' and 'Restore' feature? If we have to reinstall the app it will be easy to get all the saved webapps back. Thanks for sharing.
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Dont't worry, that feature will be coming for sure. After all, I really need it myself
Thanks for all the positive feedback and suggestions, I will release a new version with HTTP support and a few other things on Wednesday or Thursday this week.

New release
Hi,
I just released a new version on GitHub.
Changelog:
HTTP connection handling: Added an option "Allow HTTP" on Web App level. Upon establishing a HTTP connection for the first time, the user gets a prompt and can decide to allow HTTP within the currently opened Web App (i.e., the user will not get prompted again).
SSL error handling: Alert dialog is shown, the user is advised to leave.
Data savings: Added options to send "Save-data" HTTP header and to block the loading of images.
Redesigned and restructured the Web App Settings + Global Settings page.
Added PayPal donation button to About page.
Next up: Improve test coverage, prepare the app for F-Droid release.
Stay tuned for further improvements

Awesome app!
Can you add an option to add a custom icon to websites?

E!ad said:
Awesome app!
Can you add an option to add a custom icon to websites?
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Yes, custom icons are already on my backlog
I submitted the app to F-Droid today, but I suppose it can take a while until they actually confirm the inclusion in their repo. Anyway, I will continue to offer the APK on GitHub at least until I implemented the backup/import settings feature so early adopters can switch from GitHub to F-Droid deployment easily.

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Yes, custom icons are already on my backlog
I submitted the app to F-Droid today, but I suppose it can take a while until they actually confirm the inclusion in their repo. Anyway, I will continue to offer the APK on GitHub at least until I implemented the backup/import settings feature so early adopters can switch from GitHub to F-Droid deployment easily.
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Thanks

Hello !
I've been looking to do that manually for some time, your app does the work really well ! Great job !
As a suggestion, it would be great if we could add shortcut in the app drawer, not only homecreens.

draentor said:
Hello !
I've been looking to do that manually for some time, your app does the work really well ! Great job !
As a suggestion, it would be great if we could add shortcut in the app drawer, not only homecreens.
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Hi, I am afraid there is no possibility to add shortcuts to the app drawer dynamically for Android Oreo or newer. All shortcuts besides the main app shortcut must be pre-defined and baked into the APK.

[APP][5.1+] TrackerControl: Control Trackers and Ads

{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
What is this about?
TrackerControl allows users to monitor and control the widespread, ongoing, hidden data collection in mobile apps about user behaviour ('tracking').
To detect tracking, TrackerControl combines the power of the Disconnect blocklist, used by Firefox, and our in-house blocklist is used, created from analysing ~2 000 000 apps!
Additionally, TrackerControl supports standard blocklists.
This approach
reveals the companies behind tracking,
allows to block tracking selectively, and
exposes the purposes of tracking, such as analytics or advertising.
The app also aims to educate about your rights under Data Protection Law, such the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Under the hood, TrackerControl uses Android's VPN functionality, to analyse apps' network communications locally on the Android device. This is accomplished through a local VPN server, to enable network traffic analysis by TrackerControl.
No external VPN server is used, to keep your data safe!
How to get it?
TrackerControl is available on F-Droid, the most popular open-source Android app store:
Alternatively, the app can be downloaded directly from GitHub, including automatic checks for updates:
https://trackercontrol.org/​
Problems?
You have another VPN service, such as NetGuard? Sorry, only one VPN supported.
You are on Android 9+? Try to disable 'Private DNS' from the settings.
You are on Lineage OS 15.1 / 16? This has known issues with VPN.
Disclaimer: The usage of this app is at your own risk. No app can offer 100% protection against tracking.
XDA:DevDB Information
TrackerControl, App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
kasnder
Source Code: https://github.com/OxfordHCC/tracker-control-android
Version Information
Status: Stable
Created 2020-09-12
Last Updated 2020-09-12

Latest version fixes some issues with Android 11!

It won't install for me on Android 11 w/ F-Droid. I just get "Error installing TrackerControl: Failed to install due to an unknown error"

JeepFreak said:
It won't install for me on Android 11 w/ F-Droid. I just get "Error installing TrackerControl: Failed to install due to an unknown error"
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This is a frustrating error of F-Droid. Try the GitHub version.

Does the battery consume much?

Nvkw said:
Does the battery consume much?
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No, negligible. You won't notice any difference from your normal battery usage.

HoW is this different from let's say blokada or adguard ?great tool nonetheless

skivnit said:
HoW is this different from let's say blokada or adguard ?great tool nonetheless
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The tool is meant to show you more insights into blocking (e.g. the type of tracking, the companies behind tracking, and destination countries), whilst allowing granular blocking for each app.
By default, all detected tracker communications are blocked, including google.com. This will break stuff and needs more configuration for each app but reduces unwanted and unexpected data collection.

New version comes in 8 languages!
Download here: https://github.com/OxfordHCC/tracker-control-android

TrackerControl now has its own, dedicated website: https://trackercontrol.org/
It's tracker-free.

Too bad it doesn't support custom dns addresses and requires a vpn to use. Would be nice to make it work together with Adguard.

vangry2020 said:
Too bad it doesn't support custom dns addresses and requires a vpn to use. Would be nice to make it work together with Adguard.
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You're right about AdGuard. The VPN solution is meant to make the app easy to use.
However, you can add custom DNS addresses and custom blocklist, auch as AdGuard's, in the settings.

New release:
- FEATURE: Add port forwarding
- Categorise more trackers, add 'Fingerprinting' category
- Fix problems with Android 11
- Clarify updating of block list in UI
- Update translations, libraries, and block list
Download: https://github.com/OxfordHCC/tracke...nload/TrackerControl-githubRelease-latest.apk

Excuse my excelent english , i hope you understand.
Nothing's in the world is for nothing. This cost your Time, the webside cost ...
My money will traveling to you. 2 way's: donate-button or make a pro-version.
I pay for pro-version 5€. Only to help you.
lovely greatings
James

I'm very impressed with the usability and granularity of this app, but I need to retain the ability to use VPNs. Is there a similar solution for root user? Or is there a way for root users to "chain" VPN connections and use TrackerControl with other VPNs?

TechShelter said:
I'm very impressed with the usability and granularity of this app, but I need to retain the ability to use VPNs. Is there a similar solution for root user? Or is there a way for root users to "chain" VPN connections and use TrackerControl with other VPNs?
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I'm afraid that this is still an open problem. Blokada offers VPN for its Pro users, but you need to pay, must trust the Blokada company with your network traffic, and will have a different user experience compared to TC.

JamesBott said:
Excuse my excelent english , i hope you understand.
Nothing's in the world is for nothing. This cost your Time, the webside cost ...
My money will traveling to you. 2 way's: donate-button or make a pro-version.
I pay for pro-version 5€. Only to help you.
lovely greatings
James
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Hi James,
This is very kind. There are no plans to introduced any payment or donation option. It's just a personal project. This will mean that updates for TC take more time, the app frontend is less fancy than for similar apps, but hopefully to create an app that you can trust.

kasnder said:
I'm afraid that this is still an open problem. Blokada offers VPN for its Pro users, but you need to pay, must trust the Blokada company with your network traffic, and will have a different user experience compared to TC.
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It's not just privacy type VPNs I need, I also use VPN to access my home network and work. The best workaround I've found so far is to create additional work profiles using Island or the FOSS fork Insular. Each Android work profile has a separate network connection, so this at least allows me to use all the VPNs I want concurrently, including TrackControl. But not together on the same profile as you're aware.
I saw another post indicating that chaining VPNs together on the same profile requires root access, which I'm fine with, but I still haven't located any info how to actually execute this.
Kudos for creating a great piece of software that really fills a need. You've managed to create a package that is highly effective and reasonably straightforward, not a simple task. Thank you for your work.

TechShelter said:
The best workaround I've found so far is to create additional work profiles using Island or the FOSS fork Insular. Each Android work profile has a separate network connection, so this at least allows me to use all the VPNs I want concurrently, including TrackControl. But not together on the same profile as you're aware.
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I like this workaround! I've added this here: https://github.com/OxfordHCC/tracker-control-android/issues/61
One thing that I'm considering adding is automatic changing of DNS, depending on WiFi networks. This would allow to switch to PI Hole in a local WiFi network if needed.

Fabulous interface!! One thing, what's your thought on adding a quick pad for blocking url?
I.e let's say in log, I found ads.alibaba.bla and want to block. May be a option to send it so block list?
Well the app is a lot cleaner, so may be in advance options, a option with a pad where I write a url, and url will be added to block list?

Tanzin01 said:
Fabulous interface!! One thing, what's your thought on adding a quick pad for blocking url?
I.e let's say in log, I found ads.alibaba.bla and want to block. May be a option to send it so block list?
Well the app is a lot cleaner, so may be in advance options, a option with a pad where I write a url, and url will be added to block list?
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Glad you like it! I'm on it!
I want to add domain-based blocking soon. Users would then be able to choose whether they like the easy blocking or want to use advanced blocking instead.