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ukanth / afwall

afwall

AFWall+ (Android Firewall +) - iptables based firewall for Android

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AFWall+ (Android Firewall +) - iptables based firewall for Android

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Observed mentions: 2017-01-20 16:18:05 UTC to 2024-08-11 01:46:19 UTC.

0122017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments20172018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments20202021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2024

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20172017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202

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I have heard good things about this one. But i think this one of those no root firewalls that uses the vpn, so I figure this means I can't use a VPN at the same time. An alternative android root only option is afwall+ which allows blocking on lte, WiFi, lan, and VPN separately, and script access to iptables. Not sure how actively developed it is, but it seems to work ok. *edit: Seems to still be active, open source, and available on fdroid too. https://github.com/ukanth/afwall
In OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux interactive application firewall
Sadly all real firewalls need root. I was using AFWall+ for a long time it has neat controls for every app to allow or deny Wifi, Cell or LAN (if you have). It is a iptables/nftables frontend so you can customize the rules to your heart's content: https://github.com/ukanth/afwall Works from Android 2+ Without root only VPN solutions like Adguard are available. EDIT: if you want neat stats: Glasswire has an Android version. I have only used the beta so I have no idea about its current state. Might be worth checking out though.
In OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux interactive application firewall

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