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AFWall+
Android Firewall+ (AFWall+) is an advanced iptables editor (GUI) for Android. It provides fine-grained control over which Android apps are allowed to access the network.
Download and install apk
Install AFWall+ via F-Droid - https://f-droid.org/packages/dev.ukanth.ufirewall/.
First start
Allow root Forever
.
Settings
Go to Preferences
and select/deselect all the options you prefer.
Here is an example:
Rules
See the following example/basic, which contains the above example and Allow selected
.
The icons left to right:
- Access to your wlan network
- Wlan internet
- Mobile internet
- Roaming internet
- VPN
- Hotspot
- TOR
Notes
Every time you install a new app, AFWall will send you a notification to configure the new app.
Keep in mind with each new application you install whether it requires Internet access or not.
You can also add some custom scripts and more. Just check AFWalls wiki.