Nostr Web Client

I'm on a Chinese cheap #Andoid phone and I gotta say #NetGuard is quite neat. According to it, I have 350 apps on my phone (including system apps). I blocked everything now and only allowed 18 apps to go online.

18/350 is really all I need most days. Isn't it crazy?

I also discovered weird things. For example I got a notification to update my themes at least once a day. I couldn't care less about that so it was just noise. These notifications seem to have been caused by my weather widget .. when I unblocked it, they returned. Also I wondered why it feels so warm outside even though my phone said it's -4 C..

Until I realised the weather thing couldn't update because it had no network 🤣

Yeah anyway if you are on #Android get Netguard and block everything

Reply to this note

Please Login to reply.

Discussion

IvorTollah 2y ago

My problem with apps like this is that they force you into using a private DNS/VPN connection. This slows down your network speed and gives the (unknown) DNS provider access to your traffic information. Its kinda the equivalent of using a free VPN, something you should always avoid.

I have installed Shizuku and control apps network access through an app called "App Ops" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rikka.appops

There is also "System UI Tuner"

https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.zacharee1.systemuituner

And "Canta" which allows you to delete bloatware

https://www.f-droid.org/packages/org.samo_lego.canta/

Tetsu Tamasi 1y ago

When I first switched on all the blocks on my vpn, when I watched something on youtube it didn’t register in the history. I can start a video on my phone and finish it on tv I like that feature and use it a lot, but the videos were not registering in history 😆😭

I need new yt profile and to not go full block block

Mina 👽💜 1y ago

My YouTube app doesn't work at all anymore even though I unblocked it. Browser it is 🤣

Tetsu Tamasi 1y ago

Lmaaaaaao 🪦