Replying to Avatar Mina 👽💜

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
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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/

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