Orbot being off doesn't block any connections. It just goes back to the regular channel.
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I tested this just now and when turning the proxy off it disconnected from all relays, only the cached data loaded and when i posted something it was not sent to any relay
By turning the proxy off, do you mean turning Orbot itself off? I am trying to test this, but airport network is giving me a hard time. :(
Yes, turning orbot off
Great! I am starting to think there is a way for wifi networks to pretend to have Orbot connected to Tor. Using at the airport, Orbot connects but I can't connect with any relay. 🤔
Some 1 or 2 months ago Orbot off had the consequence of not reading or writing into any really.
Die someone that's hiding for governments surveillance and can pay with his life, it's very important that off means no communication
Not sure if I am understanding what you are saying but what I hope amethyst does when I set it to connect via tor / orbot is that if orbot is switched off or unable to connect to the onion network for whatever reason, then I want amethyst to not connect to anything anywhere - I want to see a blank screen in amethyst in that case which will let me know that something is wrong with my connection.
IOW if I say connect via tor / orbot, then don't connect (of fail back) in the case of tor / orbot not being connected.
otherwise i will never know if I am actually reading and posting via Tor or not unless i am constantly checking whether orbot is connected.
There is another TOR app, InviZible Pro, which you could use that would allow you to force the app through Tor, whether it supports it or not. You can use it as an Orbot alternative or as a Tor Vpn.
This would allow you to apply it system wide or on a per app basis. It also includes DNScrypt, I2P, and a firewall.
I've been using it for over a year now.
https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/pan.alexander.tordnscrypt
Cool - thanks for the heads up.