[CLOSED][APP][6.0+] NetGuard - No-root firewall

M66B · Nov 6, 2015

iamdude said:
I'm not talking about any trademark/copyright issue, but unique name is always better.
Just my $0,05

Good luck!

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Sony Xperia A2 SO-04F (Japan version of Z1 Compact)

I appreciate your concern, but NetGuard isn't a commercial endeavor and choosing a nice and unique name isn't simple.

ganggreen30 · Nov 6, 2015

ilnessuno4691 said:
You could to implement a small antivirus?

Sent from the space

That's dumb. Sorry but why screw up a simple good thing with a stupid anti virus REALLY

M66B · Nov 6, 2015

ganggreen30 said:
That's dumb. Sorry but why screw up a simple good thing with a stupid anti virus REALLY

I understand your feeling, but please keep it nice.
People just have different perspectives on what we call reality.

jaxf250 · Nov 6, 2015

M66B said:
I did remark in the release notes of the first stable release, that I will add IP-filtering if there is enough interest in NetGuard.
This would be an option with a warning that there will be more battery used and will reduce the network speed somehwat.
It would allow for some nice features though, like ad blocking, but also for device wide rules to block analytic services.

Most excellent. I'll help test if needed. Blocking http/https ads and in-app ads would be outstanding.

GerManiac · Nov 6, 2015

Excellent app! Thanks! Are you planning a small widget for quick enabling and disabling the firewall. Would be great!

M66B · Nov 6, 2015

GerManiac said:
Excellent app! Thanks! Are you planning a small widget for quick enabling and disabling the firewall. Would be great!

Please request a feature on GitHub for this.
https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard#support

M66B · Nov 6, 2015

sakej said:
On it!

Edit: I'm new to github... any instruction on how to do this?
What I don't get is this: "Copy this file to the correct locale folder" ... which is.... I don't see "values-pl" or anything similar ...

By tapping seven times on the title or border of the about dialog you can find out my email address, so you can send the translated file to me for inclusion in the next version.

M66B · Nov 7, 2015

I have just released beta version 0.19

Changelog/download:
https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/releases/tag/0.19

This version will be available as beta in the Play store after Google's approval:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/eu.faircode.netguard

This version is a candidate for the next stable version.
Please report any problem you encounter.

Thanks and donations are appreciated.

sakej · Nov 7, 2015

M66B said:
By tapping seven times on the title or border of the about dialog you can find out my email address, so you can send the translated file to me for inclusion in the next version.

allright - I've sent you an email with strings

M66B · Nov 7, 2015

sakej said:
allright - I've sent you an email with strings

I have received your e-mail and added the Polish translation:
https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/master/app/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml

Thanks.

Edit: your translation is available in version 0.19c
https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/releases/tag/0.19

Ace2213 · Nov 7, 2015

I have two requests. I love this app and I generally think these two features would be amazing.

1. Adblock (already mentioned), systemwide, even in browsers
2. Forced SSL, over all connections. If not supported by a particular app/website, then fall back on an unsecure connection. But as a rule, encrypt all traffic systemwide. Or maybe add an option to manually turn it off (temporary or per connection/session/app/website) since most if not all users of NetGuard are advanced users anyway

In fact, an option to turn off adblock with similar parameters would also be welcome. Not by me personally, but I know there's people out there who like supporting developers, all or certain ones, so such an option would get them on board as well, as opposed to forced adblock. That would also be beneficial on websites that block content if they detect adblock, and also for future-proofing against such implementations.

Thank you for all your great work.

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Followup question, since this already operates as a VPN on a system level (from what I've read so far) why can't actual VPN functionality be added? Because I read some people complaining that they can no longer use VPN if they're using this. Would that be too much work or entirely impossible?

I'm available for testing if you need it.

M66B · Nov 8, 2015

Ace2213 said:
I have two requests. I love this app and I generally think these two features would be amazing.

1. Adblock (already mentioned), systemwide, even in browsers
2. Forced SSL, over all connections. If not supported by a particular app/website, then fall back on an unsecure connection. But as a rule, encrypt all traffic systemwide. Or maybe add an option to manually turn it off (temporary or per connection/session/app/website) since most if not all users of NetGuard are advanced users anyway

In fact, an option to turn off adblock with similar parameters would also be welcome. Not by me personally, but I know there's people out there who like supporting developers, all or certain ones, so such an option would get them on board as well, as opposed to forced adblock. That would also be beneficial on websites that block content if they detect adblock, and also for future-proofing against such implementations.

Thank you for all your great work.

---------- Post added at 12:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:28 AM ----------

Followup question, since this already operates as a VPN on a system level (from what I've read so far) why can't actual VPN functionality be added? Because I read some people complaining that they can no longer use VPN if they're using this. Would that be too much work or entirely impossible?

I'm available for testing if you need it.

You can create issues on GitHub to request new features:
https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard#support

#1 has already been requested, #2 and the VPN not yet. All are quite some work to implement.

NetGuard is a one man free and open source project, so what I can and will do isn't limitless and depends on the overall interest in the application. The donations so far are not even enough to drink coffee while developing.

NetGuard is an open source project, so maybe code will be contributed by others.

M66B · Nov 8, 2015

Somebody left this message in the Play store:

Nice but... The best thing about the app is that it requires almost no permissions at all. It puts my mind at ease. But the app stops intermittently. Also, when I unlock the screen and check the app, it says that the session has just started a few seconds ago. This makes me wonder if the app is working at all when the screen is off.

About restarting there is now a FAQ: https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard#FAQ9

Did anybody else see NetGuard stopping? If so, please create an issue on GitHub and provide as much as possible details, so I can look into it.
https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard#support

M66B · Nov 8, 2015

I have just released beta version 0.21

Changelog/download:
https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/releases/tag/0.21

This version will be available as beta in the Play store after Google's approval:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/eu.faircode.netguard

This version is a candidate for the next stable version.
Please report any problem you encounter.

Thanks and donations are appreciated.

Edit: I noticed a bug in version 0.20 which has been fixed in version 0.21

Tillsats · Nov 8, 2015

How do I donate? Couldn't find anything within the app.

Checked github but didn't see anything regarding a Tasker plug-in for enabling / disabling netguard. Is this valid (or already deemed not valid), should I add a feature request in github?

Br

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M66B · Nov 8, 2015

Tillsats said:
How do I donate? Couldn't find anything within the app.

See here: http://www.netguard.me/

Tillsats said:
Checked github but didn't see anything regarding a Tasker plug-in for enabling / disabling netguard. Is this valid (or already deemed not valid), should I add a feature request in github?

I have just added this FAQ: https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard#FAQ10

M66B · Nov 8, 2015

One star Play store ratings like this do not motivate me:

No thanks. Not letting some no name nobody with unverifiable credentials set up a VPN on my phone. Thanks for the offer but no thanks.

If you like NetGuard, please rate NetGuard in the Play store to counterbalance ratings like this.

Beat_Slayer · Nov 8, 2015

M66B said:
One star Play store ratings like this do not motivate me:

No thanks. Not letting some no name nobody with unverifiable credentials set up a VPN on my phone. Thanks for the offer but no thanks.

If you like NetGuard, please rate NetGuard in the Play store to counterbalance ratings like this.

Done!

You deserve it Marcel, nice work.

Thank you for your effort.

M66B · Nov 8, 2015

I have just released beta version 0.22

Changelog/download:
https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/releases/tag/0.22

This version will be available as beta in the Play store after Google's approval:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/eu.faircode.netguard

This version is a candidate for the next stable version.
Please report any problem you encounter.

Thanks and donations are appreciated.

@famewolf: this is the version you were waiting for

Edit: release has been removed, because of a reported crash.

stanlin salu · Nov 8, 2015

This app is cool, will try it

[CLOSED][APP][6.0+] NetGuard - No-root firewall

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