Surprise! New Feature

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Jul 10, 2016, 12:24:51 PM7/10/16

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Just to prove that new-feature development hasn't completely stopped: next version
has network access control on a per-app or global basis (via local vpn, no root needed).

Please don't flood the thread with feature requests though...

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Jean Dowe

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Jul 14, 2016, 8:01:08 PM7/14/16

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Does this work like a firewall type situation?

Pent

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Jul 15, 2016, 3:32:41 AM7/15/16

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It blocks internet access for apps by intercepting their packets, so yes.

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Pent

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Jul 15, 2016, 3:36:58 AM7/15/16

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Personally I like it a lot, since it peeves me that Google doesn't let you deny
the INTERNET permission to apps.

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hollywoodfrodo

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Jul 15, 2016, 8:29:29 PM7/15/16

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This is great! So you could set it up to only allow a specific app internet access when that app is opened in the foreground? That'd be awesome!

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Jul 16, 2016, 2:38:23 AM7/16/16

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This is great! So you could set it up to only allow a specific app internet access when that app is opened in the foreground? That'd be awesome!

Sure.

Or Maps has network access only in car etc.

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Kurt Kaufman

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Jul 16, 2016, 9:50:51 PM7/16/16

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I'm very happy to hear about this addition; it will also be very useful to those of us with metered data connections. Thanks to Pent!

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Jul 17, 2016, 2:52:24 AM7/17/16

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After testing it for a few days, definitely saves power having only the relevant apps being able to use network in
particular situations.

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Nick Mowen

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Jul 18, 2016, 9:48:17 AM7/18/16

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Going to use this to keep snapchat in check, definitely going to be an awesome feature.

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