Netguard doesn't work with a VPN.
this post was submitted on 29 Nov 2024
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Because it presents itself as a VPN. You can't run two VPNs at the same time.
What's the difference between this and disabling the network permission?
I use TrackerControl (F-Droid) which can filter domains to block per app.
This also doesn't work with a VPN
You can use port forwarding.
No everyone is using a VPN
Well these programs actually ARE VPNs.
I wonder if they provide any protection? Free VPN anyone?
Protection against what?
Dropping your pants to every site you visit, telling them where you live and who your Internet provider is, yadida yadida.
It's not an actual VPN, it just tells the OS that it is and then routes traffic from blocked apps to 127.0.0.1 or 0.0.0.0 rather than a real VPN endpoint.
That's not how that works
☞ "The development of TrackerControl was led by Konrad Kollnig (University of Oxford). The underlying network analysis functionality is provided by the NetGuard Firewall, developed by Marcel Bokhorst."
if you tried both, you would see that they are basically the same app.
Except TC includes a domain blocking list, so the filtering isn't just per app, but specific connections for that app (so you can block the ad trackers but allow the main server location for the app).
you can do the same with netGuard 👍
I'm gonna try it, ty
Adguard for Android can do similar firewalling, that's all I've bothered to setup for myself.
It's a paid app but you get 30d to try all of the features before you commit and you can always VPN to Romania or a similar low CoL country to buy a lifetime license.
ReThinkDNS 👑