Groups | Search | Server Info | Login | Register

Groups > comp.mobile.android > #153743

Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone?

Show all headers | View raw

Chris wrote:
>> What would be useful is if there were another version of android called
>> restricted android, which just allowed phone calls, text messaging,
>> maybe nothing else. Then I could switch to that and get more life out of
>> the phone.
> 
> Maybe you could by deleting every app you can except the phone dialler and
> SMS app.

Simpler would be NetGuard freeware (but don't get it from Google Play as 
that version is crippled). This is copied from my notes on NetGuard... 

With NetGuard, you just click a button for each app to firewall either 
the wi-fi access or the data access (or both).

That way, if you need the app later, it's still there.

  <verbatim copy>
11. NetGuard Firewall
   <https://netguard.me/>
   <https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/releases>
On Android devices, you can add a system-wide firewall such as NetGuard.
It can block Wi-Fi/CellularData access per app. Not available on iOS.

I don't have much experience with RethinkDNS, but it's a FOSS Android app 
that combines encrypted DNS (DoH/DoT/DNSCrypt) with a system-wide firewall. 
 i. RethinkDNS = firewall + encrypted DNS (DoH/DoT/DNSCrypt) + blocklists
 ii. NetGuard = firewall + per-app blocking + ad/tracker blocklists

 *NetGuard* no-root firewall, by Marcel Bokhorst, FairCode BV
 free, ad free, gsf ????, 4.3 star 25.8K reviews 5M+ Downloads
 <https://netguard.me/>
 <https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/releases>
 <https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/releases/download/2.303/NetGuard-v2.303-release.apk>
 <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.faircode.netguard>

Karma Firewall
https://github.com/StarGW-net/karma-firewall
https://f-droid.org/packages/net.stargw.fok/

Back to comp.mobile.android | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar

Thread

Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-26 13:07 -0600
  Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-26 21:20 +0200
  Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-26 19:56 +0000
    Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-26 20:34 +0000
      Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-27 00:16 -0600
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-27 12:30 +0000
    Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-04-26 21:41 +0100
      Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-27 00:23 -0600
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-27 17:09 +0000
    Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? David Oseas <doseas{nospam}@usa.net> - 2026-04-26 14:33 -0700
      Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-26 22:48 +0000
    Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-27 14:06 +0000
      Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-27 16:09 +0000
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-27 17:30 +0000
          Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-27 18:43 +0000
            Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-28 14:05 +0000
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-04-27 18:41 +0100
          Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-27 18:46 +0000
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-27 16:05 -0400
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-27 23:45 +0200
          Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-28 01:10 +0000
            Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-28 14:07 +0000
  Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Jason H <jason_hindle@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-26 22:59 +0000
  Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-04-27 03:29 +0200
  Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-04-27 10:32 +0200
  Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-04-27 16:04 +0100
    Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-27 15:49 +0000
      Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-04-27 17:04 +0100
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-27 15:09 -0600
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-28 09:51 +0000
          Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-28 14:57 -0600
            Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-04-28 23:01 +0100
    Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-27 16:53 +0000
      Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-04-27 18:14 +0100
        Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-27 18:36 +0000
    Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-27 18:01 +0000
      Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-28 15:02 -0600
  Re: Survey: How many years do you typically own your Android phone? Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2026-04-27 23:00 +0100

csiph-web