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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Achyu@lemmy.sdf.org to c/fdroid@lemmy.ml

NetGuard - https://f-droid.org/packages/eu.faircode.netguard/
TrackerControl - https://f-droid.org/packages/net.kollnig.missioncontrol.fdroid/

How was your experience with them? Differences in battery life etc.

Another doubt:
I had tried NetGuard some years ago to restrict internet access of apps like Gboard n Gdrive(I use the pdfviewer associated with it. Any lightweight foss alternatives to it?).
Was planning to use it again, but saw that eventhough they have a recent update, their Github doesn't allow issues and the latest pull request are from 2023. Is there some change in the app? Have they transferred to Gitlab or Codeberg.

I don't know much details about programming, so asking the doubt here because of the Simple apps transfer issue that I heard recently.

Thanks in advance.

Edit: Mentioned the usecase for gdrive

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[-] 10_0@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Tracker control let's me know if I can live without an app from the playstore ๐Ÿ‘

[-] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago
[-] 10_0@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

But I'd prefer to have a VPN on instead of TC, but if android had two VPN slots that would be amazing. Also some of the flags are for normal running of the apps, e.g. pipepipe needs to contact YouTube to get videos for you to watch.

[-] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 1 points 3 days ago

TV let's you turn off various flags per app.

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