Android owners - Get TrackerControl (f-droid.org)

submitted 1 year ago by ICastFist@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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There's also a version on the Play Store, but you should definitely get the F-Droid version. It's the one with the full features enabled.

It lets you fully block some apps' access to the internet, including system apps. Depending on your phone manufacturer, like Xiaomi and Samsung, they can be extremely invasive and show ads on your stock apps.

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[-] Methylman@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just learned yesterday about duckduckgo's app tracker blocker - is this essentially the same ??

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

I haven't tried that DDG app tracker blocker, but if it acts as a "local VPN", then it probably works the same.

[-] Methylman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It does act as a VPN and puts the VPN icon on the top right (android)

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