If you encounter any, please let us know. Since the release of the first Nightly version, we’ve fixed more than 100 bugs! Though, it doesn't mean there are no more left (known issues are gathered on GitHub). Thanks to our development, QA, design, and content teams, we’re releasing the first beta version: refreshed, significantly more stable, and available in multiple languages. Again, here’s a reminder about how to report bugs.Remember when we talked about the first Nightly of AdGuard v4.0 for Android? It was the first version after a long break - with reworked design and texts, rewritten code, and new features. We welcome both feature suggestions and bug reports. Feel free to try it out and share your experience on our social media channels or on GitHub. We hope this article will help you understand how to use it better. In conclusionĪlthough Firewall is not a new feature, we haven't paid so much attention to it before. By tapping an app, you can view its stats and requests as well as configure filtering and Internet access settings for it. The Assistant works almost like Quick actions - it displays several apps that recently connected to the Internet. We will provide more details about the Assistant in the next article, but for now, here's a tip: you can use it for quick access to Firewall. Expand the notification, and you will see the Assistant button. If AdGuard's protection is active, you can always see it in the notification shade. To delete a rule or app from Custom rules, swipe it to the left. Custom rules override global ones: any changes you make in Global firewall rules will not affect this app. If you want to allow it, leave the switch enabled. If you need to block a specific type of connection, toggle the switch to the left.The rules will now appear in Applied custom rules. In Available custom rules, select the ones you want to configure and tap the "+" icon.Select the app for which you want to set individual rules.Under Apps with custom rules, tap Add app. In this section, you can control Internet access for specific apps - block the ones you don’t find trustworthy, or, on the contrary, unblock the ones you want to use despite global firewall rules. In Global firewall rules, you can disable access to Wi-Fi and mobile data when the screen is off. Perhaps you simply don't want your phone to do anything in the background without your knowledge, like update apps or send data, consuming traffic and battery power. To prevent your phone from sending unnecessary Internet requests and incurring additional charges (usually, home Internet is significantly more expensive while roaming), you can go to Global firewall rules and disable roaming data. You've just arrived in another country and are looking for a local SIM card with Internet access. This section allows you to control Internet access for the entire device. If you see an app that shouldn't be using the Internet at all or an app that you haven't used recently, you can block its access on the fly. This section shows which apps have recently connected to the Internet. Quick actions are based on the requests from Recent activity (it can be found in Statistics, which we discussed in the previous article). Plus, you can manage Internet access for the entire device. How Firewall worksįirewall can help you check what apps connect to the network and block access to it for the apps you don’t trust. With just a few taps, you can make sure that your calling app or calculator won’t use the Internet. What can you do and how can Firewall help?įirewall is a tool to control your apps’ Internet access. We also wrote about situations when innocent-looking apps like calculators collected and leaked user data. This situation is no fiction - we recently wrote about it in our blog. And the navigation app shared your GPS coordinates even when your device was idle. It turns out that every time you made a call, the calling app sent both your number and the recipient's number to the manufacturer. ![]() But after a while, you start receiving spam emails, and the manufacturer knows who you talk to and where you go. Imagine this: you buy a new phone and aren't surprised to find apps for making calls, messaging, shopping, and navigating pre-installed. To understand what it is, let's look at an example. This time, we want to tell you about a feature that we are really proud of - Firewall. ![]() If you don't have the new version yet, you can download it. We’re delving deeper into the updated AdGuard for Android. We discuss what has changed compared to v3.6 and share tips on how to get more benefits from our app. This is the third article in the series “Getting to know AdGuard v4.0 for Android”.
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