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Brand New Firewall for Android [No Root, Block Ads, and more...]

puls8

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Dec 26, 2016
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So I have been checking out this brand new firewall named NetPatch Firewall - Advanced and am really impressed by it's features.

It is a Full-Featured Advanced android NoRoot firewall. Using it you can get Full Control over your device network.

With NetPatch Firewall, you can create network rules based on APP, IP address, and domain name, Or subscribe rules from network.

It is designed to save your device's network traffic and battery consumption, improve your network security and protect your privacy.

Features:
  • Control Apps network access based screen status(on/off), network type(wifi/mobile) and roaming status.
  • No root needed.
  • No Ads.
  • Support system apps.
  • Set secure proxy: Shadowsocks, support TCP/UDP (You need a proxy server).
  • Set your custom DNS, and set dns through proxy.
  • Free 7-day Trial for Premium

Premium features:
  • Create any number of IP groups and domain groups.
  • Support Block/Proxy/Direct rules for every group.
  • Support TCP/UDP.
  • Support network address(eg, 192.168.1.0/24).
  • Support root domain name(eg, .domain.com match domain.com/a.domain.com/a.b.domain.com).
  • View every network log(include access type, IP, host, activity time, duration time, sending and receiving data size).
  • View every App's summary of network logs.
  • Block/unblock domain name in App's summary of network logs.

Homepage: https://firewall.netpatch.co/

Playstore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.netpatch.firewall


I have few promo codes to get this app for free. Anyone interested to give it a try, PM me and I'll send you the promo codes.
 
Quite surprising to see no one is as interested here as in other forums :thinking:
Hi puls8,

Yes, I'm interested. But not just Netpatch. I installed NetGuard on my Android devices and I would like to better understand the benefits of using a firewall. It seems that blocking ads can be achieved with a firewall. Any thoughts?

JPC
 
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Hi puls8,

Yes, I'm interested. But not just Netpatch. I installed NetGuard on my Android devices and I would like to better understand the benefits of using a firewall. It seems that blocking ads can be achieved with a firewall. Any thoughts?

JPC

With a firewall for mobile you can :

- block all connection (wifi / mobile data) from any app (system or installed)
- Monitor the connection log which displays which app is connecting to which domain
- block a specific domain that an app makes (for an add/tracking/analytics)
- use a custom made / filter list subscription like a host file

For more features, see the spoiler in the first post.

NetPatch Firewall provides all the above. It has a free 7 day trial during which you can test the full functionality of the app.
 
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