[feature-request] Control network access for android apps
asked 2015-11-06 10:39:13 +0300
Hi folks,
since we have now the possibility to allow/deny access to contacts for android app, I think we should also have the opportunity to allow/deny network access of android apps. The problem I have is that many apps constantly send/receive "stuff" through the internet although the actual functionality of the app is not in need of it (games for example).
First side-effect of that is higher battery consumption: a comparison of 2 games , native and android with the same game idea showed up to 50% more consumption for the android app. And the second is of course ads, I don't have a problem with ads in general but if the ads consume more than 200mb in 2 weeks it is not funny any more.
Would be nice to decide android app - network access at home/in wlan but denied in mobile network
That is a killer-feture, but it has to be on a per-app basis. Some apps must always be able to connect to their mother server for data update, e.g. train schedues, weather... An application based firewall is needed.
yalik ( 2015-12-08 10:34:50 +0300 )edit@yalik: Yes exactly. Each app should be able to be allowed/disallowed from access. like it is already with the contacts. Im now using AFWall+ (Android App) to disallow certain apps the ability to connect to the web. but why do I need an android app for this instead of a functionality natively implemented in SFOS?
PatsJolla ( 2015-12-10 15:29:15 +0300 )edit