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* DroidWall - Android Firewall

market download ? ATTENTION: ROOT REQUIRED!!! If you don't know what root is, please search for "Android root" in the Internet.

Front-end application for the powerful iptables Linux firewall.
Allows you to restrict which apps can access the network.

This is the perfect solution if you don't have an unlimited data plan, or just wants to see your battery lasting longer.

For advanced users, it also allows you to manually define custom iptables rules.

Please remember to disable the firewall before uninstalling, otherwise you will need to reboot your device to turn it off.

Recent changes:
1.5.5:
? Added application icons to the list.
? New applications are shown on the top of the list.
? Enabled hardware acceleration on Android >= 3.0.

1.5.4:
? Fixed OK button not showing in the Custom Script dialog on some devices. Pressing "back" also asks to apply on that screen now.
? Added support for a custom shutdown script, which can be used to define cleanup rules when the firewall is disabled.
? Avoid reloading the apps list all the time.
? Various bug fixes and enhancements.

Content rating: Low Maturity

Author: Rodrigo ZR
Version: 1.5.7
Market link: com.googlecode.droidwall.free
Web site: http://code.google.com/p/droidwall/



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Code license:
Market downloads: >250,000
Market rating: 4.6 / 5.0
Category: Top:/Applications/Tools


Added: 2011-09-02
Updated: 2012-02-28
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