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NetGuard - no-root firewall

LiveMarcel Bokhorst, FairCode BV2 apps · 13.7M installsToolsFreeIn-app purchases: $0.99 - $8.49 per itemeu.faircode.netguard

A simple way to block access to the internet per application

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Total installs
12,476,946
exact · Play shows 10,000,000+
Installs / day
0
since last crawl
Rating
4.3★
29.6K ratings · 1.9K reviews
Released
3 Nov 2015
11y ago
Last update
17 Aug 2026
v2.337 · 2mo ago
Countries
—
not checked yet

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
12.2M14.1M16.1M18M20M10 Oct12 Oct13 Oct
12.2M14.1M16.1M18M20M10 Oct12 Oct13 Oct

Installs per day · last 90 days

00.30.50.8111 Oct12 Oct13 Oct11 Oct: 012 Oct: 013 Oct: 0

Change timeline

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

estimate · charts of 12 Oct

Most downloads likely come from 🇾🇪 Yemen (~75%), out of 2 countries where it is charted.

  1. Yemen75%#87 Top free · Tools
  2. Kenya25%#179 Trending · Tools

Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.

Top chart positions

as of 12 Oct
ChartCountryRankChange
Top free · Tools YE#87▼ 3
Trending · Tools KE · 11 Oct#179—

App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • No data shared with third parties
  • Collects data App activity
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • No way to ask for data deletion

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

8 in 4 groups
0 Sensitive4 Notable4 Routine
PhoneNotable1

Access to phone calls, call history, and voicemail

  • See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE
Device ID & call informationNotable1

Access to your phone's identifiers, mobile network details, and call status

  • See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE
Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1

Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses

  • See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
OtherNotable5

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
NetGuard is an internet security app, which offers simple and advanced ways to restrict apps' access to the internet. Applications and addresses can individually be allowed or denied access to your Wi-Fi and/or mobile connection. Root permissions are not required. Blocking access to the internet can help: • reduce your data usage • save your battery • increase your privacy Features: • Simple to use • No root required • 100% open source • No calling home • No tracking or analytics • No advertisements • Actively developed and supported • Android 5.1 and later supported • IPv4/IPv6 TCP/UDP supported • Tethering supported • Optionally allow when screen on • Optionally block when roaming • Optionally block system applications • Optionally notify when an application accesses the internet • Optionally record network usage per application per address • Material design theme with light and dark theme PRO features: • Log all outgoing traffic; search and filter access attempts; export PCAP files to analyze traffic • Allow/block individual addresses per application • New application notifications; configure NetGuard directly from the notification • Display network speed graph in a status bar notification • Select from five additional themes in both light and dark version There is no other no-root firewall offering all these features. If you like to test new features, you can participate in the test program: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/eu.faircode.netguard All required permissions are described here: https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq42 NetGuard uses the Android VPNService to route traffic to itself, so it can be filtered on-device instead of on a server. Only one app can use this service at the same time, which is a limitation of Android. The full source code is available here: https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard

What's new

* Updated to SDK 36

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