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Will ad/tracker components remain blocked if AM and its related background services are turned off? #16

Open marsgovernor opened 1 year ago

marsgovernor commented 1 year ago

After using AM to block the ad/tracker components, does the AM need to remain running in the background? Can ad/tracker components still be blocked if the AM and related background services are turned off?

I am a beginner, perhaps I asked a naive question, I am very sorry.

MuntashirAkon commented 1 year ago

No version of App Manager before v4.0.0 runs in the background. App Manager does the user-initiated operations via foreground services which are technically not running in the background since the process remains in the foreground. App Manager v4.0.0-alpha01 onwards can run in the background if it's explicitly enabled in the privacy settings.

Most changes you made in App Manager are immediately applied to the system. If, for example, restarting is required, App Manager will explicitly ask you to restart your device (the restart option itself may not necessarily be offered by the app though). So, there's no need to run App Manager in the background in order to continue blocking any components. In fact, even uninstalling App Manager will not remove those rules from the system. You need to remove all rules from App Manager settings before uninstalling App Manager to remove those rules.

marsgovernor commented 1 year ago

Thanks for your answer. Thank you for writing such a great app! It has too many functions! It's really very useful!