DroidWall - Android Firewall

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DroidWall - Android Firewall is a front-end application for the powerful iptables Linux firewall. It allows you to restrict which applications are permitted to access your data networks (2G/3G and/or Wi-Fi).

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

After installing, press menu and click Help for an explanation on how to use it.

Be sure to check the FAQ.

Please, consider donating if you like this product and want to contribute with its development. Thank you very much.

Change log

DroidWall v1.5.7 - December/14/2011 (Latest version)

• Fixed rules restore on boot on Ice Cream Sandwich.

DroidWall v1.5.6 - December/09/2011

• Load application icons on a background task to reduce the overhead.
• Added application UIDs back to the list.

DroidWall v1.5.5 - December/01/2011

• Added application icons to the list.
• New applications are shown on the top of the list.
• Enabled hardware acceleration on Android >= 3.0.

DroidWall v1.5.4 - October/14/2011

• 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.

DroidWall v1.5.3 - September/29/2011

• Added support for custom scripts. See CustomScripts for more details.
• Added Czech Translation (Česky)

DroidWall v1.5.2 - July/20/2011

• Fixed "Exit code: -1" errors!
• Compatibility fixes for some devices.
• New iptables 1.4.10 binary, compiled using Android NDKr6 and with support for almost all iptables targets.
• Updated translations for Russian, Italian and French.

DroidWall v1.5.1 - April/28/2011

• Now using a home-made iptables 1.4.10 binary, which should work on all ARM devices (no more segfaults/illegal instructions - hopefully).
• Changed the directory for binary files. This should avoid problems after running "fix permissions".
• Case-insensitive sorting on the list of applications.
• Added "GPS" application to the list on systems that have a separated ID for it.
• Fixed ANR on boot and when using the widget.
• Added support for more 3G and 4G interfaces.

DroidWall v1.5.0 - February/25/2011

• New "OFF" widget icon, which should work better for colorblind sufferers.
• Added German (de) translation. Thanks to "zionis...@googlemail.com"
• Added Russian (ru) translation. Thanks to "DeathSta...@gmail.com"

DroidWall v1.4.9 - February/23/2011

• New icon! Thanks to Alfredo and Fernando Vicente
• Added Chinese (zh-CN) translation. Thanks to "Cye3s...@gmail.com"
• Added Arabic (ar) translation. Thanks to "lio...@gmail.com"
• Added French (fr) translation. Thanks to Massedil "g.desp...@gmail.com"

DroidWall v1.4.8 - February/02/2011

• Fixed a bug introduced on v1.4.7 where updated applications would be erroneously deselected on DroidWall

DroidWall v1.4.7 - February/01/2011

• Added support for blocking/unblocking connections from the kernel. This fixes compatibility with applications such as CifsManager.
• Fixed a bug where newly installed apps would be selected on DroidWall if you had removed a selected app (issue 79).

DroidWall v1.4.6 - December/29/2010

• Added support for Wimax interfaces
• Fixed force-close on rare situation while switching orientation
• Happy new year! :)

DroidWall v1.4.5 - November/25/2010

• This is a minor bug-fix release
• Definitive fix for the "Reading applications" dialog getting stuck.

DroidWall v1.4.4 - November/24/2010

• Fixed a bug where application list refresh could get stuck forever. (not for all situations. definitive fix will be on v1.4.5)
• Changed the default firewall state to "disabled" right after installing DroidWall. This avoids problems if you install it and forget to set the rules.
• Added "Exit" menu option to completely exit the application. Please note that this does not affect the firewall state at all.
• Added "pt-BR" Portuguese (Brazilian) translation.
• Resolution independent UI for better visualization on tablets.

DroidWall v1.4.3 - November/16/2010

• Application list is now automatically refreshed.
• Log output now displays the number of packets blocked per destination IP address.
• Fixed "Exit code: -1" error on some devices.

DroidWall v1.4.2 - September/29/2010

• Fixed compatibility with devices without the "test" command available.
• Fixed a bug where one of the selected applications would be ignored, as if it was not selected at all.
• Fixed "grep command is required" error on phones that have busybox grep but the link is not in the system path.
• Added support for some 4G/Wi-max interfaces.
• Added a simple logging support! It is now possible to determine which applications have been blocked by DroidWall, if your kernel supports this functionality.
• Added a simple busybox binary, so you don't have to install busybox manually anymore.

DroidWall v1.4.1 - September/08/2010

• Fix segfault on newer devices.
• This version includes two different iptables binaries, and choose which to use on run-time. If none of the included versions work, it will still attempt to use the system version (if any).

DroidWall v1.4.0 - September/06/2010

• IMPORTANT: If you have DroidWall enabled and update to this version, please reboot your phone to flush old iptables rules. If you disable DroidWall before updating, this is not necessary.
• Don't use system iptables anymore. An iptables binary is bundled with DroidWall now.
• Show Rules now display detailed output (iptables -L -v).
• Avoid conflicts with other application that use iptables by defining a custom netfilter chain.
• Added widget to easily enable/disable the firewall from home (official now)
• Improved "reading installed applications" performance by caching the necessary data (only the first load after installing will still be slow).
• Fixed compatibility with many devices.
• Better compatibility with some "Superuser Permissions" versions.

DroidWall v1.3.7 - April/28/2010 (Latest version)

• Only show "Internet-enabled" applications in the list.
• Added per-application independent interface selection. You can now allow some applications to use only Wi-fi while others can use both Wi-fi and 3G, for example. Thanks to Adrian Pasvante.
• Fix a problem restoring rules at startup by storing only the application UID. This has a possible side-effect if you remove and install many applications since the UID might be reused, but the benefit seems worth the risk on this case. Thanks to Adrian Pasvante.

DroidWall v1.3.6 - January/14/2010

• Much faster rules restore on reboot - fixes "not responding" and force close on start up
• It is now possible to completely disable the firewall functionality (and it won't re-enable on reboot). Check the new "Disable Firewall" menu item
• Removed the "Purge Rules" menu item (replaced by the new "Disable Firewall")
• If you receive an error during the update, please uninstall the previous version and try again

DroidWall v1.3.5 - September/10/2009

• Tests are now being performed on Cyanogen's ROM
• Added "Media server" to the applications list. This process is used to download media in the background. This fixes You-Tube for Cyanogen users.

DroidWall v1.3.4 - September/10/2009

• Added "(Applications running as root)" to the applications list. This fixes problems with some applications (such as You-tube) that download things as root.

DroidWall v1.3.3 - August/10/2009

• Increased timeouts for root commands.

DroidWall v1.3.2 - August/03/2009

• Bug fix: DroidWall was blocking DHCP requests when "White listing" Wi-fi.

DroidWall v1.3.1 - August/03/2009

• Added optional password protection lock
• Added network interfaces selection (2G/3G, Wi-fi, Both)
• Added "White list" or "Black list" operation mode
• Added a protection against getting "stuck" while running su
• Much better help dialog :)
• Minor performance enhancements
• Reduced application size by removing unnecessary images

DroidWall v1.3.0 - July/29/2009

• Better handling of root commands and errors
• Removed temporary shell script for a better compatibility with some ROMs. All root commands are now executed through a shell session
• Added root permission check before executing commands, giving a much better message to the user when root access cannot be acquired
• Added specific iptables error verification, informing the user why it has failed and how to fix the problem if possible
• Added a verification and warning when the "Wireless Tether for Root Users" application is installed, since DroidWall may conflict with it.
• Minor performance enhancements

DroidWall v1.2 - July/28/2009

• Added error detection while applying iptable rules. The ouput will be displayed on a dialog box to help tracking the problem
• Minor performance improvements

DroidWall v1.1 - July/27/2009

• Better help instructions