About NetGuard - no-root firewall
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...
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
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of NetGuard - no-root firewall since it was posted on our website on 2016-09-20 22:43:33.
The latest version is 2.334 and it was updated on 2026-06-11 16:32:03. See below the changes in each version.
NetGuard - no-root firewall version 2.334
Updated At: 2025-10-14
Changes: * Improved compatibility for Android 15+
* Small improvements and minor bug fixes
NetGuard - no-root firewall version 2.332
Updated At: 2025-01-01
Changes: * Reduced number of reloads
* Small improvements
* Updated build tools
NetGuard - no-root firewall version 2.329
Updated At: 2024-08-20
Changes: * Attempt to fix network switches in some cases
* Small (accessibility) improvement
* Updated translations
NetGuard - no-root firewall version 2.328
Updated At: 2024-02-24
Changes: * Fixed incorrect search domain
* Fixed losing connectivity in some situations
* Allowed Samsung find my phone by default
NetGuard - no-root firewall version 2.327
Updated At: 2023-12-03
Changes: * Guarantee showing app names in notifications
* Optimizations
* Small improvements and bug fixes
* Updated translations
NetGuard - no-root firewall version 2.320
Updated At: 2023-09-30
Changes: * Decoding TLS SNI
* Android 13 and 14 compatibility
* Play store policies compliance
* Updated build tools and libraries
* Updated translations
NetGuard - no-root firewall version 2.316
Updated At: 2023-09-26
Changes: * Decoding TLS SNI
* Android 13 and 14 compatibility
* Updated build tools and libraries
* Updated translations
NetGuard - no-root firewall version 2.309
Updated At: 2023-08-25
Changes: * See here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/15y7g70/
NetGuard - no-root firewall version 2.305
Updated At: 2023-06-11
Changes: * Added workaround
* Updated translations
NetGuard - no-root firewall version 2.303
Updated At: 2022-12-17
Changes: * Small improvements
* Updated build tools
* Updated translations
Disclaimer
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