From 0a39033556b7f688a9b9cd4005b8cd4c83a2bb77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: licaon-kter Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 19:50:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Detail FAQ#31 and #27 a bit --- FAQ.md | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 26b9ab72..9565cdb1 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ The columns have the following meaning: 1. Time (tap on a log entry to see the date) 1. Application icon (tap on a log entry to see the application name) -1. Application uid +1. Application UID 1. Wi-Fi / mobile connection, green=allowed, red=blocked 1. Interactive state (screen on or off) 1. Protocol (see below) and packet flags (see below) @@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ This is probably done by briefly connecting to some Google server. If this is not the case, there will be an '!' in the Wi-Fi or mobile icon in the system status bar. Recent Android versions seem not to switch connectivity from mobile to Wi-Fi when the Wi-Fi network is not really connected, -even though there is a connection to the Wi-Fi network (or the other way around). +even though there is a connection to the Wi-Fi network (or the other way around). On Android 6.0 and later you might get a notification asking you if you want to keep this connection on or not. To prevent a bad user experience there is a predefined rule to default allow the Google connectivity services. You can find all predefined rules [here](https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/master/app/src/main/res/xml/predefined.xml). @@ -270,10 +270,11 @@ Some pointers on how to set up AFWall+: **(31) Why can some applications be configured as a group only?** -For a lot of purposes, including network access, Android groups applications on uid and not on package/application name. -Especially system applications often have the same uid, despite having a different package and application name. +For a lot of purposes, including network access, Android groups applications on UID and not on package/application name. +Especially system applications often have the same UID, despite having a different package and application name, these are set up like this by the ROM manufacturer at build time. These applications can only be allowed/blocked access to the internet as a group. +
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