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@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ The firewall can only start when Android "allows" it to start,
so it will not offer protection during early boot-up (although you can disable your network before rebooting).
It will, however, be much better than nothing.
Android N allows NetGuard to be an [Always-On VPN](https://developer.android.com/preview/features/afw.html#always-on-vpn).
Android N and later allows NetGuard to be an [Always-On VPN](https://developer.android.com/preview/features/afw.html#always-on-vpn).
On Android O do not enable '*Block connections without VPN*', see [question 51](#FAQ51)) for more information on this.
To protect yourself more, remember to disable Wi-Fi and mobile data before rebooting,
and only enable them on reboot, after the firewall service has started (and the key icon is visible in the status bar).
@ -141,8 +142,8 @@ To avoid this problem, at least temporarily, close all applications and/or servi
<a name="FAQ15"></a>
**(15) Why won't you support the F-Droid builds?**
Because F-Droid doesn't support reproducible builds.
Read [here](https://blog.torproject.org/blog/deterministic-builds-part-one-cyberwar-and-global-compromise) why this is important.
NetGuard contains ads since a while, because very few people support the NetGuard project in other ways.
This means NetGuard will not be accepted by F-Droid.
Another reason is that F-Droid builds are more often than not outdated, leaving users with an old version with known bugs.
@ -515,6 +516,9 @@ and that Android allows NetGuard to use the internet in the background (see also
Make sure you are not running NetGuard in allow (whitelist) mode (check the NetGuard default settings).
Make sure you didn't enable the Always-On VPN setting '*Block connections without VPN*' (Android 8 Oreo or later).
This will block resolving domain names too (is it a bug or feature?).
Some Android versions contain a bug resulting in all internet traffic being blocked.
Mostly, you can workaround this bug by enabling filtering in NetGuard's *Advamced options*.