From 4eeadac59863f89c2090446d9cf35f62d97710eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: M66B Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2017 11:08:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Updated FAQ --- FAQ.md | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 6998e8c1..a142aa24 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -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 **(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 Another reason is that F-Droid builds are more often than not outdated, leaving users with an old version with known bugs.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*.