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This is the trade-off required to make a firewall which does not require root access.
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This is the trade-off required to make a firewall which does not require root access.
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The firewall can only start when Android "allows" it to start,
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The firewall can only start when Android "allows" it to start,
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so it will not offer protection during early boot-up (although you can disable your network before rebooting).
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so it will not offer protection during early boot-up (although you can disable your network before rebooting).
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Also, the VPN service needs to be restarted to apply new rules when connectivity has changed or when the screen is being turned on or off.
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It will, however, be much better than nothing.
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It will, however, be much better than nothing.
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Android N and later allows NetGuard to be an [Always-On VPN](https://developer.android.com/preview/features/afw.html#always-on-vpn).
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Android N and later allows NetGuard to be an [Always-On VPN](https://developer.android.com/preview/features/afw.html#always-on-vpn).
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You can try to workaround this by changing the DNS TTL value setting of NetGuard.
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You can try to workaround this by changing the DNS TTL value setting of NetGuard.
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This value is used as a minimum DNS TTL value in an attempt to mimick the behavior of Android.
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This value is used as a minimum DNS TTL value in an attempt to mimick the behavior of Android.
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NetGuard will also block traffic while restarting the Android VPN service to apply new rules,
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for example when connectivity changes or when the screen is turned on or off.
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<a name="faq49"></a>
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<a name="faq49"></a>
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**(49) Does NetGuard encrypt my internet traffic / hide my IP address?**
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**(49) Does NetGuard encrypt my internet traffic / hide my IP address?**
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