dns66
DNS-based Host Blocker (and lightweight ad blocker) for Android (by julian-klode)
rethink-app
DNS over HTTPS / DNS over Tor / DNSCrypt client, WireGuard proxifier, firewall, and connection tracker for Android. (by celzero)
dns66 | rethink-app | |
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31 | 92 | |
2,057 | 2,375 | |
- | 4.5% | |
0.0 | 9.9 | |
over 1 year ago | 7 days ago | |
Java | Kotlin | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 only | Apache License 2.0 |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
dns66
Posts with mentions or reviews of dns66.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-28.
- Haha nice try Google. I ain't that stupid
- I just wanted to fish
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Is it ok to still use Honeygain but currently using DNS66
Here's DNS66, it feels like an abandoned open source adblocker and only maintainers are the ones who update the Blocklist which are owned by other people: https://github.com/julian-klode/dns66
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Issues with top golf add in game
Alternatively, you can install AdAway, DNS66 or Blokada 5. They all work without root.
- Caffè Italia * 21/12/22
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AdBlocking
Just a note: DNS66 is in maintenance mode (no new features): https://github.com/julian-klode/dns66/discussions/480
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TIH seeing how many times reddit tries to track my data
DNS66 is good as well https://github.com/julian-klode/dns66
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DuckDuckGo now lets all Android users block trackers in their apps
DNS66 is on life-support now, even though it works great. Their lead developer, Julian, recommends using Private DNS instead: https://github.com/julian-klode/dns66/discussions/480
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How can I limit ads on apps on my smart tv?
This will block all the youtube ads on both browsers. If your toddler is watching on a phone, I would recommend newpipe or dns66 for android https://github.com/julian-klode/dns66 . Those aren't great, but they do. Firefox on android systems also allows ublock origin extension to be installed.
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TxtNet Browser - Browse the web without Wi-Fi or Mobile Data, relying only on SMS
https://github.com/julian-klode/dns66 for example creates a VPN for adblocking on android.
rethink-app
Posts with mentions or reviews of rethink-app.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-17.
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After longer pause all internet blocked dammit.
We are aware of connectivity issues with WireGuard (ref) that we've fixed in yet-to-release version v055b. Please wait until that's out (2 days? 3?) (:
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Widget / Notification Action for Universal Lockdown
Noted. Thanks.
- Make rethinkdns show allowed apps at the top
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What is the best firewall app for android?
Also, crafting nice UI isn't our strong suit. One look at our github issue tracker (ex) and you'd know. We try our best, though (:
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Thoughts on RethinkDNS. Firewall, Privacy, Ads, all-in-one app for privacy.
sky is a stub resolver, which after stripping out all request information, forwards the dns query to both Cloudflare and Google DoH servers (code), and replies from which ever responds back the fastest. Both the client app and the resolver (server) are open source, so if you find any leaks and know what's up, we're open to changes.
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Allow inbound LAN connections
Could, but it'd clutter the Settings screen? Probably, Rethink could let expert users enter arbitrary IP subnets to exclude / not route? This setting will be a footgun, though! Regardless, I've noted it: https://github.com/celzero/rethink-app/issues/899
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v054b: A much improved DNS
I believe it is a bug with okhttp, a library we use internally for blocklist updates: https://github.com/celzero/rethink-app/issues/875
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Using NetGuard over Blokada 5
NetGuard can block tracker and ad (albeit very basic), so you can use it on its own without Blokada. Or you can use the AdGuard app instead which has both firewall and (complete) adblocking feature. If you prefer open source app then check Rethink https://github.com/celzero/rethink-app
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IMHO, Asus Calculator is the best calculator app around
First one is Rethink DNS: https://github.com/celzero/rethink-app to manage and block domains when apps connecting to internet (similar to Blokada, Adguard...). Here that calculator app connects to googletagmanager after installing and opening.
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I can't block the domain mtalk.google.com. What could be the reason?
In v054b, we're planning to switch back to the old behaviour -- of domain names blocked during DNS name resolution instead of (translating it to IP rules) at TCP / UDP connection time -- if the user has not set any per-app domain name rules and if the user is not using Bypass DNS and Firewall setting for any app: https://github.com/celzero/rethink-app/issues/817
What are some alternatives?
When comparing dns66 and rethink-app you can also consider the following projects:
blokada - The official repo for Blokada apps.
Netguard - A simple way to block access to the internet per app
AdAway - AdAway is a free and open source ad blocker for Android.
serverless-dns - The RethinkDNS resolver that deploys to Cloudflare Workers, Deno Deploy, Fastly, and Fly.io
personalDNSfilter - personalDNSfilter is a DNS filter proxy written in Java.
Nebulo - Mirror of https://git.frostnerd.com/PublicAndroidApps/smokescreen. Feel free to contribute here as well.
afwall - AFWall+ (Android Firewall +) - iptables based firewall for Android
wireguard-vyatta-ubnt - WireGuard for Ubiquiti Devices
tracker-control-android - TrackerControl Android: monitor and control trackers and ads.
calyxos
dns66 vs blokada
rethink-app vs Netguard
dns66 vs AdAway
rethink-app vs serverless-dns
dns66 vs personalDNSfilter
rethink-app vs personalDNSfilter
dns66 vs Nebulo
rethink-app vs afwall
dns66 vs wireguard-vyatta-ubnt
rethink-app vs tracker-control-android
dns66 vs serverless-dns
rethink-app vs calyxos