DroidWall - Android Firewall

>250,000 downloads, 5811 ratings (4.64 average), 310 kb

☆ ATTENTION: ROOT REQUIRED!!! If you don't know what root is, please search for "Android root" in the Internet.

Front-end application for the powerful iptables Linux firewall.
Allows you to restrict which apps can access the network.

This is the perfect solution if you don't have an unlimited data plan, or just wants to see your battery lasting longer.

For advanced users, it also allows you to manually define custom iptables rules.

Please remember to disable the firewall before uninstalling, otherwise you will need to reboot your device to turn it off.

Recent changes:
1.5.5:
☆ Added application icons to the list.
☆ New applications are shown on the top of the list.
☆ Enabled hardware acceleration on Android >= 3.0.

1.5.4:
☆ Fixed OK button not showing in the Custom Script dialog on some devices. Pressing "back" also asks to apply on that screen now.
☆ Added support for a custom shutdown script, which can be used to define cleanup rules when the firewall is disabled.
☆ Avoid reloading the apps list all the time.
☆ Various bug fixes and enhancements.

Latest version: 1.5.7 (for Android version 2.1 and higher)

Pages about this Android app:

xda-developers - View Single Post - Make your Android life easier with these Apps to make your SGS cool [forum.xda-developers.com]
Top Android Apps Every Rooted User Should Know About, Part 2: Apps 9-16 [www.androidpolice.com]
Cyanogenmod Puts Users in Control of Permissions - Slashdot [slashdot.org]
Jakie aplikacje posiadacie na swoim telefonie? - Strona 18 [forum.android.com.pl]
Four Ways To Save Data Bandwidth On Android Smartphones Apps [www.blogsolute.com]

(17 likes, 1 dislikes)

User reviews of DroidWall - Android Firewall

crkiii
Dec 11, 2011

To use, 1. I rooted phone with http://www.droidforums.net/forum/android-forum/156103-nerdslogic-resource-thread-multiple-phones.html Note that the -widget- button did not work until AFTER I had enabled the firewall from the Application button -> settings -> Enable. Now the widget enables and disables the firewall... very confusing, just glad to have it working finally.

rj69
Nov 9, 2011

Droidwall is a decent firewall and gets the job done. Much the same as the rest of the firewalls available but lets you control the on/off state of the firewall. It doesn't provide information on what apps are trying to access the network (either via Wifi or 3/4G); which makes troubleshooting access a headache. Another huge problem is the lack of logging and traffic sent by app and connection. It's cool that it's free but maybe they'll release a better paid version that incorporates basic necessary firewall tools.

jev
Sep 19, 2011

Absolute lifesaver.

rexdude
Jul 3, 2011

Awesome app. I can restrict network access exactly to those apps that need it to function.

reme.lehane
Jul 1, 2011

Perfect, this can definitely save me some cash, im happy to give every app wifi access, but setting specifically what can use the data i pay for it way worth it...