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Betiko

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firewall in unrooted telephones
« on: November 20, 2012, 08:46:27 PM »
Why the firewall aplication is not available for not rooted smartphones?

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Re: firewall in unrooted telephones
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2012, 09:29:56 PM »
Why the firewall aplication is not available for not rooted smartphones?
Android operational system limitations. You need root access rights to block/monitor other applications to connect.
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Re: firewall in unrooted telephones
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2012, 01:35:58 PM »
Why the firewall aplication is not available for not rooted smartphones?
Android operational system limitations. You need root access rights to block/monitor other applications to connect.
Incredible, one of the most important functions donĀ“t work in android smartphones.

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Re: firewall in unrooted telephones
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2012, 12:24:45 PM »
yes, unfortunately, the firewall can just be modified with root permissions.

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Re: firewall in unrooted telephones
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2012, 03:53:52 PM »
Hi All,

I am still curious how to install firewall into my samsung android version 4.1.1?

I can't found it in my device so far.

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Re: firewall in unrooted telephones
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2012, 04:15:17 PM »
Hi All,

I am still curious how to install firewall into my samsung android version 4.1.1?

I can't found it in my device so far.

Cheers

Is your phone rooted?