Silly question here.....(n00b).

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Using the enabled firewall, setting the mode to 'Deny selected' (Blacklist mode).
The 3 icons to the right of the app (Wifi/2G/3G) appear as Grey.
When clicking them, they appear Black.

What is ON (Deny) and what is OFF (allow) in this configuration?

I'm hoping that blocking certain apps in here will block their advertising and data usage.
This way I might get rid of Android Adblock Plus and just stick with Firefox's Adblock Plus built in add-on.
One Adblock app is sufficient, I think 2 of them is slowing things down a bit for me.

[Filip Havlicek]

Hi,

on (= selected) should be a state with small little orange arrow at the bottom of the button (I hope they are styled like that, can't verify at the moment). Should also be black imho.

Filip

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TY, it actually looks like an orange dot, on my 4" screen.
Avast! seems to be OK for now.
But..........
Just missing one app I installed, MX Player doesn't show in the firewall?
Shut down and reboot doesn't make it show.....
It shows up in Application Management>All Applications.
Is an app allowed to circumvent the firewall rule?

[Filip Havlicek]

No, it isn't. Maybe it's sorted wrong somehow. Can you check the top and the bottom parts of the list to see if it's there or not?

Filip

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Yes, OK, its listed as '2 Apps', as it needs the codec, and I was looking for a single icon.
Its the same type of '2 Apps' listing for the Ivona TTS and the Ivona Voice Data I have installed to my phone...
I did however block the MX Player from all 3 acess points from 'Application Management>All Applications', and it shows up in the Firewall Settings.

All's good for now,,,,,until something updates and breaks the chain somewhere.....................

[Filip Havlicek]

The thing is that the firewall blocks user groups and if two (or more) apps share their user ID, they are tied together in terms of firewall.

Filip

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So what are the 3 icons? WiFi, 3G and GSM?



Also,
I have blocked all 3 in an attempt to kill an apps ability to run advertising,
it didn't work.
Actually, its running more advertising than ever?!
And,
On the 'Application Detail' page it lists ... 'Last usage ... Never'
Oddly enough I've used this particular advertising ridden app as my test app!?

[Filip Havlicek]

It's WiFi, mobile data and roaming.

That really depends on how the advertisement is implemented. Maybe it caches the advertisement images and displays them?

I'm not sure right now, but maybe the last usage is since last restart. Does it generally show the right number or it doesn't work at all for all apps?

Filip