Android Firewall not appearing in google play or google search

[b1k3rdude]

When I try to look for Android firewall its like Google has or is deliberately hiding AF from the results, WTF are they playing at.

[skullone]

AF has been discontinued for the time being for a few reasons.

1. Google wanted me to the change the name. I wasn't keen on having to
   destroy the "brand" and recreate.
2. Google started publishing developer addresses if they had a paid
   version or IAP. This was due to the EU forcing Google to do this.
3. I was simply tired of the hate mail and the constant complaining and
   one star reviews that the app didn't work on some cheap Chinese phone I had
   never heard of. Oh the best was the hate mail complaining that the app
   required root access.
4. The changes in Lollipop and beyond were breaking functionality (LAN
   support for example and tethering support) and I simply don't have the time
   anymore to keep up with it.

I can still send you the 2.3.5 apk if you wish.

On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 10:34 AM, b1k3rdude notifications@github.com
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When I try to look for Android firewall its like Google has or is
deliberately hiding AF from the results, WTF are they playing at.

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[b1k3rdude]

evening

Ah ok, fair enough. I’m not a fan of google either. It’s a shame as the only other app like yours is AFwall+ and the VPN issue is f**ked in that as well. Is there a way I could create a script/something for AF so that it would just allow VPN through without me having to open up the firewall to every root app..?

I’ve already got a back-up copy of the donate version I donated to.

b.

[skullone]

And that's what I mean with Lollipop and above things are changing. Even
with KitKat getting VPN to work wasn't fun.

You should be able to route it properly in iptables but you have to track
down how it routes. For example in KitKat it changed so you to had mark
the connection in the iptables rule and send it on special paths to make it
work (this was all because of the multi-user support). Those "marks" may
have changed in Lollipop or they may be doing something entirely different
now.

In KitKat the vpn rules AF created looked like this:

iptables -A droidwall -m mark --mark 0x3c/0xfffc -g droidwall-vpn
iptables -A droidwall -m mark --mark 0x40/0xfff8 -g droidwall-vpn

Those variables that look like memory addresses may be different in
Lollipop and beyond.

On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 12:25 PM, b1k3rdude notifications@github.com
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evening

Ah ok, fair enough. I’m not a fan of google either. It’s a shame as the
only other app like yours is AFwall+ and the VPN issue is f**ked in that as
well. Is there a way I could create a script/something for AF so that it
would just allow VPN through without me having to open up the firewall to
every root app..?

I’ve already got a back-up copy of the donate version I donated to.

b.

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[Gitoffthelawn]

What about just releasing it on F-Droid (f-droid.org)?

It seems like the only thing you may have to do is remove the word 'Android', if that is what Google is complaining about.

[b1k3rdude]

That's actually not a bad idea.