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was looking for a GUI video editor on Android, and couldn't find an open source one, so downloaded a proprietary apk(powerdirector).
was greeted with this as soon as I installed an opened it.

deleted it that very instant. will stick to ffmpeg on termux.

image below is from david revoy's mastodon post.


image transcription:
meme has two images. upper one is a cropped screenshot from an app that reads, "to protect your rights to privacy, please accept the privacy policy and terms of use to continue."

lower one is an image of pepper from pepper&carrot with one of her hand in air, eyes lit up and mouth agape. superimposed on very bottom is a text that reads, "Hmm, what a logic."

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

what i usually do is block internet access to the apps which will function fine without it

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

stock android 13 doesn't allow you to completely block internet access. :(
only solution now is to use netguard

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you happen to have a Samsung? I recently learned that stock Android 13 does allow it, but Samsung's OneUI removes this ability. I was absolutely livid when I learned about this.

https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/galaxy-a-series/why-can-t-i-completely-restrict-mobile-data-and-wi-fi-access-to/td-p/2179795/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

no, I'm using Motorola. but thanks for the info. won't buy a Samsung in future.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah SAD! I think you can use AFWall+ if you have root though. It won't open up a VPN Service unlike Netguard.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

rooted user here, any way to make afwall automatically block system apps that dont require internet access?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

oh. I don't have it. do you have lineageOS? I'm using Motorola.

screenshot showing absence of "allow network access setting"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Im using Lineage. should be in aosp afaik

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I had previously used lineage, on which I was accustomed to it. I know several other Android skins that disable it. hence my suspicion that it's disabled in stock android.