They can still communicate through Google services, even without network permission themselves. If i recall correctly gmaps doesn’t really use the network permission, but uninstall Google Play Services and suddenly nothing loads.
I don’t think you even can deny apps network permission on most Android builds anymore. Didn’t Google kill that option years ago for the sake of ads? (I’m on GrapheneOS now, where it certainly is possible, but if I remember right I couldn’t do it on the stock Pixel OS.)
You can also force-deny network access via root; you don’t necessairly need GrapheneOS and a Pixel.
(Why is everyone using GOS? You can achieve the same amount of privacy with rooting and using apps that respect your privacy, and contain the ones that don’t. Also, you can do cool stuff with a rooted device.)
You can deny network permission in any Android builds, without root it can be done via a mock VPN client so that all traffic is directed through an app who can block or control traffic per app. And on devices with root this can be done via iptable configurations.
There are multiple apps for doing both approaches.
Especially why wouldn’t you have root anyway, in this day and age if you don’t have root, well may Google has mercy on you LMAO (hint: they won’t lol)
I would have just switched to another launcher at that point. There are plenty of Launchers (Lawnchair) that have all the features Nova had, if not more. Plus, it values privacy and consumer first.
Nova arguably died a long time ago. People only wanted to stick with it this long due to the nostalgia and the fear of letting it go. It’s a bloated app full of bugs.
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Deny network permissions and keep using Nova until it won’t work.
They can still communicate through Google services, even without network permission themselves. If i recall correctly gmaps doesn’t really use the network permission, but uninstall Google Play Services and suddenly nothing loads.
Incorrect. I have been running it this way for years. GrapheneOS.
I don’t think you even can deny apps network permission on most Android builds anymore. Didn’t Google kill that option years ago for the sake of ads? (I’m on GrapheneOS now, where it certainly is possible, but if I remember right I couldn’t do it on the stock Pixel OS.)
You could use netguard, tracker control or rethinkdns for this. Surely there are other apps as well.
I didn’t even know google gave this option, been using netguard since 2017.
You can also force-deny network access via root; you don’t necessairly need GrapheneOS and a Pixel.
(Why is everyone using GOS? You can achieve the same amount of privacy with rooting and using apps that respect your privacy, and contain the ones that don’t. Also, you can do cool stuff with a rooted device.)
Better security and easier to do (assuming you have a supported device)
Most of the phones aren’t even pixels.
You can deny network permission in any Android builds, without root it can be done via a mock VPN client so that all traffic is directed through an app who can block or control traffic per app. And on devices with root this can be done via iptable configurations.
There are multiple apps for doing both approaches.
Especially why wouldn’t you have root anyway, in this day and age if you don’t have root, well may Google has mercy on you LMAO (hint: they won’t lol)
GrapheneOS.
So, yes, you’re right. But I don’t fuck around with stock shit.
The solution to this is rooting your phone. Root allows you to get around those arbitrary blocks.
I’m using firewall features from RethinkDNS to block internet connections per app. Still using Nova Launcher v7.0.58 with auto update disabled.
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I would have just switched to another launcher at that point. There are plenty of Launchers (Lawnchair) that have all the features Nova had, if not more. Plus, it values privacy and consumer first.
Nova arguably died a long time ago. People only wanted to stick with it this long due to the nostalgia and the fear of letting it go. It’s a bloated app full of bugs.
I hate Lawnchair for some reason. I will try again.