If you have a limited data net plan and your apps are using your data without your permission, here's the solution. DroidWall is a great app, allows you to restrict which apps can access the network and you can save your costly bytes. New version 1.5.6 bring some new features.
A must have app for all rooted phones, control what apps can use the net, that will protect you from some harmful apps, blocks some ads. DroidWall is a front-end application for the powerful iptables Linux firewall. This is the perfect solution if you don't have an unlimited data plan, or just wants to see your battery lasting longer.
DroidWall is developed by Rodrigo ZR and its support all Android smartphone with Android 1.5 and above OS and available in Android Market. The latest version gives you more way to control it.
For advanced users, it also allows you to manually define custom iptables rules.
Please remember to disable the firewall before uninstalling, otherwise you will need to reboot your device to turn it off.
What's New in DroidWall Version 1.5.6:
~Load application icons on a background task to reduce the overhead.
~Added application UIDs back to the list.
~Added application icons to the list.
~New applications are shown on the top of the list.
~Enabled hardware acceleration on Android >= 3.0.
~Fixed OK button not showing in the Custom Script dialog on some devices. Pressing "back" also asks to apply on that screen now.
~Added support for a custom shutdown script, which can be used to define cleanup rules when the firewall is disabled.
~Avoid reloading the apps list all the time.
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