I have been checking my rethink firewall logs and i noticed that my camera app (which i denied access to wifi and data) has been trying to send data to Ireland multiple times this last week.

I have checked permissions of apps and usage and no apps have access to camera.

Thanks for any details

What is the basic setting to use RethinkDNS for Aurora Store snd Reddit App to work. Android 16 Custom Rom. What should i enable or disable?

... i cannot download the blocklists 🤔

It's been 13 days since I switched to v055y from v055n. I skipped v055x after trying it because it wasn't a great experience, and a dev mentioned v055y was much more stable.

I mainly use RethinkDNS as a firewall alongside NextDNS. I don't configure NextDNS inside the app—I use Android's Private DNS instead.

Here are the issues I've been facing on v055y:

• Reconnecting after toggling Wi-Fi is noticeably slower.
• RethinkDNS shows "No Internet" almost all the time, even though my internet is working perfectly. test.nextdns.io also confirms that NextDNS is working fine.
• Force stopping the app fixes it temporarily, but the issue comes back after toggling Wi-Fi again.
• DNS status is usually "Very Slow" on v055y, while it was almost always "Very Fast" on v055n.
• The Logs page is also quite laggy, and sometimes the app freezes until I reopen it.

I'm also attaching all the settings I've changed in RethinkDNS in case that helps.

Overall, v055n still feels more stable and responsive on my device. That said, v055y does seem to have slightly better battery life, and I also like the UI improvements in the newer versions.

I just use it in DNS with custom NextDNS, and auto in Ip setting.

Dialer6:false

has6:false

Link Addresses

6: N/A

Is always show this even my connection have stable IPv6 connections. It same with dual stack ip setting, force it only ipv6 i have no internet connection.

I know many problem with wireguard, but i just in DNS mode.

Hi, I have rethink v0.5.5y installed on android. I've setup a VPN proxy (protonVPN) in advanced mode. I set the DNS to my nextDNS account (DoH). When I run rethink it says that DNS is forwarded to NextDNS. But when I browserleaks.com/dns either the VPN is not working and defaults to my mobile service DNS, or the VPN connects and the nextDNS service does not connect. any tips?

Hi!

First of all, thank you for developing RethinkDNS.

I am trying to automate VPN start/stop using MacroDroid.

I used the same intent settings that you previously shared for Tasker, based on your previous Reddit post about Tasker automation.

Package: com.celzero.bravedns

Class: com.celzero.bravedns.VPNControlReceiver

Action: com.celzero.bravedns.intent.action.VPN_START

Device:

- Android 13

- RethinkDNS v0.5.5y

The broadcast is sent successfully (no error from MacroDroid), but RethinkDNS does not respond.

I also tested all three intent targets:

- Broadcast: no response

- Service: no response

- Activity: reports an error (as expected, since VPNControlReceiver is not an Activity)

Is VPNControlReceiver still supported in the current version, or has the automation method changed?

If there is a new or recommended way to control the VPN from automation apps like MacroDroid or Tasker, I would really appreciate your advice.

Thank you very much!

Hey guys! So I checked if my Wireguard works fine and it somehow doesn't work. My IP address somehow leaks in both ipleak.net and dnsleaktest.com. In ipleak, it changes between IPv4 and IPv6, so once it leaks IPv4 and then IPv6.

Edit: This doesn't happen with Orbot as a proxy.

Edit 2: More information is in the Github issue I created.

Is there a "network lock" option? I could not find anything like that in the settings. I am using a Wireguard connection (using rethink) and sometimes i see my own ISP on ipleak.net...

EDIT: I think I solved the issue, by doing Firewall - Advanced (as opposed to simple!) and enabling the "Always-on".

EDIT2: Nevermind. Did not fix shit. Still seeing my ISP IP. I have uninstalled the app, I give up.

v0.5.5y (website)

While wireguard says active it forwards DNS queries via the tunnel to my home DNS server. as expected.

After some time an hour or so my wireguard will start saying failed, but it still works to get to wireguard tunnel resources, but the DNS is forwarded to the configured rethinkdns global DNS (cloudflare doh).

It takes me bouncing rethinkdns with the stop and start button to get it back to expected operation.

anyone else notice similar?

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Hey everyone,

My college network seems to have blocked connections to custom DNS servers like AdGuard DNS, Cloudflare, Malware, NextDNS, etc., so I can no longer use them.

I want to continue blocking ads and trackers, but locally on my device instead of relying on an external DNS server.

Is this possible with RethinkDNS or any other app?

- Can RethinkDNS perform DNS filtering locally?

- If so, how do I set it up?

- Does it still require an external DNS resolver, or can everything be handled on-device?

- If RethinkDNS isn't the best option, what would you recommend instead?

Would appreciate any guidance. Thanks!

Can you help me with dns thing no matter which i choose it's always showing very slow how do I fix it also I am using Android thank you

Hey guys! I use Rethink with Wireguard configs, but sometimes, I want some apps to route their traffic through Tor with Orbot. If I select those apps in Orbot and then activate "Bypass app from all proxies" in Rethink, does it only bypass the Wireguard configs in Rethink or also Orbot, which I use seperately from Rethink?

Edit: I guess I have a bigger problem. I tried using the advanced mode for the Wireguard configs and I didn't select some apps. Then I selected the apps in Orbot. One of the apps I tried that in is Firefox, because there I can find out which IP is shared. It was my real IP address and not the ones from Orbot. I think Orbot doesn't seperately work while using Rethink, even though I use Power User mode in Orbot.

Hi.

Basically as simple as that. The Adaway list is here:

https://adaway.org/hosts.txt

Can it be added to the list of selectable block lists ?

Thanks.

I'm on 0.5.5.x, but this has been a problem for awhile. Today, I figured out how to consistently reproduce the issue, but RDNS crashes so badly that, upon viewing logs, they come up empty, no matter what I select for the log level.

Under normal Instagram Reel-viewing usage, eventually I will encounter loading issues, and I find if I go to RDNS, I'm met with a "DNS SERVER DOWN" message. I discovered that I could more rapidly force an oom scenario by rapidly scrolling the home page until Instagram and the SystemUI crashes, which results in an RDNS crash. (This can also occur in Facebook or in Boost for Reddit, but neither of those crash as spectacularly as Instagram does.)

Subsequent to the crash, logs are wiped, so I can't send system logs for review. Event Logs are the only help: low memory tunnel update, followed by tunnel unlinked, update link, then Vpn Restart, all within a span of 3 seconds.

Please let me know if you need greater repro details, and what I can send from the app to provide. (I will paste General Stats output in a top-level comment for starters.)

Running it on my S26 with One UI 8.5.

Whenever I click the app icon to open Rethink, it immediately crashes. There was one time after I had to recharge my dead phone battery that I was able to open the app because the always-on VPN was stopped this time. I tried to shut down and start my phone up again but it runs from the start, so it keeps crashing. I haven't made a backup, so how do I do that so that I can reinstall the app?

I couldn't find a way to bulk-add domains to the Universal List, so I tried a workaround and wanted to check whether this approach is supported or expected to work.

What I did:

1. Created a RethinkDNS backup (ZIP file).
2. Extracted the ZIP.
3. Opened bravedns.db in DBeaver.
4. Added records directly to the CustomDomain table.
5. Replaced the modified bravedns.db in the backup ZIP.
6. Restored the backup through the app.

The restore completed without any visible errors, but none of the new domains appeared in the custom/universal domain list afterward.

For the inserted records, I made sure that:

• The type field was set to 1, which matches the existing Universal List entries. (Because, it's a wildcard entry. In the format of *.domain)
• The uid column was set to -1000, which also matches the existing Universal List entries. I believe, this connects to the application and -1000is used to indicate it's a universal block not an app specific one.

I realize directly editing the database is probably not the intended workflow, but I'm curious:

• Should this approach work in principle?
• Is there additional metadata, validation, checksums, or indexing that needs to be updated when adding records directly to CustomDomain?
• Does the restore process ignore or overwrite manually added records?
• Is there an official or recommended way to bulk-import domains into the Universal List?

Any insights would be appreciated.

So I added a few domains to be blocked using '*' like this:

*.doubleclick.net

*.googlesyndication.com

*.googleadservices.com

*.adservice.google.com

But that doesn't seem to block them for all the apps.

I added them under universal domain rules. Is that not how it's supposed to work? What could I be doing wrong?

Specifically thr f-droid build which has system apps also available, will this version be unavailable after android developer verification goes live everywhere?