[ale] OT: Blocking Android app access over wifi

[Scott M. Jones]

Because of Customs and Border Patrol and an increase in searching mobile
devices for purely domestic travel, you may want to consider purchasing
a "clean travel phone" and loading only what you need for the trip,
assuming you can transfer your phone service, or if you want to. 
Remember they can only search what you bring with you, and you would
only pack a suitcase with just what you need for a trip and not bring
your whole house, so the same logic may apply to your phone.

You can buy used or refurbs to save on the second phone.

On 5/22/19 10:29 AM, Chris Fowler via Ale wrote:
> Not sure if this is really OT since Android = Linux ;)
>
> I'm going on a cruise in a few days and have purchased the maximum
> data package from the ship.  I need to severely limit wifi usage on my
> Note 8.  I see I can block background from "Mobile Data", but I don't
> see a wifi option.  I see I can restrict certain wifi APs and I'm
> thinking that my treat them as mobile.
>
> I've deleted apps I do not really need.  I've block K-9 mail from
> background on mobile, but I'd like to block it from foreground so that
> it only syncs when I tell it to.  I'll check its config.  I'll delete
> FaceBook and Messenger.  I don't want to delete Dropbox or NextCloud
> so I need to restrain them.
>
> I've installed Google's Datally and it looks promising, but everything
> it does seems to be for mobile data only.  I'd really like to treat
> wifi with the same level of priority.
>
> Any suggestions from those that may have locked their phone down?
>
>

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