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Is there an iOS 3rd-party app which can provide on-device outbound firewalling across all apps?


Yes, AdGuard seems to do so and IIRC also has customizable block lists. The default includes Safari-only blocking but it is able to add a device-wide filter using Apple's API for VPNs. It seems to identify the various trackers used by the social media apps on my device, for instance.

App store link: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1047223162

GitHub link: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForiOS

System-wide blocking: https://adguard.com/en/blog/how-to-configure-system-wide-blo...


Looks like system-wide blocking is via DNS, which would leak DNS requests to AdGuard's DNS server? The same could be accomplished with a local PiHole device.


Thank you!




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