Android P to prevent apps from accessing network activity

Himanshu, 08 May 2018

Do you know apps running on your Android smartphone currently have unrestricted access to any network activity on your device (without explicitly seeking user permission)?

You probably don't, but it's serious privacy issue, as any app can collect data such as when other apps are connecting to the Internet and even what server they are connecting to.

Now Google is finally plugging this loophole. A new code change has been committed to the Android Open Source Project that's aimed at preventing apps (with few exceptions) from exploiting this access.

This means future Android P developer preview versions will feature this change, and likely the final Android P OS as well. There's currently no information on if and when the change will be made available to current and older Android OS versions.

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Reader comments

BTM
23 Jun 2019
Ma%

I don't worry... my old Android 7, 8... I being using a Firewall, and placing on disable backgroud run or start up, and background data. Also removing the storage permission to almost all the apps, and only granting it while using it.

Anonymous
10 May 2018
ije

This is not about blocking applications from accessing internet. This is about preventing apps from sniffing network packets sent and received by others apps and Android OS itself. In versions prior to Android P, any app can access the TCP/IP stack w...