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Hi everyone and welcome to my channel. Today I'm going to talk about Rethink, an open source Android app that helps you to rethink your thinking. What is Rethink? Rethink DNS Plus Fire Wall for Android is a free and open source app that helps you to improve your privacy and security online. So in this video we will see how you can install it, and how you can use this app and how you can make your device super secure using firewall rules. To install this app you need to go on the FDroid official website, or you can use the FDroid official app which I am using, now search Rethink here.
I will give the direct link for this app in the description so please do check it out. Now let me install it quickly. Now as you can see have successfully installed it on my device. It is a completely free and open source application, and it does not have ads so you can consider it. This app that helps you to improve your privacy and security online. It does this by encrypting your DNS queries using DNS over HTTPS or DNS over TLS. This prevents your ISP or other third parties from seeing the website you visit. Blocking ads and trackers. Rethink comes with a built-in ad blocker that can block ads and trackers from over 190 blocklists.
Providing a firewall. Rethink can block any app from connecting to the internet either over wifi or mobile data. This can help to protect you from malware and spyware. Rethink is also very easy to use. Simply download and install the app and then choose which DNS servers you want to use. You can also choose which apps you want to block. When connecting to the internet. here are some of the benefits of using Rethink. It is open source. Meaning that the code is freely available and anyone can inspect it or contribute to it. It is actively maintained and updated regularly. It is a large and active community of users and developers.
it is available in over 20 languages. This is a critical feature in DNS plus firewall for Android. Feature details. Blacklisting. Users can add specific websites to a blacklist. Preventing access to these sites. Whitelisting. Conversely. Users can create a whitelist of trusted websites to ensure access only to approved domains. Category based filtering. Block entire categories of websites. For example. Social media. Gambling. Adult content to enhance productivity or protect against harmful content. DNS plus firewall can protect against malware and phishing attempts. By blocking access to known malicious domains. It has real time threat detection. Constantly updates its database of malicious websites to protect against emerging threats. It has alerts and notifications. Sends alerts or notifications.
When users try to access potentially harmful sites. It is safeguarding personal information. Protects users from phishing sites. That attempt to steal personal data. Parents can use DNS plus firewall. To implement robust parental controls on their child's Android device. It has content filtering. Set age appropriate content filters. To restrict access to inappropriate websites. It has usage time limits. Control the amount of time a child can spend online each day. Also, it has activity monitoring. Monitor and track your child's online activity for safety. Integration with VPN services for enhanced security and privacy. It has the VPN compatibility. Seamless integration with popular VPN services. To encrypt internet traffic. Also, it has split tunneling.
Allow certain apps to bypass the VPN for optimized performance. It allows users to customize their DNS and firewall settings. According to their preferences. It has custom DNS servers. Let users choose their DNS servers for flexibility and speed. Also, it has activity reports. Provide detailed reports on internet usage. Blocked requests. And allow connections. It also includes protect user privacy. By preventing Android apps from sending data to tracking or advertising domains. It has anti-tracking. Blocks connections to known tracking domains. Enhancing online privacy. It also supports ad blocking. Filters out intrusive ads. Improving the overall browsing experience. Combining DNS and firewall features for Android. Can provide robust protection, enhance privacy.
And give users control over their internet experience. It's a comprehensive solution for secure and safe browsing on Android devices. Rethink is a great tool for anyone. Who wants to improve their privacy and security online? It's easy to use and effective. And it's completely free. If you're looking for a way to protect yourself online, I encourage you to give Rethink a try. If you liked this video, please give it a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel for more videos about privacy, security, and technology. So this is it for this video. Thanks for watching. See you in the next video. .