Hi,
As I was trying to implement the whitelist mode (have all apps blocked by default, especially new ones ), I made a few tests that nearly drove me crazy…
Basically, no matter what configurations, I simply could not make the whole thing to work : control which apps can connect and which cannot.
After one or 2 hours, I finally realized that the whole thing is only depending on whether Adblock Plus is running and authorized or not !!
To sum up:
Adblock Plus deactivated
1- White list mode, Allow All Apps not ticked, general “core” apps ticked, Amazon app ticked => Amazon is working
2- White list mode, Allow All Apps not ticked, general “core” apps ticked, Amazon app not ticked => Amazon is not working
Adblock Plus activated
1- White list mode, Allow All Apps not ticked, general “core” apps ticked, Adblock Plus ticked, Amazon app ticked => Amazon is working
2- White list mode, Allow All Apps not ticked, general “core” apps ticked, Adblock Plus ticked, Amazon app not ticked => Amazon is working
3- White list mode, Allow All Apps not ticked, general “core” apps ticked, Adblock Plus not ticked, Amazon app ticked => Amazon is not working
4- White list mode, Allow All Apps not ticked, general “core” apps ticked, Adblock Plus not ticked, Amazon app not ticked => Amazon is not working
It seems Adblock Plus daemon is working more as a “proxy” instead of a “firewall”… and this proxy is placed before the Avast firewall making it useless…
I did not dig any much further, but it seems the behavior is analog when using the Black list mode…
Until further notice, you have to make a choice : use a Firewall (security) or a use Adblock plus (user experience)… Bye bye Adblock…
Many thanks for your help, Adrien
PS: Galaxy S3 under Android 4.1.2
PPS: I created the same post on Adblock Plus forum : https://adblockplus.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=12525