Advanced Security LinuxFan58 Samsung A56

[LinuxFan58]

Minimal app setup, with all build in security enabled (Google play protect, Samsung App Security and private DNS on automatic). Installed NetGuard no-root firewall free plus Proton VPN on demand.

 

[oldschool]

NetGuard looks like it could be good. I'll look forward to your sharing experience with it.

 

[LinuxFan58]

NetGuard looks like it could be good. I'll look forward to your sharing experience with it.

I really like the options to block mobile and allow wireless. It has also options to allow national roaming and EU roaming. For me a pensionado travelling a lot that really works well (I have to allow roaming on all networks for my data bundle extra eSim).

So it seems to be designed for people living in the EU (in the EU we get national tariffs no matter which EU country you are in).

I don't know whether state tariffs differ for mobile in the US or US citizens have cheaper tariffs in the US-CAN-MEX economical zone (or what is left over from it with Trump import taxes). So the advantage for me using a SIM in the EU and eSIM outside, might not be as obvious for non EU citizens.

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

@LinuxFan58

Congratulations on your setup.

This is the smartphone my wife and I both want to buy on the next Black Friday.
I’d recommend setting up a Private DNS service like ControlD DNS - Custom Configuration, which you’ll configure via DNS-over-TLS according to your needs:

Spoiler: ControlD DNS Custom Configuration

If you then use DOH in your browser, as you know, this will override the Private DNS you’ve set up at the system level.

 

[LinuxFan58]

Sorry forget to mention using Quad9 as DNS.

@Sampei Nihira.
I used Quad9 as private DNS, but felt back to automatic, because my eSim sometimes had trouble connecting. That is why I use Quad9 as DOH.

I bought the A56 just after its introduction. Initial reviews said it was a meager upgrade. Soon telecom operators started to dump the devices and I got it for real cheap (only 1.5 euro more per month than the A36 with bonus GB's). It was actuallty 6 euro's cheaper per month than my A54 with 15GB instead (A56) of 7GB per month (A54)..

I like it, everything runs smoothly
(example of picture taken today)

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

Did you take that picture today?
What are you doing at the Kalta Minor minaret?
On vacation?

If you are... lucky you.

 

[LinuxFan58]

Did you take that picture today?
What are you doing at the Kalta Minor minaret?
On vacation?

Yes, holiday, 2 weeks backpacking during spring (May) holiday in Netherlands, no classes

The bonus of keep working after retirement (besides the big plus of teaching youngster my old profession and seeing some of them really got a talent for it, but you know how much fun that is)

 

[LinuxFan58]

@Bot,

Is it worth the battery drain adding a free anti-virus like Bitdefender on my phone, when I use so little apps?

@Bot Please keep your answered focussed to this question.

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

@Bot,

Is it worth the battery drain adding a free anti-virus like Bitdefender on my phone, when I use so little apps?

@Bot Please keep your answered focussed to this question.

I don't think so, especially for real-time antivirus software.
You could try installing the VirusTotal Android App and running an on-demand scan every now and then.

 

[LinuxFan58]

On my old Samsung A8 tablet I have near identical setup (with older Android)

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

Congratulations on switching from Brave to Firefox.
We recommend reading this:

Betterfox/Securefox.js at main · yokoffing/Betterfox

and adjusting some settings via @Marko :) TH:

chrome://geckoview/content/config.xhtml