AFWall+ Always on / Auto start

[mace-cortex]

I rooted my Poke 3 v3.5 and installed AFWall+ to block spyware and debloat. I can’t find any auto start options on my Poke 3 like I sometimes see on other Boox devices.

Once my Poke 3 goes into Power off mode, AFWall+ shuts down. Next time I power on the device, AFWall+ is off until I manually re-enable. On the other hand, MullvadVPN not only remains active but also re-enables itself on boot.

How can AFWall+ behave similarly and stay always on / re-enable on power up?

[winstonma]

May I ask what's the difference between AFWall+ and AdAway?

[Pentam]

Originally Posted by mace-cortex

I rooted my Poke 3 v3.5 and installed AFWall+ to block spyware and debloat. I can’t find any auto start options on my Poke 3 like I sometimes see on other Boox devices.

Once my Poke 3 goes into Power off mode, AFWall+ shuts down. Next time I power on the device, AFWall+ is off until I manually re-enable. On the other hand, MullvadVPN not only remains active but also re-enables itself on boot.

How can AFWall+ behave similarly and stay always on / re-enable on power up?

On my TMC AFWall stayed active, but it is currently away for repair. So I cannot tell you exactly the settings. However, here are two links that might be interesting:

For "normal" Android settings menu:
https://github.com/plateaukao/OpenSettings/releases
Maybe you can find other settings there to keep it active...

There might be a preboot leak with AFWall. To prevent that you can use this Magisk module:
https://github.com/Magisk-Modules-Al...-Boot-AntiLeak

[Pentam]

Originally Posted by winstonma

May I ask what's the difference between AFWall+ and AdAway?

AFWall is a firewall app. It prevents apps from accessing the internet (or even the local network if you want to).

AdAway is an ad-blocker. It writes domains of advertising companies into the host file which are thereby blocked across all apps. This prevent ads from being loaded.

[popej]

Originally Posted by mace-cortex

How can AFWall+ behave similarly and stay always on / re-enable on power up?

It could be configuration problem. Try preferences -> experimental and change "startup directory path for script". You can activate fix for startup data leak there too.

[Marin-Kitagawa]

Originally Posted by mace-cortex

How can AFWall+ behave similarly and stay always on / re-enable on power up?

Figured it out. Commenting in case anyone else hasn't figured it out.

I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out why AFWall+ wouldn't auto start on bootup with my rooted Page device (Firmware v3.5)

Tried different script paths, post-fs-data.d, service.d, permissions, afwall antileak magisk module, startup delay, fix start up data leak, disable battery optimization but couldn't get it working!

Reading AFWall+ github issue comment someone mentioned their OS had included their own "start up manager". This interfered with the startup process initiated via script.


ONYX Launcher > Apps > App Management > Auto-Start Settings

Enabled AFWall+ there worked! Now it auto starts after a reboot.