BlackFog for Android ChangeLog

Key Features

• BF-35 Android agent now has the ability to block specific apps from accessing the internet (Android 10+ only)
• BF-56 New tab “Network” showing details of active and blocked applications
• BF-57 Drag-and-drop interface to block / unblock applications
• BF-53 Additional protection against apps that attempt to bypass the VPN
• BF-59 Events view now shows the app that caused the event
• BF-60 Existing Allow and Deny tabs have been consolidated into a single Web tab to manage allowed / denied domains
• BF-58 Action from the Network tab to show all events for a specific app
• BF-80 App events view shows the app name as its header and the count of events for that app
• BF-74 Introduce a drag target icon to ensure drag-and-drop features are easy to spot
• BF-82 Agent UI will show in light or dark theme depending on the device settings
• BF-83 Support for app-blocking rules being added in the console and applied to the device
• BF-79 Icon updates throughout the app to new outlined, brand-aligned designs
• BF-69 Overall style refresh to mirror updated brand colours and theme
• BF-65 Improved support for Ipv6 DNS servers

Background Improvements

• BF-46 Implement Dagger / Hilt for better service lifecycle management and inversion of control
• BF-45 Rules are dynamically updated instantly, without needing to restart the VPN
• BF-67 Implement Ktor framework for strongly-typed API access and elimination of manual JSON parsing
• BF-63 Network tab is hidden pre-Android 10
• BF-51 Start / Stop button on the Stats screen remains visible when scrolling
• BF-84 Upgrade to latest Android Studio version Iguana
• BF-62 Introduce a StateMap for the allow / deny rules to ensure automatic state propagation
• BF-73 Fixed a found bug on the new Web tab when the same domain was allowed and blocked
• BF-44 Fixed a bug where a country would appear twice if added manually and by policy

• Updated support for Android 14 (API 33)
• Refactored code for Google Play Store
• Added support for Chromebooks
• Deprecated manual install procedures

• Updated support for Android 13 (API 33)
• Refactored code for new libraries
• Updated icons across platforms
• Decreased memory usage throughout
• Improved auto update reliability
• Improved performance on complex sites

• Updated Android 12 flags to ensure correct startup

• Updated minimum supported version to Android 8.0
• Added support for Android 12
• Applied latest design across platform
• Improved DNS performance
• Optimized network performance
• Reduced APK size for faster updates
• Updated dependency map

• Improved VPN reliability on older devices
• Show latest rules date when updating
• Remove requirement to access phone state
• Prevent WhatsApp data profiling
• Added support for Android 11
• Improved SSL communication
• Improved background updates
• Updated UI to match mobile theme
• Fixed display of allow and deny list which was stripping out asterisks
• Sanitized parsing of License key to remove illegal characters
• Improved updater when app has been dismissed
• Allow Enterprise app to respect wake states
• Increased event buffer size
• Updated Dashboard layout
• Allow Event drill down from dashboard
• Changed trial to 14 days

• Fixed auto update for Android 6 and earlier

• Added the ability to deactivate device from the Enterprise console

• Added the ability to register within a group at license activation
• Updated to Google API level 30 for Android 11
• Removed duplicate device collection with Enterprise console
• Added PIN validation to licensing

• Updated license message when exceeding activation count
• Added additional homograph protections
• Updated application update logic
• Updated device name algorithm to permit user names
• Updated “Update Rules” menu to just “Update”
• Ask to restart after applying a new license

• Added additional library to support Android 6.0 or earlier.

• Increased performance and decreased CPU usage
• Updated UI to align with new design
• Added Homograph protection
• Added TikTok protection
• Allow license view and addition in main menu
• Changed White list to Allow
• Changed Black list to Deny
• Prevent duplicate allow or deny rule
• Prevent override of a denied rule
• Prevent allowing of denied geographies
• Prevent override of a geofence rule
• Do not log Facebook blocks to enterprise console
• Added Mitre code to enterprise events
• Fixed issues in EU with Samsung email client
• Added vendor information to enterprise events
• On first start show license and request to start

• Ensure decimal format uses English separator in console
• Log English regions to enterprise console
• Improved self update logic for reliability on some phones

• Added Whitelist and Blacklist options
• Ensure app is restarted when updating rules
• Added support for Enterprise Whitelists and Blacklists
• Improved blocking performance
• Updated blocking rules
• Auto restart after changes to geography
• Various optimizations for Android 10

• Added auto-update capability to application
• Whitelisted Samsung smart Things apps
• Updated compatibility for Android 10 
• Added more event detail in Enterprise mode
• Fixed possible null when reading license on Android 8
• Ensure app provides better feedback when trial expires

• Whitelisted Google Play Store for app updates
• Updated packet passing for IPv6 over IPv4 exceptions
• Added infrastructure for self updating in next release

• Added explanation when starting VPN for the first time
• Added permissions descriptions when adding a license
• Dynamically extract agent version number

• Initial Release
• Support for Android 5.0 (API 21) or later
• Enterprise console aware
• Rules Auto updating
• Start on Boot support
• Geo Fencing
• Blocks
  • Advertising
  • Data collection
  • Cryptomining
  • Phishing
  • Facebook
  • Fake News
  • Dark Web
  • Forensic Tools
• Events Viewer
• Stats counter