RethinkDNS

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RethinkDNS is a firewall, DNS over HTTPS client, and WireGuard VPN manager. It reveals app network activity, blocks spyware and malware, and encrypts DNS traffic. Recent updates improve WireGuard connectivity and add notifications for loopback traffic. Note: requests location, camera, and other permissions.

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About this app

A WireGuard client, an OpenSnitch-inspired firewall and network monitor + a pi-hole-inspired DNS over HTTPS client with blocklists.

Say hello to a safer, transparent, and secure Android.

VPN: Connects to multiple WireGuard VPNs of your choice.

Safe: Reveals network activity of installed apps and lets you disable, uninstall, or firewall them.

Secure: First line of defense against spyware, ransomware, and malware that steal personal information and takeover accounts. Protects from DNS manipulation typically employed to censor websites, social media, and messaging apps.

Fast: DNS Servers deployed to 300+ locations world-wide to ensure your internet is as fast and highly available as it can be.

Open: Open source and free of any trackers.

Features

Firewall: Prevent apps from connecting to the Internet. Block spyware, malware, ransomware and more.

A firewall blocks any app connecting to the Internet over WiFi or Mobile data. Since most forms of surveillance require the data to be sent the network to a server, firewalling them effectively mitigates the threat (File Managers, Alarm Clock, Calculator are few such examples of apps that do not require any Internet access to function). The firewall feature uses Accessibility Service to detect and firewall background applications.

Monitoring: Keep tabs on incoming and outgoing Internet traffic.

If enabled, the connectivity logs are collected and analyzed. Automated reports flag previously unknown or suspicious connections, and reveal the extent of attempt to steal data by spyware networks. In our tests, around 60% of the traffic is flagged and reported as being initiated by known spyware. Logs generated are made available in near-real time to the user for their own analysis.

WireGuard: Secure outgoing Internet traffic.

The app uses fast, modern, light-weight, and secure WireGuard protocol to encrypt outgoing connections to any compatible VPN provider of your choice.

Anti-censorship:

The app encrypts your internet connection to Domain Name System (DNS) server run by Rethink with presence in our 300+ locations world-wide. DNS servers are the address book of the internet: A DNS server provides the exact addresses you need to visit a website or open an app.

Data Monitor: Track per-app and per-connection Mobile or WiFi data usage.

License

Apache 2.0

What's new

vv0.5.5yJul 11, 2026
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  • New: Notifications for unsuspecting users on Rethink's own traffic being blocked when in Loopback mode. New: Rethink's own traffic logs unified with Configure -> Logs -> Network, like it was for DNS. Improvement: Handle database failures more gracefully to avoid near-constant, crashes on app startup. Improvement: WiFi/Mobile automation for WireGuard and RPN under certain scenarios. Improvement: A few quality of life improvements on backup and restore for WireGuard configurations. Improvement: Tuning down aggressiveness of "Block when DNS is bypassed" rule. Improvement: A bit more eager WireGuard reconnectivity attempts on recovering from network loss events. UI: Close all active connections button in Stats. UI: Show server (endpoint) information for all active RPN locations. UI: Show exit IP geo-location for third-party WireGuards when Configure -> Settings -> Show provider information is turned on. Fix: Avoid "Endpoint-Independent Mapping" to-be looped-back (UDP) traffic when in Loopback mode. Fix: Avoid looping back System DNS when in Loopback mode. Fix: "Transport ended" failures when switching between DNSCrypt servers. Fix: In cases where Rethink itself is proxied when in Loopback mode, avoid looping back WireGuard traffic more than once. Fix: Incorrect application of IP/Port firewall rules during DNS resolution time.

About this version

Version
v0.5.5y (30000063)
Size
71.96 MB
Requires Android
6.0
Target SDK
23
Architecture
armeabi-v7a, x86_64, arm64-v8a
Downloads
85
Updated
Jul 11, 2026
Package
com.celzero.bravedns

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