TrackerControl allows to monitor and control hidden data collection in apps.
About this app
TrackerControl allows users to monitor and control the widespread, ongoing, hidden data collection in mobile apps about user behaviour ('tracking').
To detect tracking, TrackerControl combines the power of the Disconnect blocklist, used by Firefox, and our in-house blocklist is used, created from analysing ~2 000 000 apps! Additionally, TrackerControl supports custom blocklists.
This approach
- reveals the companies behind tracking, - allows to block tracking selectively, and - exposes the purposes of tracking, such as analytics or advertising.
The app also aims to educate about your rights under Data Protection Law, such the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Under the hood, TrackerControl uses Android's VPN functionality, to analyse apps' network communications locally on the Android device. This is accomplished through a local VPN server, to enable network traffic analysis by TrackerControl.
No root is required, other VPNs or Private DNS are not supported. No external VPN server is used, to keep your data safe! TrackerControl even protects you against DNS cloaking, a popular technique to hide trackers in websites and apps.
TrackerControl will always be free and open source, being a research project.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-only, by Oxford HCC.
What's New in v2026.04.03-fdroid
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - Tracker Blocking Modes: Choose between minimal, standard, and strict blocking to balance privacy and app compatibility.
- - DuckDuckGo Tracker Radar: Integrated DDG's mobile-specific tracker detection for better coverage.
- - Improved DNS: Better reliability, safer defaults, and support for Encrypted DNS.
- - New Insights: View statistics on blocked trackers and tracking companies, directly from the main screen.
- - Enhanced Blocking: Support for multiple blocklists and auto-updates.
- - Show Unprotecte
Version history
Apr 3, 2026 · 9.1 MB · Android API 23–36 · code 2026040301
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - Tracker Blocking Modes: Choose between minimal, standard, and strict blocking to balance privacy and app compatibility.
- - DuckDuckGo Tracker Radar: Integrated DDG's mobile-specific tracker detection for better coverage.
- - Improved DNS: Better reliability, safer defaults, and support for Encrypted DNS.
- - New Insights: View statistics on blocked trackers and tracking companies, directly from the main screen.
- - Enhanced Blocking: Support for multiple blocklists and auto-updates.
- - Show Unprotecte
SHA-256 f532654f8e1be13f5117e08de8efddd2f17dd11173e65059bbab74a4e69e3858
Dec 19, 2025 · 14.4 MB · Android API 23–35 · code 2025121801
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - Fix bugs (toggle 'monitoring' and show 'countries')
SHA-256 ea4054da38afe42067938a30e1c8e53ebad9008537511d7f431c52552102f6a0
Dec 11, 2025 · 14.1 MB · Android API 23–35 · code 2025121001
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - Update for Android 16+ (this was hard; sorry for the delay; Google's Android changes are annoying)
- - Make dark mode actually dark, and follow system setting
- - Update dependencies + translations + host lists
SHA-256 7171fe9eb4a15e480f766005bddeb6a2b5a2342502e0821f1cebfb841be866d6
Will it run on your device?
92%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
- Aligned with the latest Android target SDK expectations.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
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How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 2025.12.18-fdroid is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall TrackerControl first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
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f532654f8e1be13f5117e08de8efddd2f17dd11173e65059bbab74a4e69e3858
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