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DataWise — Data Usage Manager & Firewall
Android data management and per-app firewall utility that monitors real-time bandwidth consumption, detects data leaks, and empowers users to restrict background internet access.
Built by Augustine Cobbold
Kotlin
Android VpnService
NetworkStatsManager
Jetpack Compose
Room DB
Coroutines
Problem
Mobile subscribers in bandwidth-constrained regions experience unexpected background data drains from hungry apps without granular control over which applications access cellular data.
Solution
Engineered a local Android firewall using VpnService that drops background packet streams for user-blocked packages while aggregating per-app byte consumption in real-time.
Architecture
Local Firewall & Telemetry Pipeline
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