# TrackerControl/tracker-control-android

TrackerControl Android: monitor and control trackers and ads.

Repository: https://github.com/TrackerControl/tracker-control-android
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tracker-control-android
Homepage: https://trackercontrol.org/
Language: Java
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: android, tracking-protection, privacy
Last push: 2026-08-25T06:53:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2488, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 28, "gap_med": 8, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2620, forks 130 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:04.607682+00:00)

## What it is
TrackerControl is an Android app that monitors and blocks hidden tracking and ads in mobile apps using a local VPN to analyze network traffic on-device without root. It reveals the companies behind trackers, supports selective blocking, secure DNS, and one-click GDPR data requests.

## Use cases
- block trackers in android apps without root
- see which companies track me on my phone
- block ads across all android apps
- monitor app network traffic locally
- send GDPR data access requests to companies
- detect tracker libraries inside installed apps
- use dns-over-https with tracker blocking

## When to choose
- you want on-device, no-root tracker and ad blocking on Android
- you need visibility into which companies receive your app traffic
- you want GDPR data-request tooling built into a privacy app

## When to avoid
- you need iOS blocking (iOS version is analysis-only)
- you need system-wide SSL interception or firewall rules beyond tracker blocking
- you are not on Android

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: security, privacy, networking, monitoring
- domain: privacy, android-tools, security, mobile-development
- platform: -
- tags: tracker-blocking, ad-blocking, vpn, dns-over-https, gdpr, network-traffic-analysis, no-root, android

## Member repositories
- TrackerControl/tracker-control-android (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:04.607682+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:20:09.797844+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TrackerControl/tracker-control-android (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:04.607682+00:00, sha 5e4bbbe2021e)
  - homepage: https://trackercontrol.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:03:06.898708+00:00, sha 53c90a38f942)
  - site_page: https://trackercontrol.org/docs/RELEASING.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:03:06.908371+00:00, sha 0f3309cdb955)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.