Android Q removes access to /proc/net

[dhnasa]

Android Q removes access to /proc/net, which includes information about a device's network state. Apps that need access to this information, such as VPNs, should refer to the NetworkStatsManager and ConnectivityManager classes.

https://developer.android.com/preview/privacy/data-identifiers#proc-net-filesystem

This app will not work in its current state on Android Q

[Kamuno]

Thanks for pointing this out.

[Baerbeisser]

As a workaround, could you detect if the device is rooted and if so, acccess /proc/net with root permissions?
This way at least rooted devices with Android Q+ will be able to enjoy this app.

[mcg-android]

As a workaround, could you detect if the device is rooted and if so, acccess /proc/net with root permissions?

Should the only required change be to wrap these cat calls in /bin/su?

privacy-friendly-netmonitor/app/src/main/java/org/secuso/privacyfriendlynetmonitor/ConnectionAnalysis/Detector.java

Lines 74 to 77 in a233d13

	private static final String commandTcp = "cat /proc/net/tcp";
	private static final String commandTcp6 = "cat /proc/net/tcp6";
	private static final String commandUdp = "cat /proc/net/udp";
	private static final String commandUdp6 = "cat /proc/net/udp6";

Is anybody aware of such a fork being maintained (and published on F-Droid)?