TrackerControl

TrackerControl allows to monitor and control hidden data collection in apps.

AppID:	net.kollnig.missioncontrol
Author:	TrackerControl
License:	GPL-3.0-only
Donation:
InRepoSince:	2019-11-11
LastRepoUpdate:	2026-08-05
LastAppUpdate:	2026-08-05
LastVersion:	2026.08.05
Categories:	Security
APK source:	Github
Google Play:	Check if it's there

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.

WhatsNew:

- Support for Android 17 local network protections
- Clearer warnings when local network access is missing or blocked
- Full tunnel routing in tethering compatibility mode
- Automatic failover to another Mullvad/IVPN relay when one stays dead
- More accurate tracker attribution for shared IP addresses
- Restored system app filter and improved tracker activity display
- Updated tracker lists, translations, and dependencies
- Many bug fixes

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While you can download the APKs here directly, you should preferably use an F-Droid client so the app stays up-to-date on your device. Some clients have this repo enabled by default, e.g. Neo Store, Droid-ify, or, of course, the IzzyOnDroid client by Sunil. With others (like the official client) you'll have to add this repo manually (see the hint on top of the package list for how to do that).

Packages

Version 2026.08.05 (2026-08-05)

Android Versions:

Target: 17.0
MinVer: 6.0
ABIs: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64

App Configuration & Special Access

Permissions:

Malware-Check:Passed

26 Libraries detected:

Libraries:

Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
Cardview (UI Component)
AndroidX library to implement the Material Design card pattern with round corners and drop shadows.
Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
Preference (Utility)
a library to build interactive settings screens without needing to interact with device storage or manage the UI.
ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
Room (Utility)
a persistence library that provides an abstraction layer over SQLite to allow for more robust database access while harnessing the full power of SQLite.
Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Swiperefreshlayout (UI Component)
implemtation of the swipe-to-refresh UI pattern.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 (UI Component)
replaces AndroidX ViewPager, addressing most of its predecessor’s pain-points, including right-to-left layout support, vertical orientation, modifiable Fragment collections, etc.
WorkManager (Utility)
an API that makes it easy to schedule deferrable, asynchronous tasks that must be run reliably .
Glide (Utility)
An image loading and caching library for Android focused on smooth scrolling
Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.
MaxMind DB Reader (Utility)
Java reader for the MaxMind DB format.
GeoIP2 Java API (Map)
Java API for Maxmind's GeoIP2 webservice client and database reader.
OkHttp (Utility)
OkHttp is an HTTP+HTTP/2 client for Android and Java applications.
NetGuard (Utility)
free and open source no-root firewall for Android.
ACRAⓉ (Utility)
Application Crash Reports for Android. By default, sends Crash reports silently without informint the user, but can be configured to ask first.
Simple Logging Facade for Java (Utility)
abstraction for various logging frameworks (e.g. java.util.logging, logback, log4j) allowing to plug in the desired logging framework at deployment time.

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Version 2026.07.27 (2026-07-28)

Android Versions:

Target: 17.0
MinVer: 6.0
ABIs: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64

App Configuration & Special Access

Permissions:

Malware-Check:Passed

26 Libraries detected:

Libraries:

Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
Cardview (UI Component)
AndroidX library to implement the Material Design card pattern with round corners and drop shadows.
Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
Preference (Utility)
a library to build interactive settings screens without needing to interact with device storage or manage the UI.
ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
Room (Utility)
a persistence library that provides an abstraction layer over SQLite to allow for more robust database access while harnessing the full power of SQLite.
Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Swiperefreshlayout (UI Component)
implemtation of the swipe-to-refresh UI pattern.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 (UI Component)
replaces AndroidX ViewPager, addressing most of its predecessor’s pain-points, including right-to-left layout support, vertical orientation, modifiable Fragment collections, etc.
WorkManager (Utility)
an API that makes it easy to schedule deferrable, asynchronous tasks that must be run reliably .
Glide (Utility)
An image loading and caching library for Android focused on smooth scrolling
Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.
MaxMind DB Reader (Utility)
Java reader for the MaxMind DB format.
GeoIP2 Java API (Map)
Java API for Maxmind's GeoIP2 webservice client and database reader.
OkHttp (Utility)
OkHttp is an HTTP+HTTP/2 client for Android and Java applications.
NetGuard (Utility)
free and open source no-root firewall for Android.
ACRAⓉ (Utility)
Application Crash Reports for Android. By default, sends Crash reports silently without informint the user, but can be configured to ask first.
Simple Logging Facade for Java (Utility)
abstraction for various logging frameworks (e.g. java.util.logging, logback, log4j) allowing to plug in the desired logging framework at deployment time.

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TrackerControl

Packages

Version 2026.08.05 (2026-08-05)

Android Versions:

App Configuration & Special Access

Permissions:

Features:

Malware-Check:Passed

26 Libraries detected:

Version 2026.07.27 (2026-07-28)

Android Versions:

App Configuration & Special Access

Permissions:

Features:

Malware-Check:Passed

26 Libraries detected: