Undertaker

Does not have swipe except when using a Google library

No

You didn't get the point. It's about community relevance.

VPN is both, an interface on your device and a network connection (to a provider). Netguard only uses the first. So every request is going through Netguard but is not sent to a VPN provider, it leaves your device like it would if Netguard wasn't active.

So no VPN provider can see your traffic.

While being sent through your local Netguard, the request is checked whether it should be blocked or not. This is done by its name. If the name is on a block list (real list or manually blocked) Netguard ensures that the request will end in nowhere otherwise it will go through.

I hope that was sarcasm.

It is compiled into bytecode. A transpiler translates to another programming language with the same level of abstraction. A compiler translates into a level that is nearer to or machine code.

Signal, Threema, SimpleX.

Your source is ridiculous. Please educate yourself about more how Signal works.

*FairEmail

So it is true. Why do you call it not true?

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No. It's not. Please take a look at different licenses in this area, whatever 'libre' means

I recommend disabling iCloud