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Daedalus

Daedalus is a free, open-source privacy app for Android. No root required Android DNS modifier and Hosts/DNSMasq resolver. It has 1,468 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

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About Daedalus

This application can create a VPN tunnel to modify the DNS settings on Android. Features * No root access required, no ads contained * Functional under data connection * A tester for DNS servers * IPv6 support (including Rules!) * Custom DNS server * Custom hosts and DNSMasq configuration * EXTREME LOW power consume * Material Design Supported DNS Query Methods: * UDP * TCP * DNS over TLS (RFC7858) * DNS over HTTPS (RFC8484) * DNS over HTTPS (Google JSON) Users must comply with local laws and regulations. Read more: Wiki

Privacy and F-Droid

F-Droid builds Daedalus from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.

No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.

Screenshots

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Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.

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FAQ

Daedalus FAQ

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Is Daedalus free and open source?

Yes. Daedalus's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.

How do I install Daedalus?

You can install Daedalus from F-Droid (package org.itxtech.daedalus) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v1.15.0).

Is Daedalus still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 26, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Jun 24, 2022. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.