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duckduckgo App Tracking Protection keeps third parties from tracking you. For example, in the past week, the app has blocked 21,335 tracking attempts on my phone (some of which happened in apps I haven’t used in weeks). Clearly, there’s a lot going on in the background that DuckDuckGo is pausing.
Too: How to increase your browser privacy with DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials
However, I’ve noticed that some apps don’t work correctly with DuckDuckGo blocked. To me this says one of two things: there are too many apps that require tracking to function or DuckDuckGo may be a bit overzealous in its blocking. Either way, if I find that an essential app is not behaving as expected, there is only one solution – disable app tracking in DuckDuckGo for that app.
Understand, I only take this action on apps that I know are not working properly because they are being blocked by DuckDuckGo’s App Tracking Protection. How will I know? The easiest way is to disable App Tracking Protection for an app and try using it. If it behaves properly, then you know there was an app tracking security issue. If the app continues to behave inappropriately, chances are good that it’s not DuckDuckGo.
Either way, you’re going to want to know how to disable app tracking protection on a per-app basis. let me tell you how.
How to disable App Tracking Protection for an individual app
what you’ll need: To achieve this, you need to have the DuckDuckGo app installed on the Android device and have App Tracking Protection enabled. That’s it. Let us fix the problem with your app.
First of all open DuckDuckGo app from Android App Drawer or Home screen.
Accessing the DuckDuckGo Settings app from the menu. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNet
Scroll to the bottom of the resulting page and tap on App Tracking Protection.
As you can see, App Tracking Protection is still in beta. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNet
Scroll to the bottom of this page and tap View apps.
Are you having problems with an app? You can tap on And it will take you to Recent App Activity, where you can also disable protection for the app. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNet
Locate the app in question and tap the On/Off slider until it’s in the Off position.
Too: Best Secure Browser for Privacy
You will be asked to report a problem for the app, which you can either go ahead and report or tap Not now to dismiss the prompt.
Some apps do not behave properly if App Tracking Protection is enabled. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNet
At this point, DuckDuckGo is no longer protecting the app from tracking. Keep in mind, when I disable security for an app, only then am I certain that DuckDuckGo is preventing it from running properly. If, however, you find that the app is still not behaving correctly, re-enable App Tracking Protection and look for another problem that may be worsening.
duckduckgo App Tracking Protection keeps third parties from tracking you. For example, in the past week, the app has blocked 21,335 tracking attempts on my phone (some of which happened in apps I haven’t used in weeks). Clearly, there’s a lot going on in the background that DuckDuckGo is pausing.
Too: How to increase your browser privacy with DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials
However, I’ve noticed that some apps don’t work correctly with DuckDuckGo blocked. To me this says one of two things: there are too many apps that require tracking to function or DuckDuckGo may be a bit overzealous in its blocking. Either way, if I find that an essential app is not behaving as expected, there is only one solution – disable app tracking in DuckDuckGo for that app.
Understand, I only take this action on apps that I know are not working properly because they are being blocked by DuckDuckGo’s App Tracking Protection. How will I know? The easiest way is to disable App Tracking Protection for an app and try using it. If it behaves properly, then you know there was an app tracking security issue. If the app continues to behave inappropriately, chances are good that it’s not DuckDuckGo.
Either way, you’re going to want to know how to disable app tracking protection on a per-app basis. let me tell you how.
How to disable App Tracking Protection for an individual app
what you’ll need: To achieve this, you need to have the DuckDuckGo app installed on the Android device and have App Tracking Protection enabled. That’s it. Let us fix the problem with your app.
First of all open DuckDuckGo app from Android App Drawer or Home screen.
Accessing the DuckDuckGo Settings app from the menu. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNet
Scroll to the bottom of the resulting page and tap on App Tracking Protection.
As you can see, App Tracking Protection is still in beta. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNet
Scroll to the bottom of this page and tap View apps.
Are you having problems with an app? You can tap on And it will take you to Recent App Activity, where you can also disable protection for the app. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNet
Locate the app in question and tap the On/Off slider until it’s in the Off position.
Too: Best Secure Browser for Privacy
You will be asked to report a problem for the app, which you can either go ahead and report or tap Not now to dismiss the prompt.
Some apps do not behave properly if App Tracking Protection is enabled. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNet
At this point, DuckDuckGo is no longer protecting the app from tracking. Keep in mind, when I disable security for an app, only then am I certain that DuckDuckGo is preventing it from running properly. If, however, you find that the app is still not behaving correctly, re-enable App Tracking Protection and look for another problem that may be worsening.
