Вскрыл APK Яндекс Браузера: как он ищет Tor и VPN

RKS Global showed the tip of the iceberg. I dug deeper and cracked open the current Yandex Browser APK to examine everything not just by the headers, but by the actual code. In the video, we explore how the app searches for Tor and other packages, detects an active VPN via the Android API, what data it stores in telemetry, and what you can actually do with it: a second phone, a router, XRay Reality, Amnezia DNS, and split tunneling. In this video, you'll see: How code searches for third-party apps by `package name` Why an app needs `QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES` How the `Collect Applications` logic works Which permissions are considered `suspicious` How Android directly informs an app whether your VPN is enabled How the `vpn_enabled` flag gets into the shared telemetry packet ​​What exactly do built-in analytics SDKs like AppsFlyer do Why simply deleting one app doesn't solve the problem What practical strategies actually reduce risks Practical part at the end: A second Android as a separate Wi-Fi hotspot with VPN VPN on a router XRay Reality in Amnezia Amnezia DNS Split tunneling Links and resources: RKS Global: https://rks.global/ru/research/vpn-de... Amnezia: https://storage.googleapis.com/amnezi... IP Check: `2ip.io`, `ipinfo.io`, `ifconfig.me` Timecodes: 00:00 Introduction: The Story of RKS Global, VPN, and Tor 01:17 Why It's No Longer Just About Tor 02:22 `QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES` and Why the Browser Sees Everything 03:03 `Collect Applications` and Application Profiling 03:52 How Yandex Knows if a VPN is Enabled 05:20 `vpn_enabled`, Telemetry and Geo-Linking 05:32 AppsFlyer and a Deep System Scan 06:51 Why Deleting One Yandex Service Isn't Enough 08:32 What Can Actually Be Done With This Make 08:59 Method 1: Second phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot with VPN 10:45 Method 2: VPN on a router 11:40 XRay Reality and disguising it as regular web traffic 12:45 Why you need Amnezia DNS 13:10 Error-free split tunneling 14:31 A working protection formula 14:58 Where to look for instructions and what to do next