Why network access?

[shuvashish76]

Hello, I'm new to kando menu. Just testing the AppImage version. Why it tries to connect for internet?

(from my OpenSnitch)

The domains are api.github.com and redirector.gvt1.com.
I assume api.github.com is for checking updates? Is it possible to disable it? configurable from settings 👍

[Schneegans]

Good catch! Yeah, Kando checks for available updates on GitHub, but you can disable that. The other one surprised me as well. After a quick search it seems that this is electron downloading spell checking dictionaries from a Google server.

Signal seems to have found a way to circumvent this: signalapp/Signal-Desktop@1c43e75

Maybe I can do something similar to disable this. I mean, who needs spell checking in Kando anyways?

[shuvashish76]

The other one surprised me as well. After a quick search it seems that this is electron downloading spell checking dictionaries from a Google server.

I'm not a developer. Yes when I asked about that domain to gemini AI, it clarified "generally safe and essential for Chromium-based software". Still created this issue to check if you're aware about it. I'm surprised that you're surprised😄. Anyways I'm blocking it via opensnitch for now.

Maybe I can do something similar to disable this. I mean, who needs spell checking in Kando anyways?

ThankYou for considering it :)

[Schneegans]

See also here: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/spellchecker#does-the-spellchecker-use-any-google-services

[Schneegans]

I did a bit of research and it seems there is no easy way to disable this. See also electron/electron#27403, electron/electron#32314, and electron/electron#22995. However, according to my tests, the dictionaries are only downloaded once. If I allow this connection once, Kando does not try to connect again later.