From: Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:32:32 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Add the dangerous ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK permission.  https://redmine.stoutner.com... 
X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.stoutner.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=fb5b4a11e0740e69a7089c44d0cc9c6b3bf594b5;p=PrivacyBrowserAndroid.git

Add the dangerous ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK permission.  https://redmine.stoutner.com/issues/1328
---

diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index f2e3cffc..2f94bdee 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
     <!-- Required to create home screen shortcuts. -->
     <uses-permission android:name="com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT" />
 
+    <!-- This dangerous permission is necessary to browse resources on the LAN.  It is required beginning with API 37 (Android 17). -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK" />
+
     <!-- Support Chromebooks that don't have a touch screen. -->
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen" android:required="false" />
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/css/theme.css b/app/src/main/assets/css/theme.css
index 75945190..034f9f65 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/css/theme.css
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/css/theme.css
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ img.inline {
 }
 
 
-/* Centered screenshot images.  An image must be a block to be centered. */
+/* Centered screenshot images with a 2 aspect ratio.  An image must be a block to be centered. */
 img.center {
   display: block;
   margin-left: auto;
@@ -182,3 +182,11 @@ img.center222 {
   height: 800;
   width: 360;
 }
+
+/* Centered screenshot images with a 2.24 aspect ratio.  An image must be a block to be centered. */
+img.center224 {
+  display: block;
+  margin-left: auto;
+  margin-right: auto;
+  height: 800;
+  width: 356;
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/de/about_permissions.html b/app/src/main/assets/de/about_permissions.html
index 4a2de540..b20c81f2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/de/about_permissions.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/de/about_permissions.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!--
   SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2018, 2020-2022, 2025 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
+  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2018, 2020-2022, 2025-2026 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
 
   Translation 2016 Aaron Gerlach <aaron@gerlach.com>.  Copyright assigned to Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>.
   Translation 2018 Stefan Erhardt.  Copyright assigned to Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>.
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
         <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#INSTALL_SHORTCUT">com.android.launcher.permission.<wbr>INSTALL_SHORTCUT</a></p>
         <p>Benötigt, um Verknüpfungen zu Websites auf Ihrer Startseite zu erstellen.</p>
 
+        <h3>Geräte in der Nähe</h3>
+        <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK">android.permission.<wbr>ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK</a></p>
+        <p>This is a dangerous permission, meaning users must manually enable it if they desire the functionality.  It was added in API 37 (Android 17).
+            It is required to load web pages on the Local Area Network (LAN), like the web interface of a wireless router.</p>
+
         <h3><a href="https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/features#runtime-receivers">
             com.stoutner.privacybrowser.<wbr>standard.<wbr>DYNAMIC_<wbr>RECEIVER_<wbr>NOT_<wbr>EXPORTED_<wbr>PERMISSION</a></h3>
         <p>Automatisch hinzugefügt für alle Apps mit API >= 33 (Android 13), um zu verhindern, dass sich andere Apps ohne expliziter Erlaubnis mit dynamischen BroadcastReceivern verbinden.</p>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/de/guide_requests.html b/app/src/main/assets/de/guide_requests.html
index a6cdb0d0..51d079da 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/de/guide_requests.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/de/guide_requests.html
@@ -75,5 +75,16 @@
 
         <p>Aufrgrund der Einschränkungen in Androids WebView nutzt Privacy Browser eine vereinfachte Implementierung der Adblock-Syntax.
             Eine detailiertere Beschreibung, wie die Filterlisten-Einträge verarbeitet werden, ist unter <a href="https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-android/filter-lists/">stoutner.com</a> verfügbar.</p>
+
+
+        <h3>LAN Requests</h3>
+
+        <p>Beginning with Android 17 (API 37), Android’s WebView cannot make requests to devices on the LAN (Local Area Network) unless the
+            <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK">Nearby Devices</a> permission has been granted.
+            This is a dangerous permission that must be explicitly enabled by the user.  Devices on the LAN include everything that is on the same subnet as Privacy Browser, like the web interface of a wireless router.
+            Privacy Browser does not prompt for this permission, and there is no need for users to enable it if they only want to browse the general internet.
+            Users who need to be able to load web pages from the LAN can grant this permission in the OS settings for Privacy Browser.</p>
+
+        <img class="center224" src="images/nearby_devices.png" alt="Nearby Devices Permission"/>
     </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/de/images/nearby_devices.png b/app/src/main/assets/de/images/nearby_devices.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17494764
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diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/en/about_permissions.html b/app/src/main/assets/en/about_permissions.html
index 3c12909a..786bcfe1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/en/about_permissions.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/en/about_permissions.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!--
   SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2018, 2020-2022, 2025 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
+  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2018, 2020-2022, 2025-2026 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
 
   This file is part of Privacy Browser Android <https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-android/>.
 
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#INSTALL_SHORTCUT">com.android.launcher.permission.<wbr>INSTALL_SHORTCUT</a></p>
         <p>Required to add shortcuts for websites to the launcher desktop.</p>
 
+        <h3>Nearby devices</h3>
+        <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK">android.permission.<wbr>ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK</a></p>
+        <p>This is a dangerous permission, meaning users must manually enable it if they desire the functionality.  It was added in API 37 (Android 17).
+            It is required to load web pages on the Local Area Network (LAN), like the web interface of a wireless router.</p>
+
         <h3><a href="https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/features#runtime-receivers">
             com.stoutner.privacybrowser.<wbr>standard.<wbr>DYNAMIC_<wbr>RECEIVER_<wbr>NOT_<wbr>EXPORTED_<wbr>PERMISSION</a></h3>
         <p>Automatically added to all apps targeting API >= 33 (Android 13) to prevent other apps from connecting to dynamic receivers without explicit permission.</p>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/en/guide_requests.html b/app/src/main/assets/en/guide_requests.html
index 6799a3b3..f6b34d7e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/en/guide_requests.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/en/guide_requests.html
@@ -71,5 +71,16 @@
 
         <p>Because of limitations in Android’s WebView, Privacy Browser implements a simplified interpretation of the Adblock syntax.
             A more detailed description of how the filter list entries are processed is available at <a href="https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-android/filter-lists/">stoutner.com</a>.</p>
+
+
+        <h3>LAN Requests</h3>
+
+        <p>Beginning with Android 17 (API 37), Android’s WebView cannot make requests to devices on the LAN (Local Area Network) unless the
+            <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK">Nearby Devices</a> permission has been granted.
+            This is a dangerous permission that must be explicitly enabled by the user.  Devices on the LAN include everything that is on the same subnet as Privacy Browser, like the web interface of a wireless router.
+            Privacy Browser does not prompt for this permission, and there is no need for users to enable it if they only want to browse the general internet.
+            Users who need to be able to load web pages from the LAN can grant this permission in the OS settings for Privacy Browser.</p>
+
+        <img class="center224" src="images/nearby_devices.png" alt="Nearby Devices Permission"/>
     </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/en/images/nearby_devices.png b/app/src/main/assets/en/images/nearby_devices.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05d07f54
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diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/es/about_permissions.html b/app/src/main/assets/es/about_permissions.html
index 0774c434..b5efdb5c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/es/about_permissions.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/es/about_permissions.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!--
   SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2018, 2020-2022, 2025 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
+  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2018, 2020-2022, 2025-2026 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
 
   Translation 2017-2018, 2022 Jose A. León.  Copyright assigned to Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>.
 
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
         <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#INSTALL_SHORTCUT">com.android.launcher.permission.<wbr>INSTALL_SHORTCUT</a></p>
         <p>Requerido para añadir accesos directos de páginas web en el escritorio.</p>
 
+        <h3>Dispositivos cercanos</h3>
+        <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK">android.permission.<wbr>ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK</a></p>
+        <p>This is a dangerous permission, meaning users must manually enable it if they desire the functionality.  It was added in API 37 (Android 17).
+            It is required to load web pages on the Local Area Network (LAN), like the web interface of a wireless router.</p>
+
         <h3><a href="https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/features#runtime-receivers">
             com.stoutner.privacybrowser.<wbr>standard.<wbr>DYNAMIC_<wbr>RECEIVER_<wbr>NOT_<wbr>EXPORTED_<wbr>PERMISSION</a></h3>
         <p>Se añade automáticamente a todas las aplicaciones con API >= 33 (Android 13) para impedir que otras aplicaciones se conecten a receptores dinámicos sin permiso explícito.</p>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/es/guide_requests.html b/app/src/main/assets/es/guide_requests.html
index 9f91e343..50cf59d3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/es/guide_requests.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/es/guide_requests.html
@@ -75,5 +75,16 @@
 
         <p>Debido a las limitaciones de WebView, Navegador Privado implementa una interpretación simplificada de la sintaxis de Adblock.
             Encontrará una descripción más detallada de cómo se procesan las entradas de la lista de filtros en <a href="https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-android/filter-lists/">stoutner.com</a>.</p>
+
+
+        <h3>LAN Requests</h3>
+
+        <p>Beginning with Android 17 (API 37), Android’s WebView cannot make requests to devices on the LAN (Local Area Network) unless the
+            <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK">Nearby Devices</a> permission has been granted.
+            This is a dangerous permission that must be explicitly enabled by the user.  Devices on the LAN include everything that is on the same subnet as Privacy Browser, like the web interface of a wireless router.
+            Privacy Browser does not prompt for this permission, and there is no need for users to enable it if they only want to browse the general internet.
+            Users who need to be able to load web pages from the LAN can grant this permission in the OS settings for Privacy Browser.</p>
+
+        <img class="center224" src="images/nearby_devices.png" alt="Nearby Devices Permission"/>
     </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/es/images/nearby_devices.png b/app/src/main/assets/es/images/nearby_devices.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98d390de
Binary files /dev/null and b/app/src/main/assets/es/images/nearby_devices.png differ
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/fr/about_permissions.html b/app/src/main/assets/fr/about_permissions.html
index 50391f52..30d4ab78 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/fr/about_permissions.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/fr/about_permissions.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!--
   SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2018, 2020-2023, 2025 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
+  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2018, 2020-2023, 2025-2026 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
 
   Translation 2019-2023 Kévin L. <kevinliste@framalistes.org>.  Copyright assigned to Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>.
 
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
         <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#INSTALL_SHORTCUT">com.android.launcher.permission.<wbr>INSTALL_SHORTCUT</a></p>
         <p>Requis pour ajouter des raccourcis pour les sites Web au bureau du programme de lancement.</p>
 
+        <h3>Appareils à proximité</h3>
+        <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK">android.permission.<wbr>ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK</a></p>
+        <p>This is a dangerous permission, meaning users must manually enable it if they desire the functionality.  It was added in API 37 (Android 17).
+            It is required to load web pages on the Local Area Network (LAN), like the web interface of a wireless router.</p>
+
         <h3><a href="https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/features#runtime-receivers">
             com.stoutner.privacybrowser.<wbr>standard.<wbr>DYNAMIC_<wbr>RECEIVER_<wbr>NOT_<wbr>EXPORTED_<wbr>PERMISSION</a></h3>
         <p>Ajout automatique à toutes les applications ciblant l'API >= 33 (Android 13) pour empêcher les autres applications de se connecter aux destinataires dynamiques sans autorisation explicite.</p>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/fr/guide_requests.html b/app/src/main/assets/fr/guide_requests.html
index 4bc6a11f..f4e31174 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/fr/guide_requests.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/fr/guide_requests.html
@@ -76,5 +76,16 @@
         <p>Because of limitations in Android’s WebView, Privacy Browser implements a simplified interpretation of the Adblock syntax.
             Une description plus détaillée de la manière dont les entrées de la liste de filtres sont traitées est disponible à l'adresse suivante
             <a href="https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-android/filter-lists/">stoutner.com</a>.</p>
+
+
+        <h3>LAN Requests</h3>
+
+        <p>Beginning with Android 17 (API 37), Android’s WebView cannot make requests to devices on the LAN (Local Area Network) unless the
+            <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK">Nearby Devices</a> permission has been granted.
+            This is a dangerous permission that must be explicitly enabled by the user.  Devices on the LAN include everything that is on the same subnet as Privacy Browser, like the web interface of a wireless router.
+            Privacy Browser does not prompt for this permission, and there is no need for users to enable it if they only want to browse the general internet.
+            Users who need to be able to load web pages from the LAN can grant this permission in the OS settings for Privacy Browser.</p>
+
+        <img class="center224" src="images/nearby_devices.png" alt="Nearby Devices Permission"/>
     </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/fr/images/nearby_devices.png b/app/src/main/assets/fr/images/nearby_devices.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef96f04a
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diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/it/about_permissions.html b/app/src/main/assets/it/about_permissions.html
index dde3e9f1..5aa290db 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/it/about_permissions.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/it/about_permissions.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!--
   SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2018, 2020-2022, 2025 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
+  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2018, 2020-2022, 2025-2026 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
 
   Translation 2017-2018, 2022 Francesco Buratti.  Copyright assigned to Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>.
 
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
         <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#INSTALL_SHORTCUT">com.android.launcher.permission.<wbr>INSTALL_SHORTCUT</a></p>
         <p>E' richiesto per poter creare collegamenti a siti web sulla schermata principale del dispositivo.</p>
 
+        <h3>Dispositivi nelle vicinanze</h3>
+        <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK">android.permission.<wbr>ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK</a></p>
+        <p>This is a dangerous permission, meaning users must manually enable it if they desire the functionality.  It was added in API 37 (Android 17).
+            It is required to load web pages on the Local Area Network (LAN), like the web interface of a wireless router.</p>
+
         <h3><a href="https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/features#runtime-receivers">
             com.stoutner.privacybrowser.<wbr>standard.<wbr>AUTORIZZAZIONE_<wbr>DYNAMIC_<wbr>RECEIVER_<wbr>NON_<wbr>ESPORTATA</a></h3>
         <p>Aggiunta automaticamente a tutte le App che hanno come target API >= 33 (Android 13) per impedire ad altre App di connettersi ai ricevitori dinamici senza una autorizzazione esplicita.</p>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/it/guide_requests.html b/app/src/main/assets/it/guide_requests.html
index 3a7f9596..f5e12f7d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/it/guide_requests.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/it/guide_requests.html
@@ -76,5 +76,16 @@
 
         <p>A causa delle limitazioni di Android’s WebView, Privacy Browser implementa una versione semplificata della sintassi Adblock.
             Una descrizione più dettagliata di come le liste dei filtri sono processate è disponibile su <a href="https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-android/filter-lists/">stoutner.com</a>.</p>
+
+
+        <h3>LAN Requests</h3>
+
+        <p>Beginning with Android 17 (API 37), Android’s WebView cannot make requests to devices on the LAN (Local Area Network) unless the
+            <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK">Nearby Devices</a> permission has been granted.
+            This is a dangerous permission that must be explicitly enabled by the user.  Devices on the LAN include everything that is on the same subnet as Privacy Browser, like the web interface of a wireless router.
+            Privacy Browser does not prompt for this permission, and there is no need for users to enable it if they only want to browse the general internet.
+            Users who need to be able to load web pages from the LAN can grant this permission in the OS settings for Privacy Browser.</p>
+
+        <img class="center224" src="images/nearby_devices.png" alt="Nearby Devices Permission"/>
     </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/it/images/nearby_devices.png b/app/src/main/assets/it/images/nearby_devices.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5719b03f
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diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/pt-rBR/about_permissions.html b/app/src/main/assets/pt-rBR/about_permissions.html
index 3a3c9948..e1fbbd19 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/pt-rBR/about_permissions.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/pt-rBR/about_permissions.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!--
   SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2018, 2020-2022, 2025 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
+  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2018, 2020-2022, 2025-2026 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
 
   Translation 2022 Thiago Nazareno Conceição Silva de Jesus <mochileiro2006-trilhas@yahoo.com.br>.  Copyright assigned to Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>.
 
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
         <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#INSTALL_SHORTCUT">com.android.launcher.permission.<wbr>INSTALL_SHORTCUT</a></p>
         <p>Necessário para adicionar atalhos para sites na área de trabalho inicial.</p>
 
+        <h3>Dispositivos por perto</h3>
+        <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK">android.permission.<wbr>ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK</a></p>
+        <p>This is a dangerous permission, meaning users must manually enable it if they desire the functionality.  It was added in API 37 (Android 17).
+            It is required to load web pages on the Local Area Network (LAN), like the web interface of a wireless router.</p>
+
         <h3><a href="https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/features#runtime-receivers">
             com.stoutner.privacybrowser.<wbr>standard.<wbr>DYNAMIC_<wbr>RECEIVER_<wbr>NOT_<wbr>EXPORTED_<wbr>PERMISSION</a></h3>
         <p>Adicionado automaticamente a todos os aplicativos direcionados à API >= 33 (Android 13) para impedir que outros aplicativos se conectem a receptores dinâmicos sem permissão explícita.</p>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/pt-rBR/guide_requests.html b/app/src/main/assets/pt-rBR/guide_requests.html
index 58f138c1..7e34b2a2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/pt-rBR/guide_requests.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/pt-rBR/guide_requests.html
@@ -75,5 +75,16 @@
 
         <p>Because of limitations in Android’s WebView, Privacy Browser implements a simplified interpretation of the Adblock syntax.
             A more detailed description of how the filter list entries are processed is available at <a href="https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-android/filter-lists/">stoutner.com</a>.</p>
+
+
+        <h3>LAN Requests</h3>
+
+        <p>Beginning with Android 17 (API 37), Android’s WebView cannot make requests to devices on the LAN (Local Area Network) unless the
+            <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK">Nearby Devices</a> permission has been granted.
+            This is a dangerous permission that must be explicitly enabled by the user.  Devices on the LAN include everything that is on the same subnet as Privacy Browser, like the web interface of a wireless router.
+            Privacy Browser does not prompt for this permission, and there is no need for users to enable it if they only want to browse the general internet.
+            Users who need to be able to load web pages from the LAN can grant this permission in the OS settings for Privacy Browser.</p>
+
+        <img class="center224" src="images/nearby_devices.png" alt="Nearby Devices Permission"/>
     </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/pt-rBR/images/nearby_devices.png b/app/src/main/assets/pt-rBR/images/nearby_devices.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ab2dbfd
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diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/ru/about_permissions.html b/app/src/main/assets/ru/about_permissions.html
index 9a566dc5..e2f9bd67 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/ru/about_permissions.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/ru/about_permissions.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!--
   SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2018, 2020-2022 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
+  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2018, 2020-2022, 2026 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
 
   This file is part of Privacy Browser Android <https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-android/>.
 
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#INSTALL_SHORTCUT">com.android.launcher.permission.<wbr>INSTALL_SHORTCUT</a></p>
         <p>Требуется для добавления ярлыков веб-сайтов на главный экран.</p>
 
+        <h3>Устройства поблизости</h3>
+        <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK">android.permission.<wbr>ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK</a></p>
+        <p>This is a dangerous permission, meaning users must manually enable it if they desire the functionality.  It was added in API 37 (Android 17).
+            It is required to load web pages on the Local Area Network (LAN), like the web interface of a wireless router.</p>
+
         <h3><a href="https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/features#runtime-receivers">
             com.stoutner.privacybrowser.<wbr>standard.<wbr>DYNAMIC_<wbr>RECEIVER_<wbr>NOT_<wbr>EXPORTED_<wbr>PERMISSION</a></h3>
         <p>Автоматически добавляется во все приложения, использующие API >= 33 (Android 13) для предотвращения подключения других приложений к динамическим приемникам без явного разрешения.</p>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/ru/guide_requests.html b/app/src/main/assets/ru/guide_requests.html
index 4e013118..826778ff 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/ru/guide_requests.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/ru/guide_requests.html
@@ -74,5 +74,16 @@
 
         <p>Из-за ограничений Android WebView Privacy Browser использует упрощенную интерпретацию синтаксиса Adblock.
             Более подробное описание обработки записей фильтров доступно на странице <a href="https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-android/filter-lists/">stoutner.com</a>.</p>
+
+
+        <h3>LAN Requests</h3>
+
+        <p>Beginning with Android 17 (API 37), Android’s WebView cannot make requests to devices on the LAN (Local Area Network) unless the
+            <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK">Nearby Devices</a> permission has been granted.
+            This is a dangerous permission that must be explicitly enabled by the user.  Devices on the LAN include everything that is on the same subnet as Privacy Browser, like the web interface of a wireless router.
+            Privacy Browser does not prompt for this permission, and there is no need for users to enable it if they only want to browse the general internet.
+            Users who need to be able to load web pages from the LAN can grant this permission in the OS settings for Privacy Browser.</p>
+
+        <img class="center224" src="images/nearby_devices.png" alt="Nearby Devices Permission"/>
     </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/ru/images/nearby_devices.png b/app/src/main/assets/ru/images/nearby_devices.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89af4e3d
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diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/tr/about_permissions.html b/app/src/main/assets/tr/about_permissions.html
index 2bf308e2..c8c25a9c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/tr/about_permissions.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/tr/about_permissions.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!--
   SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2018, 2020-2022, 2025 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
+  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2018, 2020-2022, 2025-2026 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
 
   This file is part of Privacy Browser Android <https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-android/>.
 
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#INSTALL_SHORTCUT">com.android.launcher.permission.<wbr>INSTALL_SHORTCUT</a></p>
         <p>Başlatıcı masaüstüne web sayfalarının kısayollarını eklemek için gereklidir.</p>
 
+        <h3>Yakındaki cihazlar</h3>
+        <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK">android.permission.<wbr>ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK</a></p>
+        <p>This is a dangerous permission, meaning users must manually enable it if they desire the functionality.  It was added in API 37 (Android 17).
+            It is required to load web pages on the Local Area Network (LAN), like the web interface of a wireless router.</p>
+
         <h3><a href="https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/features#runtime-receivers">
             com.stoutner.privacybrowser.<wbr>standard.<wbr>DYNAMIC_<wbr>RECEIVER_<wbr>NOT_<wbr>EXPORTED_<wbr>PERMISSION</a></h3>
         <p>Automatically added to all apps targeting API >= 33 (Android 13) to prevent other apps from connecting to dynamic receivers without explicit permission.</p>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/tr/guide_requests.html b/app/src/main/assets/tr/guide_requests.html
index a49ad94e..05e51f0f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/tr/guide_requests.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/tr/guide_requests.html
@@ -72,5 +72,16 @@
 
         <p>Because of limitations in Android’s WebView, Privacy Browser implements a simplified interpretation of the Adblock syntax.
             A more detailed description of how the filter list entries are processed is available at <a href="https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-android/filter-lists/">stoutner.com</a>.</p>
+
+
+        <h3>LAN Requests</h3>
+
+        <p>Beginning with Android 17 (API 37), Android’s WebView cannot make requests to devices on the LAN (Local Area Network) unless the
+            <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK">Nearby Devices</a> permission has been granted.
+            This is a dangerous permission that must be explicitly enabled by the user.  Devices on the LAN include everything that is on the same subnet as Privacy Browser, like the web interface of a wireless router.
+            Privacy Browser does not prompt for this permission, and there is no need for users to enable it if they only want to browse the general internet.
+            Users who need to be able to load web pages from the LAN can grant this permission in the OS settings for Privacy Browser.</p>
+
+        <img class="center224" src="images/nearby_devices.png" alt="Nearby Devices Permission"/>
     </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/tr/images/nearby_devices.png b/app/src/main/assets/tr/images/nearby_devices.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1e0d415
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diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/zh-rCN/about_permissions.html b/app/src/main/assets/zh-rCN/about_permissions.html
index 593e2f6f..a78ec40c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/zh-rCN/about_permissions.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/zh-rCN/about_permissions.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!--
   SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2018, 2020-2023 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
+  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2018, 2020-2023, 2026 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>
 
   Translation 2023 Xin.  Copyright assigned to Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>.
 
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
         <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#INSTALL_SHORTCUT">com.android.launcher.permission.<wbr>INSTALL_SHORTCUT</a></p>
         <p>在桌面添加网页的快捷方式。</p>
 
+        <h3>附近的设备</h3>
+        <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK">android.permission.<wbr>ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK</a></p>
+        <p>This is a dangerous permission, meaning users must manually enable it if they desire the functionality.  It was added in API 37 (Android 17).
+            It is required to load web pages on the Local Area Network (LAN), like the web interface of a wireless router.</p>
+
         <h3><a href="https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/features#runtime-receivers">
             com.stoutner.privacybrowser.<wbr>standard.<wbr>DYNAMIC_<wbr>RECEIVER_<wbr>NOT_<wbr>EXPORTED_<wbr>PERMISSION</a></h3>
         <p>自动添加到所有API33(安卓13)，防止其他应用在没有允许的情况下连接到动态接收器。</p>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/zh-rCN/guide_requests.html b/app/src/main/assets/zh-rCN/guide_requests.html
index 1160372e..4cbded69 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/zh-rCN/guide_requests.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/zh-rCN/guide_requests.html
@@ -72,5 +72,16 @@
 
         <p>Because of limitations in Android's WebView, Privacy Browser implements a simplified interpretation of the Adblock syntax.
             A more detailed description of how the filter list entries are processed is available at <a href="https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-android/filter-lists/">stoutner.com</a>.</p>
+
+
+        <h3>LAN Requests</h3>
+
+        <p>Beginning with Android 17 (API 37), Android’s WebView cannot make requests to devices on the LAN (Local Area Network) unless the
+            <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK">Nearby Devices</a> permission has been granted.
+            This is a dangerous permission that must be explicitly enabled by the user.  Devices on the LAN include everything that is on the same subnet as Privacy Browser, like the web interface of a wireless router.
+            Privacy Browser does not prompt for this permission, and there is no need for users to enable it if they only want to browse the general internet.
+            Users who need to be able to load web pages from the LAN can grant this permission in the OS settings for Privacy Browser.</p>
+
+        <img class="center224" src="images/nearby_devices.png" alt="Nearby Devices Permission"/>
     </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/zh-rCN/images/nearby_devices.png b/app/src/main/assets/zh-rCN/images/nearby_devices.png
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