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FireAI never asks me about new connections

Decide for yourself again, whenever you want to.

Where in FireAI: Sidebar, mode menu

FireAI asks about a new connection only when nothing else has already decided it. If you never see a prompt, one of these is deciding for you.

CheckWhy it stops the promptWhat to do
The mode menu in the sidebar cardSilent – allow and Silent – deny decide quietly and list the decisions in Suggestions. Autopilot answers the connections its on-device model is confident about.Choose Alert to be asked about every new connection.
The place menuUnder attack lets only apps with an Allow rule connect, with no prompts.Choose Home, Coffee shop or Paranoid.
The protection switchWhen protection is off, FireAI only watches: nothing is blocked or asked.Turn protection on.
RulesA rule that already matches the app and destination decides without asking.Open Rules and search for the app.
The sidebar statusIf it says Filter offline, FireAI sees no connections at all.See “FireAI says Filter offline”.

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