[APP][ROOT/NONROOT][OFFICIAL] AdAway v6.1.1

ktmom · Oct 15, 2019

Furax31 said:
Hello
it's possible to add an application to the whitelist? If yes, how? Thank you.

Not as requested. That's not the way hosts files work.

What you can do is Log DNS requests from the app and whitelist those.

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frankenwald said:
AdAway does not work any more on my new phone (Motorola G7 Power, Android 9.0 Pie, Magisk 20.0). Systemless hosts are enabled in both Magisk Manager (with reboot, of course) and AdAway. Although AdAway displays the latest hosts file as activated without any error message, ads are still shown in apps.

Screenshots can be provided on request.

You indicated that you rebooted after enabling the systemless hosts module in Magisk. Did you reboot after applying Adaway?

If after a reboot ads are still appearing, then it's time to go back to basic troubleshooting. If you check the size of the /etc/hosts file, is it larger than just a few bytes? You can also check the text banner at the start of the /etc/hosts file, it should indicate it was built by Adaway.

If not, then the hosts is not applying correctly. Getting logs would help.

If the hosts file is properly updated, then what app(s) are you having trouble with? Have you checked on both mobile data and Wi-Fi?

frankenwald · Oct 15, 2019

ktmom said:
You indicated that you rebooted after enabling the systemless hosts module in Magisk. Did you reboot after applying Adaway?

If after a reboot ads are still appearing, then it's time to go back to basic troubleshooting. If you check the size of the /etc/hosts file, is it larger than just a few bytes? You can also check the text banner at the start of the /etc/hosts file, it should indicate it was built by Adaway.

If not, then the hosts is not applying correctly. Getting logs would help.

If the hosts file is properly updated, then what app(s) are you having trouble with? Have you checked on both mobile data and Wi-Fi?

Thanks for all the advice so far.

Yes, I did reboot after applying AdAway. The hosts file was definitely built by AdAway too (being a new user, I cannot post the links inside the hosts file here):

Code:

# This hosts file has been generated by AdAway on:
# 2019-10-15 15:23:53
# Please do not modify it directly, it will be overwritten when AdAway is applied again.
# This file is generated from the following sources:

I'm having trouble with every app that features ads (except for web pages in Firefox, thanks to uBlock Origin). I don't even have a mobile data plan, so I fully rely on WiFi.

What kind of logs should I provide?

ktmom · Oct 15, 2019

frankenwald said:
Thanks for all the advice so far.

Yes, I did reboot after applying AdAway. The hosts file was definitely built by AdAway too (being a new user, I cannot post the links inside the hosts file here):

Code:

# This hosts file has been generated by AdAway on: # 2019-10-15 15:23:53 # Please do not modify it directly, it will be overwritten when AdAway is applied again. # This file is generated from the following sources:

I'm having trouble with every app that features ads (except for web pages in Firefox, thanks to uBlock Origin). I don't even have a mobile data plan, so I fully rely on WiFi.

What kind of logs should I provide?

A basic test would be to use a terminal app and "ping" an entry from the hosts file. It should return with localhost (127.0.0.1). If not, then there is something bypassing the hosts file.

Try these steps from the Adaway wiki.

There's also the issue that hosts files can not help when ads are bypassing DNS via the use of IP addresses, proxies, etc.

frankenwald · Oct 15, 2019

ktmom said:
A basic test would be to use a terminal app and "ping" an entry from the hosts file. It should return with localhost (127.0.0.1). If not, then there is something bypassing the hosts file.

Try these steps from the Adaway wiki.

There's also the issue that hosts files can not help when ads are bypassing DNS via the use of IP addresses, proxies, etc.

Please don't ask me why, but suddenly it works (I did neither change any settings nor reboot my phone nor restart any app—I just pinged some ad servers via Termux and got a localhost response). Must be some kind of magic. Thanks for all your help!

esgie · Oct 16, 2019

xxBrun0xx said:
Figured it out! If anyone has the same problem, here's the answer: there's a "Hide Magisk" option in settings. If you click on it, it renames Magisk Manager app to just "Manager". It also seems to prevent apps not installed through Magisk itself from requesting root since the root checker app I downloaded also didn't work. The fix: uninstall Magisk Manager and reflash the zip through TWRP. Then you should be all set, just don't hit that "hide Magisk" button in settings or you'll need to repeat the steps above.

This happens when there is a mismatch between the signatures of su binary and magisk manager app, resulting in lack of control over the su permissions.
Hide magisk option repacks the apk with random package name. As the resulting apk is modified version of the genuine manager apk, it requires signing. Manager does it automatically.
But it seems that your Manager version does not use the proper signature when doing it.
What I feel is that you are flashing, for example, a stable magisk release and then update it via manager app to beta or canary. All those variants use different signatures and switching between them should be always performed by full uninstall and flashing from the scratch.

dickys11 · Oct 19, 2019

Already install the stable version, but YouTube ads still showing up. Any idea how to fix it?

vandyman · Oct 19, 2019

dickys11 said:
Already install the stable version, but YouTube ads still showing up. Any idea how to fix it?

I guess you did not read anything about AdAway in this thread, because if you did you would have known that AdAway does not work for YouTube.

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Adamk102 · Oct 19, 2019

dickys11 said:
Already install the stable version, but YouTube ads still showing up. Any idea how to fix it?

Install YouTube Vanced

Wysłane z mojego MI 6 przy użyciu Tapatalka

guest4711 · Oct 19, 2019

dickys11 said:
Already install the stable version, but YouTube ads still showing up. Any idea how to fix it?

Use NewPipe (Schlanke YouTube-Oberfläche) - https://f-droid.org/app/org.schabi.newpipe

mickyw1980 · Oct 19, 2019

guest4711 said:
Use NewPipe (Schlanke YouTube-Oberfläche) - https://f-droid.org/app/org.schabi.newpipe

Ymusic is better?
https://ymusic.io/

andy356 · Oct 20, 2019

mickyw1980 said:
Ymusic is better?
https://ymusic.io/

Not open source.

Claudio4780 · Oct 20, 2019

For the German speaking community there is an excellent "How to do it" @ https://www.kuketz-blog.de/adaway-werbe-und-trackingblocker-take-back-control-teil6/

martyfender · Oct 21, 2019

Mod Edit: unnecessary comment deleted

His point is that xda rules state that one must search first, not be spoon fed.
He is also correct that with a brief search, one can find many mentions of Adaway not being able to block Youtube ads. It is not hard to find through a search.

Az Biker · Oct 21, 2019

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Schroeder09 · Oct 23, 2019

Seemingly have adaway working on Android 10. Thank God because I wouldn't be able to come to XDA without it.

Rihy_ · Oct 24, 2019

Not working...
Android 10 Magisk20.0

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Sorry. Systemless hosts not enabled....

valeriee · Oct 25, 2019

So just to be clear, do I need to update the hosts every few days and reboot my phone manually for this to work?

ktmom · Oct 25, 2019

valeriee said:
So just to be clear, do I need to update the hosts every few days and reboot my phone manually for this to work?

IMHO, there is an element of personal preference as to how often you need to update hosts. I use only Stephen Black's list and update when I think about it, maybe once every 4-6 weeks. Others feel it's necessary to update daily.

If you start experiencing ads that were blocked, it's time to update [emoji846]

valeriee · Oct 25, 2019

ktmom said:
IMHO, there is an element of personal preference as to how often you need to update hosts. I use only Stephen Black's list and update when I think about it, maybe once every 4-6 weeks. Others feel it's necessary to update daily.

If you start experiencing ads that were blocked, it's time to update [emoji846]

Sorry what is stephen blacks list? And thank you for your answer!

ktmom · Oct 25, 2019

valeriee said:
Sorry what is stephen blacks list? And thank you for your answer!

Steven Black hosts It's been discussed many times in this thread.

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