This is the new AdFree for Android thread, the old thread was getting hidden because it was in a legacy devices thread.
Google removed AdFree from their app market but you can get the latest version from the adfree website
As of Android 6+ some ROMs lock the /system partition while running which makes it difficult to block ads and tracking, you can get around this limitation by making a symlink while running a custom bootrom, svbarbosa has made a flashable zip file to automate the creation of a symlink.
Please Note! If sites aren't being blocked when browsing/using the internet over mobile network, but works fine over wifi check your apn proxy settings
Change Log
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0.8.0 Added background image
0.8.2 Added Mongoose, mini web server, and tcpdump to sniff DNS requests
0.8.7 Added code to silently update the host file
0.8.14 Start TCP dump if enabled when network connection is established
0.8.20+ Fixed support for low dpi devices (< 160 dpi)
0.8.36+ Added option to wipe TCPdump log
0.8.38+ Added prompt to boot normally, or immediately switch to the TCPdump screen
0.8.40+ restart TCPdump if needed after wiping the log
0.8.42+ fixed webserver listening mistake
0.8.50+ fixed permissions on tcpdump file so the app can now read output on android 4+
0.8.52+ fixed text size on tcpdump screen for high res phones
0.8.54+ Updated app to point to new thread on xda
0.8.56+ Updated Russian translation
0.8.58+ Added option to skip boot screen prompt, tweaked UI, in-app update checks
0.8.60+ Fixed IP entry, tweaked the UI to use default device theme
0.8.62+ Fixed authentication issue
0.8.64+ Background app update check, fixed de spelling mistake and one small display mistake.
0.8.66+ Updated expiry time-out.
0.8.68+ Removed 'too old' expiry time out
0.9.0 Swapped webservers so hostnames "blocked" can be logged and shown in Adfree.
0.9.1 updated webserver config
0.9.2 the path to the web server config file wasn't right and so nothing was logging correctly
0.9.3 allows people to view duplicates in the block list, and displays time stamps, and fixes the webserver restart after wiping the log file.
0.9.4 reverses the order of the block list, and shows the latest log entries first, regardless if you show all entries or just the unique ones.
0.9.5 applied the same reverse log ordering to the tcpdump screen
0.9.6 the app can now auto upgrade itself, and menu items were added to switch between the block list and the tcpdump screens
added ACCESS_SUPERUSER permission to hide a warning in SU, which shows a device warning on Android 4.x+
0.9.7 The auto upgrade of the app will only happen if the auto update checkbox is ticked
0.9.8 updated French translation thanks to Micks29, and fixes symlink support for android 4.4 thanks to Davis.
0.9.9 Updated links to http://adfree.odiousapps.com
0.9.12 Updated tcpdump to work on current android versions. See this post if you want details on using tcpdump with adfree and how to blacklist hostnames.
0.9.13 Enabled SSL on the website and updated the app to connect over SSL using Let's Encrypt free certificate.
0.9.15 Fixed tcpdump, which was broken on recent android versions. Since most websites now enable ssl, there was little point including a web server any more.
0.9.16 Fixed self-update mechanism, as well as the manual update method so it does it itself, and not via a browser.
0.9.18 Made a landscape layout for the main screen
0.9.19 Disabled the code that added a symlink when booted, this is no longer possible when booted into Android
0.9.21 Updated app to target Android 10
0.9.23 Moved tcpdump output to external files folder instead of it's own folder on external memory.
Google removed AdFree from their app market but you can get the latest version from the adfree website
As of Android 6+ some ROMs lock the /system partition while running which makes it difficult to block ads and tracking, you can get around this limitation by making a symlink while running a custom bootrom, svbarbosa has made a flashable zip file to automate the creation of a symlink.
Please Note! If sites aren't being blocked when browsing/using the internet over mobile network, but works fine over wifi check your apn proxy settings
Change Log
=========
0.8.0 Added background image
0.8.2 Added Mongoose, mini web server, and tcpdump to sniff DNS requests
0.8.7 Added code to silently update the host file
0.8.14 Start TCP dump if enabled when network connection is established
0.8.20+ Fixed support for low dpi devices (< 160 dpi)
0.8.36+ Added option to wipe TCPdump log
0.8.38+ Added prompt to boot normally, or immediately switch to the TCPdump screen
0.8.40+ restart TCPdump if needed after wiping the log
0.8.42+ fixed webserver listening mistake
0.8.50+ fixed permissions on tcpdump file so the app can now read output on android 4+
0.8.52+ fixed text size on tcpdump screen for high res phones
0.8.54+ Updated app to point to new thread on xda
0.8.56+ Updated Russian translation
0.8.58+ Added option to skip boot screen prompt, tweaked UI, in-app update checks
0.8.60+ Fixed IP entry, tweaked the UI to use default device theme
0.8.62+ Fixed authentication issue
0.8.64+ Background app update check, fixed de spelling mistake and one small display mistake.
0.8.66+ Updated expiry time-out.
0.8.68+ Removed 'too old' expiry time out
0.9.0 Swapped webservers so hostnames "blocked" can be logged and shown in Adfree.
0.9.1 updated webserver config
0.9.2 the path to the web server config file wasn't right and so nothing was logging correctly
0.9.3 allows people to view duplicates in the block list, and displays time stamps, and fixes the webserver restart after wiping the log file.
0.9.4 reverses the order of the block list, and shows the latest log entries first, regardless if you show all entries or just the unique ones.
0.9.5 applied the same reverse log ordering to the tcpdump screen
0.9.6 the app can now auto upgrade itself, and menu items were added to switch between the block list and the tcpdump screens
added ACCESS_SUPERUSER permission to hide a warning in SU, which shows a device warning on Android 4.x+
0.9.7 The auto upgrade of the app will only happen if the auto update checkbox is ticked
0.9.8 updated French translation thanks to Micks29, and fixes symlink support for android 4.4 thanks to Davis.
0.9.9 Updated links to http://adfree.odiousapps.com
0.9.12 Updated tcpdump to work on current android versions. See this post if you want details on using tcpdump with adfree and how to blacklist hostnames.
0.9.13 Enabled SSL on the website and updated the app to connect over SSL using Let's Encrypt free certificate.
0.9.15 Fixed tcpdump, which was broken on recent android versions. Since most websites now enable ssl, there was little point including a web server any more.
0.9.16 Fixed self-update mechanism, as well as the manual update method so it does it itself, and not via a browser.
0.9.18 Made a landscape layout for the main screen
0.9.19 Disabled the code that added a symlink when booted, this is no longer possible when booted into Android
0.9.21 Updated app to target Android 10
0.9.23 Moved tcpdump output to external files folder instead of it's own folder on external memory.
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