[APP][ROOT/NONROOT][OFFICIAL] AdAway v5.12.1/ v6.0.2b

[juanmikun]

Quick 1st question: what version of adaway

5.12.1, and 5.12.0

Same behaviour observed.

I also noted that it happens depending on which network on my WiFi I'm connected...

It usually works on data, but I also observed it randomly stops disconnecting vpn sometimes... Feels quite random.

 

[PerfectSlayer]

Hi all,

I talked about it for weeks, if it's not month, but it's finally here!
The new major version comes with a whole new VPN ad-blocker implementation that greatly improves stability and reliability. Most of the disconnections issue should be fixed by now.
I daily use it for months, using cellular (4g + 5g) and WiFi (private + public + public behind authentication portal) networks, doing handovers between them and it works fine. I distributed early builds on GitHub issues and I got good feedback too.

I also work on DOH (DNS Over HTTPS) support. It works but it is not yet configurable from the settings.
I might add other DNS client alternatives later to provide a better privacy.
And of course, it comes with a batch of bug fixes and third party upgrades.

If you like the project, feel free to show your support or become sponsor
Without further ado, here comes the full changes!

Changelog:

• Add a new VPN ad-blocker implementation
• Add initial DOH (DNS Over HTTPS) support
• Add VPN connection monitor, heartbeat and throttler to improve reliability
• Add long press action to copy hostname from user lists and DNS log to clipboard
• Fix VPN state on network connectivity change and lost
• Fix VPN restart when system kills it
• Fix wrong DNS read on VPN restart
• Fix VPN unwanted restart while paused
• Fix crash on application update unknown size
• Improve VPN user control reliability
• Update logging system
• Update libsu
• Update Android gradle plugin
• Update AndroidX libraries
• Update NDK
• Update third party libraries

Download:

AdAway v6.0.0b

 

[m0han]

.... it's finally here!...

any special installation instructions for this new major version? dirty install 6.0.0b over 5.12.0 possible?

 

[daywalk3r666]

any special installation instructions for this new major version? dirty install 6.0.0b over 5.12.0 possible?

Yes simple update the app

 

[gallegonovato]

Good afternoon @PerfectSlayer

I wanted to ask you a question if I may.

The AdAway v6 versions will still be valid for lineageos 18.1 for example?

And

Sorry to bother you here, but I'm trying to get into the github. In the translation part and I don't know what's going on that doesn't allow me to enter.

I wanted to make a suggestion in the Spanish language. If you allow me.

It turns out that in the main page of Adaway. When there is an update button, it says in English 1 source outdated. And in Spanish it would be:

1 actualización disponible . O 1 fuente para actualizar.

Then on the page where you put the url of the host list. Put block and allow. And it would be in Spanish:

Bloquear
Permitir

Permitir redirecionamiento

A hug

 

[PerfectSlayer]

any special installation instructions for this new major version? dirty install 6.0.0b over 5.12.0 possible?

Good questions! You can seamlessly install the beta over the stable version (so dirty flash).

If you want to revert, you can export your block rules from the settings, uninstall the app (required as Android does not allow you to downgrade an app), reinstall the stable version, and import back your block rules.

Keep in mind you can't update from F-Droid builds as they use their own sign key. You will have to uninstall the F-Droid builds firsts.

The AdAway v6 versions will still be valid for lineageos 18.1 for example?

The min SDK has not changed so it should not break any compatibility.

In the translation part and I don't know what's going on that doesn't allow me to enter.

All the translations of the app is handle on the Transifex platform where translators can discuss about wording, semantic, etc... Once a translation improve, it is automatically committed to GitHub.

 

[juanmikun]

Hi all,

I talked about it for weeks, if it's not month, but it's finally here!
The new major version comes with a whole new VPN ad-blocker implementation that greatly improves stability and reliability. Most of the disconnections issue should be fixed by now.
I daily use it for months, using cellular (4g + 5g) and WiFi (private + public + public behind authentication portal) networks, doing handovers between them and it works fine. I distributed early builds on GitHub issues and I got good feedback too.

I also work on DOH (DNS Over HTTPS) support. It works but it is not yet configurable from the settings.
I might add other DNS client alternatives later to provide a better privacy.
And of course, it comes with a batch of bug fixes and third party upgrades.

If you like the project, feel free to show your support or become sponsor
Without further ado, here comes the full changes!

Changelog:

• Add a new VPN ad-blocker implementation
• Add initial DOH (DNS Over HTTPS) support
• Add VPN connection monitor, heartbeat and throttler to improve reliability
• Add long press action to copy hostname from user lists and DNS log to clipboard
• Fix VPN state on network connectivity change and lost
• Fix VPN restart when system kills it
• Fix wrong DNS read on VPN restart
• Fix VPN unwanted restart while paused
• Fix crash on application update unknown size
• Improve VPN user control reliability
• Update logging system
• Update libsu
• Update Android gradle plugin
• Update AndroidX libraries
• Update NDK
• Update third party libraries

Download:

AdAway v6.0.0b

EDIT: Nothing, it keeps disconnecting when on wi-fi... I'm on Android 12, Oneplus 10pro

 

[oldman20]

Im using adaway, but all links in google flaged "Ads" blocked, how can whitelist it? Adaway v5.12 rooted.

--------
I already whitefish googleadservices.com

 

[juanmikun]

This is what happens when I connect VPN when on wifi... and right after it proceeds to disconnect the VPN (even though I have the option "keep it on" on Android). Anyone knows how to fix this? (Android 12, Adaway 6.0.0, Oneplus 10 pro)

 

[rodken]

Im using adaway, but all links in google flaged "Ads" blocked, how can whitelist it? Adaway v5.12 rooted.

--------
I already whitefish googleadservices.com

dartsearch.net
googleadservices.com
www.dartsearch.net
www.googleadservices.com
*.dartsearch.net
*.googleadservices.com
ad.doubleclick.net
www.googletagmanager.com
www.googletagservices.com
clickserve.dartsearch.net

 

[biontx]

@PerfectSlayer

Good evening, could you update libsu to 5.0.1 please? tx in advance

 

[PerfectSlayer]

@PerfectSlayer

Good evening, could you update libsu to 5.0.1 please? tx in advance

Hi biontx,

Do you see any advantage to upgrade to 5.x?

It's currently a work in progress on my side but it has remove some API I use. Moreover, BusyBox is no more included where AdAway use shells commands like dd, chown et chmod.

Does any one know if those three commands are officially supported over the various devices since Android 8?

 

[oldman20]

dartsearch.net
googleadservices.com
www.dartsearch.net
www.googleadservices.com
*.dartsearch.net
*.googleadservices.com
ad.doubleclick.net
www.googletagmanager.com
www.googletagservices.com
clickserve.dartsearch.net

thank bro, i will check it!

 

[biontx]

Hi biontx,

Do you see any advantage to upgrade to 5.x?

It's currently a work in progress on my side but it has remove some API I use. Moreover, BusyBox is no more included where AdAway use shells commands like dd, chown et chmod.

Does any one know if those three commands are officially supported over the various devices since Android 8?

I have downloaded your source on github...
Made some changes android studio chipmunk 2021.2.1 ... compiled it as debug apk... screenshots later on ...

// Root related
implementation 'com.github.topjohnwu.libsu:core:5.0.1'
implementation 'com.github.topjohnwu.libsu:io:5.0.1'
// Optional: APIs for creating root services. Depends on ":core"
implementation "com.github.topjohnwu.libsu:service:5.0.1"
// Optional: Provides remote file system support
implementation "com.github.topjohnwu.libsu:nio:5.0.1"

//-------------

buildscript {
repositories {
google()
}

dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.2.0'
}
}

compileSdkVersion 32
buildToolsVersion '33.0.0 rc4'
ndkVersion '24.0.8215888'


compileOptions {
sourceCompatibility 1.8
targetCompatibility 1.8
}


//---------------
private void checkRoot(@nullable View view) {
Boolean isRooted;
notifyVpnDisabled();

isRooted = Shell.isAppGrantedRoot();
if (isRooted == null) {
// valid!
notifyRootEnabled();
} else {
if (isRooted) {
notifyRootEnabled();
} else {
notifyRootDisabled(true);
}
}
}

//---------------
// Copy hosts file then set owner and permissions
Shell.Result result = Shell.cmd(
"dd if=" + privateFile + " of=" + target,
COMMAND_CHOWN + " " + target,
COMMAND_CHMOD_644 + " " + target
).exec();

working perfectly....

//---------------
etc...

Running the apk on pixel 3a ... Android 12.1 ... rooted: Magisk (756d8356) (24312)

 

[osm0sis]

I think John said you could just save and use the busybox module from before he removed it, then drop it into later releases, since he made it self-contained first:

Mark BusyBoxInstaller as deprecated · topjohnwu/[email protected]

Also remove all usage of any utility methods from the core module, as this is planned to be the last release of the busybox module. This version should be fully self contained so that it may be use...

github.com

 

[ipdev]

Hi biontx,

Do you see any advantage to upgrade to 5.x?

It's currently a work in progress on my side but it has remove some API I use. Moreover, BusyBox is no more included where AdAway use shells commands like dd, chown et chmod.

Does any one know if those three commands are officially supported over the various devices since Android 8?

I think John said you could just save and use the busybox module from before he removed it, then drop it into later releases, since he made it self-contained first.

The shell commands are included in Android's toybox or (deprecated) toolbox binary.

Is there a reason to include (use) BusyBox version(s) on Android 8+ ?

Cheers.

 

[osm0sis]

The shell commands are included in Android's toybox or (deprecated) toolbox binary.

Is there a reason to include (use) BusyBox version(s) on Android 8+ ?

Cheers.

Also true! 8+ has all of those: https://chromium.googlesource.com/a...pstream/shell_and_utilities/#android-8_0-oreo

(Actually you can see Android's had those specific commands since the beginning, though their implementations weren't without their quirks back then).

 

[PerfectSlayer]

Is there a reason to include (use) BusyBox version(s) on Android 8+ ?

It was already included by libsu. No other reasons if all the commands I use are officially supported!
It should trim down the application side

Also true! 8+ has all of those: https://chromium.googlesource.com/a...pstream/shell_and_utilities/#android-8_0-oreo

Thanks! That was the kind I doc I struggled to find

 

[ipdev]

Sorry all for a bit of OT.
OT for this thread but, slightly relevant with the last few comments/posts.

Also true! 8+ has all of those: https://chromium.googlesource.com/a...pstream/shell_and_utilities/#android-8_0-oreo

(Actually you can see Android's had those specific commands since the beginning, though their implementations weren't without their quirks back then).

It is odd though.
The toolbox binary is depreciated but, still exists in Android 12L builds.
getprop (for example) is reverted back to toolbox for some reason.

Note:
Stock Google.
The command is only included in toolbox if not available/(or reverting) the one available in toybox.

Spoiler: Nexus 6P Stock 8.1.0

angler:/ $ toybox
acpi base64 basename blkid blockdev cal cat chattr chcon chgrp chmod
chown chroot chrt cksum clear cmp comm cp cpio cut date dd df diff
dirname dmesg dos2unix du echo egrep env expand expr fallocate false
fgrep file find flock free freeramdisk fsfreeze getenforce getfattr
getprop grep groups gunzip gzip head help hostname hwclock id ifconfig
inotifyd insmod install ionice iorenice kill killall ln load_policy
log logname losetup ls lsattr lsmod lsof lspci lsusb makedevs md5sum
microcom mkdir mkfifo mknod mkswap mktemp modinfo modprobe more mount
mountpoint mv nbd-client nc netcat netstat nice nl nohup od partprobe
paste patch pgrep pidof pivot_root pkill pmap printenv printf ps pwd
pwdx readlink realpath renice restorecon rev rfkill rm rmdir rmmod
runcon sed sendevent seq setenforce setfattr setprop setsid sha1sum
sha224sum sha256sum sha384sum sha512sum sleep sort split start stat
stop strings swapoff swapon sync sysctl tac tail tar taskset tee time
timeout top touch tr traceroute traceroute6 true truncate tty tunctl
ulimit umount uname uniq unix2dos uptime usleep uudecode uuencode
vconfig vmstat wc which whoami xargs xxd yes zcat
angler:/ $ 
angler:/ $ toolbox
dd getevent newfs_msdos

Spoiler: Pixel 6 Stock 12L

oriole:/ $ toybox
[ acpi base64 basename blkdiscard blkid blockdev cal cat chattr chcon
chgrp chmod chown chroot chrt cksum clear cmp comm cp cpio cut date dd
devmem df diff dirname dmesg dos2unix du echo egrep env expand expr
fallocate false fgrep file find flock fmt free freeramdisk fsfreeze
fsync getconf getenforce getfattr getopt grep groups gunzip gzip head
help hostname hwclock i2cdetect i2cdump i2cget i2cset iconv id ifconfig
inotifyd insmod install ionice iorenice iotop kill killall ln load_policy
log logname losetup ls lsattr lsmod lsof lspci lsusb makedevs md5sum
microcom mkdir mkfifo mknod mkswap mktemp modinfo modprobe more mount
mountpoint mv nbd-client nc netcat netstat nice nl nohup nproc nsenter od
partprobe paste patch pgrep pidof ping ping6 pivot_root pkill pmap printenv
printf prlimit ps pwd pwdx readelf readlink realpath renice restorecon rev
rfkill rm rmdir rmmod rtcwake runcon sed sendevent seq setenforce setfattr
setsid sha1sum sha224sum sha256sum sha384sum sha512sum sleep sort split stat
strings stty swapoff swapon sync sysctl tac tail tar taskset tee test time
timeout top touch tr traceroute traceroute6 true truncate tty tunctl ulimit
umount uname uniq unix2dos unlink unshare uptime usleep uudecode uuencode
uuidgen vconfig vi vmstat watch wc which whoami xargs xxd yes zcat
oriole:/ $ 
oriole:/ $ toolbox
getprop modprobe setprop start stop toolbox
oriole:/ $

---

When I was going though the toybox updates.
I laughed out loud when I saw they where Douglas Adams fans like me.

Including one of my favorite lines from the books.

"We are now cruising at a level of two to the power of twenty-five thousand to one against and falling, and we will be restoring normality just as soon as we are sure what is normal anyway."

- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy​

Cheers all.

 

[gallegonovato]

Good morning:

First of all thank you very much for the Adaway update.

I wanted to ask a question if I may. It turns out that on a terminal with lineageos 17.1 , Adaway in its latest version and root mode. I notice that it takes more time to search, process the updates of the host lists. In synchronizing the host lists. Even in creating and copying a new host.

That was faster in the previous version of Adaway.

Even some people I know tell me the same thing in other terminals.

And I notice that it does the same with wifi or data. It is as if version 5.12.1 was slower doing these things than the previous version of Adaway. Without having changed the host source lists or anything. Only after upgrading Adaway

I do not know if it happens to you too?

Best regards and thanks for your time and help.