I'd suggest to use v4.3.6 for Android 4.4.
There used to be issues with updating from f-droid. If you use XDA version,you can always update to the latest with no issues whatsoeverIs anyone getting "app not installed" error when trying to update from the app? I have the f-droid branch installed on my T531 tab so maybe i need to manually uninstall and redownload new version from f-droid?
Thank to @PerfectSlayer for this Perfect app (pun intended) i can't imagine my android world without it.
Done. But it doesn't seem to take.
Installed correctly then followed instructions to reboot.
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Regards and kudos for your continuous work Sir :cheers: @PerfectSlayer
Just wanted to ask something about webserver issue on latest version. If I remember correctly, enabling webserver hid those ugly broken faces/links in place of ads with white blank space or ad away logo. But currently, this isn't working. Is it intended this way? Because previously, this was the only benefit of using webserver as I know.
Phone: S7 edge G935F
OS: One ui 2.5 android 10
Ad away ver : 5.6
Magisk ver : 23
Just wanted to ask something about webserver issue on latest version. If I remember correctly, enabling webserver hid those ugly broken faces/links in place of ads with white blank space or ad away logo. But currently, this isn't working. Is it intended this way? Because previously, this was the only benefit of using webserver as I know.
Phone: S7 edge G935F
OS: One ui 2.5 android 10
Ad away ver : 5.6
Magisk ver : 23
Quick update: There is a new version of the CVS app (7.6.0) and it works correctly with Adaway.
Can no one help me get back AdAway on my Nexus 10 version 4.4.4?
Again, I enabled ads by accident and now I can't seem to restore the app's features.
Again, I enabled ads by accident and now I can't seem to restore the app's features.
Okay.
I think I got it back.
I downloaded a DataMaster-Android-AdBlock-Hosts text file I found on the internet.
I removed the txt extension.
I then copied the 10.4 Mb file and replaced it with the host file in /system/etc using Total Commander.
Rebooted and ran AdAway which once again gave errors stating I was not online.
It seems to be working though.
I understand nothing.
I think I got it back.
I downloaded a DataMaster-Android-AdBlock-Hosts text file I found on the internet.
I removed the txt extension.
I then copied the 10.4 Mb file and replaced it with the host file in /system/etc using Total Commander.
Rebooted and ran AdAway which once again gave errors stating I was not online.
It seems to be working though.
I understand nothing.
Please, you need to provide more info - which AdAway version number you installed.
Also, which Magisk version (for root) you have.
What is your phone and ROM, and actually what is your Android version?
Also, what about Systemless hosts - did you enable in Magisk (and reboot)?
Did you afterwards restarted AdAway and ask it to configure again the root method, and restart afterwards?
daywalk3r666
Senior Member
Can I block overlay ads like in this photo? Or I mean elements or div, class, lol
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Good afternoon @Zippy the Wonderslug
The problem is that for you to get adaway on your nexus 10 with android 4.4.4.4
You need Magisk and Magisk Manager. And have systemless host active in Magisk. With supersu does not work.
I do not know if I remember the version of Magisk would be the 18 you can try downloading it from https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases . But first you would have to remove supersu https://download.lineageos.org/extras from the trwp if I'm not mistaken. Or from the supersu application itself.
What I advise you, or you could do is to upgrade your nexus 10. Installing lineageos, for example https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-lineageos-17-1-unofficial-nexus10-2021-05-10.3557735/ , https://www.getdroidtips.com/lineage-os-17-google-nexus-10/ , https://lineageosroms.com/manta/
If you upgrade it to 17 you could use Adaway version 5. If not in the version you are in and if Magisk is valid in that version (I think they already left it aside) you could use version 4 of adaway https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/releases?after=v5.0.9b . And without doing anything else you should be fine. Neither with total comander or doing anything else.
So think about putting lineageos, so you give more life to the tablet.
A hug
The problem is that for you to get adaway on your nexus 10 with android 4.4.4.4
You need Magisk and Magisk Manager. And have systemless host active in Magisk. With supersu does not work.
I do not know if I remember the version of Magisk would be the 18 you can try downloading it from https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases . But first you would have to remove supersu https://download.lineageos.org/extras from the trwp if I'm not mistaken. Or from the supersu application itself.
What I advise you, or you could do is to upgrade your nexus 10. Installing lineageos, for example https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-lineageos-17-1-unofficial-nexus10-2021-05-10.3557735/ , https://www.getdroidtips.com/lineage-os-17-google-nexus-10/ , https://lineageosroms.com/manta/
If you upgrade it to 17 you could use Adaway version 5. If not in the version you are in and if Magisk is valid in that version (I think they already left it aside) you could use version 4 of adaway https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/releases?after=v5.0.9b . And without doing anything else you should be fine. Neither with total comander or doing anything else.
So think about putting lineageos, so you give more life to the tablet.
A hug
Good afternoon @Ngovandang
Please correct me if I am wrong. But to block ads and so on. You should look in adaway in show dns. The ones that connect and block them. Or in firefox also in about:networking . In chrome I have no idea how to look at the connections.
But it gives me that what you want is to clean the web of banners and others. To do this I recommend using ublock origin. In which you can remove and so on to your liking. And instead of using chrone I would opt for a iceraven or fennec of fdroid. But that to taste, since these two that I tell you better allow you to use the compkementos for my.
But I don't know if a colleague can tell you if you can do what you want with adaway. The rest I can not tell you more, because as I said a moderator would be discrediting and out of the same thread.
A hug
Please correct me if I am wrong. But to block ads and so on. You should look in adaway in show dns. The ones that connect and block them. Or in firefox also in about:networking . In chrome I have no idea how to look at the connections.
But it gives me that what you want is to clean the web of banners and others. To do this I recommend using ublock origin. In which you can remove and so on to your liking. And instead of using chrone I would opt for a iceraven or fennec of fdroid. But that to taste, since these two that I tell you better allow you to use the compkementos for my.
But I don't know if a colleague can tell you if you can do what you want with adaway. The rest I can not tell you more, because as I said a moderator would be discrediting and out of the same thread.
A hug
arnoldpalmernold
Member
Hey all! Just wanted to say thanks to the AdAway team for continuing to maintain this great application over the years, and to @gallegonovato for liking my project enough to suggest it be included as a default option in AdAway. I was planning on doing so *eventually* myself (with the *mini* variant of my hosts file), but wanted to slim it down and tweak it a bit more before I did, as - IIRC - AdAway has very specific standards for the default list selections, and rightly so.
In regard to @ipdev pointing out that my main hosts file was not updated for 6 days as of @gallegonovato's proposal, I recently had a family emergency which required a fair amount of travel, and forgot to sync the latest iteration of my backend scripts between my main computer and travel laptop (see more here: https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-combined-privacy-block-lists/11657/5?u=bongochong) and will ensure that such an oversight never occurs again in the future. Much love.
In regard to @ipdev pointing out that my main hosts file was not updated for 6 days as of @gallegonovato's proposal, I recently had a family emergency which required a fair amount of travel, and forgot to sync the latest iteration of my backend scripts between my main computer and travel laptop (see more here: https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-combined-privacy-block-lists/11657/5?u=bongochong) and will ensure that such an oversight never occurs again in the future. Much love.
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Good afternoon @arnoldpalmernold
First of all I hope all is well in the family.
You don't have to thank me because I like your lists. Since I have to say that they are wonderful and very very very very complete.
And to say that I noticed a change for the better. Including ipv4, ipv6 or both together.
What I hope they include it at the end in Adaway. Since you deserve it and although I have already said it. Your lists can and will help a lot of people. And it would be together with Adaway a combination as they say in the press a bomb or splendid combination.
Thank you very much partner and thank you for all your work and effort.
First of all I hope all is well in the family.
You don't have to thank me because I like your lists. Since I have to say that they are wonderful and very very very very complete.
And to say that I noticed a change for the better. Including ipv4, ipv6 or both together.
What I hope they include it at the end in Adaway. Since you deserve it and although I have already said it. Your lists can and will help a lot of people. And it would be together with Adaway a combination as they say in the press a bomb or splendid combination.
Thank you very much partner and thank you for all your work and effort.
@arnoldpalmernold
Sorry to hear about a family emergency.
My best wishes to you and your family.
Personal life and family is always first.
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Only mentioned that it was 6 days old as reference to the list version I tested at the time of my post.
I did not check the history to see how often you update it.
I was not sure if you did daily, weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly.
Personally I use minimal blocking.
I did check again using the Combined New Hosts (six hours old as of this post), AdAway had no issues.
My Blocked list went from 20060 to 101866.
Cheers.
Sorry to hear about a family emergency.
My best wishes to you and your family.
Personal life and family is always first.
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Only mentioned that it was 6 days old as reference to the list version I tested at the time of my post.
I did not check the history to see how often you update it.
I was not sure if you did daily, weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly.
Personally I use minimal blocking.
I did check again using the Combined New Hosts (six hours old as of this post), AdAway had no issues.
My Blocked list went from 20060 to 101866.
Cheers.
arnoldpalmernold
Member
Thanks friend! Sorry if I came off defensively at all. Did not feel like you were attacking me or anything. I just wanted to clarify, because I've been making a point of doing at least biweekly updates for a while now. I actually felt guilty about not having all of my scripts handy when the one week mark hit@arnoldpalmernold
Sorry to hear about a family emergency.
My best wishes to you and your family.
Personal life and family is always first.
--
Only mentioned that it was 6 days old as reference to the list version I tested at the time of my post.
I did not check the history to see how often you update it.
I was not sure if you did daily, weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly.
Personally I use minimal blocking.
I did check again using the Combined New Hosts (six hours old as of this post), AdAway had no issues.
My Blocked list went from 20060 to 101866.
Cheers.
Thanks!
About the web server, it serves two purposes:
* Help applications that need to get answer when their ads are blocked (some applications froze or crash otherwise)
* Remove some « ugly deading pixel in gray area » on your browser when ads blocked (it's currently limited to http ads and doubleclick (Google) https ads)
But it might also come with compatibility issues. For example, Amazon app is famous to dislike its answers... It was the same for Spotify broadcast few years ago.
Hii.. I didn't find how to whitelist an app, so that adaway doesn't work on that.. I see there is way to whitelist hostname, but how to know the hostname source urls of an app?? So that I could put that in whitelist!! Please help
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You should maybe check / search for more "channel4" type hosts in https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/domains/pro.plus.txt
I no longer use AdAway as my host file is waaaaaay too big. I have been lazy and haven't updated my hosts file for a many months now, but have yet to see any ads. I also use a custom DNS I have listed above. I was surprised when I used the DNS alone, ads broke through.11
It's always blatently (NEVER automatically )asks me on a data clear, just tried it and got
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3364AdAway
AdAway is an open source ad blocker for Android using the hosts file.
Google Play Store notice
According the Google Play Developer Policy, especially the "Device and Network Abuse" section, ad blocker like AdAway violates the "Apps that block or interfere with another app displaying ads." rule and can't be distributed on distributed on the Play Store.
As Free and Open Source Software, AdAway is available from F-Droid Store or this XDA thread :good:
Requirements
This application requires Android 8 or above and does no more require root.
For older Android versions, a rooted device is required.
Changelog
If you don't want to read each announce post of this thread, you can:
- Get a summary of all changes in the project CHANGELOG.md,
- Check any further details though the source code commits.
Downloads
Stable versions are available on GitHub releases and F-Droid Store:
- AdAway 6.1.1 - Latest stable version - check v6 announcement
- AdAway 4.3.6 - for Android versions older than Android 8
- AdAway 3.3 - for Android versions older than Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
The app provides an in-app updater for both GitHub and F-Droid builds.
Keep in mind beta channel is limited to GitHub builds, and F-Droid releases usually have a several days latency.
Problem? Read this
* If you use Chrome and still see ads on web pages, remember to disable the "data saver" or "reduced data usage" browser option.
* Check your APN settings for any proxy, the proxy itself could be allowing ads. Disable the proxy.
* After you install or make any change to AdAway, you must reboot for those changes to take effect.
* If you are still having issues please read and understand all the info in the wiki before asking for help here.
Otherwise, this is the right thread to discuss about it or file a bug report here.
Contributors
PerfectSlayer, Vankog, jawz101
Source Code: https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway170Hi all,
A new year is coming and I wish you all to have nice holidays :victory:
Just few words about this ending year. There was about 12 releases in 2019 which brings you a new UI, a lot of bug fixes, Android 10 support, Gist and GitLab hosting support and better Magisk support.
All of this is possible thanks to the community to help users to discover the app, learn how to use it and report any new bug and also your moral, nice words and thanks you can send to me, and financial support.
Thanks a lot for all donators, GitHub sponsor and the Pixel 2 you sent me to test Android 10 support.
For the next year, I hope to release the next version (V5), at least in beta to start. It's been 9 months since its first lines of code and things are working quite nicely.
It aims to make the app simpler to use for the main use cases, support rooted and non rooted devices and remove old hacks/workaround which are no more needed on recent setups.
But before this big next update, I still have time to fix current issue with a new release
Changelog:
- Fix GitLab hosting support (commit date parsing failed)
- Translation update
Thanks:
Special thanks to @gallegonovato for its helpful bug report and @Vankog for translation update.
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AdAway 4.3.2 on AndroidFileHost (md5: 78fde09a0e92044c45e901bb1cec8e2e)159Hi all,
Long time no see! It's been more than two months since the last update.
I can't say I was not active on the project as I start working on a new version (5.x.y) as a side project.
I won't share the source code yet as it is not ready at all and I don't want to give an ETA but this new version targets the following goals:
- 1. Revamp the UI
- 2. Clean up old support
- 3. Address one of the main drawback of the app
1. The card based UI does not feel right. Welcome card takes too much space, update button / status has a lot of critic. I guess I can do better.
I started a new simpler and lighter design which provide the most useful information on home screen and all main actions to trigger in one tap (no more burger menu).
It is still under heavy development but I hopefully get a friend onboard, specialized in graphics and design, to help me :highfive:
2. In order to simplify the development, I clean up the app and remove support for old features.
I bump target SDK version so I finally get Java 8 language feature (it was released 5y ago…) and move to topjohnwu root library (instead of home made one). It means systemless support is now handled by Magisk and other root solutions will still work.
3. Think of what prevent most of users to use AdAway? Now it's gone!
It's not gone forever. It's still here but there will be a fallback to workaround it.
I won't tell more until the first public beta but I guess you get the point :fingers-crossed:
In the meanwhile, here is a new version!
Feedback:
GitLab, like GitHub do not set LastModified HTTP header so update status is not supported... yet!
Changelog:
- Add Gist and GitLab hosting support for hosts file
- Add option to set default IPv6 redirection
- Improve reboot command
- Improve UI for overlays
- Update translations
Thanks:
Special thanks to @MSF Jarvis and ralayax for theirs contributions and @andy356 for its helpful bug report.
Download:
AdAway 4.2.5 on AndroidFileHost (md5: ab81225745afaaa7646024109de299c0)148Hi all,
Feedback:
It works well here. I failed to reproduce as I change the HTTP client library and how I use it.
But update date for the source you link definitely works now.
Not really. You could choose a lot of different mode.
For example, F-Droid server watches AdAway GitHub repository to find tags which match a specific versioning pattern.
Thank you so much! :highfive:
Thank you too!
Changelog:
- Add hosts source download cache
- Add snackbar notification to update host from DNS request listing
- Update UI from Material Design to Material Theming
- Update gradle, plugins and dependencies
- Fix crash parsing not defined host source last modified date
- Fix native modules build script (required for F-Droid build server)
- Fix Transifex issues
Thanks:
Special thanks to all recent donators! Your help is really appreciated :good:
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AdAway 4.2.0 on AndroidFileHost (md5: 023169e7c345ef7297095793024f8478)144Hi all,
I talked enough about it the past weeks and here it is: the first beta for the next version of AdAway.
As you know, the main feature is the removal of root requirement but it also comes with a lot of improvements like an easier to use UI, a builtin updater, new cache and databases to improve reliability or even a quick pause/resume adblocking button that 3rd party apps can control.
It took me literally a year and 330+ commits to build it (the first commit of this branch was April the 7th) and I hope it will be worth it.
It should allow the app to be viable in the future with root being more and more difficult to achieve at each new Android release and Google hardening SafetyNet checks.
I will try to answer to the most expected questions here so you still can post a link to this FAQ later to lost users.
FAQ:
Does this version replace the v4.x versions?
No. This is still a preview version and does not replace the stable one.
It is available to test it and report issues and feedback before being promoted to stable.
Can I upgrade and revert safely?
Yes. Both v4 and v5 use the same settings export format.
Why does this version targets Android 8+ Oreo only?
Like the v4, v5 is expected to offer support for latest devices.
Android 8 and above represent more than 60% of device distribution and will grew through time.
If you use an older device, root solutions work very well and v4 is here for you (like v2 and v3 stayed for legacy devices).
How the hell does it work without root?
This version provides two adblocking methods: the usual root one using hosts file and a new one using local VPN.
The VPN solution allows to filter and alter connections of your devices without root access.
Is using a VPN safe?
In the case of AdAway, yes. It uses VPN API but does not connect to a VPN server.
In the case of VPN client app, it depends.
To give you more details, a VPN client app uses the VPN API to create a virtual network interface on your device and redirect all your traffic into it.
If you imaginge the VPN like a pipe (the right word is tunnel), client VPN app outputs all your traffic on a VPN server which is able to check what you are doing on the Internet.
With AdAway, your network is not redirected to a VPN server but your device internet connection (same as no VPN). VPN API is only used to get traffic into it to break the connections to ad servers.
Is VPN use battery?
Yes, like everything you do on device.
Witouth root, a VPN service will be running permanently to filter your traffic.
Good news is it will only filter DNS traffic. Not all traffic is redirected into it so it won't be as expensive as you can fear.
Did you come up with this idea alone?
Absolutely not! I spent a lot of hours trying to find altenatives to hosts based adblocking (like routes or private DNS). But nothing was better than VPN based adblocking.
So we (MrRobinson and I) approched Julian Klode, developer of DNS66 more than three years ago to see if we can merge our apps. It wasn't that easy as we don't develop our apps the same way so I ended up by integrating the DNS66 adblocking method into AdAway. It is fine for Julian, his app is Open Source and he himself built it from the core code of AdBuster app (an VPN based adblocking app).
Should we stop using DNS66 for AdAway?
Not at all. DNS66 is a great app and provides some features that AdAway doesn't have (yet?), like DNS settings.
DNS66 is a great app, keep using it if you like it!
If both apps used the same adblocking method a year ago when I start this version, I keep adding feature to the VPN adblocking method and most of them won't be in DNS66.
If Julian ports them back to DNS66, it's great if it can help his app and users!
Is it me or the app put on weight?
Yes, the app significantly grew due to new libraries like VPN related ones and Android Jetpack.
It also stores more data on device: a http cache, a host database, a hosts copy, etc...
I think 15~20mo of storage is still fine.
Changelog:
Without further ado, check the summarized changelog (it was hard to summarize a one year development)
- Add new home screen
- Provides all main controls from one screen
- Displays currently blocked, allowed and redirected domains
- Displays current hosts sources status and control to force apply
- Add non root ad-blocking feature
- Uses a builtin local VPN to filter DNS request to blocked domains
- Based on the work of dns66 by julian-klode
- Allows to excluded system applications and per user applications
- Add builtin updater with changelog display
- Add feature to quickly pause and resume ad-blocking
- Add wizard screen for first run setup
- Add feature to display and filter all blocked, allowed, redirect domains
- Improve preferences screen
- Add broadcast receiver to control ad-blocking from third party applications
- Update Android target to Android 10
- Improve root and shell support
- Split translation files to easier understand their context
- Add GitHub action test and build tasks
Download:
AdAway 5.0.0 beta (sha2: 200fd7789b174735d3af5925b4e568b09475bb3f39a79d24d6617af4b19cd19d)
If you like my work, feel free to support me. Check my sign for donation links. Thanks all! :highfive:
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