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

[Danny1976]

I'm going to make an assumption, you're running canary magisk probably latest version 25210. Please correct me if I'm wrong .
Never mind you say so. Restore boot to non root uninstall 25210 install 25209 and re root, don't take update till you see it is 25211.
10 broke all mods

Thank you for the quick reply. Yes you are totally correct. I am on the 25210 update. Will do exactly what you said.

 

[zgfg]

I started to have this issue and I cannot figure out why. I have a OenPlus 8 on OOS13 latest version. AdAway 6.0.3 is unable to write into the host file. I am rooted, Magisk Canary on the latest version, I have Systemless Host enabled and I have Magisk built-in by @zgfg Busybox module installed. Why AdAway cannot write to the host file is confusing to me. I have clear the data on the app and restarted it and nothing. If I delete the app and try reinstalling it I get failed to sync during the installation. Not sure what is going on.

What latest Magisk Canary?

If 25210 (981ccabb), please read all the posts above why users downgrade back to 25209 (and how to do - you can find also more info in the Magisk General thread) - there is a regression bug in the official/TJW Canary 25210, causing that mounting that systemless modules depend on, does not work

Start from the post #17227, from a week ago (when Magisk Canary 25210 was released)

 

[m0han]

.... Check in the native Settings on the phone that no private DNS is enabled...

What is best for ROM DNS settings? Off / Automatic / Private DNS?

 

[zgfg]

What is best for ROM DNS settings? Off / Automatic / Private DNS?

Off = disabled, Private DNS provider = enabled with the given hostname

Automatic probably means to use the one provided by DHCP (given by WLAN AP or Mobile Network)

 

[m0han]

Off = disabled, Private DNS provider = enabled with the given hostname... Automatic probably means...

Of course! I asked what is 'best' to get fewer, if not NIL, ads.

 

[Gordietm]

Of course! I asked what is 'best' to get fewer, if not NIL, ads.

If you not rooted, put "dns.adguard.com" in private DNS. You won't get any ads. If you are rooted, try AdAway, that's what I use.

 

[Oswald Boelcke]

Of course! I asked what is 'best' to get fewer, if not NIL, ads.

@PerfectSlayer Sorry for the OT. Please advise if you like the post deleted.

I'm using fdns1.dismail.de on my mobile device.

And in our router (a Fritz!Box 7590) following are set for DoT:
fdns1.dismail.de
fdns2.dismail.de
dns3.digitalcourage.de
dnsforge.de
dot.ffmuc.net

 

[Faerch]

Hi,

Can anybody help me block "Around the internet" box on Tapatalk boards in Adaway.
When I block it in Ublock Origins on my PC, i get this line "www.tapatalk.com###footer > div".

How would I translate that to a Adaway block string?

 

[Danny1976]

I'm going to make an assumption, you're running canary magisk probably latest version 25210. Please correct me if I'm wrong .
Never mind you say so. Restore boot to non root uninstall 25210 install 25209 and re root, don't take update till you see it is 25211.
10 broke all mods

Uninstalled 25210 and installed 25209 and I still get the same error. Have other people fixed it that way?

Edit: it's working now. I guess it needed another reboot after some modules were installed.

 

[zgfg]

Uninstalled 25210 and installed 25209 and I still get the same error. Have other people fixed it that way?

Edit: it's working now. I guess it needed another reboot after some modules were installed.

Glad to read that it works now

Always, when you install/remove/disable/enable a module, phone must be rebooted (Magisk takes actions on modules only on reboot)

Also, Magisk mounts the systemless copy of your hosts file (AdAway writes to):
/data/adb/modules/hosts/system/etc/hosts
to
/system/etc/hosts

only on reboot - hence if you add something to Allow list, you should reboot to have the given host really allowed

The same holds for updating hosts sources - your new systemless copy of the hosts file will not be mounted to the system's hosts file until you reboot

For that reason I keep all auto-updates in AdAway disabled and every second day or so I manually open AdAway and let it update hosts sources - then I reboot the phone

Then,also, in the root/hosts phone, AdAway does not need to be given Auto start and Battery not-optimized permissions:
- you manually run the update of hosts sources and then you reboot
- on reboot, Magisk mounts the latest update of the hosts file and Android takes it for the built-in DNS resolver

After that, Magisk does nothing (until it will be updating the hosts file next time)

---

Of course, for the non-root/VPN mode it's the opposite

AdAway runs in the background to maintain the VPN

Also, on updating the hosts sources (or adding to Allow list, etc), AdAway will immediately use the newly updated internal hosts file - no need to reboot there

 

[Danny1976]

Glad to read that it works now

Always, when you install/remove/disable/enable a module, phone must be rebooted (Magisk takes actions on modules only on reboot)

Also, Magisk mounts the systemless copy of your hosts file (AdAway writes to):
/data/adb/modules/hosts/system/etc/hosts
to
/system/etc/hosts

only on reboot - hence if you add something to Allow list, you should reboot to have the given host really allowed

The same holds for updating hosts sources - your new systemless copy of the hosts file will not be mounted to the system's hosts file until you reboot

For that reason I keep all auto-updates in AdAway disabled and every second day or so I manually open AdAway and let it update hosts sources - then I reboot the phone

Then,also, in the root/hosts phone, AdAway does not need to be given Auto start and Battery not-optimized permissions:
- you manually run the update of hosts sources and then you reboot
- on reboot, Magisk mounts the latest update of the hosts file and Android takes it for the built-in DNS resolver

After that, Magisk does nothing (until it will be updating the hosts file next time)

---

Of course, for the non-root/VPN mode it's the opposite

AdAway runs in the background to maintain the VPN

Also, on updating the hosts sources (or adding to Allow list, etc), AdAway will immediately use the newly updated internal hosts file - no need to reboot there

Thanks for the extensive explanation and educating me. Not many people take the time to educate others and its always good to learn something new. Really appreciated!!! Thanks

 

[joefuf]

Experiencing an issue with AdAway 6.0.3 since I installed the March 2023 security patch where RCS is not working on my Pixel 7 Pro. Even if I have no block lists enabled and the app is just on, it will return an error similar to what this bug captured.

Interferes with Google RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging · Issue #3121 · AdAway/AdAway

Describe the bug When AdAway is enabled, I am unable to send or receive chat messages using RCS with the Google Messages app. For those who don't know what this is, it's an enhanced version of text...

github.com

Attempts to send an RCS message with Google Messages kicks back the message with an error: "Not sent, tap for options"

I am running the rooted version. After uninstalling and reinstalling, I am not presented with an option to install the VPN version either.

Not sure if it is related but I had similar Magisk issues that I can see were talked about recently on this thread. I had 25210 and rolled back to 25206. All of my other root functions and modules work fine.

I have attempted to add several DNS addresses to the allowed list, but none of them make a difference

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6218735/225933402-7ce5b4de-481c-4b97-8c46-ba97f324f9fd.png

Is this a common or known issue?

 

[osm0sis]

Experiencing an issue with AdAway 6.0.3 since I installed the March 2023 security patch where RCS is not working on my Pixel 7 Pro. Even if I have no block lists enabled and the app is just on, it will return an error similar to what this bug captured.

Interferes with Google RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging · Issue #3121 · AdAway/AdAway

Describe the bug When AdAway is enabled, I am unable to send or receive chat messages using RCS with the Google Messages app. For those who don't know what this is, it's an enhanced version of text...

github.com

Attempts to send an RCS message with Google Messages kicks back the message with an error: "Not sent, tap for options"

I am running the rooted version. After uninstalling and reinstalling, I am not presented with an option to install the VPN version either.

Not sure if it is related but I had similar Magisk issues that I can see were talked about recently on this thread. I had 25210 and rolled back to 25206. All of my other root functions and modules work fine.

I have attempted to add several DNS addresses to the allowed list, but none of them make a difference

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6218735/225933402-7ce5b4de-481c-4b97-8c46-ba97f324f9fd.png

Is this a common or known issue?

We had that issue on Lineage on the OnePlus 9 Pro, and it was binder errors they had to hack around from upstream CAF. It was only after a certain amount of uptime, however. No issues with AdAway default list now that the Lineage devs have resolved that.

 

[joefuf]

We had that issue on Lineage on the OnePlus 9 Pro, and it was binder errors they had to hack around from upstream CAF. It was only after a certain amount of uptime, however. No issues with AdAway default list now that the Lineage devs have resolved that.

So you determined that it was an app issue or a block list problem?

I had been just using my own custom block list until now,

AdblockHosts/AdAway default blocklist.txt at main · jeffreyabr/AdblockHosts

Hosts file to block ads. Contribute to jeffreyabr/AdblockHosts development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

but even that is resulting in the issue.

I've been across several phones and updated with all of the security patches for the last three years, but this is the first time I've encountered the problem.

I had to uninstall for now, but man do I hate how intrusive mobile ads are. This is the first time I've been without AdAway in a long time. I didn't realize how bad the mobile experience is without it.

 

[Nergal di Cuthah]

I had to uninstall for now, but man do I hate how intrusive mobile ads are. This is the first time I've been without AdAway in a long time. I didn't realize how bad the mobile experience is without it.

I am running the rooted version. After uninstalling and reinstalling, I am not presented with an option to install the VPN version either.

It didn't give you the option of vpn because instead of uninstalling it (which keeps data) you should have cleared data for adaway, then once it's resetup as a vpn import the lists that you exported before clearing data (a step i could have mentioned at thr beginning of this post but i didn't ).

Edit: found this, helps with vpn but not rooted adaway
https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/a7czep/_/ec20ayi

 

[joefuf]

It didn't give you the option of vpn because instead of uninstalling it (which keeps data) you should have cleared data for adaway,

So I cleared Storage, uninstalled, and rebooted, but when trying to reinstall 6.0.3, it still skips past the Root or VPN step. Is there something else to try? I downgraded to 6.0.2 which gave me the prompt, but had the same RCS issue. It must be something in the March 2023 update then because I've never had this happen before, yet I am surprised to be the only user posting about it. It worked fine on this phone for the first three weeks I had it before the update.

Edit: found this, helps with vpn but not rooted adaway
https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/a7czep/_/ec20ayi

I guess I can try AdGuard. Haven't used any other ad blocking app in a long time.

 

[Nergal di Cuthah]

I guess I can try AdGuard. Haven't used any other ad blocking app in a long time.

I was more suggesting to white list in vpn mode those apps mentioned in the adguard thread.
ROOT MODE
If you revert to no hosts and reboot does it let you rcs? In that state adaway is doing nothing so i should guess it would work. I'd test myself but don't use google messages or anything with rcs at this point.
You keep saying march 2023 update, do you mean of your android or adaway. Adaway has not been updated in eight months.

Edit: Can you post the host sites you're using. I'm wondering if ads.google are required by rcs since it can send you adverts iirc.

 

[joefuf]

I was more suggesting to white list in vpn mode those apps mentioned in the adguard thread.
ROOT MODE
If you revert to no hosts and reboot does it let you rcs? In that state adaway is doing nothing so i should guess it would work. I'd test myself but don't use google messages or anything with rcs at this point.
You keep saying march 2023 update, do you mean of your android or adaway. Adaway has not been updated in eight months.

I am referring to the Pixel March 2023 security patch. I received this Pixel 7 Pro at the end of February, rooted with Magisk, and installed/configured AdAway just as I'd had it on my Pixel 6 Pro and my 3a XL before that. No issues with RCS until this week when I flashed the March 2023 update and rooted again (had a small issue with Magisk 25210, but was able to uninstall and return to Magisk 25206 to accomplish this).

Back to AdAway, I can't seem to get a clean uninstall of 6.0.3 that will allow me to reinstall and choose between root or VPN. There must be an app data folder somewhere that I am missing that I need to delete.

I had to drop down to 6.0.1 which I haven't had on this phone before. Made it a VPN setup and excluded all system apps except browsers. It sent and received a few RCS messages fine at first, but now it is waiting to deliver when a contact is online. Sent messages to two different people. Took a minute to send, but finally did.

 

[Nergal di Cuthah]

Ok (sorry p6p hasn't gotten march yet so i might be less helpful til rumored march 20)
In chat setting does it say connected. I assume you've not changed phone numbers or sims. Do you have fall back to sms mms turned on (it was default off when i momentarily switched to messages).
I assume you've turned chat off and on. And i assume when you rolled magisk back you also turned back the kernal boot. Running out of troubleshooting tbh.

 

[zgfg]

So I cleared Storage, uninstalled, and rebooted, but when trying to reinstall 6.0.3, it still skips past the Root or VPN step. Is there something else to try? I downgraded to 6.0.2 which gave me the prompt, but had the same RCS issue. It must be something in the March 2023 update then because I've never had this happen before, yet I am surprised to be the only user posting about it. It worked fine on this phone for the first three weeks I had it before the update.

I guess I can try AdGuard. Haven't used any other ad blocking app in a long time.

I think that AdAway v6.0.3 maybe checks if it was granted root - if yes, then it does not prompt to choose root or non-root

When you uninstall AdAway, it also wipes its Data but the root grant nevertheless remains in Magisk db

Hence wipe AdAway Data or uninstall AdAway, but then additionaly open Superuser list in Magisk and remove AdAway

Then (install and) configure AdAway again, it should prompt then for root or non-root mode