What mods do you have, or better yet (since it sounds like something root is at fault) start a thread in thr magisk or p7p board and link me and I'll try to continue helping as i can.
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You're probably right that it's something related to root. I'm headed on the road for a week, and I'll be without a PC. I don't want to struggle with this and not be able to do anything about it, so I'm just going to bite the bullet and factory reset tonight. If I don't succeed, I'll make a post. Very much appreciate the offer of assistance. Googling around, I realized how few resources there are these days compared to when rooting, ROMing, and modding used to be more commonplace.
Sorry, I cannot help you with RCS messages (not using) but I'm curious about your saga
Could you please clarify:
1) Are you using AdAway in the root mode?
If you go with a root file explorer like MiXPlorer and open /system/etc/hosts and /etc/hosts files, are them large ones with thousands of lines and do you read on top that they are patched by AdAway?
2) Blocking ads does work or not for you?
3) If you pause AdAway (main screen, button on the bottom in the middle) - AdAway screen will change the colour - and upon you reboot, do you still have problems with RCS
This last one is not related to RCS but if blocking ads generally don't work for you:
4) Do you maybe have a (textual) file like /etc/nsswitch.conf on your phone?
Or you could find a similar config file (in that folder?!) - file that defines the order of precedence in resolving hostnames, like:
hosts: files DNS
or
hosts: DNS files
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PS, Test by putting native Private DNS to both, Auto or Off
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First I thought that I got crazy but I've retested back and forth several times, on WLAN and Mobile Network:
1) Starting point:
My Systemless Hosts + AdAway working, ads are properly blocked, eg I cannot open ads.google.com.
I use Chrome
2) I keep AdAway as is, and I just open the native Private DNS setting and switch it from Auto to Off (!)
Few seconds later, my Chrome starts showing the ads elsewhere and ads.google.com page now opens?!
3) I switch Private DNS back to Auto, and Chrome starts again properly blocking the ads
MIUI 13/A12,
Chrome 111.0.5563.58
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On my another phone
MIUI 12.5/A11
Chrome 111.0.5563.57 (PlayStore does not notify to update Chrome)
I cannot 'reproduce', no matter if Private DNS is Auto or Off, ads are always properly blocked
My phones have different versions of Magisk (Delta vs Canary), but since the /etc/hosts file is properly patched by AdAway, it shouldn't matter
Hence I suggest to those who claim that they cannot get ads blocked (although Systemless hosts + AdAway are properly enabled and configured), to test with Private DNS Auto (and Off, back and forth)
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Of course, if you set Private DNS to dns.adguard-dns.com, then you don't need AdAway anymore (but you could no more reconfigure Blocked and Allowed lists at your will) since AdGuard DNS will block you ads
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Feedback:
Tested as suggested... with Chrome v111.0.5563.58. ads.google.com does not open with Private DNS Auto, as well as Off.
But ads continue to show (and also get redirected) with certain file sharing sites (screenshots shared earlier).
How should new users configure Chrome for AdAway?
From AdAway app, link to GitHub yields to:
github.com
There, for more info, GitHub directs to the AdAway site:
Scrolling down there opens FAQ section.
It instructs to disable Data Compressor Proxy - but the link opens Google Chrome Help:
where it notes that Lite mode was no more supported since the end of March, 2022
Is this Lite mode the same as disabling Data Compression Proxy?
I tried to search on Internet both for the Lite mode and Data Compression Proxy but whatever the various guides say, my current Chrome settings look different and don't offer the required option(s),?!
0n the other side, the last time when I Factory reset my phone was around the end of Aug 2022.
I don't remember how exactly I had to reconfigure the Chrome at that time, but since then the ads in my Chrome are successfully blocked
From AdAway app, link to GitHub yields to:
GitHub - AdAway/AdAway: AdAway is a free and open source ad blocker for Android.
AdAway is a free and open source ad blocker for Android. - GitHub - AdAway/AdAway: AdAway is a free and open source ad blocker for Android.
github.com
There, for more info, GitHub directs to the AdAway site:
Scrolling down there opens FAQ section.
It instructs to disable Data Compressor Proxy - but the link opens Google Chrome Help:
Chrome’s Lite mode is no longer supported - Google Chrome Help
As of M100, Lite mode, a Chrome feature for Android, is no longer supported. Learn more in the Chrome Community Forum.
support.google.com
where it notes that Lite mode was no more supported since the end of March, 2022
Is this Lite mode the same as disabling Data Compression Proxy?
I tried to search on Internet both for the Lite mode and Data Compression Proxy but whatever the various guides say, my current Chrome settings look different and don't offer the required option(s),?!
0n the other side, the last time when I Factory reset my phone was around the end of Aug 2022.
I don't remember how exactly I had to reconfigure the Chrome at that time, but since then the ads in my Chrome are successfully blocked
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Having a bit of trouble and didn't know if anyone else was. It keeps saying this:
Was using Adaway just fine on my P6Pro. It was rooted and blocking just fine. Then out of the blue it stopped working. I tried removing and readding sysemless hosts module, uninstalling and reinstalling most current version (6.0.3) etc.
Now I have wiped my phone and gotten it at a fresh start. I rooted it, installed magisk, enabled systemless hosts module, rebooted, installed aday, and will the same issue.
This is the device info:
Pixel 6 Pro
Stock Rooted
Magisk 25.2 (25200)
Build Number: TQ2A.230305.008.E1
Other apps were having similar issues, such as revanced not being able to allocate space to patch an app. I thought the two would be related, but revanced no longer has the issue, only adaway. Any help would be super appreciated.
UPDATE: It seems to work with this version AdAway-dev-220513.zip. I uninstalled previous, installed this, and it worked just fine. I'm guessing then it may be on the app's side and not mine?
Was using Adaway just fine on my P6Pro. It was rooted and blocking just fine. Then out of the blue it stopped working. I tried removing and readding sysemless hosts module, uninstalling and reinstalling most current version (6.0.3) etc.
Now I have wiped my phone and gotten it at a fresh start. I rooted it, installed magisk, enabled systemless hosts module, rebooted, installed aday, and will the same issue.
This is the device info:
Pixel 6 Pro
Stock Rooted
Magisk 25.2 (25200)
Build Number: TQ2A.230305.008.E1
Other apps were having similar issues, such as revanced not being able to allocate space to patch an app. I thought the two would be related, but revanced no longer has the issue, only adaway. Any help would be super appreciated.
UPDATE: It seems to work with this version AdAway-dev-220513.zip. I uninstalled previous, installed this, and it worked just fine. I'm guessing then it may be on the app's side and not mine?
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Sorry, I had a busy few days.Sorry, I cannot help you with RCS messages (not using) but I'm curious about your saga
Could you please clarify:
1) Are you using AdAway in the root mode?
If you go with a root file explorer like MiXPlorer and open /system/etc/hosts and /etc/hosts files, are them large ones with thousands of lines and do you read on top that they are patched by AdAway?
2) Blocking ads does work or not for you?
3) If you pause AdAway (main screen, button on the bottom in the middle) - AdAway screen will change the colour - and upon you reboot, do you still have problems with RCS
This last one is not related to RCS but if blocking ads generally don't work for you:
4) Do you maybe have a (textual) file like /etc/nsswitch.conf on your phone?
Or you could find a similar config file (in that folder?!) - file that defines the order of precedence in resolving hostnames, like:
hosts: files DNS
or
hosts: DNS files
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I took the time to backup and wipe my Pixel 7 Pro, flashing the March 2023 update to my phone with the Google tool. I think I ended up doing this like four times for various reasons.
Today, as I was preparing to leave for a week away from home, I had been texting P2 just fine for the last few hours after restoring Magisk and AdAway (root) when I just had this feeling... And yup, RCS was broken again.
So I disabled AdAway, waited a bit, and that didn't help so I had to reboot. It happened again, so I removed Systemless Hosts from Magisk and uninstalled AdAway. So far, I have been okay.
Now, I am suspecting that something in the March 2023 Security Update plus Systemless Hosts module from Magisk is the culprit. I nuked this thing so cleanly and multiple times, so I see no way that it can't not be a result of something I am doing.
The only modules that I have are
1. Debloat v17.3.3 by veez21
2. Systemless Hosts directly from Magisk
3. Universal SafetyNet Fix v2.4.0 by kdrag0n
I was able to tell that AdAway was affecting my Hosts file when I had it enabled. It was successfully blocking ads. I do not have a /etc/nsswitch.conf file on my phone.
I tried to use a throwback solution and downloaded DNS66, but that seemed to crash or something on my phone because after loading my block list and opening an app of any kind that used internet, I got "Reconfiguration Error" and I couldn't do anything in the app when I reopen it; it's just frozen.
At one point, before reflashing, I was able to get AdAway v6.0.3 to allow me to choose VPN even though it was root from the initial install, but I can't seem to retrigger that. I thought it was after removing Systemless Hosts or disabling the module but not removing it, but now that's not helping. Just goes into the root format and doesn't function because it doesn't have the necessary components. And denying it root permissions doesn't do it either.
Has anyone else updated to the Pixel March 2023 security update on their phone yet? Not sure how small of a population there is here and how many of that population has Pixel phones. Still, after everything was working just fine for so long across so many devices, I'm surprised I am the only one having issues. Can't seem to find any other reports of the "Not sent. Tap for options" error with RCS in the wild.
You could try the more up to date displax mod of usnf (2.4.0 mod 1.2) and make sure you've denylisted messages
Is it possible that an app that's needed got debloated (spitballing again sorry, i do have the update now but dont know anyone i could rcs with. I guess you could pm me your number but that's probably a no no on xda (and kinda a no no personally).
I can do without Universal SafetyNet Fix realistically. It's just for Google Pay which I hardly ever use because I don't like having any PIN/Pattern lock on my screen. I'm too trusting and prefer just being able to swipe up without even looking to unlock my phone. It's currently uninstalled and I've been fine. Now that I think about it, I guess I haven't tried that combo, so maybe I will try to run AdAway again and see if it is okay as long as Universal SafetyNet Fix is gone.
Forgot to mention Debloat in my post, but all I removed was Google stuff - YouTube, YouTube Music, Google TV, GMail, and Google Fi. I'm on Verizon. Never had an issue with that, and I've been using it since like ~2018 if I had to guess.
I'll go one more A/B test round with this config before I start bugging you by texting you every thirty minutes, haha. Appreciate the offer.
Yeahhh, I really wish it had crossed my mind to take that off my phone before I went through all of the wiping and restoring. Not that it's bad to do every now and then, but having only had the phone for a month and the headaches I've been through with this issue in the last few weeks, disabling that mod might have made things much easier.
I've been using RCS just fine for the last 24 hours or so. AdAway is installed and running fine just as before. There must be something in the March 2023 security update that conflicts with the Universal SafetyNet Fix v2.4.0 that I was using. I don't really need that right now, but I will keep the Displax module in mind if I ever seek out contactless payments capability again.
Thank you all for letting me clog up this thread with my issue. Really thought it was related to AdAway with how disabling and enabling seemed to affect it at first. Glad I don't have to find a replacement for what I've now realized is really one of my most valued apps. No idea how people use mobile with so much clutter on the screen from ads.
Hi everyone, on my xiaomi mi9t pro I was rooted and used adaway to block ads. Now I had to remove the root and although adaway is successfully installed, I see all the ads again. Is there a way to configure it differently and make it work without root? A thousand thanks.
Can I uninstall the adaway app? Are the dns set as in the attached image correct? Thank you.
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Yes, uninstall AdAway.
DNS settings should be ok
Sorry, I missinterpreted your post - you asked about UN-installing AdAway
AdAway works with and without root access.
- Root mode writes to the local `hosts` file.
- VPN mode channels data though a local (device based) VPN.
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Setting dns to `dns.adguard-dns.com` is an option but, you give up control over what is blocked and what is not.
Using AdAway in VPN mode, you still set the hosts sources and can still use personal allow/block lists for fine tuning.
Cheers.
True, but also knowing the instability issues when running AdAway in the non-root/VPN modeAdAway works with and without root access.
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- Root mode writes to the local `hosts` file.
- VPN mode channels data though a local (device based) VPN.
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Setting dns to `dns.adguard-dns.com` is an option but, you give up control over what is blocked and what is not.
Using AdAway in VPN mode, you still set the hosts sources and can still use personal allow/block lists for fine tuning.
Cheers.
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If you completely disable AdAway, does it work then?
If not, then it's not about AdAway but your banking app detects that 'phone is not safe', eg, due to the unlocked Bootloader.
Btw, do you pass Play Integrity API, Device and Basic Integrity - that's usually the first must-have for banking apps1
The hosts file only applies if I have Private DNS set to a custom one (currently set to Cloudflare, no ad blocking).
I used AdAway to manually block Twitter and it only works when I have the Private DNS to custom. It doesn't work if I set it to off or auto.
It works for both WiFi and mobile data.
I am using Chrome to test. If blocking works, I would get connection refused error when trying to open the blocked site.
The default DNS server provided by DHCP is a private one because I am inside a university network.11
No ads for me in the new app (see screenshot). Standard hosts plus
If you still see ads try DNS requests and block some entries. -
3353AdAway
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 6.1.0 - 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.
Download:
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.
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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:
