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PerfectSlayer

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Hi all,

Long time no see release! Months passed so fast: Got a new job, a better health, and it's now 8 months since the last release...
Truth is, this update required time and energy to upgrade the app to Android 13. But now, you should have things like adaptive icon and notification runtime permission, in addition to the usual library and build tool upgrades 😉

Changelog:
  • Add adaptive launcher icon
  • Add POST_NOTIFCATIONS runtime permission support
  • Improve settings UI
  • Update target SDK to Android 13
  • Update libsu
  • Update mongoose web server
  • Update AndroidX libraries
  • Update third party libraries
  • Update Android gradle plugin
  • Update NDK

Download:

AdAway 6.1.0
 

leonidasZ953

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Dec 29, 2018
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Hi all,

Long time no see release! Months passed so fast: Got a new job, a better health, and it's now 8 months since the last release...
Truth is, this update required time and energy to upgrade the app to Android 13. But now, you should have things like adaptive icon and notification runtime permission, in addition to the usual library and build tool upgrades 😉

Changelog:
  • Add adaptive launcher icon
  • Add POST_NOTIFCATIONS runtime permission support
  • Improve settings UI
  • Update target SDK to Android 13
  • Update libsu
  • Update mongoose web server
  • Update AndroidX libraries
  • Update third party libraries
  • Update Android gradle plugin
  • Update NDK

Download:

AdAway 6.1.0
We all thank you for you hard work..!!God bless you
 
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Yuan Xi

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Apr 12, 2015
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whether the current Material You icon can be changed to a filled-type icon?

The current icon is inconsistent with the MY icon style of other applications such as google, twitter
 

Abdel1993

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Sep 20, 2019
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Hi all,

Long time no see release! Months passed so fast: Got a new job, a better health, and it's now 8 months since the last release...
Truth is, this update required time and energy to upgrade the app to Android 13. But now, you should have things like adaptive icon and notification runtime permission, in addition to the usual library and build tool upgrades 😉

Changelog:
  • Add adaptive launcher icon
  • Add POST_NOTIFCATIONS runtime permission support
  • Improve settings UI
  • Update target SDK to Android 13
  • Update libsu
  • Update mongoose web server
  • Update AndroidX libraries
  • Update third party libraries
  • Update Android gradle plugin
  • Update NDK

Download:

AdAway 6.1.0
Good to see that your health is better then before. That's always the #1 thing in life. Keep it up mate!
 

Styrofoam Boots

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Feb 12, 2022
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I'm encountering an strange error, I installed AdAway on my new nonroot phone (samsung m53), I decided that I'd rather patch the apps I use than to use the VPN option, the thing is, after I uninstalled it I couldnt connect to any wifi, I tried to install it again and my wifi started working again, so, for now, I let the app "on pause" and wifi works... Also, strangely, on safe mode I couldnt connect to wifi either.
Thanks for the replies!
 

gallegonovato

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Feb 25, 2021
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Good afternoon @PerfectSlayer @ipdev @zgfg

I happen to be assisting in the translation of Adaway. And I came across some strings that have an exclamation mark inside a triangle. That is a warning sign.

I look at it and between the source string and the translation there was. There is variation in the numbers.

I made some suggestions just in case I'm wrong about what is wrong. Because it is strange to me that these strings were already old and were unmodified.

I upload some screenshots so you can see better what I mean and make sure if I'm wrong or not:

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A hug
 
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docluv01

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Nov 23, 2010
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Hey guys, have the latest magisk canary build sis systemless hosts enabled. i updated to the new adaway apk and I cant get past the syncing screen "Failed to sync". any suggestions?
 

zgfg

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thanks for quick reply

Unfortunately, when I try rolling back to that version, the magisk app force closes a LOT.
The safest way will be to fully uninstall Magisk and to install Stable v25.2 or Canary v25206 from scratch

Unfortunately, support for systemless modules is broken in the latest Canary v25210 (even partially broken since v25207) - it was warned here few weeks ago when Canary v25210 was released

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Only if you have your boot.img patched by Stable v25.2 or Canary v25206 (you could also try with v25209) then you can cut (and avoid configuring modules and everything from scratch):
- uninstall Magisk app Canary v25210
- reboot to flash your old, previously patched boot img with that older Magisk
- reboot and install the corresponding old Magosk app
 
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Cipcino81

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Hello,
lately adaway is blocking Google podcast images , I have tried with DNS log, but I have allowed anything and still images are not displayed. Can you help me to pinpoint what I need to allow ?
 

gallegonovato

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Feb 25, 2021
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Good afternoon @PerfectSlayer @ipdev @zgfg

In the AdAway translation I come across this string:

Unable to copy hosts file to your system partition. Please check Magisk systemless module is enabled then reboot.

And I put it right, but they change it.

But my advice would be:

don't translate or change the part: Systemless Hosts in Magisk . Because Systemless Hosts is what the creator of Magisk calls it and this add-on is in Magisk.

So it doesn't take error what to look and where.

I don't know what you think?

I put a comment in that string in transifex but if it is not ok I comment it here.

A hug and thanks for your time and help.
 
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Nergal di Cuthah

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hey guys, adaway root latest version is eating cpu.

Code:
 PID USER         PR  NI VIRT  RES  SHR S[%CPU] %MEM     TIME+ ARGS
 10293 root         20   0  12G 4.5M 3.3M R 68.0   0.0   3:59.39 libwebserver_exec.so --resources /data/user/0/org.adaway/files/webserver --icon
Do you have a lot of lists. Root adaway does nothing but download and collate sources, it shouldn't be resource intensive unless yoi have a lot of lists (even then shouldn't be heavily used cpu)
 

useroso987

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Oct 28, 2022
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Hi.
I've tried Adaway not root and it has like 200k domains blocked.
Then i rooted and reinstalled Adaway, and with the root it has 0 domains blocked. So, is it not blocking anything?
 

Danny1976

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New Magisk update out. Does anyone know if it's still affecting systemless modules and adaway. I downgrade from 25210 to 25209 to fix adaway. The new Magisk is version 26001 and was wondering if anyone has updated without any Adaway issues.
 

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    Using non rooted version on pixel 2 xl. A banking app put under exclusion list still won't function, crashes on opening. Any idea?
    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 apps
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    Do you use dns.adguard-dns.com for Private DNS, another DNS server that bloks adds, and which one

    And in that case, if you disable AdAway and use Private DNS only - does then ad-blocking still works for you

    Hence finally, what exactly do you mean by and how do you test/validate that really AdAway (not just blocking ads) works only when you use Private DNS
    (not that I don't be believe but I want to be sure that you encounter something similar as I did)

    Supposidely, you run AdAway in root mode.
    Did you ou test with WiFi and/or Mobile data?
    If Mobile Data, did you check and removed Proxy from the APN?

    Do you test in Chrome, maybe other Chromium browser and/or other apps?
    Have you (and could you) check what DNS server is pushed by DHCP for that connection where you say that AdAway does not work without Private DNS

    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.
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    No, they're saying vpn adaway blocks banking app.
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    May anyone help me to get rid of ads in the german flea market APP 'Kleinanzeigen'
    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.
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    AdAway

    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:


    Downloads

    Stable versions are available on GitHub releases and F-Droid Store:
    Beta versions are available on GitHub releases only: AdAway 6.0.2b

    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/AdAway
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    Hi 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 :p

    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)
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    Hi 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:

    Is anyone using a hosts list hosted on Gitlab? It keeps showing "Unknown update status".
    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)
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    Hi all,

    Feedback:

    Hmm, not working for me for this URL, v4.1.0 shows something like not updated in -360 days (some large negative value). Can you please see if you can reproduce?
    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling-porn/hosts
    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.

    All the F-Droid apps I know of have manual push updates to the store.

    Isn't automatic build basically for nightlies?
    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.

    I exist still... do you know what i have to do to transfer ownership? if i edit project it doesn't let me change the primary author so i assume i have to PM some higher up to make this happen?
    Thank you so much! :highfive:

    This is now done, @PerfectSlayer is the OP of this thread.
    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:

    Download:

    AdAway 4.2.0 on AndroidFileHost (md5: 023169e7c345ef7297095793024f8478)
    144
    Hi 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: