yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Apps and Games] Axaion:
Uhm, you can't select it from adaway with magisk, it auto selects it while greyed out if you have systemless hosts enabled in magisk
[Android Apps and Games] snovvman:
I think that is what [MENTION=6617276]ktmom[/MENTION] meant. Reading the entire post, it clearly states that the "option should be grayed out". The first sentence can be read as "is systemless hosts checked..."
[Android Apps and Games] dingdong3000:
I'm pretty sure i'm using Steven Black's one too (http://sbc.io/hosts/hosts). instagram ads still appearing. :/
[Android Apps and Games] shindiggity:
Anyone notice starting today XDA now has ads showing and adaway doesn't work on them.
[Android Apps and Games] KOLIOSIS:
Try XDA Labs (unless you just prefer the browser view):

https://www.xda-developers.com/xda-labs/

https://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/labs-t3241866
[Android Apps and Games] Axaion:
It's a redundant question, as when running magisk, magisk controls it, not adaway

And I clearly said I was running magisk

Funnily enough. Between the previous post and now it stopped working again
[Android Apps and Games] acornkenya:
Adaway Isn't Working on Android 7.1.2-based Lineage OS

How do I make Adaway work on the latest - based on Android 7.1.2 - build of Lineage OS? The app was working fine on CM 13. I use mobile data, not WiFi, and I checked the APN for proxies, assuming that's how ads were getting through, but there were none. I'm not sure what else to do
[Android Apps and Games] Crazy_Oni:
I have the same problem.

Gesendet von meinem ONEPLUS A3003 mit Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] Bimm3r:
Hello. I am using adaway 3.2 on nougat 7.1.2, pure nexus rom on my redmi note 3, the problem is it always stops working, blocking ads... I reinstalled it last night, worked for a while, now in the morning i wake up, load xda forums in chrome, and it s full of ads. What can i do? O hate restarting the phone, that s not a solution.
[Android Apps and Games] nick1467:
Delete
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
Still working just fine for me on my Nexus 5 with SuperSU systemless and modified /system hosts, and my Nexus 7 2013 with SuperSU systemless and systemless hosts. Both latest Lineage nightly.
[Android Apps and Games] vikasb32:
Guys how to make adaway working with Magisk ?its not working i tried systemless and without systemless but it's not working i m running android 7.1.2.
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
Enable systemless hosts in Magisk's settings, then have AdAway operate in (what it thinks is) system mode.
[Android Apps and Games] DEVILOPS 007:
By systemless did you enable that option in magisk manager? Also what isn't working? Are you seeing ads or does it say it fails to apply? If it says it applied but you are seeing ads then maybe try a different host source like the stevenblack one.
[Android Apps and Games] vikasb32:
Sorry i didn't gave proper information.

Yes i enable systemless option in Magisk and adaway apply host sucessfully but i am seeing ads in apps which i don't use to see in past with adaway.not even in apps but i also seeing ads in Chrome browser while visiting site(nowadays almost every site have ads).

Can you provide link of stevenblack one ?
[Android Apps and Games] Axaion:
Guys, you do realize you're unable to even chose systemless or not in adaway when using magisk

So if someone is saying systemless or not while running magisk it's -always- an option set up inside magisk, not adaway.
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
I think PerfectSlayer said he only added greying that out when Magisk is detected with his latest Pull Request, so the AdAway option might still be present for people using the stable or even posted beta, no?
[Android Apps and Games] Axaion:
I checked myself with Adaway stable and beta. Adaway has no control over the setting with magisk installed
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
Ah I must have misunderstood. Man, why are so many people constantly having trouble with Magisk then? :eek:
[Android Apps and Games] Axaion:
No idea, I have issues too, it's just redundant questions when it comes to that setting lol, better to ask something else so we can find out why it happens

For me I have to run system mode, and reboot after doing it, sometimes I lose Magisk root, and have to reboot to get it back. Upon which I have to re-apply system mode adaway and reboot again
[Android Apps and Games] DEVILOPS 007:
Try this as a host source. For websites and apps giving you ads you could try running the log dns requests option and blacklist whatever comes up and see if that helps.

If none of that helps then you could try this.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2190753&p=72559873
[Android Apps and Games] Windforce0511:
I have problem with host sources and ads appearing everywhere. Which one host source to add/remove to get everything like before?
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
Uncheck:

https://hosts-file.net/ad_servers.txt

Add and check:

http://sbc.io/hosts/hosts

For the time being, hosts-file.net is down.
[Android Apps and Games] Hawaiihemd:
host-file.net seems to have problems with the server taking SSL connections at the moment.

I just use http://hosts-file.net/ad_servers.txt instead of https://hosts-file.net/ad_servers.txt for now.

Credit to this guy: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=72594520&postcount=7017
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
On my PC, that site won't connect. It just times-out, https or http. Maybe different areas of the world have better luck, but for my neck-of-the-woods, either produces a dead link.
[Android Apps and Games] Hawaiihemd:
Interestingly, on my pc I can't connect either.

But AdAway fetches the file just fine (see screenshot). Strange...
[Android Apps and Games] acornkenya:
Thanks for the tip. How do I modify system/hosts?
[Android Apps and Games] sino8r:
Look at the help (? Icon top right) section and then the bottom of the faq tab of app. Lists quite a few host sources. Here's mine...
[Android Apps and Games] FlanjeUK:
here's some more ;)
[Android Apps and Games] :
I checked the two options for webserver, I rebooted and it did not work :(
[Android Apps and Games] djbenny1:
for those of you using chrome browser and who are annoyed by the fact the google ads remain but simply result in errors, you can make only those ads work again by adding "www.googleadservices.com" to whitelist.

maybe its obvious but i searched for ages and couldn't find the solution, then just happened upon it by accident.

if there is another way which stops the google ads appearing at the top of google search results altogether, id love to know that!

cheers
[Android Apps and Games] RokuP:
I don't know what to tell you on this one. Web server works for me and Asphalt 8 has no ads or vestiges thereof.

What ROM are you running?

Also, try enabling webserver manually after boot, then launch Asphalt.

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This one was obvious to me the moment that feature was added to Chrome, so I never used it. I would have shared had I realized it was not obvious to everyone, sorry. Thank you for sharing the insight that I failed to share.

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If you customized your host sources, revert to the default sources and try again. Also make sure there is not something in your blacklist that shouldn't be there.
[Android Apps and Games] :
It didn't work :( Could I whitelist something? I have the stock host list.

PS: My rom is Nexus 4 4.3 stock
[Android Apps and Games] therenegadenail:
that one list http://ablock.mahakala.is/ doesnt work for me? as in when i put it in the hosts list and then try to download and apply the lists, adaway crashes everytime? am i doing something wrong? all the other ones work fine and its only that one crashing the app, and i havent turned anything via searching
[Android Apps and Games] maxie.maverick:
Could someone in this thread tell me how to get Adaway to work correctly? I'm using the 4.3 TochWiz ROM from the below thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2498244

It just doesn't work at all and usually crashes while "Parsing and merging hosts files" with the message: "Unfortunately Adaway has stopped working"...

I tried most of the steps mentioned in the last few pages but have not been able to get this to work...

Thanks

Max
[Android Apps and Games] drawde40599:
Can u tell me what's the difference between your build and f-droid build ? The file size is different y i ask . Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] La_Globule:
I asked myself the same question and finally decided to install the "original" one from f-droid.

If the author of the OP can tell us the difference, it would be nice. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] ZioGTS:
The 2 builds have just been compiled with different toolchains and/or options, thus the difference in size.
[Android Apps and Games] mrRobinson:
I build it correctly. I have no idea what f-droid is doing.
[Android Apps and Games] :
Where did you get that font? Did you buy it? LOL
[Android Apps and Games] obiwannn:
Accuweather still displaying ads

Doesn't stop ads from accuweather app
[Android Apps and Games] Spartagek:
Same here, always worked like a dream .....
[Android Apps and Games] meyece:
Thank you for the app and why google deleted ad block apps?
[Android Apps and Games] Panos54:
hi i just installed this and it just wont work...only thing i can see is the addaway name on top and then just a black screen nothing more!

any idea what might be the problem?
[Android Apps and Games] adavit:
Are you rooted? Your device needs to be rooted to use this and you have to give superuser permission if you are rooted
[Android Apps and Games] Panos54:
yes i am rooted i have supersu pro installed! when i install adaway, its not asking for any permission or anything....should i do something on my own? or from supersu? :S

edit: well i put adfree cause i couldnt figure out what was wrong...but still interested if anyone knows
[Android Apps and Games] adavit:
Did you try going into superuser and checking to make sure it somehow didn't get denied? Usually would be a red pound sign I believe where granted is green. Other than that I'm not sure :(
[Android Apps and Games] githyanki:
By using adaway.
[Android Apps and Games] The_Fry_Guy:
Confirmed this resolution does not work
[Android Apps and Games] ForgottenDude:
Read a few posts from here.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=72547673

Download the hosts file posted in one of those posts.
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
OMG!!!!! I'm seeing https://hosts-file.net/ad_servers.txt!

Can I get some verifications?
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
Working fine for me.
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidHtc101:
All back up and running guys :) Confirmed.
[Android Apps and Games] cultofluna:
Yep....working fine again...
[Android Apps and Games] The_Fry_Guy:
Does anyone know what the best additional filter packs are to load to supplement the default 3?
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
Please search the thread before asking. You'll find plenty of suggestions in seconds.
[Android Apps and Games] javcarbe:
My phone is rooted but im getting the screen Rooted android required... any ideas ? is a galaxy s7 active busy box running /system/xbin

Thanks,
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
Rooted with what? Have you double checked with a root checker or similar method?
[Android Apps and Games] javcarbe:
rooted using supersu .

checking with root checker and show congratulations root access is properly installed on this device (sm-g891a) android v 6.0.1
[Android Apps and Games] githyanki:
Creek in the supersu app to see if adaway has been denied root, and what version supersu?
[Android Apps and Games] javcarbe:
not denied
[Android Apps and Games] AJ:
doesn't work with android o on the pixel
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
That was helpful. Specifics about root method, errors, logs are a starting point.

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Your request for help is flapping in the wind because people typically don't want to pull specifics out. What ROM are you running, which supersu did you install, system or systemless, what root managers are you using, pull a log and post it to pastebin.com - provide a link here. The log should be for when you open Adaway and cover the point when it's looking for root access.
[Android Apps and Games] gonewild87:
I am running on android aicp 7.1.2 with magisk and systemless hosts option activated. Ads still there on several forums using tapatalk app, even trying different hosts sources.
[Android Apps and Games] Ja_som:
Search this thread for TAPATALK
[Android Apps and Games] FP_XDA:
To anyone willing to give input: Adding more host sources, which leads to a bigger host file ... Is there a disadvantage to this, like lagging or increased​ page load time?

Also, I have enabled IPv6 which leads to an even larger host file. Are there any pros or cons to this?

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to give their opinion or advice!
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
On my Nexus 6 I've used the 3 default host sources and since a few weeks only one host source. The host file of Steven Black.

I didn't notice difference in performance, but it's logical that scanning 60.000 lines is slower than scanning 20.000 lines.

It's trial.error. For me one source seems enough to block ads, But active gamers and websurfers will probably need more hosts sources. And maybe also a personal blacklist.
[Android Apps and Games] jcmm11:
Not unless the file got really massive. Pretty sure that it's buffered in memory most of the time.

IIRC back when I used to run Windows a large hosts file would slow down initial startup, but not have much impact beyond that. On 'nix systems I've seen basically no impact.
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
https://hosts-file.net/ad_servers.txt: 48,015 server entries

http://sbc.io/hosts/hosts: 36,552 server entries

So, Steven Black's version has 76% the server entries of the hosts-file.net version.

I had a bit of fun this afternoon.... I was under the impression that Steve Black's version was a "lightened" version of the hosts-file.net version; the former should fall into the latter with few, if any, non-duplicate entries. I decided to put my theory to the test:

If my hunch is correct, I should be able to combine the entries between the two files, sort the entries, and strip out the duplicates. In the end, I should see a resulting file that isn't much larger than the 48,015 hosts-file.net original.

So I combine the server entries: 48,015 + 36,552 = 84,567 combined entries (including duplicates)

I sort and strip any duplicates, and I get a resultant of 72,530 entries!

So: 84,567 - 72,530 = 12,037 removed duplicate entries

The Steven Black and hosts-file.net server lists (36,552 and 48,015 entries, respectively) only share 12,037 entries, yet both seem to work "equally" well. Go figure.
[Android Apps and Games] FP_XDA:
Thank you very much for the good feedback.. btw, there's an edit in my post.

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BTW, my post has been edited. Thanks for the advice!

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Thanks for the good research! There's always a "grey area" go figure. BTW, my OP has been edited.

I guess the logical thing to do is start with Steven black host. If I'm not satisfied then go up to the default host. And if I'm going to shock sites I would use someonewhocares list.

Because the larger the host file that's not necessary, the increase in page loading time the user is personally losing? .... I guess that would make sense?
[Android Apps and Games] Heathered:
High recommend to Steven Black hosts. After few days of using, everything works great...
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
The three default lists are around 50,000 total entries, and they seem to work fine; I'd say around 50k or less is reasonable. I've been using them on my N5 for years with no slowdown; any potential slowdown by checking the ad server cache is offset by the increased speeds of not having ads pulled-down to my device. It's definitely an overall gain in speed and browsing experience.

The defaults are fine, with added black and white lists as needed. So many users are wasting time and brain cells trying to find the "ultimate" ad server list hosts list; the folks at hosts-file.net have been doing this for a long time, and are quite active: https://hphosts.blogspot.com/
[Android Apps and Games] deedaleet:
After much Google fu, I still can't figure why only txt files work in adaway. For example, I want to try the Steven Black list referenced a few posts up, but because the URL has no txt extension, it doesn't work. It just says offline. Adding .txt to it does nothing.

Anyone have any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] DEVILOPS 007:
GitHub links say they are offline so try this mirror for stevenblack and see if it works. Also make sure to download and enable adaway and reboot then check.

http://sbc.io/hosts/hosts
[Android Apps and Games] deedaleet:
Wow thanks this link seems to have worked. Should I get rid of the rest of the default lists now?

Also does anyone have mirrors for the "censorship circumvention" lists? I'm in China and I want to see if they work, but they are all offline.
[Android Apps and Games] DEVILOPS 007:
Can you link the host source. I've never seen it. Glad the mirror worked for you and yes you should probably remove the other host sources.
[Android Apps and Games] deedaleet:
Link the host source? You mean the link that was posted above and then quoted by me, thereby creating two links? Sorry, I guess I'm missing something.
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
I think [MENTION=7494055]DEVILOPS 007[/MENTION] was willing to help you with the censor redirect list you're having trouble with, and is asking for it's location.
[Android Apps and Games] deedaleet:
Oh I see! Here are the three links from github, all of which return an error 404.

https://hostsx.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/hosts

https://veryhost.googlecode.com/files/android.txt

https://hostsx.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/hosts
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stevenblack/hosts/master/hosts

I am using still this link as hosts source.

Interesting is also viewing the link in a browser, You can see the release date and sections/groups of ads-url's.
[Android Apps and Games] githyanki:
Here's one I found.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smarthosts/SmartHosts/master/trunk/hosts

I do not know if adaway will properly process that file for what you want to do, or will change all of the IP's to 127.0.0.1
[Android Apps and Games] FP_XDA:
Thanks again for your feedback. Makes allot of sense to me.

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This link is listed in the ad away app information/about section.

https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/wiki/HostsSources

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I decided to use this one over the other link also. Because it is an SSL. Even though it's offline, it is still updated at the same level as the other link.

Once you download and enable both links, both host sizes are still the same. And I'm assuming it's safer to use SSL link rather than the non SSL?
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
Let me preface that I'm speculating.I suspect that google took those down to protect "any county's right to censor". (Please don't flame me, I'm not saying I agree).

If you are connecting via wifi, setting the dns server to one of opendns.com's might be a work around.
[Android Apps and Games] acornkenya:
I'm not sure why Adaway is not working, but I found a workaround; I swapped the default hosts on my tablet with a modified hosts file from another device, and everything is working perfectly. Again, thanks for taking the time to respond.
[Android Apps and Games] incognitonk:
https://i.imgur.com/H4AGP0O.png?1

Why does AdAway ask for so many root permissions at once?

I'm using Magisk root on a Nexus 6P with Pure Nexus 7.1.2.
[Android Apps and Games] :
Porn sites have many ads.
[Android Apps and Games] Ch3vr0n:
What the hell does that have to do with what he said. Right, nothing whatsoever. Unless you have cold hard proof he's visiting such sites (which he could if he wanted to, that's none of your business) don't make such assumptions.

The question he asked is why does AdAway request so many su's in under a minute. No more, no less. There can be hundreds of ads on a site, pretty sure there should only be 1 su request. AdAway sees the ad servers, makes 1 su call and blocks them. At least that's how I think it should be.

Sent from my Nexus 6P with Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
The only su calls should be during an actual hosts update, not during any other use.
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
I'm with you, that make zero sense. I assume that happened while you were updating the hosts file? If it's repeatable, getting a logcat while it's happening might give some insight.
[Android Apps and Games] ChazzMatt:
He was making a joke. I think most people understood that.

Here, I'll make one. Methinks thou dost protest too much.
[Android Apps and Games] incognitonk:
Yes. That's when it happens.

Here is the logcat. https://dl2.pushbulletusercontent.com/gGuQmG3ruVUVUKIVVgLuaVGxOKRgro3q/adaway.txt

Couldn't attach it for some reason.
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
Double check your permissions. What ROM are you using?

This seems to be core to the issue;

Spoiler content hidden.
[Android Apps and Games] incognitonk:
Turns out I hadn't given it the "Storage" Permission. I just did, and the issue persists.

https://dl2.pushbulletusercontent.com/9lij6QqrWeZqeNc2xuRgsjEcvOnMmoRW/adaway.txt

I'm using Pure Nexus ROM. Nexus 6P. 7.1.2. With Magisk.
[Android Apps and Games] WhiteEVO:
I'm having problems installing on opp3, getting error "copying of host files failed"

Has anyone else been able to install in opp3?
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
If it were me, I'd uninstall Adaway, reboot and reinstall.
[Android Apps and Games] javcarbe:
From catlog

adaway failure retrieving text 0x7f060023 in package org.adaway
[Android Apps and Games] incognitonk:
I just did that. It didn't help. AdAway still asks for a lot of root permissions.
[Android Apps and Games] DEVILOPS 007:
Are you using magisk? If so try enabling the systemless hosts option in magisk manager and if you are using SuperSu then maybe try flashing the systemless adaway zip. What version of adaway are you using? I'm using the February dev build with no issues at all.
[Android Apps and Games] :
I had to unroot my phone to use an app for work; Problem is that I didn't disable adaway first and now I'm not sure what to do. It's still blocking links that I would like to occasionally click on. Is there any way for me to disable it without re rooting?
[Android Apps and Games] Tos69400:
Hello everybody. I have a Nexus 5X with Nougat Version and June security update. AdAway is not working with this new version.

I tried different host file and tried systemless mode but it's not working. Any help ?
[Android Apps and Games] xdarthanonx:
You'll need root to edit/revert the hosts file, but you can bypass it using a proxy server (e.g., a browser using a "data saver" feature).
[Android Apps and Games] incognitonk:
Turning on the Option in Magisk Manager helped. Thank you!!!
[Android Apps and Games] DEVILOPS 007:
No problem. Remember, magisk is systemless so quite oftenly systemless things will work better like adaway.:)
[Android Apps and Games] shaqman89:
If you have a custom recovery, just empty the file /etc/hosts
[Android Apps and Games] kaned84:
Links to download apk are down?

Wysłane z mojego HTC One M9 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Android Apps and Games] pkelly517:
Or just reflash /system. Dirty flash your rom, or fastboot the system image from the factory images.
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
Working for me.
[Android Apps and Games] b4rgh3st:
I installed AdAway through XDA Labs but it complains that my LG G3 (Fulmics Rom 7.5) wasn't rooted. I already activated the systemless hosts option in magisk manager.

Any ideas (no clue where I can look for AdAway logs)?