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[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
It's all working fine for many N6 systemless users and I suspect you may have forgotten a step or two. As explained earlier, make sure you get rid of any remaining symlink or bind mounts you may have tried. Uninstall AdAway to be on the safe side, then reboot to recovery (TWRP?). Flash the "systemless" ZIP from the OP. Reboot. Install the special AdAway-release_Build-szale9001_test.apk experimental build (includes a workaround to overcome the lack of free /system space on your device), leave all settings to default (do

NOT

change the target file location, no need for symlink), and enable AdAway. If it doesn't work for you, try again making sure you don't skip any steps. The special build is required for your device because Google decided to add unusual restrictions to their current ROMs (not at al specific to AdAway). If you need more details, search this thread where the issue has been discussed at length.

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What you show are domain names, not full links ("http://something.com/more_junk/?this=that&etc"). Give us the actual link (whatever is in the email or Facebook pages to which you refer) that causes you trouble. The sites you mention use dozens of ad providers and we can't readily guess which ones are getting in your way, especially since those ads often come from external scripts.
[Android Apps and Games] arteaga323:
http://bt.androidcentral.com/wf/cli...nfKxtZchsS7HVPMM3qYtmIhcM2u4cbEJGrMKN-2B7o-3D

http://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/watch-actual-footage-first-apache-strikes-desert-storm

Those are the links exactly as they load from clicking each respectively.
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
Wow, a 1149 bytes link? Can you access the actual link which is, after stripping all the junk, "http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s7-why-three-versions-samsungs-next-flagship-could-make-sense?" ? Does whitelisting "bt.androidcentral.com" and "*.boomtrain.com" (remember to reboot after adding those!) help?

If the monster link is how it appears in your email, is there at least a text version of it that you could copy and paste into your browser. Remember that sites offering "email subscriptions" (XDA included) often do so as a way to send you even more ads. Whenever possible, it's always best to go to the site directly instead of using email links.

The second link only involves a dozen ad servers or so and it might be easier to tame with the Request Log, but I've run out of time for now, sorry. Maybe someone else will jump in, but give it a try yourself...
[Android Apps and Games] moosc:
Thank you I was using the wrong apk

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Android Apps and Games] mrRobinson:
sounds like you aren't using /system/etc/hosts as the target and you should be.
[Android Apps and Games] Hitti2:
I ran out of thanks, I am limited to 8 per day, so here it is in typing a Thank you for adaway and keeping it going!

Btw, is rebooting really necessary after downloading and applying updates to the hosts file?
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
Rebooting is not absolutely necessary but if you don't, the old DNS cache will stick around for an undetermined amount of time and you won't get the "benefits"(?) of recent changes right away. Yes, you should reboot, but personally I usually don't bother (I only update my source files monthly or so unless I'm testing a user report). How is that for double talk? I should run for political office! ;)
[Android Apps and Games] arteaga323:
Yeah that's what I said when I saw the link lol but...

1. There's no text version on the email, just the little preview of the news (clickable) that's about it. And I should of said this before but if I access Android Central directly then I could view anything without problem, it only happens when I get the digest emails

2. I have tried adding those to the whitelist, reapplied and rebooted but nothing changes

3. Yes, again, I could go directly to the site but that defeats the whole purpose of having them send me my news digest lol

Idk if I'm missing something or doing something wrong, I have disabled it for now ?
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
By whitelisting the two hosts I mentioned, I was able to view the androidcentral link from a phone with AdAway (and only the default source files!) enabled, but some of the steps seem to involve targeted ads so you might have needed to whitelist others which only your own DNS Log would reveal. In many cases, email links contain so many ads that whitelisting them makes no sense since it would defeat the whole purpose of trying to minimize ads everywhere else.

Email "digests" are known vehicles for ads and I can only suggest that you consider other ways to monitor the sites you want, such as visiting specific "news" URLs on the site ("http://www.androidcentral.com/content/visor-blog-view/recent", for example) or using available RSS feeds, such as "http://feeds2.feedburner.com/androidcentral". Neither approach is ideal but they are usually a bit easier to "digest" than those horrendous emails. Using friendlier sites which probably have pretty much the same "news" is also an option.

It'd be a shame to disable AdAway and suffer from ads everywhere just for the dubious "benefit' of receiving ads via email... ;)
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
RSS is the only way to go for news. My favorite readers are Flym, and SpaRSS (a derivative of Flym); both are available via F-Droid and Play Store.

It's a great way to scan headlines, and greatly reduces unwanted ads as it directly targets the webpage you'd like to access. I'm not seeing an RSS feed for wearethemighty.com. One outta two ain't bad.
[Android Apps and Games] @pulkit:
How can I block Taboola Ads, can anyone help me ?

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
I see a site called "taboola.com" and I assume that's the one you have in mind. It apparently deals heavily with ad servers to "monetize" content, but using the default source files with AdAway, I don't see any ads on the "http://www.taboola.com" main page. Exactly which URL is giving you trouble?

As usual, whenever you need to block something , you should first try to use the DNS Request Log to see which hosts, if any, the site accesses to display ads, keeping in mind that not all sites rely on local DNS and ad servers often can't be blocked by the hosts file. Once you tell us specifically what you're trying to block, we might be able to better advise you.
[Android Apps and Games] @pulkit:
Thank You for the Response. :)

I wish to block the Taboola widget ads or you can say the links sponsored by Taboola.

Please see the Attachment.

Also you can check the following link after disabling adblocker.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world...lucky-charm/story-L0SGmLAaBXIGw5JEpLwAPI.html
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
What

exac

t URLs are you accessing? Can't you simply blacklist "taboola.com" or whatever host those ads live on?
[Android Apps and Games] @pulkit:
Tried block listing "taboola.com" but the taboola widget was still there.

Will try doing it again.

Anyways, Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
If you blacklisted "taboola.com", remember to reboot so that the change takes effect. I'm afraid you'll have to give us more details. What's "the taboola widget"? Which URL or app do you use that show those ads? If you tell us what steps you use we have a chance of being able to duplicate your situation.
[Android Apps and Games] mi3x:
how can I block youtube ads? I use adaway in my androidbox, I also added http://adblock.mahakala.is as a source, still I have ocassional YT ads on my TV.

Any workaround?
[Android Apps and Games] nikolaiffb:
Start AdAway and check is there any updates. I'm using 2.5 and all is blocked. :)
[Android Apps and Games] DecypherT:
By the way. Thanks TS, for the effort of compiling to keep this app alive.

Send from my Nexus 4
[Android Apps and Games] crackedvenom2:
If you click it, it says this
[Android Apps and Games] DecypherT:
*sigh* If you read back you will see this already has been discussed.

Send from my Nexus 4
[Android Apps and Games] Milamber:
Anyone having problems with this on Cyanogen 10.2? This is 4.3 ROM...
[Android Apps and Games] mineIsAlreadyTaken:
I've had problems with the last Google Play published version (v2.2?) - it failed applying the new hosts file. v2.5 from OP works fine on CM10.2 :good:
[Android Apps and Games] Bon3zz1001:
I'm have a verizon galaxy S3 and recently upgraded to CM10.2 and I cannot get this to work either. It doesn't matter what I try using whether it be adaway, adfree or adblock plus it simply will not block ads anymore. I've even checked the hosts file and it's set up properly.
[Android Apps and Games] bogdan1980:
In what websites do you have ads? Do you have ads in youtube? Could you send me links with ads to see if i have them or not?

Galaxy S2 powered by Dorimanx!
[Android Apps and Games] s!mon:
Can't get it running on CM7, any ideas on how to get it work?
[Android Apps and Games] iluvatrix:
Hi i am on 2.5 since yesterday the host updates does not seem to be updated as in when start up there will be indication of new updates but upon installing & rebooting & rechecking it will still say there are new updates & will keep on cycling. Have tried 5 times in a row.

Anybody got the same?
[Android Apps and Games] DecypherT:
I don't have the same problem, but can confirm that "auto update" is not working anymore.

Send from my Nexus 4
[Android Apps and Games] parkerdjohnson:
HTC One XL, Cyanogenmod 10.2, s-off, rooted.

I can install and open the app. When it comes to downloading required files or even an app update, it fails to connect saying something like "Cannot resolve hosts sources! Are you sure you're connected to the internet?" I have tried wifi and data. I thought it might be some permissions issue, so I tried moving the apk to /system/app, but it just fc's when moved there. Any thoughts!?!?!?!?!? Adblock plus is garbie, and adfree doesnt do jack. It'd be great to get this working!
[Android Apps and Games] iluvatrix:
yep can confirm auto update is broken.

anyway after uninstalling & reinstalling apk does the trick of showing latest updates have stuck
[Android Apps and Games] bog3nator:
My auto update works perfect. It just did it an hour ago. I am on slim 4.3
[Android Apps and Games] :
+1

Working great here.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Android Apps and Games] edbertin:
I'm big fan from adway. Tks for your hard work.
[Android Apps and Games] mrRobinson:
New Version 2.6 posted.

Seems to have solved the intermittent issues I was having applying on 4.3

Edit: eh, maybe not. Still have issues applying sometimes on 4.3. Usually have to kill the process, remove adaway from SuperSu grant so it pops up again then apply and it'll work.

Maybe 2.7 will fix it.
[Android Apps and Games] burgherchicken:
Thanks for your work :)

Hi guys, I'm italian so my english isn't much fine :D

I love this app, it's the main reason to get root priviledges. Unfortunately i have a problem with google reader free, a program for RSS feeds, with adaway it doesn't shows webpages, because they are all blocked. I can't use the Tcpdump function because it doesn't work (empty list during DNS scan) so I can't whitelist the google reader app if I can't find what "host name" it uses. :confused:

Anyone of you knows a possible solutions?

Best wishes :good:
[Android Apps and Games] razers:
Maybe..

just tried 2.6: on my S4 (SlimBean 4.3 beta3) I face the "usual" issue (hang / crash) trying to apply the new host file.. :(
[Android Apps and Games] l3s:
For me the 2.5 and 2.6 version working well on my all devices. I no have problems with auto update etc..

Thanks OP
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
AdAway can’t block those ads since they are not using the hosts file. PLEASE search this thread where your concerns have already been address numerous times.

That "mahakala" file is useless at best and serves no worthwhile purpose. Get rid of it. This too has been discussed at length in the thread.
[Android Apps and Games] arteaga323:
Thank you for all of your help! Somehow the links still not clickable, I tried all of your suggestions. Seems like I'll just have to do without them for now. RSS feeds it is.
[Android Apps and Games] CrazyTechnoBoy:
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I tried searching and I don't think I could word it correctly to find my answer by using XDA's search feature.

What do I whitelist in order for products shown in Google Now to be accessed? For example, if I search for "PS4" and I click on one of the stores that Google Now displays, Chrome won't load the page because of AdAway. Thanks in advanced.
[Android Apps and Games] P.Pan:
Hi,

the main reason I rooted all my devices is to get rid of ads.

In the past Adaway was working very good and without any probs.

Now after I flashed the MM ROM from ARDH 51 on my M8 (s-on) adaway is not sticking.

It is working for some time, but after deep sleep the adaway blocker is disabled.

Now after reading here I flashed the adaway systemless host zip uninstalled the ols version of adaway and installed the adaway-release Build Jan 12.2016apk.

Unfortunately Adaway ist still not sticking in system.:crying:

What can I do?

PS: Thanks for keeping Adaway alive and available!!! :good:
[Android Apps and Games] juuls33:
Hello everyone, I want to thank the developers for making this useful apk. Also I don't know if it has been said before, but I noticed that updating from the October release to the January build the Pandora radio service is not blocked anymore, so for me it wasn't necessary to monitor the traffic and add the exception as I did before. Thank you again ! :)
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
That's what the DNS Request Log is for. Start with the default source files and if the trouble persists, temporarily disable AdAway, reboot, enable tcpdump, access the link that gives you trouble, stop tcpdump, then look at the resulting log. Somewhere in there is the host(s) that you want to whitelist. I don't use Google Now so I can't give you specifics but it's probably one (or more) of the googleadservices hosts. Remember that whitelisting a host makes that host available at all times to all apps, and may bring in more ads than you'd care for.

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The "systemless" ZIP in the OP is simply creating a bind mount intended for Nexus6 6.01 ROMs using SuperSU versions that prohibit writing to /system. If everything works fine after a reboot but ads suddenly appear after waking up from sleep, then something in your ROM is causing it, To see if AdAway itself is working, you only need to look at "system/etc/hosts" and make sure it has all the entries you expected. Does re-enabling AdAway after deep sleep work until the next sleep? Have you asked in your ROM thread since this seems to be a new issue for you?

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Welcome to XDA!

Which AdAway build you use doesn't have any bearing over which hosts you are blocking. What matters are the contents of the source files you select. Apparently one or more of your source files has changed, which happens occasionally. You might have to blacklist those hosts manually, or maybe see if a new version of that source file blocks them again.
[Android Apps and Games] @pulkit:
Hello,

Taboola is an advertisement company that delivers the content from various sites on a site which hosts taboola. Taboola shows ads, as "Recommended articles by taboola" in a widget, which basically is an ad from taboola.

Taboola ads are visible while using Chrome or any other normal browser.

Taboola ads can be seen on Sites like " www.hindustantimes.com" while browsing through the articles on the sites.

Please see it without any adblocker. You will see "Recommended articles by Taboola" while browsing through the articles.

I have explained it in the most easiest way I could.

Hope, It helps you.

Thanks..
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
I'm familiar with "taboola.com", the ad-serving site, but not with any "widget" by that name. If you are simply referring to content served on various web sites from taboola which you are currently blacklisting, then merely whitelisting "*.taboola.com" and maybe also "*.taboolasyndication.com" (wildcards!) should suffice but if not you'll have to use the DNS Request log (while temporarily disabling AdAway) to see which specific hosts are needed for your purpose. Unfortunately since those are targeted ads (at the very least by location), we can't do that for you. As suggested earlier, it would be easier if you told us the exact URLs you wish to access, as that might directly reveal which host(s) it uses.

FYI, looking at the current default source files as you could do for yourself, I see that taboola.com, cdn.taboola.com, cdn.taboolasyndication.com, urc.taboolasyndication.com, images.taboola.com, trc.taboola.com, api.taboola.com, c2.taboola.com, netstorage.taboola.com, and trc.taboola.com are blocked, as expected since those are ad servers and source files are designed to block ad servers. Only

you

can decide which ones of those you want to see.
[Android Apps and Games] P.Pan:
Thank you for information Mike.

It looks like it is related to the ROM.

I already informed Mike and maybe it is already solved in the new version which is coming soon.

Re-enabling always works fine - until next dep sleep...

How can in look in the "hosts" file - with which program /editor - and how should it look like.

Thanks for your help!
[Android Apps and Games] IronTechmonkey:
You can view the hosts file from within Adaway: Menu - "Open hosts file" then select the text viewer/editor of your liking. You can also open the hosts file directly in /system/etc. There are many text viewers and editors that can do this but I prefer Jota Text Editor or the editor that is built in to the MiXplorer file manager.
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
As [MENTION=5119654]IronTechmonkey[/MENTION] points out there are many ways to look at your hosts file, such as a standalone text viewer, most file managers, or even a simple command from a terminal prompt: "head /system/etc/hosts" (no quotes). What you're looking for is any indication that this is the file created/edited by AdAway and not the basic ROM default. If the first line includes "generated by AdAway", then AdAway has done its job correctly.
[Android Apps and Games] jj14:
Thank you for this detailed explanation - I'm not sure if it helped the person you had directed this at, but it certainly helped me! All set :)
[Android Apps and Games] arteaga323:
Quick question, how do you file a request log? I don't see an option within the app or the website, only a bug report link
[Android Apps and Games] shaqman89:
Do you mean requests on app enhancement?

If yes, you could also do it on github, the same place where you report a bug.

https://github.com/Free-Software-for-Android/AdAway/issues
[Android Apps and Games] arteaga323:
I'm not too sure, Mike (above) had mentioned doing a "request log" for an issue I was having with some websites. That's the same thing I found on the github site but I don't see no "request log"
[Android Apps and Games] shaqman89:
He meant logging dns request.

You could find it in the app options: 'Log DNS request'.

If you are looking why your website is not loading, don't forget to disable adaway, and a reboot to be sure, before you start logging.
[Android Apps and Games] arteaga323:
Yeah I've already done all of that, in pretty familiar with the app. I've whitelisted all the addresses that show up whenever I open this one site (www.wearethemighty.com) through the DNS log, its almost 18 addresses! However the site loads all broken and idk what else to try. Yes I've disabled AdAway and it loads perfectly. Enabled it and it breaks, whitelisted all those URLs, reapplied, rebooted and no solution.
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
A site loading "all broken up" suggest that you are somehow missing some CSS components but as mentioned countless times, AdAway doesn't "break" anything. The culprit, if any, is in the source files you select. Deselect any additional files you may be using, and try only the default sources one at a time if you wish to narrow things down. At a glance, the site in question is rather "messy", using no less than thirty-three separate scripts, each of which may possibly require access to many hosts, and trying to isolate the cause of your problems is frankly rather time-consuming. If watching that site is important to you, I suggest you try adjusting your source files yourself until you find something that suits your needs, keeping in mind that YOU decide what AdAway should or should not block.
[Android Apps and Games] arteaga323:
Gotcha, I only have enabled the default source files, I haven't added any additional ones, I have also tried to select one by one (reapplied, rebooted, yada yada) but the site still shows like the attached picture below, the site loads but no context. I have applied every single URL shown in the DNS log and nothing. I thought you meant to submit a request for sites to be reviewed for unintentional adblocking when you said request log lol. Anyway, though I really love the site (I'm a veteran) I can live without it or just check it on my computer but still would be nice to check it on my phone, ya know?

Off context, what other source hosts do you recommend, apart from the default ones, I checked the page but I rather see you guys' opinion before downloading and applying something else. Thanks for the feedback though! Very helpful!
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
You didn't include an attachment that I can see, but it might not matter much. On my own phone, I only use two of the default files and only update them every few weeks and yet I seldom see any unwamted content. My personal philosophy has always been that when a site has too many ads or too much "junk", it's simpler to not visit that site. There is not much content on the net that's only available from one location but I know nothing about the type of material your site seems to favor, sorry.
[Android Apps and Games] arteaga323:
Apologies, it might not have gone through, here it is. And thanks, so you don't really use any of the other sources available at the AdAway site?
[Android Apps and Games] BankZZ:
I have been having a lot of issues with the NFL app (NFL Now Videos) and Adaway. After a lot of trial and error I found out that I need to whitelist "imasdk.googleapis.com". I hope others find this useful.

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I am trying to export my whitelist. It says it saved it to the SD card but I can't find it. Any ideas on path?
[Android Apps and Games] Ja_som:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64517812&postcount=5010
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
If you have the patience, you could view the site on your computer and study the source to find out where the missing portions are coming from, then whitelist those hosts, but a DNS Request Log taken when AdAway is disabled should give you that same information. The fun part is trying to figure out which hosts are useful and which ones deserve to be blocked.

The most common misuse of AdAway is loading too many source files. You only need to block the hosts that serve you unwanted contents. There is no need to try and block hundreds of hosts that you'll never encounter, many perhaps not even accessible from your location or ISP. The 4 default files suggested in AdAway are merely vague recommendations that should get most users started, but there's nothing special about them and if you look closely you'll see they contain a lot of duplicates. It's a lot wiser to be proactive instead and try to select apps and sites that don't try to bombard you with "junk". The fewer ads directed your way, the fewer ads you need to block! ;)
[Android Apps and Games] BankZZ:
I looked on the root of my internal memory and I don't see it. I am on a Nexus 6P
[Android Apps and Games] Ja_som:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64517965&postcount=5011
[Android Apps and Games] mrRobinson:
add

jwpsrv.com

to your whitelist and if that alone doesn't work then add

*googletagservices.com

as well.