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[Android Apps and Games] jcmm11:
I'm looking at this myself. I've caught it early in the morning getting stuck on 'applying black and white lists'. Stays up in the notification bar. If I open AdAway it finishes processing right away. Haven't reported yet because I don't have a proper log. Will try to get one next time I see this, but may have to figure out the exact time it starts so I can start the log before that.
[Android Apps and Games] OSheden:
How could you be so sure of yourself while you said something that is totally wrong? :p

Actually to be purist, the only way to be sure is to build yourself (even if I do trust F-Droid builds).
[Android Apps and Games] zputnyq:
Hi guys,

I'm new on magisk with systemless host option enabled & I wanna use Adaway 3.3.

After I install Adaway 3.3, I can't activate systemless mode on Adaway, the systemless mode option is greyed out.

Does anyone know solution for it?

I'm on magisk 16.0

Xperia m4 aqua
[Android Apps and Games] Badger50:
Is it greyed out with or without the check mark? You also need to have systemless hosts checked off in magisk.
[Android Apps and Games] mitchdickson:
Rocket science.
[Android Apps and Games] oroboros74:
This really needs to be explained somewhere otherwise we'll get this question every day or two.
[Android Apps and Games] RedSkull23:
Agree. Always more people can't just make a search before posting.
[Android Apps and Games] jlb1959.01:
Nothing for nothing but since the very beginning with magisk its been brought to everyone attention within the magisk forum..
[Android Apps and Games] zputnyq:
It is greyed out without check mark & I had tried both with systemless host check off and on in magisk, before I asked here, but it has no effect.

I'm on stock mm 6.0.1
[Android Apps and Games] mitchdickson:
Yes, it does. It works.
[Android Apps and Games] zputnyq:
Ok, thank you I really appreciate it.
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
[MENTION=2822685]PerfectSlayer[/MENTION] can there be a 3.4 with the auto-updating fixed and the grayed-out systemless checkbox filled in correctly?
[Android Apps and Games] ohamvdnung:
Su dung thu

mod edit - translation added

To use
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
Forum Rules

thread cleaned
[Android Apps and Games] xmascious:
too bad AdAway can't fetch github's filter lists... there are many great hosts blocklists on github. (other than Stevenblackc's which i already subscribed).

I use this great app only for updating and merging hosts, and sometimes tcplog.

Me don't give a f about SafetyNet, so i don't use systemless root — i don't use webserver either (i use 0.0.0.0).

from my observation, those 2 functions (webserver, and f systemless) are the culprit of this thread getting thousands of reply?

But, not enough love for actually managing the hosts e.g. subscribing github list, search function of user custom list etc.

Btw.

thanks

for this app!
[Android Apps and Games] gibbsnich:
Could you describe in more detail what's the problem with blocklists on GitHub?

You should be able to subscribe to them the same way you subscribe to stevenblacks' list which as you said is hosted on GitHub, too. Just get the 'raw' URL and add that to AdAway. Works just fine for me.

What would a 'search function of user custom list' look like? A search engine + copy'n'paste isn't good enough?
[Android Apps and Games] :
Hello, I installed AdAway but it does not block ads. I use LineageOS 15.1. Do I need to set up BusyBox to work?
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
Are you rooted? Did you apply the hosts file within Adaway? Did you reboot after? Have you checked the size/contents of the hosts file to see if it was modified? What device, and app(s) still have trouble?

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers
[Android Apps and Games] :
Yes, my phone is root. I applied Adaway to the host file and started it myself. Especially not blocking ads on chrome
[Android Apps and Games] Ja_som:
Disable data saver in Chrome
[Android Apps and Games] :
Okey do I need to set up a busy busybox?
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
No

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers
[Android Apps and Games] :
Thank you so much
[Android Apps and Games] artician:
Where can I find the public key for verifying adaways pgp sig?
[Android Apps and Games] kurtn:
I would like to block Facebook but not WhatsApp. Is there a hosts file for that or do I have to whitelist WhatsApp in a social hosts file?
[Android Apps and Games] x.trinity:
Never had to block yt ads. Now, suddenly, ads emerged from nowhere. Is someone willing to share which host block this type?
[Android Apps and Games] manpildo:
Afaik you can't block yt ads with hosts. Needs something more complicated.
[Android Apps and Games] x.trinity:
Never had experienced YT ads earlier. I'm using only adaway .Must be leakage somewhere than. Any hint?

YT Google app, btw.
[Android Apps and Games] manpildo:
Well you can always log DNS requests when playing yt videos with ads and try adding the ones that appear there to blacklist.
[Android Apps and Games] Bakica:
https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3758757
[Android Apps and Games] x.trinity:
Yes, I know that, I already done that , but in vain.

Thanks anyway.
[Android Apps and Games] guest4711:
Use another app to display the videos, e. g. NewPipe (Lightweight YouTube frontend) - https://f-droid.org/app/org.schabi.newpipe
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidHtc101:
Block YouTube ads, Root and Non Root, Adaway won't block YouTube ads.

https://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-youtube-vanced-edition-t3758757/page122
[Android Apps and Games] steele_lee:
Will block pictures of IMDB app. Both 3.2 & 3.3.
[Android Apps and Games] x.trinity:
Yup
[Android Apps and Games] guest4711:
So you should create some whitelist entries: Disable adaway, enable "Log Dns Requests" in adaway settings. Make sure to close all apps. Start the IMDB app. Look at the dns log and enable the necessary hosts in whitelist. It's trial and error in most cases.

Make sure you then enable adaway so new hosts with your new whitelist entries become active. Then reboot (to make sure the new list is applied).

If everything is working as wanted publish your whitelist here to help others to use IMDB.
[Android Apps and Games] x.trinity:
Yes, good point.:good:

On my side everything is working just behind adaway, without any assistance.
[Android Apps and Games] RootMyNote4Please:
I saw some discussion way back on this. I am just checking to make sure ad-away doesn't conflict with running a PIA VPN. Is that still compatible? Thanks :)
[Android Apps and Games] Ja_som:
It can be in "conflict", because when you use VPN the ads location changes compared to the hosts file, and ads can't be blocked and may be displayed.
[Android Apps and Games] RootMyNote4Please:
Well bummer. I was afraid of that. Well I guess I'll just keep using Firefox with uBlock then.
[Android Apps and Games] guest4711:
uBlock origin is still the best for me when using firefox/fennec droid. But AdAway works for any other app, too. So it can block some in-app ads...

So for me it is no decision for me between AdAway and uBlock-origin. It is a decision to use both..
[Android Apps and Games] RootMyNote4Please:
Good idea. Now if I can figure out how to safely root my Verizon Note 4, I'll do both. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] prathu30:
But lets face it Firefox sux. Wb fennec haven't tried it
[Android Apps and Games] Dirk:
Does anybody know of a Hosts file or way to block Reddits inline 'Promoted' ads on the mobile site? Adguard is able to block these in its Mobile filter, but i've tried dozens of Hosts files in Adaway and none of them block these Promoted posts.

Any suggestions?
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
I use uBlock Origin in Firefox.

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers
[Android Apps and Games] Dirk:
You have no idea how much you've improved my life using only those six words! I don't know why i've been married to Chrome so ardently, but your solution fixes every issue i have with Browsers/Ad Blocking on Android!
[Android Apps and Games] dantexaiver:
So The APN settings on my Google Pixel are greyed out and do not allow changes , i would like to get Adaway to work over Mobile again but not sure what to do.
[Android Apps and Games] mitchdickson:
I have used adaway for years and never once edited an APN.
[Android Apps and Games] Pkt_Lnt:
Linked in the OP to the Adaway Wiki.

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

Note #2, that has helped many users since the APN will use a carrier proxy that results in ads.
[Android Apps and Games] mitchdickson:
Fair enough. Guess that doesn't happen with my carriers.
[Android Apps and Games] dantexaiver:
Im well aware of that and need to remove that proxy but i cant as my apns are grayed out and appear read only
[Android Apps and Games] mitchdickson:
This is a carrier problem, right?
[Android Apps and Games] dantexaiver:
could be a carrier thing , I know on my Nexus 5 I had zero issues but on MY Google Pixel this issue exists
[Android Apps and Games] Pkt_Lnt:
Yes, that happens and is not a solution for all phones and carriers. I'm on Project Fi now and the APN does not even exist under Settings > Network & internet > Mobile network > Advanced as it has on previous phones.

That makes sense knowing that Fi uses its choice of three carriers in the USA, and others in other countries, so APN is outdated I guess. I read an article that on Fi you have three invisible mobile numbers in the phone, one for each carrier that forwards to your Fi number as needed.

Carriers would prefer to cut off your fingers and charge you a punitive fee for trying to do anything to their underlying firmware. :eek: :mad:
[Android Apps and Games] dantexaiver:
Well I could Care less about what the Carriers want i [aid for this device direct from Google so its my property they can either adapt to consumer needs or die like the dinosaurs.

Cant the APN xml file be edited?
[Android Apps and Games] guest4711:
Did you try to add a new one first, then select the new one as current and then disable/delete the old one(s)?
[Android Apps and Games] Pkt_Lnt:
Try what [MENTION=8010004]guest4711[/MENTION] suggests.

My only other idea is power down the phone, pull the SIM. Boot with no SIM and see if can be edited. Maybe try that with Wifi off as well so no Internet access.
[Android Apps and Games] martyfender:
I have been using Adaway for some time now with no major issues. In preferences I just now decided to enable hide the reboot dialog and check for updates daily. I've never had these enabled before, until now. Can anyone tell me how the check for updates daily works, or is it broken in the v3.3.

Even after a reboot I don't see any update notifications, even though there is one available, if I open the app. I haven't tried the automatic update option, yet.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] icysnowy:
Could someone help me, I can't play any videos from google server but play videos from openload normally on chrome. What whitelist should I type.
[Android Apps and Games] Rinoceros:
It will update once per day (at least mine does Version 3.3 (61). But it will not set a notification for it.

You can check the updates to open "Host sources" Underneath every host source you will find the date it was updated.
[Android Apps and Games] joedajoester:
I searched this thread and it turns out support for systemless hosts is checked and systemless is still greyed out in adaway.

Edit: i installed version 3.2 and it is working now. Something's up with the latest version
[Android Apps and Games] jcmm11:
That's perfectly normal for 3.3. It still works. AdAway doesn't have to do anything different to supply systemless support since it's all handled by Magisk. The option is meaningless in this situation so greyed out.
[Android Apps and Games] martyfender:
Yes, last night I turned on automatic updates and when I woke the device this morning, there was a notification that it was updating.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] kinfolk248:
So is adaway 'better' than the built in ad blocking in roms??

i ask because it doesnt install due to already being installed via the rom....
[Android Apps and Games] manpildo:
Depends on what you're looking for in an ad blocker. I believe you can use AdAway as an additional layer if your ROM doesn't already use host blocking.
[Android Apps and Games] guest4711:
If AdAway is preinstalled on your ROM use it. But have a look onto the host-sources used and finetune the list.

No need to install another or second ad-blocker on host base.

This said I recommend to install uBlock-origin in firefox/fennec-droid to get rid of the space used by some ads ...
[Android Apps and Games] sirxdroid:
I noticed that on my Pixel 2 XL running latest stock 8.1 updates (rooted), AdAway 3.3 never checks for updates even though the options to check daily and auto update are enabled. If I check by hand and apply updates it works fine, but otherwise the updates are behind by many days. I do not use any power savings tricks like Greenify, etc. Just rooted stock, whatever Oreo 8.1 does. Anyone else seeing similar issues? Any solutions?
[Android Apps and Games] kinfolk248:
well it said it came be installed.....guessing due to already being there, a version of it at least
[Android Apps and Games] mrplowdan:
My APN settings also appeared grey.

Edit the APN, all choices are grey, hit save (obviously without making changes). Edit the APN again and now everything is editable.

Hope this helps someone.
[Android Apps and Games] prathu30:
I stumbled upon this host : https://adzhosts.fr/hosts/adzhosts-android.txt

Seems good a first sight. Can someone (if not much of a trouble) test it.
[Android Apps and Games] PerfectSlayer:
There already is a 4.0 version which fixes it! I started using it on my daily driver a month ago and it seems stable.

I plan to release beta of the 4.x versions after Devoxx FR (where I'll give a talk so I don't have time for support and bug fix right now) and Android Maker Paris. So it should be available for test by the end of the month!
[Android Apps and Games] skyhirules:
I confirm this on stock Android 5.1.1 Xperia Z1 Compact. It didn't happen with version 3.2. This needs to be fixed.
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
You need to read literally two posts before yours.
[Android Apps and Games] skyhirules:
I DID read that post before posting. BUT there's no mention by the OP about any 4 version and no link or anything. So instead of being "smart", let the OP reply to my post, if he wants to. I don't expect a reply anyway. I just confirm a reported issue, so he can take it into account for the next version.
[Android Apps and Games] 0kti:
Auto updating app would be cool feature.

Tapatalk - Xiaomi MI6
[Android Apps and Games] dantexaiver:
Thanks but that fails to work
[Android Apps and Games] mitchdickson:
Here's the thing: it's not an issue.
[Android Apps and Games] skyhirules:
Here's the thing: it is.
[Android Apps and Games] nirogu325:
Thing is that you won't see it in OP because it is being tested and the post you were pointed to said it was fixed in that test version. Give them time to keep testing and then release it.
[Android Apps and Games] martyfender:
There is a setting for that in preferences. I just enabled it a few days ago on my devices, with v3.3 and it is working for me. However, there are some inconsistencies on 4 devices, with the same hardware, different ROM builds. Sometimes I have seen a notification that the update took place, other time, not. Even without a notification, it did happen. I would like to see a notification each time, though. That is just a minor irritation, though.

Thanks for all of your hard work on this [MENTION=2822685]PerfectSlayer[/MENTION] [MENTION=3355398]mrRobinson[/MENTION] and others.
[Android Apps and Games] 4Freedom:
I'm getting many ADS on xda homepage. Not in the forum.

Any ideas? I have never seen before.
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
Either they're served without going through the hosts file (e.g. Using IP addresses) or you need to troubleshoot using DNS logging.

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers
[Android Apps and Games] DiamondJohn:
Or your host sources are not catching their (as in advertisers) host changes. Have you recently refreshed/downloaded your hosts. I have found in the past that one app used to show adds by the end of the day, but manually refreshing the hosts sources would almost always block it.

I have gone TOO far with my hosts sources. I just checked the XDA forum home page and I didn't see any ads, but I also missed out on a lot of the images.:mad: I REALLY need to cut back on my host sources.:silly:
[Android Apps and Games] WTF?:
I have an LG V20 and am using AdAway 3.2 - seems to be working fine - should I upgrade to 3.3? - is a newer 4.x version imminent?
[Android Apps and Games] 78Staff:
Hit or miss with me, sometimes it works fine, sometimes it hangs and I have to forget root for the app and re-apply, then it works fine. Auto updates just causes more problems so I turned that off and just check manually every few days... that seems to work better.
[Android Apps and Games] Simspacchius:
Is it compatible with android 4.4?
[Android Apps and Games] Krowbarr:
Yes, it is. I'm running on my E4GT with 4.4.1

☞Owner/Operator Samsung E4GT/Villuminati Rom 4.4.1 Kitkat

We were born in a time where if something was broken we would fix it and not just throw it away
[Android Apps and Games] mauam:
Working flawless on cm11 4.4.2.
[Android Apps and Games] Chad_Petree:
I wonder why development ceased :( , I know it's not allowed on the play store, but still ...
[Android Apps and Games] Pons:
And who said it had ceased? Check the github.
[Android Apps and Games] donjamal:
Who would want a gif to be loaded when the point is to disable those to get rid of ads and speed up loading the page?

Tapatalk-kal küldve az én Nexus 4-el
[Android Apps and Games] Lock-N-Load:
Although I think my post was crystal clear I will explain better for you.

In SOME cases ads that are blocked are actually URLs to the ad. So where the ad would be is a very ugly empty rectangle or square box. No ad, but the placeholder for that ad is still seen. SO if you could redirect the ad call to a simple gif you could make a colored gif that matches the area around the ad space and.... no more ugly empty ad placeholder showing where the ad would have been.

Also you must not understand images much because a simple single colored gif would be nearly nothing in file size to load.

Last - in all my years of using this app I never ever ever used it to speed anything up. I only use it to block ads. I think any speed savings is negligible as it is not like the app is loading a ton of ads in many pages of an app.
[Android Apps and Games] mclisme:
And all of a sudden... it started working again (switched to Purity 4.4.2 if it has anything to do with it). At least it says it does, applying host files is successfull but now I see ads in TuneIn where I didn't see before... Hmm....

Edit: I think I found why TuneIn now shows Ads. According to Trust Go Ad Detector it nows uses another ad source apart from AdMob, called: "Millennial". Perfect, as if we needed more of those buggers. Any modification I can do to the hosts file to block this too?
[Android Apps and Games] Simonna:
Working perfectly! Finally I can forget about ads.Thanks for this app!:good::cool:
[Android Apps and Games] nanospedy:
Adaway work fine for me un my Samsung s6500d cyanogenmod 10.2
[Android Apps and Games] donjamal:
Wouldn't be still faster and easier to load a blank - colored if u wish - html page?

Tapatalk-kal küldve az én Nexus 4-el
[Android Apps and Games] Lock-N-Load:
That would be just as possible BUT... an html page is certainly more kb than a gif. So, for those that care about that, loading a page requires making/coding and hosting the page. Easy for me, not so much for others. So, a simple image placed on a free image hosting site seems much easier for people and easier to create and deploy.

In my case IF the option was given, I would do HTML pages, yes, as then I could have just a bit more control over how it worked and what showed in place of the ugly empty ad box.

For those not following.. what I am suggesting would allow for this to NOT happen as one would redirect the ad URl to an image (or html page) that could match the surrounding colors and make a nice clean.... nothingness.
[Android Apps and Games] zeppelinman_2000:
Correct me if I'm wrong but if you turn on the web server in preferences the box gets a blank web page with just a "." . This stops the not found ect.. in the boxes, also if you use a custom ip target in preferences instead of 127.0.0.1 you can send it to your own web server and use anything you want to be returned by using the ip filter in your web server. Have used both in newest file version with no problems but it's easier to just use the built in webserver.
[Android Apps and Games] Chad_Petree:
The last build is dated 28th October :(
[Android Apps and Games] Brandroid28:
Could this be updated to fix a crash when using a large hosts source? One I use from xda just updated and is over 12 MB. It hangs during parsing, then crashes. The suggestions of using an earlier version and disabling the reboot option didn't work.
[Android Apps and Games] Pons:
That's the latest build. Check the github where he's made changes. Or should he make a build every time he makes a change? That sounds inefficient.
[Android Apps and Games] Raistlin1:
I cannot click on the download link for this file on my phones chrome broswer, each "download" link brings me to some add and one even brings me to playstore to download some app.

How do I download this file on my phones chrome browser? Very odd as I have downloaded files from dev-host on my phone before.
[Android Apps and Games] gidosol:
Thanks for share! very useful!
[Android Apps and Games] dazz87:
AdAway v2.8 is blocking click able links on web pages. I am using Slickdeal app and when I am reading a thread that has a link to a product everytime I click on it (next browser) will launch but the link will be block. If I turn off AdAway the link will work. Is there a way I could keep adaway enable and still be able to click on links? I am on 4.4.1 on my Nexus 5. Any suggestions?
[Android Apps and Games] vandyman:
Why fix something that is not broken?
[Android Apps and Games] PerfectSlayer:
Hi all!

Here is some update about the version 4 of the app.

As I said, I am not ready to share a beta because I won't have time to provide support the next two weeks due to coming conferences.

But I still have time to share some progress with you! :laugh:

As you could see, there is a new design!

The home is now card based (webserver card is added if enabled),

The navigation menu is now an humbugger menu,

The hosts source UI is updated (floating add button, actionbar edition),

Your lists UI is updated (bottom navigation bar, same controls add, edit, remove like hosts sources),

Permission request at runtime to access storage to import or export your list,

All other views are updated to use the latest support libraries.

But there is also a lot of changes under the hood including:

Oreo support,

Battery improvement and host update fix,

Better support of root and systemless mode.

I already use it on my daily driver (Nexus 6, Nougat, SuperSU) and the next step for me will be to setup a test device with Oreo for further testing (Nexus 4, Oreo, latest Magisk?).

In the meantime, if you have remark feel free to share and if you enjoy but forgot the thanks button (or my donation link :fingers-crossed:)!
[Android Apps and Games] NYLimited:
Does the app still require root if I'm using Magisk with systemless mode?

It will not have to actually write to /system so I suspect the SU request would not be needed in this case..

Just thinking outloud.