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[Android Apps and Games] Lozone:
[MENTION=3355398]mrRobinson[/MENTION] Thank you so much for making this happen.

Everyone please be patient. I only have Lollipop devices so I didn't realize how bad it would be for devices running KK and before.

It will get resolved soon.

Sent from my Nexus 6

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You mean that check? ;)

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Android Apps and Games] CM17X:
Hey there, guys.

I've being using this app for a long time on my devices and it was working like a charm till today when i've installed this on my HTC One M8 running Lollipop, unlocked bootloader, rooted but S-ON.

I read the instructions provided by the help on AdAway for boot into recovery and etc, but i decided to give to the Terminal apk a chance, it would be the same, or not?

So long story short, i've managed to create the symlink from system/etc/data/hosts to /data/hosts, after verify it, i did the suggested reboot. Once on adaway again i set on preference to target that location, /data/hosts, but it keeps prompting on my face that "Couldn't" do that.

Any ideas about how to make it work without going through the S-OFF process?
[Android Apps and Games] lambdaplus:
I'm running Adaway (latest dev build) on Neuxs 5 running Cataclysm 5.1 rooted with SU.

From a couple of days ads are not being blocked on chrome browser or also on some ESPN apps. Anything I need to update? (I already updated to latest build and host files, but no use!)
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
Assuming that AdAway is correctly installed and ads are blocked for you in most places, chances are that

you forgot to disabled the "Data Saver" option in Chrome

your ESPN apps (whatever those are) use numeric IPs instead of going through DNS resolution

you forgot to search this thread for similar answers...

;)
[Android Apps and Games] :
Button not function build 20.03.2014

Hi. I'm on kk 4.4.4. On build 20/03 I have problem of 3 dot button not function and also the ✔ button and download new host button didn't work. I revert back to build on 07/03. Strange here, all other button okay except the button as I mentioned.
[Android Apps and Games] lambdaplus:
Thanks a ton Mike! The reason was that I enabled the 'Data Saver' option in Chrome!
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
That build behaves erratically (or not at all) on KItKat. Revert to the previous 03-Mar build (from the OP) until [MENTION=3355398]mrRobinson[/MENTION] has had a chance to look into it.
[Android Apps and Games] yavu:
I use a Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100 with Android 4.1.2. I have some questions hope somebody can help.

1) Must we everytime look for an update in the website manually or can we update the app automaticly or over the app?

2) Actually I have installed version 2.8.1. Can I use version 2.9.1 on my phone or not? I don't know if it's ok for my phone because in the website I read "will only work on armeabi mips x86". Why it's not official? It mean that it's a beta?

3) Could it be that Adaway make the phone little slower?

4) Could it be that games are slower because they try to load ad's again and again?
[Android Apps and Games] leninke:
1) The app can update itself, check in preferences. Over the rest of your questions I don't know.
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
All those questions are already answered in this thread but here's a quick summary:

There is no true active "website" for AdAway. and no automatic update mechanism for the app. The version you find here is compiled on a regular basis by [MENTION=3355398]mrRobinson[/MENTION] from publicly available sources. He kindly announces most every new release in the OP. As of this writing, he has a version for Lollipop (20Mar) and one for KitKat and older (07Mar).

Forget about "the website" (whichever one you have in mind). There is no longer a current "official" release. Your JellyBean 4.1.2 is a bit old but the current AdAway 2.9.2 available here should run on it just fine. If somehow it doesn't, simply revert to your old version.

AdAway won't make your phone any faster or slower. See HERE, among other posts, for a basic explanation.

See #3. In addition, note that many games don't even go through standard DNS at all

I suggest you browse this entire thread if you have further concerns about AdAway but on an old JB configuration, if your AdAway correctly updates its hosts source and its local webserver works, there's no overriding reason to change.
[Android Apps and Games] EmiR_AdhA:
work on xiaomi mi3 lollipop rom ..
[Android Apps and Games] mrRobinson:
New Material build from Mar 21 in OP courtesy of [MENTION=2468414]Lozone[/MENTION]

Please test this out as you did the prior. Especially KK users see if you have a better experience.

thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
Thanks! This one seems to work just fine under KK 4.4.2. I might be the only user left who's not obsessed with "materializing" everything, but as long as it works, I don't care much what it looks like... ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Natakranta:
Mar.21 tested and working fine on two 4.4.4 ROMs: SlimSaber KK and SlimKat 9.

Thanks [MENTION=3355398]mrRobinson[/MENTION] and [MENTION=2468414]Lozone[/MENTION]!

Edit

As well tested and working good on Slim LP 5.0.2

The Answer to The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything is: CLEAN FLASH.
[Android Apps and Games] fitz420:
New material UI looks really nice!!! Thanks for the update.
[Android Apps and Games] Stea1thmode:
Link is down?

Edit: working now, had to use another browser.
[Android Apps and Games] Mythos123:
do I need to uninstall prior version before installing this?

Nexus 5 & Tapatalk.
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
No, as long as you're updating from another version signed by [MENTION=3355398]mrRobinson[/MENTION], you can simply install the new one and you'll keep all your existing data.
[Android Apps and Games] Pkt_Lnt:
no
[Android Apps and Games] Exile1975:
Working great on my galaxy tab 4 8.0 now. Thanks for the quick fix. Awesome work.
[Android Apps and Games] cedrick826:
I'm on Blisspop 2.2 for Oneplus One, 5.0.2. Everytime I reboot after applying, it becomes disabled.
[Android Apps and Games] gyakusetsu1215:
You're not the only one. I rolled back to the 18th release.

Usually it's only a problem when there's an integrated ad blocker but I couldn't find anything in the settings regarding that functionality.
[Android Apps and Games] Zootopia:
Which date version is the 18th?

Thanks in advance
[Android Apps and Games] gyakusetsu1215:
March 18 build. I found ad blocker settings in the n developer settings of the 21st build and toggled ad locker on and off then adaway worked

Edit: on 2nd reboot settings didn't stick. This is a ROM problem, not an app issue.
[Android Apps and Games] jeffzmagboo:
Everytime I reboot, it keeps going back to disabled. How to fix this? Running Blisspop ROM on LG G3. So annoying with all the apps popping on my screen. :confused::confused:

Sent from a Beast named G3
[Android Apps and Games] adrman:
Actually, I had to uninstall. It failed twice on the update. Previous version was by mrRobinson.
[Android Apps and Games] Mythos123:
for me it worked without uninstalling previous version.

I have a Nexus 5 @ vanilla 4.4.4.
[Android Apps and Games] :
Thank to build 21/3. All the non functioning button pretty good now.

Thank you guys :laugh:
[Android Apps and Games] MB525:
Couldn't find answers...

1. I saw pictures with red elements but version from 03/21 is all black here. Should it be colored?

2. I thought the web server functionality was fixed but it doesn't stick. What's wrong?
[Android Apps and Games] mrRobinson:
you really haven't included anything to allow anyone to help you.

web server doesn't stick, what's wrong? can you confirm what version you are running on what device and OS ver? paste in a logcat?

can't just blindly guess what could be wrong on your device when you've supplied nothing else you know...
[Android Apps and Games] MB525:
Thanks for the answer.

Okay, i didn't go in detail because I only wanted to know if there are common known problems.

Model LG G2, D802

Kernel Dorimanx 10, permissive

ROM OptimusG3 1.4.1, stock conversion

Adaway 03-21

I can activate server but it is off when I check afterwards. In some forums I saw others with the same problem but no solution.

And the app is in black only, not red like some pages ago.

I don't know a logcat tool with filter. Sorry, I am not a pro.
[Android Apps and Games] jackdubl:
Love the material UI!
[Android Apps and Games] beautifulsun:
Classy interface!
[Android Apps and Games] camtronius:
Wasnt aware of adblock until now

Cool app man. Even though I released a game and adblock makes it unplayable, i still like adblocking programs :) Wasnt aware android phones had them until I released my game lol.
[Android Apps and Games] ironia.:
just installed the latest version, the material UI is very cool

it's normal that there is the old icon under settings/app???

tnx
[Android Apps and Games] Natakranta:
Just add donate button in your game for honest people who use AdAway but appreciate your work and want to thank you with $

The Answer to The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything is: CLEAN FLASH.
[Android Apps and Games] trinidude4:
I had the same problem with stock samsung firmware for my S5. For some reason, the directory data/app-lib/org.adaway-1 didn't get created when I installed adaway. The symlink data/data/org.adaway/lib said it was supposed to be there. I took the libblank_webserver_exec.so and libtcpdump_exec.so libraries out of the adaway apk and put them in data/app-lib/org.adaway-1 and both are working now.
[Android Apps and Games] mohmd.nagy:
I still can see ads after installing latest version 2.9.2

Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 running TW Lollipop 5.0.1
[Android Apps and Games] jackdubl:
Has anyone ever figured out what to blacklist to stop the Tapatalk ads?
[Android Apps and Games] Pkt_Lnt:
Get this and keep from being tracked.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48530543&postcount=43

This is who is getting paid for every URL you click in Crapatalk.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=58471031&postcount=2699
[Android Apps and Games] jackdubl:
Is there anything in there about blocking the Tapatalk ads?
[Android Apps and Games] Pkt_Lnt:
Sorry, I assumed you could read those links.

*.vigilink.com
[Android Apps and Games] jackdubl:
That is not a valid link to blacklist. I do have that link already whitelisted, to allow Web Links to open. You are understanding my question, right?

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Rereading that whole thread, it is clear you have no idea what I am asking. Which is funny, since you accuse me of being unable to read.

Anyone else out there, has anyone discovered what to blacklist to block Tapatalk ads?
[Android Apps and Games] Pkt_Lnt:
Using the Tapatalk URL fixer and blacklisting *.vigilink.com and *.skimlinks.com works great. :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] jackdubl:
Could you show me a screenshot of those things blacklisted? Adaway will not let me add what you have there. Says they are invalid host names.
[Android Apps and Games] Pkt_Lnt:
Huh, :confused: that quess just changed in the material update, I had not looked at it in months. It change them to vigilink.com and skimlinks.com and it still works fine, no ads.
[Android Apps and Games] jackdubl:
Well, I installed the apk and haven't seen an ad yet. Haven't been able to blacklist those addresses you provided. But assuming this has worked, thanks for help and sorry for the trouble.

Edit: saw your reply. Thanks for the assistance. I appreciate it.
[Android Apps and Games] BACARDILIMON:
The answer is no. Use an old version of tapatalk

I get ads with both of those links.

BAD ASS NOTE 4

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Don't add the period after the star

BAD ASS NOTE 4
[Android Apps and Games] Pkt_Lnt:
This does not work in the newest Dev build.

Dev Build: AdAway-release_Build-Mar.21.2015.apk
(compiled from source on Mar-21-2015, signed and zipaligned)
[Android Apps and Games] BACARDILIMON:
It blocks ever ad everyplace but the ford ad in tapatalk.

BAD ASS NOTE 4
[Android Apps and Games] Pkt_Lnt:
You cannot enter a * (star) in the domain name for blacklist or whitelist in the newest version like you show in the screenshot.
[Android Apps and Games] BACARDILIMON:
View attachment 3226171

I am lost cause I am on the new one and it lets me add star.

BAD ASS NOTE 4

Edit.. I can white list like that but not black list. Sorry I misunderstood. I can't have the link on my blacklist cause I could never download a rom from tapatalk. So mine is white listed.
[Android Apps and Games] BACARDILIMON:
Deleted
[Android Apps and Games] ironia.:
2.9.5 ?:confused:
[Android Apps and Games] mohmd.nagy:
:confused:
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
It's very difficult to help you based on the extremely limited information you provide. Some questions that come to mind, in no particular order, include:

are at least some ads blocked or do you see no change at all?

which specific version/build did you install?

did the installation complete without errors?

did you remember to reboot after installing?

does your hosts file seem to include lots of new entries?

did you check for a forgotten proxy in your APN

are you using the Chrome proxy?

etc.

We can only guess the answers but luckily

you

know what they are and if searching the thread didn't solve your problem, give us specifics so that we can make suggestions.
[Android Apps and Games] mohmd.nagy:
I tried to search for the answer but could not find any, anyhow I have replied to your questions if it can help
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
I'll assume you are using the 21-Mar Dev build from the OP. If

some

ads are blocked, then chances are AdAway is working properly. A proxy is different from a VPN and you should still check your APN but the ads you see might simply be coming from sites not included in the default lists, or fetched as numeric IPs and not through DNS resolution. Perhaps a few examples of which URLs or apps you feel should be blocked would help.

As mentioned countless times,

YOU

are the best resource to discover what happens on your own device running your own apps under your own configuration, after looking at your own DNS log and your own hosts/black/white lists. AdAway is only a tool... ;)
[Android Apps and Games] y0000:
hi guys i need little help. some times adaway run unstoppable without open it. i check it to the supersu logs run and run and run for long hours with out open it its normal?
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
Definitely not normal. In fact, AdAway will only have limited background presence when you enable the (optional) auto-update for hosts lists. If you disable that (it's OK to update manually), there should be

NO

AdAway activity at all. If attempting to update manually seems stuck, then it suggests a problem with your connectivity. It's extremely unlikely that AdAway itself is the culprit, even if superSU thinks it is.
[Android Apps and Games] y0000:
thnx a lot i disable the auto update and i wait for some days for any changes
[Android Apps and Games] leandronb:
Hi guys. I just installed adaway and want to know some things.

There is a Brazilian site that have it own ad server. And is not blocked by adaway. How can I block it? I saw there was a white and black list but only pasting the url doesn't solve.

Also how to white list some sites like ad.fly and Google shopping? Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] shaqman89:
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[Android Apps and Games] leandronb:
Is in this site http://www.gamevicio.com/. Sometimes the ad appear at right side and sometimes don't.

The ad url is this

http://akfs.nspmotion.com/files/142/1338/19176/creatives/240352/610923.jpg

I tried adding just the site part not full url.

Also how to whitelist sites like this

And ad.fly. I just have to put the url?
[Android Apps and Games] shaqman89:
Try adding

*akfs.nspmotion.com/*

Other url could be added similarly
[Android Apps and Games] leandronb:
Adaway says invalid hostname.

Google shopping I could add. Just added www.googleadservices.com and is working now. But adfly was not possible. Tried www.*******, no luck and http://*******/ adaway says invalid hostname.

EDIT: ad fly is on whitelist now. Is just adf dot ly no HTTP or www.
[Android Apps and Games] jackdubl:
Right.
[Android Apps and Games] Vladyyy:
Adaway troubles

Hello there, I'm experiencing some issues with two devices using adaway. Galaxy s3 and Galaxy tab s. Adaway worked properly back then and now it does not block all ads, most of in app ads appear and on chrome browser too. I tried many many ways to fix it without any result.

Have you some tips to share with me?

Both of my devices are rooted, checked by root checker.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
Go to system/etc/ and open your hosts file. You should read 'This hosts file is generated by AdAway...', right?

Be sure that you do not use data compression with Chrome.
[Android Apps and Games] dubazar:
[MENTION=4958579]Primokorn[/MENTION] thanks for data compression tip with chrome.
[Android Apps and Games] Vladyyy:
Thanks to your quick answer. Yes to both.

I already tried to wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, uninstall adaway, downgrade adaway, clear cache from all my apps who cause me troubles. I don't know what to do. :/
[Android Apps and Games] visceralpsyche:
Chrome could be due to the bandwidth management setting - turn it off to avoid Chrome using its own proxy.

As for the rest, make sure you are using the latest version by MrRobinson in the OP, update your filters, and reboot the device. Then load AdAway again to make sure there's a green tick and it doesn't say disabled.

HTH!

Cheers,

Paul :)
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
Can you identify a domain for ads from your apps then check if it is clearly mentioned into the hosts file? Can you give us an example where you see ads? Because AdAway does not block all ads.
[Android Apps and Games] Vladyyy:
Mostly common is ads before YouTube videos. I'm using regularly appy geek wich shows ads too. I'm kinda newbie in that
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
You can't block YouTube ads with an ad blocker. You must use a xposed module like YouTube AdAway.

Appy Geek uses several ads providers:

- Facebook Audience

- Google Mobile Ads

- Huntmads

- InMobi

- MOcean

- MoPub

- SmartAdServer

One of them (or several) is probably missing from AdAway's hosts file. Check with a text editor or Hosts Editor app. If needed add the missing domains into your hosts file.
[Android Apps and Games] shoey63:
Xposed YouTube adaway doesn't work anymore BTW:banghead:
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
Are you sure? I have just updated the module to match with my YouTube version and I have no ads. Tested with 5 populars videos (the ones that are suggested) and I had ads when the module was not up-to-date.
[Android Apps and Games] shoey63:
My YouTube version automatically updates when in the vicinity of my home wifi. It must be ahead of the xposed module in terms of compatibility.
[Android Apps and Games] E_Ben:
tcpdump always empty

I experience similar problems with adaware 2.9.2 on my galaxy s4 gt i9505 with cm12, both via wlan or apn. However, actually not a single address is blocked when adaway is active, and the adaway-internal tcpdump does not report that any contacted adress (adaway inactive & device restarted before, of course), although several connections definitely have been made, including several 'standard' adservers.

I checked already:

hosts file: properly modified by adaway

no proxy or firewall activated

Adaway has root rights

Restart device after activate / deactivate

Reinstall adaway

Thanks for your help
[Android Apps and Games] kingvortex:
The ads in Spotify don't work that way. The only way to remove them is to buy Spotify Premium.

Any discussion on methods to gain premium features for free isn't allowed on XDA.

Sent from my C6603
[Android Apps and Games] cognitivedissonance:
My mistake. I'll remove my post.
[Android Apps and Games] kingvortex:
Don't worry about it. I was just making sure nobody got into trouble. :)

Sent from my C6603
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
Please verify that you have downloaded and activated the

latest

Youtube AdAway module (2.50?) and have remembered to reboot after updating. If you have, make sure you mention your trouble to [MENTION=3562083]wanam[/MENTION] in the appropriate thread.
[Android Apps and Games] BACARDILIMON:
Remove auto update from playstore

BAD ASS NOTE 4
[Android Apps and Games] :
Last days i have a problem load some webpages when AdAway is on.. I don't know what have changed.. :(
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
The lists likely updated. You're going to have to add something to the whitelist, also, more permanently, most of the list maintainers are good about removing ones that cause site damage if you contact them.
[Android Apps and Games] philino:
me too

me too, i am search for it as well
[Android Apps and Games] Promez:
Latest release with material design is awesome, thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] DjDiabolik:
I have the 7.mar.2015 on my cm11s... I can't update to 21.mar.2015 from now? Because?
[Android Apps and Games] GROGG88:
Most likely due to signatures. Uninstall current and install new.
[Android Apps and Games] chcknsld:
It was working well blocking all ads in-app and on browsers. But on the latest material designed build, ads are not blocked on browsers but it's working well on in-app ads. Any fix to this? I tried the 2 developer builds.
[Android Apps and Games] Vanilla Pudding:
If you're on a custom ROM , Deny the settings Super user access .
[Android Apps and Games] rffslow:
How to remove the ads installed by the Facebook app? I installed Facebook and had some ads "adsenses" I guess, like to install Instagram and other things showing on few apps. Then I removed the Facebook app and got more ads.
[Android Apps and Games] Horst the Animal:
game crash

with adaway all times my game "empire z" crashes if i disable it everything is fine but together with adayway all the time my game crash when it load.

greetings
[Android Apps and Games] mrRobinson:
Try enabling the AdAway Web server so that will serve the requests. If not you'd just have to find what to whitelist.
[Android Apps and Games] Horst the Animal:
ok i tried this but it is not working..and i also was searching what i have to whitelist but nothing worked for me...idk what is wrong...when i use a other customrom like ACIP where is a adblock inside than the adblock and the game working well, but if i use adaway its not working i really dont know :(
[Android Apps and Games] DjDiabolik:
Ok.... after i do this.... i thinks i don't need to reset host file.........
[Android Apps and Games] sQuark23:
I'm like use Adaway on my phone
[Android Apps and Games] @d@ms1lv3r:
I really need help.

I have rom with integrated ad blocker and I want to disable adblocker and I want to have ads. I install adaway and delete adaway beacuse I read that will disable integrated adblocker. That not happened and I still dont have ads. Too, I delete hosts file and still dont have ads.

Please, any idea how to enable ads?
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
It all depend on what your "integrated ad blocker" is and does. In this thread, we can help with issues related to the AdAway application but not with much else, especially since you didn't say which ROM/device you have. I know that some browsers claim to have an integrated copy of AdBlock (a separate app from AdAway), but you should really seek help wherever your ROM is supported.
[Android Apps and Games] toanau:
How do i white list Show Box
[Android Apps and Games] @d@ms1lv3r:
Thank you on answer. I can tell you rom is resurection remix rom lollipop version 5.3.9 I really dont know what does that adblocker, I only know to still blocking ads and I still dont have ads. I asked in rom thread and nobody dont answer me. Too, when I want to open links from tapatalk in browser I cant, that proof that adblocker still working..