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[Android Apps and Games] ithehappy:
Yes, disabling adaway restores the banking app in fully working state.

No, I pass only basic integrity apparently, not device or strong one. I guess it's time to relock the bootloader. Not seeing any advantage of unlocked as I'm never going to root my device anyway. But would that make the banking app work with vpn based ad blockers i wonder
[Android Apps and Games] Chibbo:
Any hope of gettin support for kernelsu?
[Android Apps and Games] OMeliante:
Hi guys. I think adaway is blocking an important brazilian banking app. Itau Bank. Itaú is a major brazilian Bank. When I try to make an online money transfer, it does not complete.

The Bank app does only complete The money transfer When I uninstall adaway.

I am using Samsung Fold 4 without root, with vpn awaday. Already tried to put The Bank app in the trusted apps on the adaway lista, also tried to insert *itau*.* in The White list... Nothing worked...
[Android Apps and Games] appye:
Good morning.

I am running relatively recent builds of Lineageos 20 on two different devices (pixel 4 xl and pixel 5) without root, so Adaway runs in VPN mode on each.

This issue may only be cosmetic.

When I reboot either device, the VPN icon shows up in the status bar, the VPN is active and ads are blocked. Both the quick settings tile and the app itself, however, show that the VPN should not be active. The tile is in its "off" state and the app itself shows that the VPN should be paused. See the attached screenshot.

I noticed after tapping on a random link that googleadservices.com was being blocked even though it was in my allowed list. Activating the tile and refreshing the page made it go through without any further issues. Unfortunately, I am unable to reproduce this. As I said, this could all be cosmetic, but I am not so sure now.

I have tried enabling both unrestricted battery usage and unrestricted app data, and even re-enabling the notification icon, but these do not have any effect on this issue.

Thank you for your time.
[Android Apps and Games] pepeq:
flash this as kernelsu module and reboot.
[Android Apps and Games] euphore:
May anyone help me to get rid of ads in the german flea market APP 'Kleinanzeigen'
[Android Apps and Games] Wolfcity:
No ads for me in the new app (see screenshot). Standard hosts plus

https://someonewhocares.org/hosts/hosts

If you still see ads try DNS requests and block some entries.
[Android Apps and Games] euphore:
Thanks, but still not all ads are blocked.
[Android Apps and Games] Wolfcity:
What version are you on?

Latest should be 15.0.0 called only Kleinanzeigen, Your app looks like the former eBay Kleinanzeigen.
[Android Apps and Games] euphore:
It is indeed an older one (11.7.0), because i dont like the style of the newer versions.

DNS request isnt catching any blockable URLs instead of Google.com itself.

Im wondering if adaway is working properly?
[Android Apps and Games] Wolfcity:
Try the actual version. The old one will be terminated sooner or later.
[Android Apps and Games] DineshValor:
In-App Google/Facebook login blocked by Adaway using multiple Hosts files.

Anyone know the domain to put into allow list inside AdAway.

Thank you in advance.View attachment 5926787
[Android Apps and Games] ipdev:
Not sure what app you are using. It might be related to said app than Google/Facebook.

I am not aware of blocked domains for Google.

As for Facebook.

AdAway (wiki) - [github] - Problematic Apps (Facebook) - Link

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To find out what domains are being called when running the app, use the DNS dump option in AdAway.

AdAway (wiki) - [github] - How to Log DNS Requests - Link

You can then add them to you allow (white) list and restart.

Then see if you can log in, if you can go back and remove them one at a time from the allow list until you can not log in again.

You should be left with just one or a few domains that need to be allowed.

Cheers. :cowboy:
[Android Apps and Games] mauam:
This works perfectly, but to pass the safetynet attestation you need to disable the host module & reboot.
[Android Apps and Games] pepeq:
to have a working AdAway and passing CTS with KernelSU you have to do the following:

1. flash module hosts.zip. then AdAway can save file hosts correctly , but CTS will not pass (because system is modified).

2. therefore flash module Shamiko, this will enable CTS passing.

3. but to get this working you have to flash module zygisk-on-kernelsu , which is required by Shamiko .

this works for me. if required I can post the links.
[Android Apps and Games] mauam:
Thanks, but I found a better (easier) solution. I installed overlayfs 2.2.6 & now AdAway works perfectly & cts pass. Better than host.zip for me. Anyway only 2.2.6 version works for me, perhaps I need to edit the mode.sh file on new overlayfs versions.
[Android Apps and Games] clacbec:
Hi

I'm running adaway on a rooted S9 , nothing fancy , it works fine when i install the host file and reboot.

Then over the time it stops working

I did a quick check of the host file and i have this weird behaviour

The hosts file is slowly shrinking, entries are just removed, and after some time i go back to the standard file with 2 entries

I have no idea what could cause that, below is wc count during a couple of hours
[Android Apps and Games] zgfg:
First, make sure you use Systemless hosts and reboot and check that AdAway really writes to /data/adb/modules/hosts/system/etc/hosts file (Magisk will mount to /etc/hosts)

Second, disable any auto-updates of hosts sources in Adaway - you can open AdAway once a day or in few days or weekly and manually trigger to update the hosts sources (wuth rebooting afterwards)

Then check what's going on
[Android Apps and Games] Wolfcity:
That's really weird...never heard of such behavior. What host file sources do you use? Are you sure the format is fitting for the use with AdAway?

I have no clue why this is happening if you're using hosts files that are supposed to be working with AdAway but maybe @PerfectSlayer can Shed some light on the subject.

Ninja'd by @zgfg ....😉
[Android Apps and Games] mindtrappergr:
Got a link for that please?
[Android Apps and Games] mauam:
Husky's overlayfs here. Version 2.26 attached.
[Android Apps and Games] mindtrappergr:
Thanks, couldn't find it in releases.

However you were right, I managed to make latest version work by editing mode.sh like this:

# If you are using KernelSU, set this to true to unmount KernelSU overlayfs

export DO_UNMOUNT_KSU=false

Set it to true and it works.
[Android Apps and Games] clacbec:
Thanks, turned on systemless hosts and now hosts file is table and wc report the same number of entries as adaway.

I'm a linux guy and i'm still confused by android filesystem, i don't understand how a file on a read only fs was modified, weird stuff, i'm going to document myself and investigate. Only explanantion i can come with is the file

was not closed properly somehow, sync missing or something and the blocks were considered free by the fs and erased when allocated to another app
[Android Apps and Games] zgfg:
Check in /vendor/etc/fstab * if /system is really ro and check the Available and Use% by df

Anyway, with Systemless hosts, AdAway writes to /data and Magisk mounts to /system
[Android Apps and Games] Huexxx:
Checked by myself.

Using latest magic_overlayfs.

On their README you can see the detailed instructions.

You need to edit /data/adb/modules/magisk_overlayfs/mode.sh file and change DO_UNMOUNT_KSU flag to true.

You'll need to reboot in order to make it work.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] gallegonovato:
Good afternoon @PerfectSlayer

I get comments from several people, as I have an account to talk to you. That I commented to you if for a new version of Adaway it can be added:

* That Adaway supports a large amount of locked things. And large block lists. Because for example with more blocked things that comes out in https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/blob/master/metadata/en-US/phoneScreenshots/screenshot1.png . Adaway closes itself.

* That a window appears after updating hosts, and Adaway creates and copies the new hosts. Give you an option to reboot the device. So that the creation of the new host is better supported.

* That the sources of host lists that Adaway brings by default. They come deactivated, that is to say, integrated but not active. Because once Adaway creates the first host with these lists. Then it adds the other blocked things on top of it.

And this is what they tell me if it could be possible to implement in a new version.

Thank you for your time.

Best regards
[Android Apps and Games] UnbeatableMeatBoy:
I'm using KSU and system partition is EROFS and I get this error message, how to fix? Is there a systemless hosts module for KSU?

"Failed to install new hosts file Unable to copy hosts file to /system partition. Please check Magisk systemless module is enabled then reboot."
[Android Apps and Games] zgfg:
Try with Magical OverlayFS module

I don't have KSU but I can mount my system partitions read-write with that module

And I have seen in the XDA AdAway thread (I think so but I was not really interested hence please search yourself) a post with instructions how to use KSU and a hand-made module (in that post) to obtain systemless hosts capability with KSU
[Android Apps and Games] PerfectSlayer:
Hi all,

Only 3 months since the last release? The wait is getting shorter.

Will see if I can get my pace back with the project 😉

This release is mainly to keep the project up-to-date. There is a lot more coming soon thanks to Bnyro which started to port the app to Material Design 3. Time to try things, break stuff and revive the beta update channel!

Changelog:

Improve adaptive launcher icon

Update AndroidX libraries

Update third party libraries

Update libsu

Update mongoose web server

Update Android gradle plugin

Update build tools

Update translations

Thanks:

Special thanks to AzusaHana for its contribution.

Download:

AdAway 6.1.1
[Android Apps and Games] gallegonovato:
Good afternoon @PerfectSlayer

Please do not take what I am about to say the wrong way. But many Adaway users on github, feel orphaned.

I would like to make an appeal not to leave out the Issues that are in the Adaway github https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/issues

Since many users tell me that they do not answer the problems and so on.

For example they comment a lot that you can use wildcards. But people confuse hosts with lists that have || for ublock.

Among other issues that with your permission I try to answer, but they claim to the developer a lot.

A hug and thank you very much for your help and time.
[Android Apps and Games] Sgtmack:
I have been using this in VPN mode on unrooted Lineage 20. I rooted today, mainly to use the root version of Adaway as it seems to work better. I uninstalled, rebooted, and reinstalled the latest 6.1.1 Adaway, and do not get the option to install the root version.

I am rooted with Magisk, sytemless hosts module is active. No other modules. I found a post earlier that had the opposite problem going from root to non root, but nothing suggested helped.

Is there a secret to getting it to ask which version I want to install?
[Android Apps and Games] casouzaj:
Force close it, wipe its data and launch it again.
[Android Apps and Games] Sgtmack:
Yay! Thanks!!
[Android Apps and Games] Nekromantik:
Hi

I'm running latest version in root mode on a Pixel 7 Pro stock ROM.

However I got issues with disabling it.

So when I get the blank page with adguard icon when it's blocked a URL on a link I try to disable adguard and access the URL again but it still shows the blank page with the icon.
[Android Apps and Games] Wolfcity:
Are you talking about Adguard or AdAway? Have you the webserver enabled? If you're talking about AdAway it seems so because you see the AdAway icon and not just a blank field.

Remember that you have to reboot if you change anything, also for example disabling AdAway or turn webserver on/off.
[Android Apps and Games] Nekromantik:
Yes I meant adaway ooops.

Yes web server is enabled as it was by default. Didn't know you need reboot. Will try that.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] DiamondJohn:
A little off topic, but I am going to be using it to extend my personal host blocking, without having to have a large list of large host sources.

I am testing a new ROM A13, and I found that the private DNS setting actually works, I think on earlier ROMs I had no luck.

I haven't started Host blocking on the new device, so I thought I would at least try and find a decent free DNS blocklist. And I came across this one. https://github.com/mullvad/dns-blocklists

To use it, you set your private DNS to adblock.doh.mullvad.net

So far, I haven't seen an ad come through, but when I checked my personal created lists, the hosts I checked weren't there. It shows a list of the source they use (see link bel9w), so if you are currently using one of the lists, you can remove it from your hosts sources in AdAway, and have it build a smaller hosts file.

EDIT: 1 ad broke through on a VERY old ap. I didn't even know it had ads! So further host blocking IS needed beyond the private DNS

I did a quick check to see how many hosts it would block today, and come up with these numbers

TYPE	HOST COUNT	WILDCARDS
Social	8,653
AdBlock	137,356	41,859 wildcard
Adult	20,441
Gambling	2,499
Privacy	18,882
================	........................................................................................................................................................................
TOTAL:	187,831	assuming 1 per wildcard
313,708	assuming 4 per wildcard

The list of sources they include can be found at: https://github.com/mullvad/dns-blocklists/blob/main/inventory/group_vars/all.yml

Does anyone know of an even better one?
[Android Apps and Games] gallegonovato:
Good afternoon @DiamondJohn.

Did you look at the:

GitHub - hagezi/dns-blocklists: DNS-Blocklists: For a better internet - keep the internet clean!

DNS-Blocklists: For a better internet - keep the internet clean! - hagezi/dns-blocklists

github.com

Dnsbl - Divested Computing

divested.dev

?¿

By the way a question, if I may the moderators. Does anyone know how to join several sources from several hosts. In one. Since I want to free a little my Adaway. And thus adding several in one, it would cost less to update.

A hug and thanks for your time
[Android Apps and Games] DiamondJohn:
These are blocklists, NOT public free DNS servers. I have more then enough Blocklists. I already have over 9 MILLION hosts that de-dupe down to 3 Million. Having that run on someone elses server is what the DNS server will do, as opposed to on my device, locally.
[Android Apps and Games] gallegonovato:
Good afternoon @DiamondJohn

I was commenting them to you in case the sources they added could help you.

Now badmojr on his github, made a compilation of everything included in those and other big lists. In case it can help you I pass the link https://github.com/badmojr/crosscheck

Best regards.
[Android Apps and Games] DiamondJohn:
again, a host list I already have. Its a DNS server that is the whole point.

As for cross checking, my app I distribute here on XDA also has this feature, live and running on the device.
[Android Apps and Games] gallegonovato:
Good afternoon @PerfectSlayer @ipdev @zgfg

I wanted to draw your attention to this github issue: https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/issues/3938

There are missing parts of Adaway to translate, and I don't see them on the web to translate them either.

I added some more information in the github issues.

But the whole screen that comes up when adding a new source is missing to be translated.

I don't see them on the web to translate. Or I don't know if there is any way to add them?

Best regards
[Android Apps and Games] gallegonovato:
Good evening @PerfectSlayer @ipdev @zgfg

With your permission, I add a translation to these strings. I don't know if I have to edit that file or you will upload it to the site for translation. I am referring to https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/blob/master/app/src/main/res/values/strings_source_edit.xml ( from this problem presented in github https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/issues/3938 )

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<resources>

<string name="source_edit_title">Editar una fuente</string>

<string name="source_edit_add_title">Agregar una fuente</string>

<!-- Hosts source edition -->

<string name="source_edit_label">Etiqueta</string>

<string name="source_edit_label_required">Etiqueta obligatoria</string>

<string name="source_edit_type">Tipo</string>

<string name="source_edit_url">Dirección url</string>

<string name="source_edit_file">Archivo</string>

<string name="source_edit_url_location">Ubicación</string>

<string name="source_edit_url_location_default">https://</string>

<string name="source_edit_url_location_required">Ubicación necesaria</string>

<string name="source_edit_file_hint">Presiona en Archivo para seleccionar el archivo de origen</string>

<string name="source_edit_location_invalid">Ubicación no válida</string>

<string name="source_edit_format">Formato de la lista</string>

<string name="source_edit_format_block_list">Bloquear</string>

<string name="source_edit_format_allow_list">Permitir</string>

<string name="source_edit_redirected_hosts">Aplicar la redirección a los hosts</string>

<string name="source_edit_redirected_hosts_warning">Permitir la redirección de los hosts puede causar problemas de seguridad. Utiliza esta configuración sólo en una fuente de confianza, ya que podría redirigir el tráfico sensible a cualquier servidor que desee.</string>

</resources>

I hope it will be useful. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Best regards
[Android Apps and Games] kisman72:
hello everyone,

i have a question, or better say, a feature request.

is it possible to add a config to add a dns server in vpn mode?

to be able to use adaway with a private/personal dns instead of the carrier given one.

because in vpn mode, private dns (system setting) is not possible.

like trackercontrol has implemented it as "vpn dns server"

i like adaway very much, but its also very important for me to use a non logging dns.

and rooting is not an option for me.

thanks and regards
[Android Apps and Games] PerfectSlayer:
Thanks the heads-up! I addressed the issue on GitHub and provide the details of the fix.

Everything should be in order now 👍
[Android Apps and Games] gallegonovato:
Good afternoon @PerfectSlayer

Thank you for your time

I would like to take this opportunity to comment on some suggestions for Adaway.

The first one that an option appears to restart the mobile, after updating the lists of hosts. That is to say as it was in the versions 4 of Adaway.

The second one is the possibility to use wildcards in Adaway.

That Adaway supports a large number of blocked things. And big block lists. Because for example with more blocked things that comes out in https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/blob/master/metadata/en-US/phoneScreenshots/screenshot1.png . Adaway closes itself.

That the host list sources that Adaway brings by default. They come deactivated, that is, integrated but not active. Because once Adaway creates the first host with these lists. Then it adds the other locked things on top of it.

A hug
[Android Apps and Games] Mikicrep:
i got issue, my ads arent blocked anymore, web server shows running but no certificate installed, it randomly stopped working, clicking install self certificate just crashes app
[Android Apps and Games] Fooking Rekt:
Is there a way to block Adaway from operating in certain apps? Some mobile games give you an extra life and whatnot for watching a short ad, but Adaway blocks that functionality.

Also, Youtube no longer saves history whike Adaway is running. This is very unfortunate.
[Android Apps and Games] zgfg:
If using VPN mode you can whitelist the apps

In root mode you can whitelist particular sites

Please search in the thread for details - particularly it has been mentioned here which site to whitelist for YT History, I think it was s.youtube.com
[Android Apps and Games] Mikicrep:
why i got ignored
[Android Apps and Games] ipdev:
There was an issue awhile back using the web server.

I do not use it so, I am not sure if it was fixed or still pending.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

---

Since you are asking about "web server" you have AdAway installed in "root" mode.

Do you see the ads when you are connected to WiFi, Mobile Data or both?

A bit of information about your device could help also.

Device, Rom, Android, Magisk and AdAway version(s).

I assume you are rooted with Magisk. :unsure:

Cheers. :cowboy:
[Android Apps and Games] Mikicrep:
rooted with magisk

android 12

crdroid 8.2

samsung a40

adaway latest from fdroid 6.1.1

i don't use mobile data, ads are not blocked in any wifi network (tested on 3)
[Android Apps and Games] gallegonovato:
Good afternoon @PerfectSlayer @ipdev @zgfg

I was looking at the Adaway github, more specifically: https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/wiki/HostsSources (HostsSources)

In the part of https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/wiki/HostsSources#other-hosts-sources (Other hosts sources)

Half of them no longer exist or have not been updated for some time.

I would recommend changing them for others or refer to the web https://filterlists.com/ to search for hosts.

Although I would recommend (but there are many more)

GitHub - jerryn70/GoodbyeAds

Contribute to jerryn70/GoodbyeAds development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

oisd | Set up

oisd blocklist Set up

oisd.nl

GitHub - ShadowWhisperer/BlockLists: DNS Block Lists

DNS Block Lists. Contribute to ShadowWhisperer/BlockLists development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

GitHub - infinitytec/blocklists: A collection of hosts files and filter lists to make the world a better place.

A collection of hosts files and filter lists to make the world a better place. - infinitytec/blocklists

github.com

GitHub - badmojr/1Hosts: World's most advanced DNS filter-/blocklists!

World's most advanced DNS filter-/blocklists! Contribute to badmojr/1Hosts development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

GitHub - bongochong/CombinedPrivacyBlockLists: Ad-blocking hosts files, IP block lists, PAC filters, ABP / uBO subscriptions and a whole lot more, all merged from multiple reputable sources, combined with my own research. Also, script-based utilities

Ad-blocking hosts files, IP block lists, PAC filters, ABP / uBO subscriptions and a whole lot more, all merged from multiple reputable sources, combined with my own research. Also, script-based uti...

github.com

GitHub - hagezi/dns-blocklists: DNS-Blocklists: For a better internet - keep the internet clean!

DNS-Blocklists: For a better internet - keep the internet clean! - hagezi/dns-blocklists

github.com

GitHub - lightswitch05/hosts: Hostfile blocklist for ads and tracking, updated regularly

Hostfile blocklist for ads and tracking, updated regularly - lightswitch05/hosts

github.com

hosts

hosts

codeberg.org

GitHub - nickspaargaren/no-google: Completely block Google and its services

Completely block Google and its services. Contribute to nickspaargaren/no-google development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Dnsbl - Divested Computing

divested.dev

Listes de blocage DNS [Wiki de sebsauvage.net]

sebsauvage.net

https://github.com/bogachenko/****fuckadblock

GitHub - mullvad/dns-blocklists: Lists and configuration for our DNS blocking service

Lists and configuration for our DNS blocking service - mullvad/dns-blocklists

github.com

etc...

There are even no links to : https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/wiki/HostsSources#censorship-circumvention

A hug