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[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
On my Nexus 6 it's not greyed out. But I am running stock N6F27C.

In this thread I read about greyed out on devices with Magisk/Xposed.
[Android Apps and Games] admiralspeedy:
If you're on stock you're probably using SuperSU, which I specifically don't want to use because it triggers SafetyNet (Invisiblek's Lineage builds for the Pixels has a SafetyNet patch, so if I use the built in root and turn it off when I don't need it, I can pass the SafetyNet check, but with SuperSU installed, I can't), and if you're using SuperSU, then yes obviously the systemless mode won't be greyed out.
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
That is right. But for your configuration I doubt if there's an method to tackle this issue.

The only thing I can think of, is to make it possible for AdAway to create a hosts file once. When the hosts file is created AdAway can be uninstalled. The hosts file is kept, so ads are blocked.
[Android Apps and Games] admiralspeedy:
Or, it could be changed so I can enable systemless mode without the app having to detect the method of root I have to see if it would work.
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
Systemless mode binds the system/etc/hosts to another location. Imo toggling this mode in AdAway is not possible when it is set elsewhere.
[Android Apps and Games] s--c:
I'm just using host:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts

Works great, I found stock adaway hosts weren't blocking as much seems like one host got removed so I moved to Steven Black host.
[Android Apps and Games] DEVILOPS 007:
Does the host source for you say that online and local is working?
[Android Apps and Games] s--c:
Hi no it doesn't. But when you check the host file it is there. If you prefer to have adaway to show online/local status use one of the non github mirror links. These are only http and not https links though.
[Android Apps and Games] darrr1:
Adaway blocking tvstream app. I tried use tcpdump but log file is still empty and I can't add host to white list.

Wysłane z mojego EVA-L09 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
So, did you:

- Disable Ad Blocking

- Reboot the phone

- ". . ." -> Log DNS Requests

- Change from TCPDUMP IS NOT RUNNING! to TCPDUMP IS RUNNING!

- Run the app (tvstream?)

- Go back to AdAway

- ". . ." -> Log DNS Requests -> Open Log File

???
[Android Apps and Games] darrr1:
Yes ,exactly. The log file is empty.

Wysłane z mojego EVA-L09 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
What that probably means is that the app is bypassing the hosts file, and directly pulling in the ads. AdAway can't do anything about this; this isn't an AdAway issue, and AdAway was never setup to block ad servers from applications that bypass the hosts file. You have some options:

- Pay the app developers their blood-money to make the ads go away (if they offer that option)

- Find another app that performs the same function that doesn't have ads

- Find another app that performs the same function that has ads routed through the hosts file

- Install Xposed, find an Xposed module that suppresses the ads

- Live with it
[Android Apps and Games] darrr1:
I found to solve problem- I switched off 2 of 3 hosts list and aplication is working. It's good idea?

Wysłane z mojego EVA-L09 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
Then something isn't working correctly on DNS logging.. It should be catching the servers if you're running the app.

What's the name of the app? can you provide a link?
[Android Apps and Games] jcmm11:
Maybe not. He's trying to figure out whitelist entries. I suspect he needs to run tcpdump while that site is NOT being blocked. If he ran it now (with the 2 lists removed and the app working) he should get entries which he can then add to the whitelist and then re-apply the 2 removed lists.
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
My original post asked [MENTION=8136951]darrr1[/MENTION] if AdAway was completely disabled and the phone was rebooted; all ad servers should come through and show in the TCP Dump. I got a "Yes ,exactly. The log file is empty."

I'm guessing the app is TVStreams (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devaward.tvstreams&rdid=com.devaward.tvstreams) from a developer "devaward".

Both with AdAway disabled and AdAway enabled (all three host files) I'm getting a long list in my DNS log. The DNS logging function works fine and I'm seeing entries. I'm also seeing ads. Empty it is not.

Time to get this ad-ridden app off my phone.
[Android Apps and Games] darrr1:
It's polish tv app TVP Stream https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.looksoft.tvpstream

Wysłane z mojego EVA-L09 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
Playstore won't let me install it. Maybe someone else will have some luck.
[Android Apps and Games] casouzaj:
It's not on Play Store! Link to download it is in the OP!
[Android Apps and Games] :
He's talking about the TV app.
[Android Apps and Games] casouzaj:
Oops, sorry for having misread it!
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
which one should we be using? I'm confused :S
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
Dev version works fine.
[Android Apps and Games] jult:
Or, use the f-droid installer. That's what I do.

It's a bit more reliable than xda labs, in my experience, as a repo.

https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.adaway
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
The version on F-Droid is from 11/2016..... The dev version from the OP is from 02/17. Much changed in 3 months.
[Android Apps and Games] darrr1:
Hmmm... Today app working without problem. I used it on 3g/LTE and all 3 host list are " switched on " , now I use it on wifi (exactly like yesterday ) and all work ok.

Wysłane z mojego EVA-L09 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Android Apps and Games] let92:
After I've updated my OnePlus 3 to Nougat 7.1.1 the ads have begun to show. I've read to disable the Chrome browser data saver and enable systemless check on Adaway settings, and I did, but I see anyway the ads.

Can somebody help me please?
[Android Apps and Games] roaka1:
Chrome allow

Before u shout out "enable data compression" please hear me out.

Adblock works fine and it blocks my ads in all of my apps. My problem is that i cant access some chrome search results cuz adblock blocks googleadservices.com. ...So i enabled the "datasaver"/"data compression" in chrome. Sadly the search results are still being blocked no matter what i do with this chrome-setting.

Any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] mobileman88:
I might be wrong. But the data compression turned on seems to bypass the hosts file for me. So adaway is effectively bypassed
[Android Apps and Games] flocke000:
You could always whitelist googleadservices.com, but I don't know if this will cause some adds to appear in some apps ...
[Android Apps and Games] roaka1:
I wish the bypass would work for me too. Most ppl want their ads blocked in chrome, but I dont.

I thought of this too, but thats just like getting rid of adaway.
[Android Apps and Games] flocke000:
The default host sources in AdAway give you about 50k hosts that get blocked, removing one entry from this list is by far not getting rid of AdAway.
[Android Apps and Games] roaka1:
Okay then. I have added *googleadservices* to my positiv-list. After a reboot i can access all searchresults again. I still see it as a workaround tho and i wish there was another way cuz i fear other apps will show ads from google now.
[Android Apps and Games] flocke000:
Yeah, it's only a workaround. I had trouble with this at first as well, but by now I have learned to just skip the search results with the little "Ad" sign next to them and scroll further down to the non-Ad results.
[Android Apps and Games] tinko975:
How to avoid this page to show in every link i try to open in chrome? When i disable adaway it redirects to link but when is enabled, i have that

View attachment 4143762
[Android Apps and Games] jcmm11:
Try adding redirect.viglink.com to whitelist
[Android Apps and Games] tinko975:
It works.. thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] darrr1:
Ok. Today i did nothing and aplication still don't work with adaway

Wysłane z mojego EVA-L09 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Android Apps and Games] jthreja:
Same here.. any fix u got??
[Android Apps and Games] hardstyle86:
I'm afraid this app (version 3.2) causes random reboots on my Nexus 6P.

From stock Nougat 7.0 (and also with 7.1 and 7.1.2) I have 2-3 random reboots per day and recently even 5-6.

It was a bit frustrating, so I started to uninstall my apps one by one in order to check for the cause and after unistalling AdAway my phone stops rebooting and battery life improves very much.

I will monitor the situation in the next days.
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
AdAway is just a hosts file manager. There's no reason for a hosts file to cause a reboot, but it might be blocking an application from connecting to a server, which may cause said application to go rogue or keep calling home uninterruptedly, etc, and cause system issues that lead to a reboot.
[Android Apps and Games] Azureum:
There is a problem with Zomato app while using AdAway. Screenshot attached below.

It populates the restaurants and a second later displays the message as shown in the screenshot. It seems AdAway is blocking something for it to populate the menu. Can I whitelist anything to stop this problem? If so, what can I do?
[Android Apps and Games] jthreja:
Same problem here. Just checked...:p
[Android Apps and Games] githyanki:
Same answer as every other app. Log DNS requests and whitelist things.
[Android Apps and Games] Azureum:
I did, to no avail. Attached screenshot shows the DNS log file after the app is opened. I added all of them to the whitelist. The problem persists. And I rebooted the phone too, just in case.
[Android Apps and Games] githyanki:
You applied adaway before rebooting?
[Android Apps and Games] Azureum:
Yeah applied before rebooting.

---------- Post added at 06:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:45 PM ----------

Ok it works now. I had to disable the adblocking before logging the DNS. Thanks for your help!
[Android Apps and Games] DEVILOPS 007:
In wifi settings I selected modify network then advanced then proxy autoconfig. I enter a Web address like it asks and save it. My question is whether or not this proxy address will cause adaway to stop working or not. Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
A remote proxy server basically does the DNS requesting. It prevents that a hosts file is checked (looked up). [don't now the English words]
[Android Apps and Games] DEVILOPS 007:
I'm unsure what you mean by that. Will adaway work with the proxy autoconfig? Could you possibly give me a yes or no? Thanks a lot.
[Android Apps and Games] darrr1:
Why my tcpdump log don't work?

It's possible that's still empty?

Wysłane z mojego EVA-L09 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
I don't get why your log file is empty.

With the 3 default host files, when I run Google Maps and Kik, I still get a good list of DNS requests. They're not ad-related, but they're still in the log.

My suspicion is that if you're not getting ANYTHING in the AdAway DNS Logging, something else is amiss, like AdAway is outright not running on your phone.

You may want to install a program like MatLog and see if it captures anything from AdAway.
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
It's basically and not Yes or No. Depends on the proxy or VPN.

Netflix now detects my VPN, but ads are still blocked (IPvanish). When I used a so called smart proxy in the US, it was the other way around.

I think it is trial and error. Start with a known ads-url like http://www.googleadservices.com.

When it's blocked/not blocked, you have a true/false answer.

Maybe an expert on internet services may drop in and give an explanation.
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
Since the beginning of March I've used one source for the hosts file.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stevenblack/hosts/master/hosts

For the first time I've seen ads in the app of T-Mobile. I've used DNS logging and found the first ads-url that was not listed in the hosts file of StevenBlack dated 11th May.

I've added to the Adaway-blacklist:

tmobile.blueconic.net. Ads are gone again.

For who wants to know......
[Android Apps and Games] jult:
My version, installed using f-droid, is the latest stable (3.2 (60)), and the hosts file can be updated using AdAway to the day. The syntax of the hosts file has been the same since the first release of Android, I'm afraid you're simply not understanding how AdAway works. It doesn't do much, besides downloading and overwriting the hosts file.

There's no need at all to install the dev version of this. There are no bugs or features that I'm missing in 3.2 (60) in MM. In general, if 'bugs' or 'issues' appear, they almost always have to do with entries in the hosts file.
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
I simply (and fully) understand how a hosts file works on Android.

I simply (and fully) understand how a hosts file works on my Linux machines, which I've been operating since RedHat 4.2 (1997, installed from floppy disks)

I simply (and fully) understand that a hosts file works on Windows machines just like it does on other platforms.

I simply (and fully) understand that AdAway modifies the /etc/hosts file.

I simply (and fully) understand that all AdAway versions perform this same operation, and that functionally all versions perform the same basic function.

I simply (and fully) understand that in my prior posts in this thread, I have explained to users what you just tried to explain to me (although, I'm not condescending or derogatory about it).

I simply (and fully) understand that [MENTION=2822685]PerfectSlayer[/MENTION] has been busting his hump for the past 6 months trying to fix bugs that prevent AdAway from working with some newer android platforms and implementations of root. He's succeeded, and each successive version has been an improvement over the prior version. There's no feature-creep, and there's no bells-and-whistles. Fixes. PHH's root works better, and systemless root is the better for it. And yes, the current DEV version is a step-up from the prior version.

For as simple of an implementation AdAway is, it can sure be a bear to get going correctly with certain configurations.

I wholeheartedly recommend for users to use the latest-and-greatest version of AdAway; it has many fixes and improvements for an ever-evolving Android environment.
[Android Apps and Games] AndreiVolk:
Excuse me for the noob question but how does that source work ? I've tried to paste the link in adaway but it says is unavailable xD
[Android Apps and Games] swat4samp:
You need to use non github mirror link from here https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
You already have been served.

The posted link (by me) is for 'reading'

In AdAway i have this url:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stevenblack/hosts/master/hosts
[Android Apps and Games] Scramjet:
A small tip: if anyone is using Tapatalk, and is blocking the graph.facebook.com domain, then the full-fledged Facebook and Messenger apps don't work.

However, Facebook Lite and Messenger Lite work perfectly well even with the domain blocked, and they have extremely small app sizes. Fast, too.
[Android Apps and Games] thientm:
awesome app when i use android devide. is it availabel in Ios ?
[Android Apps and Games] chenrp:
I am surfing https://il.bee.deals/dashboard website,

And this site is earning money from users who buy stuff. How can i disable the adblock only for this site only?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] RedSkull23:
Yeah and it works like a charm.
[Android Apps and Games] thientm:
u mean in Ios, can i have a link to adaway ios ?

many thanks
[Android Apps and Games] kramer04:
Hello

I use Magisk v12 systemless and have check hosts systemless but in Adaway I can't check the box because it's grey.

Do I use another systemless root or I've made something wrong?

Thanks for help
[Android Apps and Games] RedSkull23:
Wait, u mean iOS, the apple operative system? :eek: if not, the links are in the OP. Check it
[Android Apps and Games] swallowingled:
I don't use Magisk but I've seen this discussed here a few times. I believe systemless​ hosts just needs to be enabled in the Magisk manager and not in the AdAway app. Search the thread for Magisk and hopefully some discussions will pop up for you.
[Android Apps and Games] adrianXcyna:
Thanks man : )
[Android Apps and Games] ipdev:
[MENTION=348788]chenrp[/MENTION]

Log DNS Requests

Tap TCPDUMP IS NOT RUNNING it will change to TCPDUMP IS RUNNING

Once it is running, you can start an app or go to a website. (Start it before you run an app or visit a website.)

The log file should show you what you want to know.

[MENTION=3502310]kramer04[/MENTION]

AdAway-Feb.08.2017 works fine with Magisk v12. (Systemless)

Edit : Screenshots added. (Didn't upload with initial post.)
[Android Apps and Games] chenrp:
I can't see anything in the log file when trying to access these web sites...

For example:

https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=71...ה_לים_דגם_SPIDER_BOXSHOP?utm_medium=fbk_share
[Android Apps and Games] ipdev:
OK something is odd with mine also. If I delete the log file (Regardless if tcpdump is running or not when I delete the log file.) I restart TCPDUMP and I get an empty file. (Untill I reboot and start again.)

[MENTION=348788]chenrp[/MENTION] See if this works for you.

Stop the TCPDUMP and delete the log file.

Restart you device.

Restart the TCPDUMP and try again.

Note :

I tried with both chenrp's examples.

I did not disable AdAway hosts. (I don't have the time tonight but, tomorrow I should have time to test on a different device. - And reRead this thread.)

This one is on lineage 14.1 0509 with Magisk v12

Edit :

Screenshot uploads seem to be giving me problems tonight. ( These are not in the right order.)
[Android Apps and Games] chenrp:
The link works for me as well.

Just not via beedeals website.

https://il.bee.deals/dashboard/deals/Umjbbbc
[Android Apps and Games] Ulti2x:
I'm sorry if this has been asked before as I have already searched the thread, but how do I go about find in app ad hosts to block the ads in AdAway? Using Magisk 12. Thanks in advance.
[Android Apps and Games] dudikaz:
hello people. i've tried searching this thread but couldn't really understand. i wan't to use adaway systemlessly with magisk v12. which adaway version should i use? and how do i set everything up? i'm asking cause i've already tried it once and couldn't make it work. i'm on stock GPE rom on HTC One M8 now. Safetynet passes and i wan't to keep it that way. thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
Many screenshots makes the thread less clear. But I think your question is the same as in post #9121.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=72316817/
[Android Apps and Games] xNotta:
Is there any way to have an offline list option added? So I can disable and update again on a very slow data network?
[Android Apps and Games] githyanki:
You could move the hosts file in /out of its location to do this.
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
How is running AdAway on a slow data network going to DEGRADE transfer speeds?

AdAway will block the servers, so the ads never download in the first place; that should IMPROVE transfer speeds on slow data networks.

Am I understanding what you mean?
[Android Apps and Games] xNotta:
Not exactly. I meant the downloading of lists after disabling them.

Disable - > download & apply. But that's a pain with limited or slow download speeds since it has to download the 11mb list again. It should just cache the list to the sd card and allow you to reapply it offline. Every time you apply it has to re-download.
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
Have you seen the reply by githyanki that I quote above ?

In fact the first thing I do when creating a new hosts file with AdAway is making a copy of it, doing that has turned out to be very useful a bunch of times, and not just for my Android devices.
[Android Apps and Games] xNotta:
I was asking if we could add a lazy button to app that would do this for us. Like: "Offline build from cached hosts file"

On a different note, I use adaway to make host files for Dd-wrt routers. Block ads for everyone on my network.
[Android Apps and Games] IronTechmonkey:
Quite easy to do as well:

Menu > Open hosts file > Save as (in editor of choice).
[Android Apps and Games] vikasb32:
How to install it as systemless i m using Magisk ?
[Android Apps and Games] Nergal di Cuthah:
in magisk setting set systemless host then use adaway normally
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
Here is one of the posts that comes up on a search for Magisk. Magisk handles the systemless mode instead of Adaway.
[Android Apps and Games] martyfender:
Why are you using an 11mb host file? that seems like way overkill and will potentially slow the system down considerably. I use the steven black mirror host file and it is only 961.8k.
[Android Apps and Games] MrMiami81:
I know the February build is a Dev build but can a non dev download it and use it as well?
[Android Apps and Games] ChazzMatt:
I use it for two different phones. I'm not a dev.
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
Shhhhh..... We won't tell anyone.
[Android Apps and Games] xNotta:
I'm using https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts

As my only source.
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
More is not necessarily better. The three default sources are working well. The Steven Black list seems effective and popular. Both of these are less than 2 mb. You can add a few extras to the blacklist as they appear.

You can have 3, 8, or any number of sources:

- The files will be combined into one

- Any duplicates will be removed from the consolidated file

People are fixated on "one" source; there's no need.

Rather than turning AdAway on and off, why not just add to your whitelist the servers that you need apps and webpages to access? What you're doing works, but it's not graceful.
[Android Apps and Games] Tanak Vagu Avantang:
Hi, Youtube ad persist. Am i missing something?
[Android Apps and Games] jcmm11:
I have a task in Tasker that executes a script that toggles the mount state of the hosts file. (If it's mounted it unmounts it, if unmounted it mounts). Have an icon on desktop that triggers this. (Also writes a flag file to /sdcard so I can easily check the current state.)
[Android Apps and Games] Aksell:
I know somebody asked this question but I'm confused

I searched some thread about this (will it work with nougat) but all of them says follow this steps and adaway will work

So can I use adaway with RR N 7.1.2 my device is x86 ( I dont know if it matters) without following those steps?
[Android Apps and Games] pkelly517:
The only thing you are missing is the ability to search.
[Android Apps and Games] ChazzMatt:
Yes, please use search. "Youtube" in this thread will answer your question.
[Android Apps and Games] yash92duster:
[MENTION=3355398]mrRobinson[/MENTION]

Thanks mate working good on my A500g s5 g900h and s8+:D
[Android Apps and Games] martyfender:
You must have meant 1.1mb, instead of 11mb, then?
[Android Apps and Games] xNotta:
1.09mb actually.
[Android Apps and Games] Tanak Vagu Avantang:
Oh i never knew that. Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] PerfectSlayer:
Hi all,

First, I'm glad to see Magisk comes more and more adopted.

The systemless settings in settings in the AdAway application is mainly to install systemless scripts for SuperSU et phh's SuperUser (both without Magisk). Magisk is natively handling the systemless hosts file in its settings. So enabling in Magisk is the only thing you will have to do in order to get AdAway (or any adblocker using hosts file) working "systemssly" ;)

Nevertheless, the option should be checked in AdAway settings if enabled in Magisk but still greyed as AdAway can't enable or disable the Magisk feature. If it's not the case, I will have a look to the latest release of Magisk and fix it.

I hope it's clear for everyone now :fingers-crossed:
[Android Apps and Games] Toutatis_:
The option has never been checked in AdAway settings as far as I'm concerned. Anyone else?