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[Android Apps and Games] BankZZ:
Wow, I feel like a noob! that was the problem. Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] arteaga323:
Sir, you are the man, the first one didn't work but I only added the second one by itself and it worked, site loads perfectly, no issues anymore. Thank you so much!
[Android Apps and Games] lifelesslegend:
On my Facebook timeline, there is no images being displayed for links. I have tried deleting some host files linked to Facebook on the hosts list and I have also tried adding some Facebook sources to whitefish but both of these didn't work. I have attached an example below;

(sorry if this has been posted before, couldn't find it :) )
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
I don't know much about Facebook nor do I have a "timeline" but with a phone using AdAway and only the default source files, I had no trouble seeing images for links (with either Chrome or Firefox). I suspect it depends on where a specific image is hosted (NOT necessarily within the FB empire!). Randomly adding/deleting hosts is probably not the best approach. Use the DNS Request Log, or access the same page without AdAway or from a computer and see where your missing pictures live.
[Android Apps and Games] j1gga84:
hmm, I have similar problems with activated adaway and profile pictures not shown, this morning it worked normally!?

When I deactivate adaway everything is fine :confused:

regards
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
If the pics showed earlier then suddenly vanished and you didn't knowingly change anything, there are two main possibilities: either one of your source files updated and now blocks wherever those pics are hosted, OR Facebook has change the location of the pictures. As mentioned many times before, you need to find out the location of those missing elements, then whitelist the relevant hosts or switch to source files that don't block them.

I assume you are referring to accessing FB from your browser. If you are using a standalone app, try with a browser since it's usually a bit easier to find out which links are called that way. Even if you don't want to use the DNS Request Log, at least try to find the exact URLs that you're missing.

Poor AdAway is still being blamed for blocking/allowing hosts when in reality it merely follows the orders given by the user (source files + blacklist - whitelist) and it doesn't matter if AdAway is running or not as long as the contents of the hosts file remain, regardless of how they got there... :(
[Android Apps and Games] nicochoco03:
Hi everyone ! someone can make full tutorial for systemless root on android 6.0.1 please?

I see a lot of things on this discution.. Lol ^^

thank's a lot :)
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
Anything dealing with "systemless root on android 6.01" is best discussed in a "systemless root on android 6.01" (SuperSU) thread or a thread dealing specifically with root options for your device.

The only real connection between "systemless root" and AdAway is that our [MENTION=3355398]mrRobinson[/MENTION] was kind enough to provide in the OP a little script that save "systemless" users the trouble of entering the bind mount command to tame /system themselves. If you want to use AdAway and want/need a "systemless root" but don't know how to make it work, simply root your device "systemlessly"(?), flash the ZIP from recovery, then install AdAway as you would any other app. There's no need to do anything special to/with AdAway, just enable and enjoy.

If you need to see more references to systemless in this thread,including several step-by-step explanations of what you need to do, simply

search this thread

!
[Android Apps and Games] nicochoco03:
thank's and what Adaway version i must use with the systemless host zip ? :)
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
Once again, that "systemless ZIP" is simply a script that enters the bind mount command for you so that apps can properly edit the hosts file. It's not specific to AdAway at all. Use the current AdAway 3.1 from the OP.

If you happen to have one of those Nexus ROMs that report NO free space in /system, then you must use the special AdAway build referred to a few posts earlier that contains a temporary workaround. This too has been discussed at length in the thread.
[Android Apps and Games] :
AdAway blocking „watching history" in YouTube. To fix this i must add to white list „*youtube.com”.
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
The optional default source files seem to currently only block "ads.youtube.com" and "s.youtube.com". Your whitelist will allow "ads.youtube.com" but if you're happy with that it's good enough. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] tonyafc:
Did anybody manage to work out what to whitelist to get facebook back? I have searched for things like Facebook host files but no real joy
[Android Apps and Games] dsa88:
+1

edit: disabling the 1st of default sources (host-file.net) seems to fix annoying FB issue
[Android Apps and Games] mynameismy_name:
+1
[Android Apps and Games] shaqman89:
Just a reminder, there is a thanks button for times like this. Rather than posting +1, just press thanks to whichever post you find helpful. Otherwise, it's almost like a spam.
[Android Apps and Games] j1gga84:
The strange thing is that even when it stays enabled FB sometimes displays all pictures, sometimes not..

regards
[Android Apps and Games] tonyafc:
I disabled it & restarted didn't work?
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
What specific issue do you have with Facebook (Facebook app? Facebook links from a browser?) that relates to AdAway? Which source files are you asking AdAway to use?

Have you tried to

search this thread

for the many references to "Facebook"?
[Android Apps and Games] tonyafc:
Yes and i quoted somebody who fixed the problem i have I'm waiting for a response
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
Unfortunately you still haven’t told us what

specific

problem you apparently have with Facebook and how it relates to AdAway. The

optional

default source files do block some common hosts in the Facebook space which you can look up yourself, but we have no way of knowing which specific hosts you need. Some users have even reported sporadic "missing images" issues which are likely to be simply reflecting changes in where Facebook stores those images. Without knowing the specific URL of an image you feel should not be blocked, we can't advise you besides suggesting that you use the DNS Request Log or examine the entries in your hosts file (assuming that your problem is DNS-related).

If you can't spare the time to do the research yourself, it might help you to know that from looking at the recent default source files, I see that the following Facebook-related hosts are blocked:

fb-promotions.com

creative.ak.facebook.com

ads.facebook.com

pixel.facebook.com

creative.ak.fbcdn.net​

but I can't guess if those are the hosts you want to enable, sorry.
[Android Apps and Games] tonyafc:
I have looked through the thread amd done some google searching there is only so much i understand. My issue is the Facebook app & from my browser can not see photos
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
Unfortunately "can not see photos" is not much information for us to use in trying to help you. Since you seem to think your trouble is somehow related to AdAway, try to enable only ONE of the default source files at a time (and NO additional sources), remembering to reboot after each change. This might help you at least isolate which file contains the host you want to "unblock". When you're able to see those photos (using another device, or any configuration in which they are visible), try to note their

exact

location. If the picture is, for example "http://images.somewhere.com/myphoto.jpg", then you know that you have to whitelist "images.somewhere.com". I'm afraid that's the best advice we can give you right now until you provide more details.

Just now, using my test phone with AdAway and only the current default source files, I had no trouble accessing a few random Facebook pages from Firefox with all expected pictures displayed. I neither have nor want the "official "Facebook app monster, but apparently you also have problems with your browser so the app is not a key factor. Recently, some users seem to have trouble with some Facebook links, but so far nobody has posted an actual URL which we could test. Facebook pages are so heavily customized (by location, ISP, settings, login, etc.) that it's nearly impossible to guess what happens on someone else's screen.
[Android Apps and Games] Spannaa:
I'm not sure this has anything to do with the hosts file.

Even if I enable all four included optional hosts sources, both the Facebook app and the mobile Facebook site in a couple of browsers usually display all images.

Now and again though, all images go "missing" and none are displayed.

I've always suspected either Facebook itself or a poor data connection.

Tapatalked via OnePlus 2
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
Indeed, this makes perfect sense to me. Facebook pulls its displayed contents from so many places globally that it's not surprising that some links might be unreachable at times from various locations. I wish the people having those problems would give us specifics, which would save us all a lot of time and bandwidth wasted on trying to track non-existent issues... ;)

Even if there are problems with any source file that a user might select (with or without AdAway), I wonder if those discussions also take place in the appropriate venue, such as wherever that source file is supported, or if we're just the lucky ones in this lowly AdAway thread... ;)
[Android Apps and Games] tonyafc:
Ok im home now ill explain to the best of my ability. I updated my host files when reinstalling adaway on a fresh marshmallow install, facebook then stopped showing any pictures, but i didn't make the connection as many other things could have gone wrong in that process, so i emailed facebook no reply, so i kept googling and saw mentions in this thread, disabled the app and Facebook worked as normal so now im just trying to work out what to whitelist to get it back to normal
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
As explained before, enabling or disabling AdAway is not the important part since AdAway is only effectively active while optionally looking for updated source files. The only things that matter are the contents of your /system/etc/hosts file, regardless of how they got there. Follow the various steps suggested to you already in this thread (only try one source file at a time, whitelist the hosts I mentioned earlier, etc.) and if somehow you still believe that AdAway is an active participant, please give us specific details, such as which source file(s) you are using and a picture URL that you feel is improperly blocked.
[Android Apps and Games] tonyafc:
Fixed disabled first like told in previous post but i had to wipe facebook cache & data for it to work
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
Huh? If you reverted to an empty hosts file that's a drastic measure that doesn't really "fix" much and you won't block any ads anywhere. It's akin to firing a cannon to kill a fly , but if you're happy we're happy... ;)

When you get tired of ads, try some of the basic approaches suggested earlier so that you can use AdAway again and control what ads you receive from apps and web sites.
[Android Apps and Games] tonyafc:
Came on this thread looking for help but you have constantly being a smart arse rather than actually help you have to much time on your hands
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
Please tone it down. You're entirely misinterpreting Mike B.'s intentions.

AdAway is nothing but a hostfile modification utility. Nothing more. It also has the feature to "white list" sites, so inadvertently affected websites can be tweaked to have some measure of usability.

AdAway simply "works"; there is nothing wrong with it. It (correctly) blocks websites that have been flagged elsewhere (through the 4 suggested hostfile sites). Garbage in, garbage out. When users have issues, it's usually a website getting aggressive with maintaining that revenue stream.

We will do our damnedest to help all who seek it.
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
I'm sorry you feel that way but it would have worked out much better had you provided the requested information or followed the suggested procedures. Many of us here ARE trying to help, using our own time and resources, but we can't accomplish miracles! ;)
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
1. You didn't provide a direct link to the page in question. Maybe you can't; you might have to be logged-in and you can't provide that link. OK. I get that.

2. You didn't provide a DNS log; look in post #1 of this thread:

Problems? Read this:

....

* If you are still having issues please read and understand all the info in the AdAway Wiki before asking for help here.

....

The AdAway Wiki has a detailed walk-through for DNS-logging.

3. Did you actually apply Mike B.'s suggested white list hosts, AND reboot the phone? I'm talking about:

fb-promotions.com

creative.ak.facebook.com

ads.facebook.com

pixel.facebook.com

creative.ak.fbcdn.net

Again, from Post #1:

Problems? Read this:

....

* after you install or make any change to AdAway, you must reboot for those changes to take effect

....

The more detailed the information you provide, the more accurate the answer. I'm coming into this after-the-fact, but please verify everything. Sometimes a step is missed, or something isn't input correctly. I'm just as guilty of this as everyone else. Please read through the Wiki as well.

I'll also add that some websites are getting fairly cutthroat on adblockers, and users are increasingly having to make tough decisions about what they're willing to put up with from websites.

Peace.

---------- Post added at 18:20 ---------- Previous post was at 18:00 ----------

Is this related-to what you're seeing?

https://github.com/Free-Software-for-Android/AdAway/issues/711

Or did you post it? Two additional folks with a similar issue. Facebook changed something recently then.

A DNS log is definitely in order to ferret things out.
[Android Apps and Games] drjat:
My bad. Please delete this post
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
Odd, since that host is not blacklisted by any of the current default source files. The closest matches are in hosts-file.net/sd_servers.txt:

external-lhr0-1.xx.fbcdn.net

external-lhr1-1.xx.fbcdn.net

external-lhr10-1.xx.fbcdn.net

external-lhr2-1.xx.fbcdn.net

external-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net

external-lhr4-1.xx.fbcdn.net

external-lhr5-1.xx.fbcdn.net

external-lhr6-1.xx.fbcdn.net

external-lhr7-1.xx.fbcdn.net

external-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net

external-lhr9-1.xx.fbcdn.net

If whitelisting "scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net" somehow solves the problem that some (but far from all) users have when using the default sources, that would suggest that Facebook is bypassing/redirecting local DNS resolution, issues over which AdAway clearly has no control.
[Android Apps and Games] 93fuelslut:
Is there some way to use adaway for YouTube ads
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
That question has been asked and answered often here and the answer is always the same:

NO

! The YouTube app doesn't use local DNS resolution and furthermore many ads are directly embedded within the videos and therefore practically impossible to identify, let alone block. For more details please

search this thread

!
[Android Apps and Games] DE52:
You only need to whitelist s.youtube.com for it to work. You don't need to use the *.youtube.com format since that lets through everything ending in ".youtube.com"
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
Maybe an addition to the Wiki "Problematic Apps"?

"Google's YouTube App: There is no practical solution with AdAway. The YouTube app doesn't use local DNS resolution, and many ads are directly embedded within the videos; they're difficult to identify and not practical to block using a hostfile."

Or do "Problematic Apps" always need a solution?

It'll be a little less typing for you: "Look at the AdAway Wiki listed in Post #1, under Problematic Apps." You could even put bold letters and exclamation marks if you'd like too....
[Android Apps and Games] tonyafc:
You both believe your being smart but your over complicating a simple thing. If only you actually slowed down rather than trying to be patronising.
[Android Apps and Games] shaqman89:
Sigh. What answer did you expect for them (or any of us, for the mater) to give, if you don't give any details.

They are trying to help you, and trust me, their questions were not in any way judging you, just clarifying and inquiring the details so that they could give you the best answer.

Frankly, if you dont wanna help by giving us the details, there's now way we could help you (even if we want to).
[Android Apps and Games] tonyafc:
I gave as much detail i could since updating adaway hosts facebook no longer shows pictures but by disabling the first host source it works again what more detail could i have given?
[Android Apps and Games] shaqman89:
Actually a lot, if you actually read the replies with a cold head.

Some of the stuff that comes into mind are:

1. Have you tried dns logging?

2. Have you tried applying the list from Mike. B into the white list?

3. Is the picture that you mention were just one particular, or everything?

4. Was there any update that happened?

Those are valid questions, that actually explains the complicated ways of ads deliverance, thus why one solution wouldn't work for everybody.

To be honest, this thread is for support on adaway, which is way we always say that nothing is wrong with adaway.

The list provided aren't also maintained by the developer of adaway, which makes it fair to say that helping you to resolve what list (or its content) is having issues is a plus.
[Android Apps and Games] tonyafc:
Dont know what dns logging is. Applied whitlist no joy. All pictures. 2 facebook updates. Its clearly something in hosts-file.net I'm not the only person having this problem recently and the only resolution seems to be disabled hosts-file.net
[Android Apps and Games] shaqman89:
Now we are actually getting somewhere.

1. It has been mentioned above that the adaway wiki (which has been listed in op) has one dedicated page on how to log dns request. Do please check that out.

2. Facebook updates indicates that there might be a change on how Facebook retrieves images. It might be as simple as a url change, or a whole method. If disabling hosts-files.net solves it, it might be the first. To check on what's the url to whitelist, the only way to do so is do a dns logging.

3. In the case that you don't want to do a dns logging for whatever reason you may have, you could just use the 3 remainder of the host list. Most list contains a subset from other list, so it might coincide with what you need.

Update:

One more detail, did you tested the whitelist after reapplying and a reboot of the device?
[Android Apps and Games] tonyafc:
I'll look at logging & yes i reapplied + rebooted
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
Patronizing? Trying to be "smart"?! Really?!

Try this....

There are over 46,000 entries in the file you've disabled. You want me to figure out which one it is without any other information from your phone?

Are you kidding?! Tell you what, if it's so easy to figure out without any other information, why don't you download the file (the link is listed in the app) and start plugging the hosts in individually in the whitelist section until you figure out which one it is. I'll even help... When you get to entry 23,000, let me know and I'll chip in from there.

I don't run the Facebook app, and have no interest in installing it. A crappy application and a crappy web page isn't the problem of anyone on this thread.

All you had to do was run the DNS logger that's built-into the AdAway app; it would have taken less time to provide that information than the time you wasted typing pointless, demeaning messages.

Patronizing?!

You've been asked to do something very simple that will help you and perhaps MANY other users with the same issue as yourself, and you've failed to deliver. I'm a strong believer in open source. Either you're contributing, or you're part of the problem. You aren't contributing right now.
[Android Apps and Games] tonyafc:
If from the beginning you just said dns logging in the app i would have tried it now i see your aware of the way this app works im clearly not. Im learning as i go. sometimes make it simple for people im not lazy i have been reading and searching
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
No, you didn't read my post.
[Android Apps and Games] :
So if s.youtube.com blocking watching and search history in youtube, why this url is added to standard sources AdAway?
[Android Apps and Games] shaqman89:
Adaway has no control of what is inside the list. The lists there are also mere recommendation, not as a definitive standard.

In any case, blocking based on domains are hard. Sometimes ad providers uses the same domain for ad delivering, thus the case like you mentioned above.
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
Maybe it's time to change the "AdAway" name into something like "Hosts file manager" or "Hosts file tweaker" ( bland, I know, but accurate.. ) to avoid many of the problems seen in the thread, which basically amount to way too many users not knowing what a hosts file is, or what AdAway actually does, and not wanting to know either. Explaining or pointing to the OP does not help since this is the kind of user that does not want to get into "tweaking" the Android OS -- and no harm in that attitude, I don't know how to fix a car's engine and no desire to learn whatsoever, much as I might need to drive one. But naming the application accurately might help a little to avoid confusion and misunderstandings. Just an opinion.
[Android Apps and Games] Trina9:
Maybe people need to get a grip. AdAway gets rid of enough ads for me and I update it once I week. It's better than not having it.
[Android Apps and Games] Mike B.:
The suggested optional source files are not created or maintained by anyone connected with AdAway. They are merely common examples that save new users the relative trouble of searching the net for lists of hosts. There are countless such files online.

Why and how any host gets into those files needs to be discussed with whoever maintains the files. In this instance, one guess might be that while YouTube history is important to some users, many others only watch occasional videos without any interest in keeping track of history and prefer to block as many ads as possible. The same applies to various Facebook hosts. Some people live on Facebook, others never use it.

A default AdAway installation works wonders for most users, but it can't be perfect for everyone. Anyone needing different settings must at least read some of the basic documentation (builtin help, Wiki, etc.) or check here if the issue is not listed.
[Android Apps and Games] Mr Creosote:
the last week or so I've also found that more and more facebook images fail to load while adaway is active. there's been a couple of times when there's been no images at all, including profile pictures. whitelisting various facebook domains didn't have any effect.

I've tried disabling all the host sources, then enabling one source at a time, and I've found that the one causing the facebook issues is http://hosts-file.net/ad_servers.txt

I now have that source disabled and all the other sources enabled, facebook images are all loading fine, and so far the adverts on every other website I've been on are still blocked.

this source also seems to be the most regularly updated one.
[Android Apps and Games] mrRobinson:
Haha. Man you really want to read the past few pages...

For everyone with this issue, I'm sure I could find the domain(s) to whitelist but I have zero Facebook footprint so really can't discover myself. You really should be able to use DNS logging to figure out which of the servers in hosts file.net need to be whitelisted without disabling the entire source. In lieu of that, visit hosts-file.net forum and post the issue there. They may then update their hosts file to remove the offending servers that maybe were recently added.