yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Apps and Games] tag68:
That means that you write some good things, not that there weren't any bad - that's human ;)

I really did not want to discuss this. The discussion was over. Xda One would need to have a database or some information about the signatures, and this is not planned. There are more urgent things. This is OK. All I wanted to say was: if someone comes from F-Droid (like me at that time) please tell him what the problem is. And tell him to export and import the lists.

It's bad experience which made me think about improving the process, and if this is not feasible, the hints in this forum need to be improved, and that's what I'm working on with this discussion.
[Android Apps and Games] kojak1989:
[MENTION=3355398]mrRobinson[/MENTION]

Hi, i just translate 3 untranslated strings in Polish language, can you add them to the app? ☺️
[Android Apps and Games] mrRobinson:
Translations updates happen just prior to every stable release. So you will see in next release.
[Android Apps and Games] Sachin ET:
What kind of adds do this app block.......? Adds in websites while browsing or adds in applications..........?

Does it use any VPN like some other add block apps...... ?
[Android Apps and Games] githyanki:
1: Yes, if they look up address and IP address is not hard coded into app.

2: no.
[Android Apps and Games] Sachin ET:
Does it effect browsing experience....... like slow browsing speed......?
[Android Apps and Games] Mesmurized:
Not all all.
[Android Apps and Games] Sachin ET:
Can it block youtube adds?
[Android Apps and Games] githyanki:
Speeds it up

No. Please search the thread, these questions have all been answered before. It is a lot faster than waiting for someone to reply!
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
AdAway is a hosts file manager. After creating a hosts file Ad-blocking work also when AdAway is uninstalled.

Read more about the hosts file: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-surprising-uses-for-the-windows-hosts-file/
[Android Apps and Games] j1gga84:
How can I avoid the 15 seconds wait before downloading on apkmirror.com?

Setting apkmirror.com on the white list does not work..

Regards

Gesendet von meinem SM-G900F mit Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] broomer68:
Pay for the service? There is no way adaway can help you here with a script and server /cookie setting.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn ONEPLUS A3003 met Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] Ja_som:
With XDA site, I don't mean forum, I have other experience. When I have ad blocker, AdAway or other on PC, loading of the page takes for ever. If I disable it, it loads in a second...
[Android Apps and Games] exodius48:
Indonesisan Translation

[MENTION=3355398]mrRobinson[/MENTION]

I fixed some strings for Indonesian Translation. Also please change values-id & raw-id to values-in & raw-in in order to can be read by android.

values-id can't be read on my android.

Also i want report bug, dev build does not work on magisk 11.1, actually i already set on magisk to enable all systemless host.. but on AdAway it still unchecked. Its work on v3.2 final.
[Android Apps and Games] P A:
Hello, great work on keeping this alive. I have a problem, every time i update adaway it stops working(not fc, just lets ads load) and when i disable it and enable it again(reinstall) without restarting phone adaway starts working again.

Btw i had the same problem on stock rom so its not cm causing the problem

Alcatel idol 3 4.7

Android 6.0 (cm13)
[Android Apps and Games] Sukram2014:
LAOS problems ...

Hay,

I have installed latest Adaway on LAOS latest weekly on a MotoE 2015. Works great, BUT the option for automatic server start is greyed out and I can not activate (options for automatic update over wlan and the rest of this menu, too!). SU from LAOS installed and granted to Adawy. Can someone help?

Thanx,

Sukram.
[Android Apps and Games] jihadinhorocks:
Thanks for the great help!
[Android Apps and Games] Paranoid_Andr01d:
If I enabled AdAway, and *then* check "Systemless" is it too late? Any way to revert without factory wipe? Really hoping I didn't ruin my systemless root...
[Android Apps and Games] Ch3vr0n:
Too late for what? Revert what/whale whatfor? Systemless setting in adaway doesn't touch your root on any way, it tells adaway to store the hosts file in /su/hosts I think exactly to not modify your system. It's the preferred method with systemless root.

Sent from my Nexus 6P with Tapatalk.
[Android Apps and Games] Paranoid_Andr01d:
I'm asking what happens if I didn't check the systemless option until AFTER already applying AdAway...
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
If there is not enough space in the system partition AdAway can't create a new and larger file System/hosts.

The systemless mode solves that.

So when you didn't check the sl-option AdAway will create the hosts file in /system or display an error (.....failed).
[Android Apps and Games] tag68:
You probably will not be able anymore to do OTA updates. Your system is modified. Undoing the change be deactivating AdAway will write hosts to different blocks. May be enough to prevent OTA from working fine without restoring system partition backup.

I also wish there would be a mount command which does not accept to mount system rw, only on special grant with user confirmation.

This is one reason why I did uninstall AdAway today although I like it very much, as I'm using only DNS66 currently anyway.
[Android Apps and Games] Paranoid_Andr01d:
Right. So since it modified /system, does that ruin my systemless root in any way? Or by checking the systemless option, is the original hosts file restored now? Basically what I'm asking is will I still be able to install OTA updates or has AdAway modified /system irreversibly?
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
AdAway only manages 'hosts'.

OTA does not work on rooted devices.
[Android Apps and Games] Paranoid_Andr01d:
With a systemless root and stock recovery I thought I could...
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
Depends on rom/version Android. On my N6 it did not work or I got issues.

Also minor changes will get a "status 7" error.

But you can try by (temporarily) booting in stock recovery and start the fastboot mode.

Then try to manually install the update.

I think it's easier to pick a pre-rooted ROM and flash updated versions from the dev.

But sometimes a clean flash is required.

So a backup of apps and data is useful.

Titanium Backup has easy options to backup and restore your apps and data.

EDIT

With TiBu it's possible to schedule an auto-backup.
[Android Apps and Games] caeter:
Hey there,

I have a feature request.

I would like to see a import functionality for host lists.

I want to import lists like this

https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/wiki/Customising-sources-for-ad-lists

And own customized lists with the same layout.

I thought this could be a nice addition to adaway, because I don't like to copy and paste every link particular every time I lost my /data/ :silly:

I hope some of you would like to see this feature too.

Greetings,

caeter
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
Lol. I am also lazy. It will be appreciated when you post results of testing new resources.

Posts with wisdom enough, but few with trial/test results.[emoji1]
[Android Apps and Games] Flynhx:
Wow, its my first time using this app, i'll say that it works flawlessly without any issue. Currently using it on my Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime running MIUI 8.1.3.0 , Thumbs up for this app!

Tapped from my Redmi 4 Prime using XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] pkelly517:
If this list is in the same format as the 4 included in AdAway, then hit the three dots-> Host Sources-> +.

Paste it in. Bam!

If not, then it's more than just an import function you're asking for.
[Android Apps and Games] caeter:
The host source input field can handle more than one URL?

I only want to add more than one URL at a time.

My idea is a simple read a text file and import all uncomment URLs found.
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
Till now I use the AdAway resources.

It's good to keep an eye on other resources but adding many resources can be overdone.

As a trial I've added the resource below, because it's recently updated.

I'll temporarily disable the standard resources to check if ads will appear while using only this list.

raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts
[Android Apps and Games] githyanki:
What you want is for adaway to use a local file as a host list source. I played around with this some, but can't get it working. I made a file in a text editor and added a few lines to it from one of the other lists, I was able to browse to it in chrome, but adding the path in Adaway for not work. If adaway could be updated to work with local files, that would fix what you and others have been asking for.

The line I used was :

file:///storage/emulated/0/Download/ads.txt
[Android Apps and Games] Tecalote:
I have one question: Does AdAway work on Android 7.0?
[Android Apps and Games] daywalk3r666:
yes
[Android Apps and Games] caeter:
No, I want a better way for adding more than one source.

For example

Social blocking lists, easy list, anti-adblock-killer, etc.

And this without long copy and paste work.

(Copy URL - goto adaway - hit + - paste url - press ok - repeat)

I want a import/export function like the one in the black-/whitelist settings or similar like a read urls from file function.

PS

By the way have u tried to export your blacklist in adaway.

Edit the file that is created on sdcard.

And import it again?

Should do the job u want.
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
For trial purpose I am using a only one resource in AdAway (URL below). Since yesterday.

Noticed the following:

- AdAway changed the resource:

- - 0.0.0.0 changed to 127.0.0.0 (every line)

- - comments are removed.

- Ads are blocked; no difference seen yet (trial only 1 day old).

AdAway is a great hosts file manager.

Resource used:

raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
AdAway's default behavior is to:

- Import all the server lists that you ask it to.

- Combine all the lists into a single entry.

- Remove all the duplicate entries.

- Only handle server entries (thereby removing comments).

- Set the IP for all entries to 127.0.0.0 (by default).

- Save the new single hosts file to /system/etc/ (or wherever it's directed to).

AdAway does the above by itself. You can have as many server lists as you want.

EDIT: I'll add this from the wiki:

https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/wiki/HostsSyntax
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
I know; great app.

Read a post about import of resources and that gave me the idea to try AdAway with a smaller hosts file.

Now I am testing. Looks good, no ads seen, but I need some more time.

I will report here after a week or so.
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
"Minimal resources" doesn't necessarily mean fewer server lists. To me, it means the total number of servers being blocked.

Your single list has 32,318 unique servers.

The three default AdAway server lists block approximately 50,739 servers (as of Dec. 23, 2016):

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=70217420&postcount=7888

Your list is using less resources because there are fewer ad servers listed, not because there are fewer files. If your list had 80,000 servers, it would be using more resources than the default three lists.

I believe you already know and understand this, but I don't want a user reading your post thinking that fewer server lists means fewer resource requirements.

Once AdAway does its magic, it's one lone hosts file, whether you start with two or twenty sources.
[Android Apps and Games] Pkt_Lnt:
Thanks for your continued efforts to clear the incredible list of wrong information about this app.
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
Thx for your explanation; ( I promise to study English with the help of G-translate).[emoji1]

I will edit my post, because my idea is indeed to use a shorter/smaller hosts file.
[Android Apps and Games] Zackptg5:
A workaround is to check systemless host in magisk manager, then in AdAway, set custom path to magisk/.core/hosts
[Android Apps and Games] LazerL0rd:
So systemless AdAway doesn't work?

EDIT: I just understood what you meant. You can suck it systemless with AdAway mounting it at su.d boot, or have Magisk mount it. I'm leaving it at default though.
[Android Apps and Games] Ch3vr0n:
Systemless adaway works just fine.

Sent from my Nexus 6P with Tapatalk.
[Android Apps and Games] ahmd gomaa:
can we add host sources of adblock plus to adaway ?!

i tested both of them on the same site ;

http://filmey.tv/مسلسل-Mr-Robot-Season-1-مترجم-الموسم-الأول-rel40.html

and find

adaway , using chrome , skip some ads, one of them is a whole page that made the phone vibrate

but

when i use adblock browser no single ad appears

the reason i dont use adblock browser is that chrome is smoother with better interface and syncing

by the way, i downloaded all browsers (ghostery, nochromo,opera,uc, ,,,, ) to test

thanks in advance
[Android Apps and Games] chlap:
On wifi I don't see any ads, but when I am on mobile network sometimes I see lots of ads in chrome.
[Android Apps and Games] s--c:
I started using adaway with brave browser. Works great!
[Android Apps and Games] Caltinpla:
Disable chrome data saver in settings
[Android Apps and Games] chlap:
Its always disabled.
[Android Apps and Games] githyanki:
Check your APN for a VPN or proxy.
[Android Apps and Games] chlap:
Can you guide me. No vpn running and apn is default giffgaff
[Android Apps and Games] Bakica:
Enter your giffgaff and disable proxy.
[Android Apps and Games] ktax:
From today in tapatalk... we have ads again... Any help please?

Thanks

8.1.1 Kenzo xiaomi redmi note 3 pro
[Android Apps and Games] Ducadim:
+1

from XT910, 925, 1225 or 1650 using Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] :
Running fine without ads for me.

Omnirom 7.1.1 Nexus 10
[Android Apps and Games] githyanki:
Settings, wireless and network, cellular network, access point names. Choose the active one and look for a proxy. If there is one, you'll have to figure out how to get around it.
[Android Apps and Games] chlap:
Great, thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] Emin015:
After AdAway is done downloading files and applying ad blocking, it says that 3/4 host sources were applied. Why doesn't it apply all of my sources?
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
You're running an older version, as the current only provides 3 defaults; old versions are fine, and I wouldn't worry about upgrading unless you need to.

On the host list source that doesn't upgrade, try editing it from "http" to "https" (or was it the other way around?).
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
Instal the previous version and block auto update. Version 6.4.0 is OK.
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
What source was dropped, and why? I hadn't noticed this yet. All 4 are online and apply correctly for me.
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
I have:

adaway.org

hostsfile.net

pgl.yoyo.org

Not sure what the missing is, but I do remember four from a while ago.
[Android Apps and Games] Pkt_Lnt:
winhelp 2002

Everything changed to using https and that was still http. If you have just updated all along, it still shows (or if you exported and imported). Clean new installs only show the three with https.
[Android Apps and Games] DroidDave:
Virus Total Analysis for Adaway. 3.1.2.apk

APK Downloaded from: ndroidfilehost(dot)com

APK Downloaded from: adaway(dot)net

Antivirus Result Update

AegisLab Troj.Gen!c 20170221

Symantec Trojan.Gen.8 20170221

Tencent a.gray.adaway 20170222

Trustlook Android.PUA.Riskware 20170222

WhiteArmor Android-PUA.SN-Sure.4045406139523840.[Riskware] 20170215
[Android Apps and Games] jcmm11:
And your point is? Oh you're trying to show us what antivirus not to use. Thanks but I've known Symantec is junk for a long time.

Here's a few clues for you:

Look at all the ones that gave it a clean bill of health, and which ones (what do the better ones say)

Find out what PUA means.

Find out what riskware is.

I'd say that gray fails in that same category.
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
We've had others report that some virus scanners report AdAway as malicious. The source code is readily available, and you can build the app yourself. It's not a virus.

One reason it may be reported as a virus is that it's a root app, and it's capable of modifying components of /system.

Your virus checkers are letting you know that you need to do some further checking on a particular app; you now have, and both you and the virus checkers have done what was needed.
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
When this virus report happens on my phone I would do the following:

- factory reset; flash ROM, root etc;

- install anti virus app and scan on clean flashed and rooted phone;

Than you have a clean flashed reference.

- install apps that need root access one by one and scan after every install.

It's a hassle but you will find out what is wrong; the apps or the anti-malware app.
[Android Apps and Games] JaviLerma:
+1 Magisk 11.1
[Android Apps and Games] kmorendha:
AdAway? It's a Belssing!

This app is nothing less than a blessing to we smartphone users! :angel:

Thanks a million and Thumbs up indeed to the developers!:good: I am absolutely going to give my contribution (I hate this word "Donation").
[Android Apps and Games] Bewildered Wolf:
Ad Blocking not working for me.

Using V3.2.

Phone Xperia Z2.

Existenz Rom.

Elite Kernel V3.

Even after using this app, I'm seeing ads in tapatalk, Instagram.

Idk why this is happening because in some apps ads are blocked and while in others they are not.

Also cleared cache and dalvik cache.

Can someone help?
[Android Apps and Games] Nergal di Cuthah:
What root? System or systemless? This app is for blocking in web browers and apps that use a DNS name. It cannot block ads that are served by ip address or hardcoded into apps.

I know my mixture of adaway hosts and minminguard (requires xPosed) blocks all tapatalk ads (I don't use Instagram so can't comment on that)
[Android Apps and Games] Just Passing By:
Deleted
[Android Apps and Games] Bewildered Wolf:
Bro i dont know much about system less or system root. But i have supersu 2.79 so i guess after 2.76 it is system less ?

I'm also using minminguard. No luck. 2-3 weeks ago i installed my rom and kernel again. Before that it used to work. Any ideas ?
[Android Apps and Games] alsys:
I'm getting download failed

No hosts sources are reachable
[Android Apps and Games] Bewildered Wolf:
Tapatalk is not showing here. But Ive ads there also.
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=70363995&postcount=7985
[Android Apps and Games] daywalk3r666:
for tapatalk you need to add graph.facebook.com to your blacklist.

but facebook stoped working but you can use friendly
[Android Apps and Games] Bewildered Wolf:
After turning on TCMDump, no ads were there.

Now, when I looked ath the LOG file,

it has many results. Whats to do with them ?
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
If I'm understanding what you're asking, the answer is to add them to the blacklist.

Tapatalk, YouTube, and some others are noted for bypassing the hosts file. Have you searched this thread for those apps to see if anyone else is having issues as well?
[Android Apps and Games] NLBeev:
Previous version of Tapatalk that doesn't show ads when AdAway is installed = 6.4.0.
[Android Apps and Games] Dante Enoshima:
AdAway doesn't detect systemless root on my phone. Using AOSPExtented 3.1 with Magisk and MagiskSU ( not phh superuser )
[Android Apps and Games] Skull97:
Have you enabled Systemless hosts in Magisk settings ?
[Android Apps and Games] Dante Enoshima:
Already tried, but still not detect the root
[Android Apps and Games] Skull97:
For me, when I have enabled it and then come adaway, I will see a tick beside Systemless mode.

What's your version ? If it the latest dev version, so it's a known bug (3.2 works great).
[Android Apps and Games] Dante Enoshima:
I'm using 3.2 too, with magisk v 11.1 and it's manager v4.26

edit : i've downloaded it from xda labs, so the beta version won't work... will try to test the stable one first

edit v2: now it works, although the option still greyed out, but now i know i can disable/enable it from magisk manager. Nice work, devs!
[Android Apps and Games] Stefanos infinity:
finally!! Thank you!!!
[Android Apps and Games] BluePointDev:
Nice
[Android Apps and Games] dimm0k:
does log DNS requests actually save to a file that can be read outside of AdAway? trying to narrow down something, but there's a lot of entries to go through
[Android Apps and Games] AlanBF:
I love this app, thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] elphamale:
I need some assistance.

Recently most sites stopped loading properly unless I disable ad blocking in adaway or open them in 'private' mode of the browser. Browser progress bar stops at about 60% and most of the site functionality isn't working.

Example sites are imgur.com (doesn't load gifs, doesn't respond to 'show more' in 'gallery' links), pastebin.com (doesn't even load paste form fully).

I have 2 browsers with same problem - Chrome and Firefox. Android version is 6.0.1.
[Android Apps and Games] androcraze:
https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=70758133&postcount=8238
[Android Apps and Games] mittalanmol22:
Did you manage to block adds on instagram?

If yes, could you tell how?
[Android Apps and Games] Bewildered Wolf:
Blacklisted graph.instagram.com

Hope it should work for you.

//Press thanks if it helped.
[Android Apps and Games] Derrick Ross:
Working here
[Android Apps and Games] spotdog14:
Works great on my CM10.2 running 4.3.1
[Android Apps and Games] FlanjeUK:
[MENTION=3306843]kantjer[/MENTION] [MENTION=575199]thuglifesk[/MENTION]

Either of you running CrossBreeder?

Same question goes to anyone having issues
[Android Apps and Games] cocchiararo:
I don't have crossbreeder and this now fails on my nexus 7 with 4.3
[Android Apps and Games] dannyella:
has anyone been able to get latest update working with jb 4.3 touchwiz?? i get fcs..how to fix this??
[Android Apps and Games] thuglifesk:
Yea I'm running crossbreeder. I've ran it on all previous roms....???
[Android Apps and Games] FlanjeUK:
CrossBreeder and AdAway conflict, either uninstall CB or visit their forum for info on running them together
[Android Apps and Games] kantjer:
No, not using it
[Android Apps and Games] FlanjeUK:
1 out of 2 aint bad ;)

I am out of advice now :( My knowledge is limited hehe

All i know is it works for me fine on the same phone running the same ROM :P
[Android Apps and Games] kantjer:
But we are using different kernels, and I'm using SuperSu instead of the build in superuser.

I'm now using the host file I posted on the previous page and not a single ad was shown sofar.
[Android Apps and Games] rignfool:
idcrisis recommends adaway for updating host files...

If you are having problems with adblock... Search the crossbreeser thread for dnsproxy2
[Android Apps and Games] Sammath:
Never had any problems with crossbreeder and adaway. Not on any phone I've owned, never. It's 4.3 i guess. If I get it to apply the hosts file and it's a BIG IF, once I reboot it's gone anyway. Have to hope it will reapply.

Sent from my SM-N9005 beast of a phone.
[Android Apps and Games] fcjan:
it's not working for me, every so often it would say it's disabled for no good reason.. only app that could kill it is greenify but I set it to ignore adaway..
[Android Apps and Games] notneeded:
Gonna check it, thanks in advance mate!
[Android Apps and Games] memekmek:
This works perfectly on 4.3 unofficial carbon on evo 4g lte
[Android Apps and Games] lgkahn:
yes but their website is down so it appears they are defunct and not updating the host file for new spam/ads any longer. Try website from firstpage of this thread.
[Android Apps and Games] weirdsciencex:
I've reverted back to 2.7 had nothing but problems with 2.8 on a maguro and grouper both running latest cm nightlies with supersu.
[Android Apps and Games] wintrxtrem:
After I installed adaway i had problems with Hangouts Video calls and signing in to Google+. Both apps are now working normally after uninstall. Im running a recent CM10.2 nightly.

Anyone else with similar issues with adaway and those google apps?