yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Apps and Games] drjat:
Are you able to provide link to this please.... The URL that needs to be added within AdAway. I was unable to locate it following the link provided by you a couple of pages back. Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] manpildo:
https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts -> Then under "List of all hosts file variants" choose the list you want and copy the "raw hosts" link to adaway.

Copy this to adaway for the basic list

Unified hosts = (adware + malware) -> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts
[Android Apps and Games] guest4711:
You have uae three slashes: Two for the protocol, the third to close the empty server name (which results in localhost). E. g. file:///sdcard/test.host
[Android Apps and Games] gaja22:
Which step must I do to include that list ?
[Android Apps and Games] guest4711:
Open AdAway, (menu) host souces - Plus (add sign) - enter the url.
[Android Apps and Games] gaja22:
OK but I have unavailable update...
[Android Apps and Games] guest4711:
Not the update is unavailable. AdAway is unable to tell the time this source was updated last.
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
actually it still crashes, even with three slashes, anyway nevermind
[Android Apps and Games] DaveX2012:
Guys need help here. Adaway is not blocking ads anymore after updating.
[Android Apps and Games] ngshixuan:
You will need to restart whenever you update the host files.
[Android Apps and Games] DaveX2012:
Not add any hosts just default that comes with the app. I do restart but not helping.
[Android Apps and Games] ngshixuan:
Try restarting your phone see if it works.
[Android Apps and Games] DaveX2012:
I did but the same problem.
[Android Apps and Games] ngshixuan:
Try to use previous version of Adaway.
[Android Apps and Games] DaveX2012:
Same here. Do you solve the problem?
[Android Apps and Games] dorpmuller:
Same here and ads are no longer getting blocked.
[Android Apps and Games] DaveX2012:
Here's my log [MENTION=2822685]PerfectSlayer[/MENTION]
[Android Apps and Games] speedytr:
Same for me adaway stopped working here too. Tried resetting v4.08 and 4.09. magisk 17.2 hosts enabled. OnePlus 6 with pie.
[Android Apps and Games] maciocho:
Same here. Update constantly available and updates from 2 of 3 sources. Android 8.1, Magisk 17.1, Nexus 5x.
[Android Apps and Games] nikhilsnigam:
I can confirm the same behaviour on oneplus 3 , oneplus 5 and moto g5s +
[Android Apps and Games] dorpmuller:
I uninstalled it now 'till the fix comes. Using Adguard temporarily.

Rich
[Android Apps and Games] Enthused9801:
Same here, looks like hosts-file.net/ad_servers.txt is down. But why doesn't it keep the previous version of the file so we can at least have some ad blocking still, maybe not the latest one but not nothing. ;)

Oh and I just updated my adaway from 3.2 to 3.3, didn't know a newer version came out but I see people saying they're using 4.09 how do I get that version?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] nikhilsnigam:
Here you go.

https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=249276
[Android Apps and Games] Enthused9801:
Thanks for the quick response and help. :good: Is it stable compared to 3.3, do anything better, add anything? And can you install straight over the top of 3.3 or should I remove the old one first and restore my original hosts file?

It does look nicer :victory:
[Android Apps and Games] manpildo:
Sweet jesus, we only just had a discussion about the exact same issues you guys above are asking about. Read back and use search.
[Android Apps and Games] guest4711:
With 3.3 it works fine. The crash is a new problem introduced with 4.x
[Android Apps and Games] guest4711:
On my main phone I use the stable version. But on all others I use experimental (alpha/beta/preview) versions to help developers to improve stability, functionality and usability of their work...
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
obviously there aren't, that's why people are complaining that they see ads,

you've got to add more
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
Hmm... I knew this was going to escalate...

Stand by

-=-=- edit

So I must say one thing, there is no developer on this forum who owes anything to anyone reason why, demanding and aggressively calling out for updates / fixes or whatever makes no sense as long as the developer is freely working and sharing his hobby with us.

The unpleasant posts has been removed along with the unnecessary replies, please stay on topic, polite and patient, helpful and constructive, report instead maintaining drama, the moderators would look after each issue.

Thanks for understanding

Dan - forum moderator
[Android Apps and Games] smartfaune:
Not really but you can read this:

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2190753&p=77762392
[Android Apps and Games] frozenfirevr:
Just look at the recent most thanked posts. It's in Beta by the way.
[Android Apps and Games] DaveX2012:
Solved the problem with this. Let me know if the problem is solved or not.

https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/issues/1068
[Android Apps and Games] dingsaller:
[MENTION=4715058]DaveX2012[/MENTION] thanks for the link, works for me

(OnePlus3/latest LOS15.1/Magisk 17.2/AdAway 4.0.9):good:
[Android Apps and Games] mark_at:
Thanks! Works fine.
[Android Apps and Games] dorpmuller:
Beeeeyyutiful! Thanks, works fine.
[Android Apps and Games] underskyzx:
I'm using this, hopefully is the right one:

http://www.montanamenagerie.org/hostsfile/hosts.txt
[Android Apps and Games] kearny:
For me the suggested 17 mb host.txt is to large. It slows down chrome on my smartphone dramatically. I use the http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt

instead.
[Android Apps and Games] badmojr:
https://xdaforums.com/android/general/badmojr-one-host-file-to-block-t3713360

Stop complaining, folks!
[Android Apps and Games] githyanki:
Sources will have to be HTTPS if you are using 4.09. Or is that only if your on pie?
[Android Apps and Games] guest4711:
No, it's enforced by 4.09 on all android versions when entering a new source. It's enforced by Android on PIE and up.
[Android Apps and Games] bigmatt503:
so dang slow. trying other one now
[Android Apps and Games] hpto:
Puurrrrrfect!!! Worked flawlessly on the sites I visit. I'm from Brazil. Tks!
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
I tried with 3.3 and it didn't work there either,

at least it doesn't crash there,

maybe because the hosts file is in sd card and with the new permissions etc

there's a problem

anyway..
[Android Apps and Games] kaktus_78:
Go to hosts sources -> long press over the entry........ hosts-file.net/ad_servers......-> edit -> enter the following....... hosts-file.net/download/hosts..... After you apply you'll get 3/3 sources.

It will be solve your problem!
[Android Apps and Games] maciocho:
No it didn't work, what it does instead is to pull all and therefore block all. It then makes browsing laggy.

Well it looks like the provious one can't access https://hosts-file.net/ad_servers.txt even though it was updated... to a blank txt file I assume.
[Android Apps and Games] guest4711:
The url is now https://hosts-file.net/download/hosts.txt
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
has the url changed? is this for the small file?
[Android Apps and Games] guest4711:
There is no small file anymore... Visit the download page for more infos: https://hosts-file.net/?s=Download
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
I visited that page and I'm the one who provided with support users at github,

so the correct url should be this:

https://hosts-file.net/ad_servers.txt

the other is too large for anyone to use
[Android Apps and Games] guest4711:
But this renders in an empty page (if visited by a browser like fennec, firefox or chrome).
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
I would use another source then, I recommended many of them in the relevant github thread
[Android Apps and Games] mat738:
I had a similar experience...so navigation very laggy, but ads blocked. Had to uncheck the box for that URL, to go back using chrome smoothly...with some ads
[Android Apps and Games] Sneeuwtijger:
I thought this thread is about AdAway, the last days it's more about host block lists. What about returning to discussing AdAway, please .......
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
maybe hosts sources are more interesting about adaway?

especially when they're failing like they do lately?

maybe there should be another thread to discuss hosts sources?
[Android Apps and Games] Darklord@xda:
Worked for me. Thanks a lot
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
has anyone managed to import energized's whitelist (around 2000 entries) using adaway?
[Android Apps and Games] toti8430:
Hi, I have a problem with the app adaway v 3.3 installed on a Google pixel 2. In a nutshell I can not install all 3 host sources, despite the continuous reboots. Can anyone help me? Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] GuardianUSMC:
Check to make sure your path for that item is still valid, you can check it. Sometimes hosted material changes path, so you can find out if that happened. If it is installing 2/3 then it is not the app, it is the host list.
[Android Apps and Games] Atento:
I've got the same behavior. Extremely laggy when browsing with the alternative host file. I had to disable it and live with some ads for now.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
Just to let you know guys, the "broken" link is working fine now
[Android Apps and Games] manpildo:
Don't worry yourself about what the community decides to discuss, the OP or some mod can do that for you when they feel the need to intervene. It isn't even off-topic because AdAway is only a GUI to help pull and merge host sources, without them it literally loses all its value. So imo talking about host sources, as a key adaway component, is very relevant
[Android Apps and Games] TotallyAnxious:
Would you be able to add some sort of workaround to have adaway detect the update date for https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts it's the only https option for StevenBlack.
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
I spent the whole night last night waiting for adaway to build my hosts file with that whitelist

(which I love already by the way, because having a large hosts file - around 7mb - requires a large whitelist obviously),

and tried 3 versions: adaway 4.0.9, 4.0.8 and 3.3, I waited around 1 hour for each of them,

none managed to complete the task,

I've also read some issues users had in the past with mahakala's large hosts file,

I managed to build it quickly using my celeron (!!!) laptop in 10 minutes using hostsman,

which I think is the best if anyone wants to do his job professionally, like me,

so I copied the hosts file to my 2 mobile devices (just copy to system/etc on the rooted one,

copy to the path that dns66 reads on my non-rooted one) and that was it,

I would suggest anyone to do the same if you want full coverage of ad-blocking
[Android Apps and Games] sliding_billy:
This question wasn't for me, but I updated 3 different phones last night. Two found 3/3 hosts, and the other (an older phone) found 4/4. I did nothing but launch AdAway, saw the updates available notification and updated the hosts. I rebooted the phones and ran it again to be sure that the new hosts available notification was indeed gone, and it was gone (newest hosts notification instead) on all three phones. Ran a couple of apps that had been letting adds through for the last few days, and all were blocking again.
[Android Apps and Games] SenseSei:
I also have 3/3 again and I did nothing but to wait.
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
Yup that's what I've done, nothing :p it just worked all of a sudden
[Android Apps and Games] dreamland2000:
I've found even using the latest version that when applied I find that all notifications of FB and messenger app working and mainly messenger won't update the 'online' list. I'm using magisk 17.2, systemless hosts, no xposed
[Android Apps and Games] realista87:
just one question from a noob.

why fdroid version is only up to 3.3 and in your androidfilehost link are present version of v4? any changelog? why one person should upgrade from 3.3 if this version is fully working on actual configurations?

---------- Post added at 11:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:24 PM ----------

can you link me a changelog? why to upgrade from 3.3? what does if fix or which one features have been added?
[Android Apps and Games] martyfender:
He has posted changelogs in each new beta version in this thread, of course it does require some searching and reading, which if you are an xda member, you should be prepared to do.

All of his github commits are posted here:

https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/commits/master

Although, this may be difficult to determine what has changed since 3.3. Maybe there is some reference point in there to determine that, I don't know, as I have not read back.
[Android Apps and Games] shaqman89:
First of all, it's all documented in the thread. And a little bit of searching should get you the answers.

The changes are huge, though nothing too much about functionality, rather more of under the hood changes (which are really needed to keep this app relevant with other changes: eg: full compatibility with magisk & latest API adjustments for newer android versions) and some nice touches here and there. If you really need to know in detail, here is the full changelog: https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/compare/6b805ea...master

If it happens to work for you perfectly, great, then you have no reason to update. Obviously this statement works for every app out there, so it is actually your decision to make. Also fdroid would eventually get the update when it is not in beta anymore. On the other hand, if you want to help make sure AdAway keeps working perfectly in future android version and ensure compatibility with older versions (eg: your current working configuration), you could update to the beta and help us here on testing and maybe suggesting neededuseful features (eg: the new sorting in the DNS logging).
[Android Apps and Games] andrea0807:
Hi guys I have this problem with adaway.

The problem is that the application in addition to blocking advertising also blocks access to many sites, for example when I do a search on google, I click on one of the search results and does not open because adaway prevents the opening.

I also tried to start the web server but it did not help.

Does anyone have the solution?

Inviato dal mio MI 8 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] Lownita:
I'm currently using Steven Black hosts file, but I'm still seeing some ads, especially German ones, from what it seems. So are there any lists which could cover these?
[Android Apps and Games] GuardianUSMC:
Adaway is a host blocker, which means if you block something, it goes into the host file and with the global nature of hosts files on every OS, including Windows, this means that it will block that particular resource ANYWHERE it occurs on the system, so if that is important to you, then remove it from the block list, refresh apply and you are good to go.
[Android Apps and Games] DiamondJohn:
Or add it to a whitelist if you wish to use a pre-fab host block list
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
And to do the above suggestions, you need to identify which domains you need to whitelist. Use the DNS logging feature.

Though the specific complain you have is probably related to googleadservices.com

Be careful what you wish for [emoji16]. The Google ad services are all closely tied to advertising so when you make it convenient to click through an ad in a browser, you are also allowing that same domain to serve you ads.

"find somebody that you think is undeserving of your compassion and give it to them" - Christian Picciolini
[Android Apps and Games] vMAC:
Team I have Magisk installed and I am currently using 4.0.9 systemless.

I am currently using SteveBlacks list and that works fine. However when I tried to add the following Spotify Ad-Blocker it says it updates but none of the hosts are added. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
[Android Apps and Games] DiamondJohn:
The URL you linked above is not the raw host file, but a HTML view within guthub. It should return something like https://raw.githubusercontent.com/C...aster/HOSTS/CK's-Spotify-HOSTS-FilterList.txt
[Android Apps and Games] GuardianUSMC:
That is exactly right. If it is NOT something you put in blacklist, it could have come from a list in which case to neuter it, you absolutely can whitelist it. I thought about it after I posted my answer, just didn't want to go back and edit it, so good tip, thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] guest4711:
The url gives a 404 for me (file not found).
[Android Apps and Games] complicazio:
In my case that dns is not in the white list and I do not have problems with Google search.
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
Blocking the domain, googleadservices.com, does not interfere with Google searches. It will interfere with the loading of any result clicked that is being served through the ad server. Not all results go through the google ad server, only the ones being returned at the top of the page as paid results.

Putting a domain in the white list (then rebuilding) will only matter if the domain is also in a host source. The purpose of the white list is to provide a convenient way to override a domain being block by a downloaded source. Without a white list, it would be a real nuisance to manually edit sources each update.

"find somebody that you think is undeserving of your compassion and give it to them" - Christian Picciolini
[Android Apps and Games] vMAC:
Works for me, but right below my post someone posted the correct list.
[Android Apps and Games] Nergal di Cuthah:
That one also 404'd me.
[Android Apps and Games] ipdev:
[MENTION=8010004]guest4711[/MENTION] [MENTION=5447130]Nergal di Cuthah[/MENTION]

If you are using XDA Labs app, select Load in browser then tap on either of the links, or copy and past them into your browser.

Problem with the link is due to the apostrophe.
[Android Apps and Games] Saswata Chakraborty:
Hi, I have two questions. I would appreciate if someone could answer them.

1. Can I keep Chrome default Ad blocker (Settings>Site Settings>Ads) ON, if I am using Adaway? Or is there a chance of confliction in between them resulting in slow internet speed?

2. I am currently using four host sources (default three hosts+Steven Black host). Can it slow down my device or internet speed if I use 4 host sources??
[Android Apps and Games] guest4711:
1. The AdBlocker in chrome is using Google's servers and surpasses the host file AFAIK. And they decide which ads you will see. I would disable it.

2. The bigger the host file is the longer it takes to find a matching entry (if any). But most entries in the files are redundant so the resulting unified host file is smaller than the sum of all sources. Try it yourself, if you feel your internet becomes too laggy disable one source and try again. Some ads do not disturb as much as laggy internet, a lot of ads disturb more than a short lag..
[Android Apps and Games] elmu:
Solved
[Android Apps and Games] anwar amu:
For those who have problem loading youtube whatsapp pip mod because it being blocked by adaway. Here is the host list you can add in adaway white list.

I hope it can helps.
[Android Apps and Games] x.trinity:
It sticks on https://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/serverlist.php?hostformat=hosts&showintro=0&mimetype=plaintext

I've changed the target Target hosts file but in vain.

Redmi Note 3 Pro/PE 9.0
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
In your link, try changing "showintro=0" to "showintro=1"

"find somebody that you think is undeserving of your compassion and give it to them" - Christian Picciolini
[Android Apps and Games] x.trinity:
No, its not the case.

Actually its not working on a global level.

I was disabling https://pgl.yoyo.org link issue still persists.

Its brand new fresh full format Pie installation and I cant enable ad-blocking.
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
Unable to build a hosts file, is different than this link is stopping the build, which is what I mistook your original post to mean.

Adaway is having a problem writing the hosts file. Either it's the wrong location or there is a permission problem.

Don't just arbitrarily change the location of the hosts file. Understand how your device works. It also matters how you are rooted.

There is a debug option in preferences, toggle that and get a logcat while applying Adaway.

"find somebody that you think is undeserving of your compassion and give it to them" - Christian Picciolini
[Android Apps and Games] jcmm11:
Assuming Magisk:

Do NOT change the hosts target

Make sure systemless hosts is enabled in Magisk Manager
[Android Apps and Games] rappa619:
I'm getting ads on https://slickdeals.net

Is there any way to block these ads?View attachment 4615326
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
Try ublock origin in Firefox or use DNS logging.

"find somebody that you think is undeserving of your compassion and give it to them" - Christian Picciolini
[Android Apps and Games] ngshixuan:
If you wanna browse the web without ads don't use Chrome use Brave browser instead.
[Android Apps and Games] mark_at:
I don't get ads there!

Probably not an adaway issue.
[Android Apps and Games] jcmm11:
Try Steven Black's list.
[Android Apps and Games] kaktus_78:
I have a question about adaway, it blocks AliExpress, why?
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
adaway doesn't block it exactly, the hosts sources you're using do
[Android Apps and Games] kaktus_78:
May I stick it off the list
[Android Apps and Games] shaqman89:
Yes, that is what whitelist is for.

You just need to disable ad blocking, activate dns logging and see what dns are being requested.

Add those to the whitelist, then enable ad blocking again.

Done.
[Android Apps and Games] mark_at:
I use adaway as it is and I never had a site not working.

I do not even use a whitelist ... that is why I am surprised when people here write about issues.
[Android Apps and Games] MnMchill:
Do you know why do I get "unknown update status" for Steven Black's list in Adaway 4.0.9 and how to fix that? Thanks in advance.
[Android Apps and Games] VincentJoshuaET:
The app's next update will probably fix that.
[Android Apps and Games] drjat:
What are the pros and cons of using-

the 'stock'/included three host sources:

https://adaway.org/hosts.txt

https://hosts-file.net/ad_servers.txt

https://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/serverlist.php?hostformat=hosts&showintro=0&mimetype=plaintext

Compared to-

Steven Black's host source:

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

Which blocks more ads? Any other pros/cons OR is there nothing majorly different? Can/should all 4 of these be used together?

I did search but could not find any noob friendly information. Thanks for advice in advance
[Android Apps and Games] ktmom:
Host sources are just lists of domains that someone thinks should be "blocked". What list I should use type questions can not be answered. It all depends on what type of domains you want to limit access to.

Personally, I think people should start with the default hosts and see if they are sufficient for their needs. If you still have ad servers you need blocked, then you might try adding Steven Black's list as has been discussed many times in this thread, or maybe it's sufficient to blacklist just a few specific domains with the help of DNS logging (see the Adaway wiki).

There are those who think adding every possible server in the world via multiple host sources is useful. I think less is more and I need only the Steven Black list.

"find somebody that you think is undeserving of your compassion and give it to them" - Christian Picciolini
[Android Apps and Games] guest4711:
As long as AdAway does not save the old host source when trying to update the sources, it is useful to use more than one (redundant) source files: After a download problem you may end without any blocklist otherwise. And because the resulting host file is unified it will not contain duplicate entries.

tl;dr: I recommend to use the default sources together with Steven black list.
[Android Apps and Games] MnMchill:
Ok, thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] madbat99:
But doesn't Steven blacks list already contain all of the AdAway lists?