yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Apps and Games] znupy:
Anyone knows why "api.parse.com" is on the blacklist and how to get it off globally? It is used by thousands of perfectly fine apps (for signup/login, custom API calls etc, hosted by Parse.com) that are being blocked by Adfree. It's not used for serving ads or anything like that (not that I'd know of).

Telling each and every customer with Adfree we have to whitelist api.parse.com is virtually impossible.
[Android Apps and Games] sifaaaa:
I do not understand
[Android Apps and Games] bluesman1306:
With the new 12.1 nighly it is working again!

Thank you ☺
[Android Apps and Games] aceman2013:
Adfree doesn't work with Android 5.1. It's also possible that the failure is in CM 12.1, but i beleave, that Google changed something in code.
[Android Apps and Games] pclaunch:
I have a HTC M9 running all stock but rooted. I have narrowed an issue with Pandora down to running adfree. With adfree on it will play a couple of songs but then the app will freeze and the phone will ask to close Pandora. I am on 5.0.2. Is there something I can whitelist in adfree to stop this from happening. It works just fine if I revert the host file.
[Android Apps and Games] misc6207:
There is a version of Pandora out there that is ad-free with unlimited skips. I don't believe I can post it here, so you'll have to Google it. It's version 5.0, you should be able to find the .apk rather easily. I've been running it for over a year now without a single problem.
[Android Apps and Games] grummel2005:
how can i give an adress free in adfree?

i cannot post it here because i do not have enough postings

it is

try.crashlytics.com

with https in the beginning

sycic is telling me that they need this access and i cannot go via android browser to this page

from pc is no problem

thx for helping me

martina
[Android Apps and Games] grummel2005:
thx a lot

could you check everything concerned "sygic" as well?

thx

martina
[Android Apps and Games] Walo:
Same problem here :/
[Android Apps and Games] grummel2005:
no answer???

please thx

martina
[Android Apps and Games] LoSt180:
Your question is answered in this thread. You need to create an account and whitelist the domain you want.
[Android Apps and Games] grummel2005:
this thread has more than 800 posts?!?!?

where does this is mentioned?

how can i do this account?

where?
[Android Apps and Games] RyanThaDude:
Atleast once on every page. Believe me, if you look you'll find it ?
[Android Apps and Games] phonetool:
Good advice for any thread -

1. Read and understand the first 10-20 posts, especially the first post and when the last change was made.

2. Read and understand the final 100-200 posts.

3. Use the search function for further understanding.
[Android Apps and Games] meboy:
nvm
[Android Apps and Games] flapdoodle:
Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] iDreamliner:
Adfree problem

Hi

It seems Adfree is blocking Popcorn Time covers but when I try to view blocked host names nothing happens so I can't see the host of popcorn to put that one in the exception list.

Anyone any idea what to do?
[Android Apps and Games] mvmacd:
Guys, why does AdFree break ebay's images?

I cannot see any item images in the ebay app. This has been preventing me from using it, as I use the eBay app a lot.

Any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] drjat:
See this post [MENTION=3133463]mvmacd[/MENTION]
[Android Apps and Games] mvmacd:
Ok thanks I just had to figure out how to add the exception. Why can't we do that whitelist in the app settings? Just seems a lot simpler. Had to reset my password and then it wouldn't let me copy it so I had to memorize it to log in, and now l can't even find out how to sat my password.

I hope if bigtincan reads this, please consider making this process easier and consider my request for adding an app setting for whitelist.
[Android Apps and Games] theloginwithnoname:
Can't disagree with this; each to their own and all that...
[Android Apps and Games] speedingcheetah:
How to u add to the white list to fix the eBay apo issues. I registered account and authenticated in the app...but there is no option to add to a white list in the app.
[Android Apps and Games] LazerDino:
You have to set your whitelist through a browser-easiet on a computer.

Sent from my SM-G900V
[Android Apps and Games] speedingcheetah:
Edit: Nevermind. Figured it out.
[Android Apps and Games] wstruction:
Having issues with adfree where pictures on ebay don't load at all, sometimes when opening websites in apps that have their own browsers i get an error and Google ad services sites rarely load. Is there a way to whitelist the hosts that are creating these issues?
[Android Apps and Games] Slimboball:
Try searching the thread, your solution is in there as it's been covered many, many, times before. :crying:
[Android Apps and Games] ICavalera:
[MENTION=5438320]wstruction[/MENTION]

White list using like this.

*.ebayimg.com

Enviado do meu LG-D855 - - BlissPop 3.6 através de Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] ocps69:
Cool job, and application, thanks a lot.

Envoyé de mon SM-N9005 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] darkmuck:
Does anyone know what domains need whitelisted for Fandango to load properly from inside the web browser? When I try to load Fandango I am only able to see text (no images or anything)
[Android Apps and Games] a567765:
Useful app, works great for me :)
[Android Apps and Games] dwgalaxys:
Sky News videos (in United Kingdom)

anyone found out whsich domains to whitelist to allow sky news videos to play?

Since SKY added adverts to the front of their news clips, the only way to see is to 'revert' in adfree app then reset...

:crying:
[Android Apps and Games] ricardo steffens:
Whitelist app

Enviado do meu HTC One M9 através de Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] xaras2:
website

Website is down, how can modify the whitelist?
[Android Apps and Games] LoSt180:
For those constantly asking what domains to whitelist, the app has a built in tool to assist. Enable webserver and run tcpdump. Then open the app you're having problems with. Go back into adfree and select to show blocked domains. Whitelist the suspect domains until the app works.
[Android Apps and Games] Lantaril:
Well, since the last update of the host file, the mobile Facebook page doesn't work anymore on my device (using the tinfoil wrapper or chrome). So I tried your advice, but the log just stays empty. What am I doing wrong?
[Android Apps and Games] LoSt180:
Reboot phone after enabling, open adfree then minimize it (press home button) so it stays running. Then open the app in question. Now switch back to adfree and check blocked domains.

Works best of you work with only one app at a time so the file isn't flooded.
[Android Apps and Games] aaanadie:
AdFree Website

http://adfree.bigtincan.com/

not working
[Android Apps and Games] Anders_w:
Where to download adfree as adfree.bigtincan.com is down

Hi All,

where can I get an update as adfree.bigtincan.com is down

/A
[Android Apps and Games] pren0x:
Hi,

Login from app is working. But webpage is down.
[Android Apps and Games] zenbrains:
Great job!
[Android Apps and Games] knighToFdemonS:
Thanks for the work and the updates!

But current version of the hosts file is blocking parts of m.facebook.com and facebook.com

Please check because it makes the site unusable.

Tried with different browsers. When I undo changes it works, when I update/install the hosts file it scrambles the page. Please look into it or give me a contact to report. Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] sgsI9003:
Same here tried many browsers on mobile could not figure out why suddenly fb mobile is not displaying correctly then I disabled & checked & found adfree which has been working correctly all along is blocking it.

Have switched to adaware as of now till this issue gets fixed.
[Android Apps and Games] smolvrn:
http://adfree.odiousapps.com/
[Android Apps and Games] drjat:
Description please. What is this attached?
[Android Apps and Games] LoSt180:
I wouldn't trust that "modded" file. Hopefully the OP/developer will chime in soon.
[Android Apps and Games] Lantaril:
Ok, that works so far. But am I right so assume that whitelisting doesn't work atm b/c the website is down? When I select an entry on that list, it tries to open the webpage and I can't find a button on the app that says "whitelist this entry". This whole process is really not designed to be intuitive. :(
[Android Apps and Games] LoSt180:
Yes, you'll have to whitelist the entry on the website, when ever that comes back. Can't do it within app, feature was only added so people could tell what was being blocked.
[Android Apps and Games] Bill Gamble:
FYI, if you're having trouble with the mobile facebook page, until the Adfree site is up again, you can use Hosts Editor to comment out or delete this entry:

fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net
[Android Apps and Games] devsaurus:
I figured that s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com is the culprit. Disabled just this entry with Host Editor and picture questions came back.
[Android Apps and Games] thenickstrick:
Is this app available any longer? I had used abp for years, but now it no longer works on my note 4. After doing some research, I found this app, but the website seems to have been down for some time. I would like to get it from a trusted source.
[Android Apps and Games] lveehbee:
The same here. Adfree stoppen werking. For ever???????
[Android Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
I was only just notified that the hostname had stopped working, long story short Adfree uses hard coded IPs for the updates which were still working.

As for the website, I've registered a new domain (http://adfree.odiousapps.com) and the new version of the app works with the new URL, although you will have to manually upgrade.
[Android Apps and Games] j.cortex.013:
Newest host

I wanna report some problem with newesthost. I just now updated the newest host, then when I openfacebook with UC broser, the facebook logos ("f" and"facebook"), thumb-like icon, green-online icon, all emoticonand may be some others (unknownbyme) becomedissapear. Please fix these..., thanks alot

---------- Post added at 09:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:19 AM ----------

I wanna report some problem with newesthost. I just now updated the newest host, then when I openfacebook with UC broser, the facebook logos ("f" and"facebook"), thumb-like icon, green-online icon, all emoticonand may be some others (unknownbyme) becomedissapear. Please fix these..., thanks alot
[Android Apps and Games] Bill Gamble:
Whitelist fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net.
[Android Apps and Games] GuardianUSMC:
Verify Links

You do realize that verify links such as this -

http://adfree.bigtincan.com/verify.php?hash=

- are still being sent out as bigtincan.com right?

You have to basically manually change the domain name to get it to work, you might want to look into that.
[Android Apps and Games] GuardianUSMC:
Update Hang/Fails

Additionally, wanted you to know that checking for updates still often hangs on the : Connecting... Please wait while your hosts file is updated.

and eventually fails to produce: Error java.net.SocketTimeoutException [ok]

"sometimes" trying again gets you: Success! Your Android device should now be AdFree, however you might need to reboot to clear your DNS cache.

There is a high number of failures on the first try and need for retry to get it to "work". Any idea what's going on there?
[Android Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
Thanks for pointing it out, I've fixed it now.
[Android Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
The code/urls doing this weren't touched and I can't reproduce the problem.
[Android Apps and Games] GuardianUSMC:
Well hopefully you will be able to find out what's going on because as I said and you can see in the first two screenshots, it will say checking, then fail and show the second one about the java class that failed. For me that's reproducible pretty consistently and I have the latest Nexus 6 image flashed on this device and its rooted, the system is fresh and clean, so I can't imagine anything is actually interfering with it. Your call on how you want to handle this but the issue is there. I am open to suggestions but so far been relegated to just using retries to get it to work.
[Android Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
The error you mentioned seems to be network related. Are you able to use a browser and connect to http://184.106.70.131 (it's a blank page) from your phone?
[Android Apps and Games] GuardianUSMC:
Yes, I can. As you said, it just loads a blank page. I would have posted a screenshot but seems unnecessary :)
[Android Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
Are you logging in, or just getting the default list? If you are logging in, message me with your email address so I can test further.
[Android Apps and Games] Talladale:
Adfree appears to block the comments sections on news stories at Scotsman.com. I'm guessing that adding an exception on my account would bring them back but for the life of me I can't work out what URL the comments come from. Can you help?
[Android Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
It'd speed things up if you posted a URL to test.
[Android Apps and Games] FEWcolors:
Good!

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] Mazebarath:
Great Work.... ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Talladale:
Apparently I can't post links yet but if you go to httetc/scotsman.com and pick a news story you should see what I mean.

The comments area is near the foot of the page but disappears on my mobile with adfree. The Sign In link doesn't work either.
[Android Apps and Games] GuardianUSMC:
Originally no, but to see if it would fix the problem, I started to (that's how I knew the verify links were pointing to the old site) and the problem has not gone away. I will PM you the email address if it helps you but as I said the problem was there before and still after.
[Android Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
I've just spent 20 minutes looking into this and I can't figure out where the comments are being loaded from, but if you revert the hosts file you get the comments and all sorts of ads popping up everywhere, and they wonder why people want to block their ads.

These are the hostnames that are being blocked:

nexus.ensighten.com

cdn.taboola.com

widgets-cdn.rpxnow.com

plugin.mediavoice.com

dnn506yrbagrg.cloudfront.net

static.chartbeat.com​
[Android Apps and Games] Talladale:
Success!! The list above didn't seem to help but I had another look at the page source and the list of blockable items from adblock plus on my laptop browser and realised that there was widget-cdn.rpxnow.com as well as widget

s

-cdn.rpxnow.com. I added that to the exception list and voila!! Comments back, no ads and no autorunning video featuring Craig Fowllurr (did you get as far as seeing him on the football pages?)

Thanks for your help.
[Android Apps and Games] mymo82:
Hello everyone

I don't know if this issue was addressed already, but Adfree can't block ads in the latest version of Opera browser if the features " opera turbo" is activated. This didn't happen in the earlier version of the browser. I reported the bug to manufacturer of Opera browser.
[Android Apps and Games] GuardianUSMC:
Its generally understood that if you use Opera or Chrome's "speed up" features, since the content will be delivered through their optimized servers and not the original location of the contents, they don't hit the same, therefore nothing to block.
[Android Apps and Games] mymo82:
Thanks, but it used to work almost flawlessly with the previous versions
[Android Apps and Games] grimpressive:
Anyone got issues using adfree in marshmallow?

I was using the latest from bigtincan, then I noticed the site down and I was really afraid this app dropped out of maintenance... Then I found this thread. <3

I installed the newest version from odiousapps but the hosts file remains unchanged after applying it, and it seems there's no way to get rid of ads in 6.0.

I'll subscribe awaiting news (stock 6.0 on Nexus6 custom kernel, ElementalFX, rooted)
[Android Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
I just put this on my nexus 4 and so on, and adfree worked for me using the symlink option.
[Android Apps and Games] omametsnor:
Symlink fixed my issue on 6.0. Thankyou :)
[Android Apps and Games] lovetaart:
Can I use this without rooting my phone? Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] sinisin:
Umm no. You must be rooted in order to use any ad blocker. It changes system files. Root only.
[Android Apps and Games] grimpressive:
Can't confirm. Still full of ads after a reboot using the symlink option.
[Android Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
Which site are you going to?

If you can, check /etc/hosts points to /data/hosts and that the hosts file is a couple of MB in size.
[Android Apps and Games] grimpressive:
Checked right now with ES File Explorer. /etc/hosts is 56B no /data/hosts found. :(
[Android Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
Can you manually make a symlink?

The whole reason that feature exists is because some ROMs made /etc read-only unless you booted into recovery.
[Android Apps and Games] grimpressive:
I could, but I got no hosts file downloaded to symlink, neither on /data/hosts neither on the sdcard. :(

(I took a look under /sdcard/lighttpd and in /data/data/com.bigtincan.android.adfree too and found nothing :confused:)

ok got no way to mount system RW via ESFileExplorer. So i mounted it RW in TWRP.

I copied my /system/etc/hosts in /data/data/hosts and backupped the one under /system/etc.

Then I symlinked it (for future needs: ln -s /data/data/hosts /system/etc/hosts in TWRP terminal) and then rebooted.

I run the AdFree update and now i got the hosts file under /data/data 2Mb sized with correct hosts.

Ty for the feedback foxtrot.
[Android Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
lighttpd is for logging/looking up blocked hostnames.

I was told the selinux settings prohibit a symlink in /data/data/hosts which is why it was shifted to /data/hosts, glad you got it working though.
[Android Apps and Games] grimpressive:
Oh, then i think i was able to do it just because i'm under permissive selinux, so if anyone in the future could need this procedure is better for them to use /data/hosts if they're using enforcing and not permissive.
[Android Apps and Games] :
What version of adfree are you using?
[Android Apps and Games] grimpressive:
This one: http://adfree.odiousapps.com/adfree.apk
[Android Apps and Games] manaox2:
Switch to AdAway for ad blocking and things just work. I got tired of having to log in and unblock Facebook, Twitter, instagram, ebay and Amazon images that were oddly blacklisted.
[Android Apps and Games] fourpointsix:
Is there a way to NOT break SlickDeals.net links? I'm aware there's a referral redirect, but then it takes you straight to whatever sale is linked. It's pretty transparent to the end user. They're all blocked now.
[Android Apps and Games] manaox2:
If you have xposed installed, install crappalinks. It will resolve the redirect urls to bypass them.
[Android Apps and Games] leechseed:
Is there a way to bypass them without xposed?
[Android Apps and Games] manaox2:
Not without bypassing the ad blocking. Or you could read my post about AdAway. Gave up on adfree when they started blocking way too much.
[Android Apps and Games] natthakom:
It good for note4?
[Android Apps and Games] manaox2:
Only good for android with root. :)
[Android Apps and Games] bbadim:
Nice app. Thanks:)
[Android Apps and Games] Free_21:
very nice app, thanks...
[Android Apps and Games] latinohot:
nice app but too aggressive on blocking

I thought I had added the right whitelist but viggle kept crashing, no videos on USA Now app

and not a good and simple way to whitelist apps
[Android Apps and Games] veex93:
Could someone tell me the facebook host? Since some last updates i cant open Facebook on my android with adfree running (tried removing adfree and facebook worked just fine) nor can play games with my friends that uses facebook (candy crush, angry birds, ect) because when i try to login the adfree blocks the host...

So if anyone know, could you please tell me the host link or where in my Android i can find the host list so i can search for the cause and Whitelist it? Thx in adv!

and btw, great app, i use it since ever!
[Android Apps and Games] Bill Gamble:
fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net
[Android Apps and Games] veex93:
Thank you so much!
[Android Apps and Games] txx4:
i am using adaway but it seems not to work on youtube does this one Bock youtube ads?

note 3; adaway 3.2

Gesendet von meinem SM-N9005 mit Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] manaox2:
It doesn't. The xposed module YouTube AdAway is the only one I'm aware of that does.
[Android Apps and Games] numloxx1978:
Thank you also :)
[Android Apps and Games] GTMoraes:
It doesn't seem to change anything on the hosts file, under CM13 (Android 6.0), although it says it's successful. The TCP log is blank, and the hosts file, accessed manually, only show two default duds. Root works
[Android Apps and Games] htb2050:
Search bustbox by meefik on play store and install that. After that it works. On current cm13 the busy box included doesn't work for a lot of apps.
[Android Apps and Games] hawkdown77:
I install now adfree....which options i have to tick in options? Use data/hosts symlink..what is this?? Thankss advance
[Android Apps and Games] meboy:
[MENTION=1561860]delta_foxtrot2[/MENTION]

Can I make a suggestion?

You could post a shared Spreadsheet on the first post for common white list hosts.

Make it user editable so everyone can add and update.

It can be very simple like one column for hostname and one with a short description.

Someone else could easily start one but it would be better if you were the admin and had it in the first post.
[Android Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
A simpler option, less easily spammable, would be to show a top 10 (or there abouts) on the website which links directly to the white list page.
[Android Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
I quickly coded this page:

https://adfree.odiousapps.com/top.php

Shows the top 30 white listed host names in the database.
[Android Apps and Games] meboy:
Nice. That should take care of i.ebayimg.com and tapatalk anyways.

Some unnecessary stuff listed in there though. How about seeing the top 40? ;)

People might want to Remove these since they're useless:
eBay.com
reddit.com
www.reddit.com
google.com

My small list Added to white list (cdn's that should be okay):
demandware.edgesuite.net
cdn.optimizely.com
tags.tiqcdn.com
my.tealiumiq.com

I miss coding..
[Android Apps and Games] 7asan:
whatever i did, the ads in Live Scores app not remove
[Android Apps and Games] Xajel:
Recently I had to reset my password though I know it was correct... I thought it was because of the move of the hosting/server... dunno actually

Any way, I'm trying to use my old password but I can't see any option to change the password, the reset password script choosed a random password and I'm stuck on it...
[Android Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
Up until now I haven't seen a request for it, but I coded it anyway.

https://adfree.odiousapps.com/reset-password.php
[Android Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
I just put the latest cm-13 nightly on my phone and I am yet to figure out how to make a change to the hosts file, can't make a symlink, can't even delete the hosts file.

I even manually made a symlink in recovery mode, but that is no where to be seen once you boot into the system.

Yet adfree works fine on a stock rom. Has anyone found a fix for CM ROMs?
[Android Apps and Games] RemyB__:
I use ADAway but I will download this one I think.. If I see the answers on this topic I go to this one!

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] zizibuba:
Adfree is not blocking ads with systemless root.
[Android Apps and Games] Xajel:
Thanks very much, it's working now :)
[Android Apps and Games] ericsondro:
Shows the top 30 white listed host names in the database.[/QUOTE]

tx for list. But your site "https" not working, Your connection is not private
[Android Apps and Games] srothkin:
Not working on Marshmallow

Just updated my Nexus 6 to Marshmallow (android 6.0.1). Ads are no longer getting blocked and Hosts Editor app shows only 2 entries (both for localhost). I tried both with and without symlink.

Suggestions? Alternate app that works?