[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Android Development] jineshpatel30:
host file ( ad blocking )

yah there are may host files available for ad blocking any some of them are very large like 12 mbs !!

but they also block some file up-loader servers and some needed host..

like ad.fly , link bucks , adnet etc etc

and some them they also block images on play store !!!

so would like to share host file " modded" by me it will probably not bolck any needed things also it block most of ads in apps of daily use because i personally add those host which gives adds in some apps ... and remove entry like ad.fly , linkbucks , adnet

so in short its optimal host file and small in size so no load on system or cpu

install

download

1. extract zip file

2. go system/etc and delete prebuild host

3. place my host file there

4. set permissions ( rw-r--r-- )

5. reboot

Debloating ( New !! )

well i wanna share my experience about removing "bloatware" ( unnecessary system apps ) when i created this thread but at that time i did have much time ... but i just replied in one thread about debloating and i wanna share some of them here also ;)

1st we have thread by "king ov hell" for " debloating " http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2200954

but but wait if u remove all of them listed in that thread u will lose some of functionality like "WiFi direct" n all

bcz it's excessive list about bloatware...

but IMO some of Bloats are necessary and not harmful:p so

i'm putting S.S of a /system/apps after Debloating

NOTES

1. nandrid backup is life savior if any thing goes wrong so always make nandroid backup via cwm/twrp :) it only take 5-10 mins ;)

2. all system apps ( including bloatwares ) present in /system/apps

3. i also removed Gapps ( except playstore ( phonesky.apk ) )

why ?

they are not necessary ... even Gmail & google play services is not needed in system !!!!! ( google play will automatically download play-services before downloading any apps and install it as user app if u don't provide it in /system ) ... so we can use all gapps directly as user apps from playstore ( no functionality will be broken )

benefits of this are

1. more free system space.

2. gapps will update occasionally so if u put all of them in system there updates will be in /data as user app so duplicate files and them rewuire space in both /system & /data !!!!!

3.user have choice to download his wished gapps directly

4). may be i removed stock sms app & file manager also buz i dont use them ;) i use 3rd party ones !! so use your common sense ...and if u need to use some specific app ( which i don't use ) don't remove it :)

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so all the apps present in my pics are needed in rom to work without breaking any function

( it may happen that some apps wasn't present in your rom from beginning so don't worry bcz dev of that rom already remoed them and they are not necessary ..he is dev and he definitely know more than me about necessity of apps .. so if it happens that some apps is present in my SS but dont in your rom don't argue with your rom creator :p )

so in short you can remove all apps which are not present in blow SS

again !!!don't remove apps which are present in pics... they are NOT bloatware they are necessary apps