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[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
This is by Samsung. Yet I've heard they have at least removed it from the lock screen in their Android 6.0 update.
[Android Apps and Games] ScOULaris:
Alright, I spoke too soon. Now that I go into my YouTube app again I have ads playing once more. It seemed like it was working after clearing my app's data/cache, but that's no longer the case. I'll install the apk you linked earlier with the more comprehensive YouTube logging and then submit a ticket.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Would be great, thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] ScOULaris:
Just did all of that and submitted the log through the app. Here's the ticket number:

Ticket ID: JWK-108-97125
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Depends on the website. This particular website uses HTTPs so without https filtering AG is limited in blocking capabilities.

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The log file is too huge. In the ticket we get the last 3MB only and that's not enough.

Could you please send the whole log file with an email to devteam@adguard.com?
[Android Apps and Games] ScOULaris:
Alright. Just sent it over.

A snippet from the log that stuck out to me:

15:21:36.117 [pool-2-thread-25] DEBUG com.adguard.filter.proxy.a.m - TCP id=100020 Connecting to remote endpoint www.googleapis.com:80

15:21:36.118 [pool-2-thread-25] DEBUG com.adguard.filter.proxy.a.m - TCP id=100020 Endpoint www.googleapis.com:80 found in cache. Using it.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Port=80 -- in fact it the port number is 443, just don't mind that:)

AG was already connected to that endpoint while establishing a secured connection, that's why it was immediately found.
[Android Apps and Games] TJCacher:
Well, sort of. Instead of the VPN notification, you get a different persistent notification on the lockscreen saying "Contents Hidden".

It's apparently a privacy-related feature so that someone that just picks up your phone can't tell that you're using, for example, a VPN (or anything else the system has decided must be accompanied by a persistent notification).

Of course, the unfortunate effect of this is that it reveals that the phone most definitely has something on it that the OS considers too sensitive to reveal to unauthorized users.

It's a ridiculous "feature" that pretty much accomplishes the exact opposite of what the implementation was designed to accomplish.
[Android Apps and Games] ScOULaris:
Clearing YouTube app data and cache definitely does reinstate the ad blocking for a while at least. Just did it again and the ads are all being blocked. I'll keep testing randomly throughout the night to see if and when the ads suddenly return.
[Android Apps and Games] boo85:
I'm currently using adguard for the firewall and ad blocking capabilities cos I'm still waiting for a root that does not affect knox. I am using an s7 edge.

The issue I have is that, during power saving mode, adguard seems to block all Internet connections (be it wifi ot mobile internet) . However when power saving mode is switched off with adguard still enabled, the Internet works. When adguard is off and power saving mode on, the Internet also works. Therefore it seems that there is a conflict between s7's power savings mode and adguard.

Has anyone using adguard having similar issues? It's probably with Samsung MM stock firmware power saving mode.
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
that's because adguard runs in the background, and power saving mode prevents apps that run in the background from using data.

one thing that should fix it(haven't tested it though) is disabling background data restriction in the power saving settings.
[Android Apps and Games] boo85:
However, there is no setting to adjust to adjust for certain apps to be exempted from power saving mode. There is also an separate app power saving function which works all the time, and i have put adguard to disable.

I used to have adguard for my xperia before i rooted it, and it worked fine with the stamina mode.
[Android Apps and Games] hauhauhau7:
Hello, i read on this thread that simplified is the fastest method(for slower phones especially), what's the difference between high-speed and this one, i made some browsing tests and can't manage to see any difference between them, both methods seem to block ads the same way, thanks, I use a Galaxy S6 :)
[Android Apps and Games] zilan:
Strange, today i get ads again on bbm feeds using vpn+https filtering.

Ticket ID: WUU-285-80138

Thx
[Android Apps and Games] ScOULaris:
So after clearing YouTube's data and cache yesterday afternoon, ads have continued to be blocked and skipped properly while on my home wifi. Before when the app was letting ads through I was always on my work Wi-Fi, which tends to bounce me around from one access point to the next as I move around the building. Perhaps that is related to the HTTPS filtering randomly ceasing to work in the YouTube app?
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
You can disable battery optimizations for Adguard only, this will solve the issue.

Settings - Battery - Menu - Battery Optimization - Select All apps - Find Adguard and switch to "Don't optimize" for it.

The situation has changed in Android 6.0, they not restrict net access for every background app.

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Simplified: blocks ad requests

High-speed: also uses cosmetic filters removing blocked ads and hiding some ads which can't be blocked

High-quality: all above + modifies page code removing ad elements before browser even gets it

If you're ok with simplified - that's ok. I guess that depends on which websites you usually use. For some simplified mode is enough.

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The log is trimmed to 3MB and because of that I see only 4 last requests in it.

Could you please get the whole file for me? Look for an instruction above.

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According to the log HTTPs filtering was good. I suppose something is wrong with how we modify YT response, maybe it is just broken after removing ads from it.
[Android Apps and Games] Goku80:
Guys sorry if this has been asked. Battery is huge drain. Why is that. Or shall I put it in battery stats it's the highest
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
you should ignore adguard's battery stats.

a large part of an app's battery usage is calculated based on its data usage.

since adguard acts as a gateway for all data coming in and out of your device, android will ignore the data usage of individual apps and will "blame" adguard for all data usage and resulting battery usage.
[Android Apps and Games] Dexter_prog:
is there any chance adguard could be causing the fact that sending a video thru whatsapp fails multiple times before it can actually go thru?
[Android Apps and Games] ScOULaris:
On the latest alpha, and ads started coming through YouTube again after I cleared the app data and cache about 24 hours ago. Not sure what triggers the ads returning, as it seems to happen under different circumstances each time. Hopefully the log I submitted yesterday will yield some answers for the devs.
[Android Apps and Games] Skuggo:
On the latest alpha my Facebook messenger is unable to connect whatsoever. Everything else works just fine.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
I am back with some results.

We've examined the log and it's not clear what's wrong. Web responses you receive from YT slightly differ from what we get and it seems that we break YT logic with how we remove the ads.

The only I see now is to try different ways of response modification until we finally find something appropriate:)

So, here are two test builds for you, could you please try both and tell me if it helps?

Build #1, "gentle" web response parsing and removing suspicious fields from it:

https://cdn.adguard.com/public/Adgu...d/issue314/adguard_youtube_protobuf_parse.apk

Build #2, no parsing, minimum response modification:

https://cdn.adguard.com/public/Adgu...d/issue314/adguard_youtube_simple_replace.apk

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Thank you for reporting it! This is an important issue, it's good that we've learned it before publishing beta.

Filed a bug report:

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForAndroid/issues/375
[Android Apps and Games] ScOULaris:
Sounds like a plan. I just flashed build #1, and I'll test YouTube throughout the day and see if ads come through. If they do, I'll record a log and email it over before switching to build #2.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
I think we should somehow warn smartphone users about this. I just don't know yet how to do it properly.

Any ideas?

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What exact version of Adguard do you use?
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
I'm wondering if it's possible to read out the battery usage statistics in adguard, and then use adguard's own data usage statistics to calculate the actual battery usage per app and show it in adguards statistics.

as for informing users, why not a simple warning when you activate ad blocking the first time?
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Basically, firewall bandwidth stats shows it already. It is not enough precise though, as these stats are not divided into cellular and wi-fi.

There is a warning already about VPN being local. We could add a second warning dialog window though.
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
that's not exactly what I mean.

if you look at android's battery statistics it will show something like 5% battery usage from adguard.

if adguard could retrieve this exact percentage along with the battery usage percentage of all other apps, it should be possible to divide adguards own battery usage percentage over the other apps based on adguard's recorded data usage.

this way adguard could display

correct battery usage

alongside the already present data usage information.

while the current data usage information in adguard does give an overview of what percentage of total data usage(and by extension, total data-related battery usage) each app has, this still leaves no clear way to see the total battery usage of apps.

while a video streaming app and a game might've used the same amount of battery power, the streaming app will be a the top of adguard's list and the game will be at the top of android's list.
[Android Apps and Games] Dexter_prog:
Last stable build, the one currently on the title of this thread. Can't really tell if it is adguard causing it, I just wanted to know if there could be relation.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
The problem is that we can't calculate battery usage properly as we anyway don't know what coefficients are set for this Android build. Also I think that battery usage calculation is very different from what we usually do, could be confusing.

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Uploading large files right? I think AG can be causing it as I had the same issues with uploading video not long ago.

Does it help to disable ad blocking for whatsapp?
[Android Apps and Games] Dexter_prog:
It even happens with 2mb videos :/. You mean disabling it in the Firewall settings? I'll try that
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Yes, exactly, it should help.

Meanwhile I've filed a bug report on this:

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForAndroid/issues/376
[Android Apps and Games] Dexter_prog:
Thanks, man. I've disabled it in the FW, I'll comment again later to tell you the results.
[Android Apps and Games] -X5-:
I would say thanks to the Adguard Team, your App is fantastic and I bought a 1+1 lifetime license. ?

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[Android Apps and Games] Dexter_prog:
Following up, it seems that disabling ad blocking on Whatsapp (not required anyway right? I mean, I don't remember ads in that app) fixes the sending videos issue
[Android Apps and Games] No1VIPER:
Is there anyway of possibly blocking ads in the YouTube app. Or is this impossible without root?
[Android Apps and Games] -X5-:
Did you read the last few pages of this thread?

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[Android Apps and Games] No1VIPER:
I must have missed that somehow. Just seen it now. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] MjezZza:
Hello. I like adguard, but i do have some questions. Does it affect my browsing speed and is it safe, because everything goes through vpn. How to get rid of notification saying that i am connected to adguard. And most important, how doed it affect on my battery. Does it drain my battery faster and if it does how much?
[Android Apps and Games] TJCacher:
Something is weird with the gizmodo.com website when Adguard is active and high-quality filtering is selected. Seems that page rendering is somehow disabled and I'm just seeing sections of raw page code.

If I switch to high speed filtering or simplified filtering, the problem seems to go away.

I'm using Adguard in VPN mode with the latest filter versions. The problem seems to affect any page in the gizmodo.com domain.
[Android Apps and Games] RisingMysterion:
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[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
This is the same bug as with lifehacker.com:

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForAndroid/issues/373

It seems to be affecting all Gawker Media websites.
[Android Apps and Games] daverup:
This problem exists on all kinja.com sites.

Ticket ID: AGL-898-84771
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
One more alpha version is here!

Apk file is attached to release notes:

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForAndroid/releases/tag/v2.5.62-alpha

Changelog

[Added] Apps exceptions list (Adguard won't filter HTTPS for the apps from that list) #380

[Changed] Some improvements in HTTPS filtering, made it more stable

[Changed] Improved ad blocking in Youtube app, we have handled one more case #314

[Fixed] Adguard considers server certificate invalid when server certificate chain is unsorted #370

[Fixed] Temporary HTTPs exceptions should be created on per-app basis #379

[Fixed] AG code is injected into "noscript" tag #330

[Fixed] Error while parsing a style tag with embedded svg (lifehacker.com issue) #373

[Fixed] Dropbox app does not work when HTTPS filtering is turned on #371

[Fixed] Yandex.Taxi apps checks SSL certificate #320

[MENTION=4570464]ScOULaris[/MENTION] in this alpha version we've used the same way as in the test build #1.

We are almost ready for beta, but I'd better wait for your feedback.

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Seems to be good in the latest alpha.
[Android Apps and Games] ScOULaris:
Sweet. I'll flash this new alpha and see how it goes.

Good call going with the method from the previous test build #1. I was running it for several days, and the YouTube adblocking persisted throughout with no problems.

As a sidenote, I prefer to use the blacklist functionality for HTTPS domains. Any idea what URL I should add for blocking pandora ads, and does the blacklist support wildcards?

e.g. *.pandora.com
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Nice, thank you! If nothing critical happens with new alpha we'll finally start the beta test.

Do you use some app or the website? It seems that website uses plain http and I don't see any ads there.
[Android Apps and Games] ScOULaris:
I use the Pandora app.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pandora.android&hl=en
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
It's hard to check it from here (pandora is available in US and UK only).

Could you please record HTTP requests log and post the ticket ID here?

Before recording it please clear app cache and data just in case.
[Android Apps and Games] ianmacd:
Impressed new user

Hello,

I've been using ad-busting software on my computers for nearly 20 years: first Junkbuster in the late nineties, then Privoxy, and for the last few years Adblock Plus. In spite of my enthusiasm for blocking advertising, I actually haven't run any ad-busting software on my tablets or phones until now.

Then last week, I heard about Adguard and was intrigued to read about its ability to block in-app advertising without root. I installed it on my phone as a 7 day trial and have been running it for 3 days now. So far, I'm very impressed.

I have a wife and 4 children, so lifetime licences for all of our devices is an expensive proposition, at least when compared to the usual price of Android apps, which is rarely structured as a per device fee. Before I'm willing to commit to that, I need to know a little bit more about the software, the company behind it, and the support they offer.

So, yesterday I spent a few hours reading all 84 pages of this thread. I'd like to say how very, very impressed I am by the level of service and professionalism being offered here. Bug reports are made by users, and solutions or special builds to help troubleshoot problems appear within a couple of hours. Betas, and more recently alphas, are offered with free access to all premium features in return for users' help in troubleshooting and improving the product.

I was half-jokingly going to ask Adguard for a quantity discount, but after seeing how much work the developers are doing to support and improve their product, I think it's worth every euro of its €23 lifetime licence fee and I want to reward their commitment.

I've signed up for a beta key, but I will be purchasing 3 lifetime licences to start with, to show my support for the product and the company behind it.

Very, very well done on creating this ground-breaking product and supporting it in the way you do. Technical support that is actually technical: what a novel concept.

I have a couple of other remarks about the actual use of Adguard, but I will report these in separate postings.

May Adguard have a long and prosperous life ahead of it (in spite of Google's having removed it from the Play Store).

Best wishes,

Ian
[Android Apps and Games] ianmacd:
Apps gone wild

I've been using Adguard for 3 days now, so it's time to share some of my findings.

After reading through the 84 pages here, it's clear that some apps go a bit crazy when their attempts to phone home are blocked. Like many other users here, I've got a few apps exhibiting this behaviour on my phone.

In just 3 days of use, Adguard informs me that it has blocked 2 Gb of traffic and 93891 ads.

The biggest offender by far is, rather surprisingly, LastPass: 408.8 Mb and 13997 ads. This is surprising, because I barely make any use of the app, and it has never had any ads. I have a Premium subscription, but this is just for the LastPass service, not to disable ads. I disabled filtering for the app yesterday, so these huge figures actually cover just 48 hours of use!

The next 3 worst offenders are:

Business Calendar 2: 52.2 Mb/1772 ads: no ads, due to IAP purchase

1Weather: 41.6 Mb and 1418 ads: no actual ads, due to IAP purchase

Swarm: 66.5 Mb/2273 ads

In finding this data, it would be useful to be able to sort firewalled apps by traffic blocked or number of ads blocked. Perhaps you would consider adding this ability.
[Android Apps and Games] ashsahu:
hi, i have recently purchased adguard lifetime for 1+1 device. I'm using marshmallow and my phone is rooted if use vpn mode, wifi and mobile data (4g)work perfectly fine but with https mode only wifi data gets filtered but not 4g one.

could someone tell me the solution please
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Most of these blocked requests are trackers. Nowadays almost every app uses mobile analytics, something like flurry.com and such. To make it clear we will rename that to "Blocked ads and trackers".

Second issue is that these mobile analytics SDKs when being blocked make several attempts to send the data (and every attempt is logged as a blocked ad). The situation is better when HTTPs filtering is turned on. In this case AG emulates a server response so the SDK considers first attempt to be successful.

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Could you please answer some questions?

1. You are trying to use "Proxy" mode with automatic setup, right?

2. Do you test it in your browser? Which one do you use?

3. Do you have any compression turned on in your browser?

4. Which network-related apps do you use along with AG? Maybe some VPN app?
[Android Apps and Games] ashsahu:
1. right

2. chrome. it doesn't filters ads in Chrome as well as apps.

3. no compression at all

4. no vpn or network related app
[Android Apps and Games] ianmacd:
Yes, I'm aware of what's happening. I was mostly surprised that it was the LastPass app causing the most resends. I would have hoped that this app in particular would be free of analytics and other forms of tracking. Incidentally, LastPass on my wife's phone isn't generating any excess. This makes my situation all the more puzzling. Now I'm really intrigued to know what's going on.

Since you seem to now finally be very close to beta with the HTTPS filtering, I'll skip the alpha and go straight to beta as soon as the APK appears.

For those of us who love statistics, might it be worth differentiating between ads and trackers in the figures of what has been blocked? I can imagine, however, that the distinction is sometimes not always clear.

Also, it would be great if one could sort firewalled apps on traffic blocked. It takes quite a while to scan that list on a device with many apps installed.

Cheers,

Ian
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Could you please send us AG logs?

Instruction:

https://kb.adguard.com/index.php?/K.../collecting-a-full-log-on-adguard-for-android

I'll need a ticket ID you'll get in autoreply.

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You can check what's being sent in AG logs. Switch logging level to "Record HTTP requests" and check what's inside after some time.

Possible log file locations:

/storage/emulated/Android/data/com.adguard.android/cache/log

/sdcard/Android/com.adguard.android/cache/log

/sdcard/data/Android/com.adguard.android/cache/log

/sdcard/Android/data/com.adguard.android/

My opinion: it depends on how you use this app. Maybe you do it more often thus there is more data for mobile analytics.

We want to improve it in v3.0 along with app redesign.

Some of the planned features:

1. Filtering log (just like what we have in desktop versions and in browser add-ons):

2. Show top used domains for each app.

3. Tons of improvements of AG Firewall. For instance, we'll introduce firewall profiles with their own sets of settings (default, screen off, roaming and such).

I've created a github issue, thank you!

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForAndroid/issues/384
[Android Apps and Games] zilan:
Hi i just flash my rom with cm12 (5.1) and adguard not blocking ads on BBM feeds. Using vpn or local proxy with https filtering still same result.

Ticket ID: KJG-886-97363
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
This is default-level log, I see how app starts/stops and such, but there are no actual web requests in it.

Could you please switch the logging level at least to "Record HTTP requests", should be enough.

Also please clear BBM cache and data before recording it.
[Android Apps and Games] zilan:
That's record everything. Ok i switch to record http request now.

Ticket ID: BYC-334-22136