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[Android Apps and Games] wpkwolfseye:
Hi guys, I have to admit, I didnt read all 62 pages, just too much. I came upon this app yesterday, since I (for the first time in a while) got a new phone yesterday which appearantely is no good way at all to root. The LG V10 (International Model). Before I always had Samsung Notes over the years, and could root it pretty quick after getting it and then use some other adblock apps. Now, since I cant do that without root on this phone, I had to find some other apps for that. Previously I usually used Adblock, which worked fine. From the little I tested since yesterday, Adguard seems to work for what it says it does, but the internet speed leaves a lot to desire. Things load slow as hell with Adguard activated, and it sure was that app, because when I turn it off, things load much faster. Is that what happens with this app ? With Adblock it changed something in the HOSTS file and that worked fine. But if Adguard requires VPN, thats already a downside.

Is there any alternative that is like Adblock, but for unrooted devices ?

Thanks in advance.

Wolfseye
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
*edited* what was your previous ad blocker?

I doubt it was called adblock because that's just a description of what it is.

as for similar apps, the method of editing the hosts file is what requires root.

only blockers built into a browser, or proxy/vpn filters like adguard will work without root.

the only other one I know that works systemwide is adblock plus, but it has some issues for me.

adguard can use vpn or proxy to filter, ad block plus can only use proxy.

vpn: easier to manage without root, can be more reliable.

proxy: faster and more efficient, but you'll need to manually edit your connections if you don't have root.

I haven't noticed any real slow-downs using vpn though, while I haven't tested raw speed I've noticed website loading times go from over a minute to less than 10 seconds after activating adguard.
[Android Apps and Games] wpkwolfseye:
Ok, I get it. So in your opinion Adguard is really worth it as an app, even Premium, if in this case I dont have a rooted phone, or are there other alternatives at all that could do it better (by which I dont mean for free! If an app is good, i do pay for it.). Is that correct ?

Wolfseye
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
I edited part of my post after rereading what you wrote.

without root your options for systemwide ad blocking are adblock plus and adguard premium(or licensed beta), and adguard has more options to make it work right for you.
[Android Apps and Games] optimumpro:
Huge red flag!

Your github posting is highly misleading. You place the app on github, the sole function of which is to provide a platform for developers to open source their work. Yet, there is no source for the app there, just a short description. You also offer to download sources for the app, but the "source" contains only the same read.me file

So, the question is: why use github and provide a phony source link, if your app is closed source? Unless of course you want to mislead users into beleiving that your app is open source, while in reality it is not. And then the next question is: why do you want to mislead users into beleiving your app is open source? Unless of course your app does something that is NOT in the description...
[Android Apps and Games] californicated:
Wrote an pm to vasily_bagirov on adguard forums. Let's try the beta :D
[Android Apps and Games] Copperwolf:
Using Adguard on a G4 w/o root... Until recently i used Adaway on a rooted S3 (I read enough to realize that it's a different concept to the same end) I keep getting a conflict after i tried to firewall QuickPic. Even now that I disabled the firewall on that app, even when Adguard is switched off?

The issue seems pretty odd... My home screen wallpaper keeps being changed to (basically a screenshot?) of Quickpic's app info page.

Any idea on what is happening & a fix?
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
At first I though that "open bug tracker" in the description is enough, but clearly it is not. You are the second person pointing at this.

I've just added a disclaimer to the description there. Sources are attached to the release automatically by github, we can't do anything with it.

The app is not fully free (some features requires payment), that's why we can't make it open source.

Our policy on this is pretty simple:

1. Our freeware products must be open source (that's true for Adguard browser extension, Adguard ad filters and soon we'll publish Adguard for iOS source).

2. Our paid products (or freemium like AG for Android) are closed source. Yet we provide a detailed privacy policy.

I would love to make every our product open source, but I don't see how it is possible for paid or freemium apps.

Anyway we'd like to be as open as possible in these conditions, and providing an open bug tracker is the least we can do.
[Android Apps and Games] wpkwolfseye:
Is it just me, or is Adguard using quite some battery?

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[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Is it really necessary to make accusations like that instead of just asking first? It just makes me upset.

Anyway, if you see anything misleading or questionable now, please point me at it. The only thing we want is to be as open as possible in current conditions.

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Could you please take some screenshots, I don't fully understand how that issue looks like.

Also please take a screenshot of Quickpic settings in Adguard Firewall. What exactly have you switched off for it?

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Usually that's not Adguard, but your apps:

https://kb.adguard.com/index.php?/K...ndroid-battery-and-traffic-consumption-issues
[Android Apps and Games] EQ2000:
I have no problem with Adguard Premium and QuickPic 4.5.2 which is the last version before Cheetah Mobile bought them up. Wouldn't surprise me if Cheetah Mobile uses some shady code as they are known for harvesting user info and bad practises disguised as good practices.

http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-quickpic-v4-5-2-classic-version-t3204543
[Android Apps and Games] optimumpro:
[MENTION=6150471]avatar_adg[/MENTION]

"Is it really necessary to make accusations like that instead of just asking first? It just makes me upset.

Anyway, if you see anything misleading or questionable now, please point me at it."

No one (and certainly not me) is forcing anyone to open source their work, but you have to understand 2 things:

1. If you use github, the presumption is your app is open source. As a matter of fact, github would charge you a fee if you do otherwise, apart from the fact that people could be misled;

2. Nobody in their right mind would use a closed source app that can take control of the entire system

When I said "unless of course your app does something that is not in the description", I wasn't accusing you of anything. It is just that when the app has root and is closed source, nobody knows what that app is doing with your phone. It may in fact be stealing your login credentials, especially that the authors create an impression that sources are available on github, when they are clearly not...
[Android Apps and Games] Copperwolf:
Apparently after delete & reinstall of the quickpic apk last night, I now have Maxthon Browser wallpaper on my Homescreen............. Smdh

Sorry i'm having trouble with the url image & don't have time to fix that atm.

Simply put... My home screen is being automatically changed to the apps info screen (yes the one in androids settings which allows for deletion /notifications / defaults / cache/ app data etc

I had wifi & carrier data blocked, but tried completely unticking any firewall against Quickpic & still had the problem...

Maxthon I have ticked for ads & data (not wifi)

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Yes, EQ2000 I'm aware was part of my reasons for firewalling it thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
[MENTION=5075064]optimumpro[/MENTION]

Just in case, have you read my previous answer?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65211742&postcount=619

In fact that's not true. I have nothing against paying github. The problem with converting our repo to private is that in that case the issue tracker will be also private.

Here is what they suggest instead: https://help.github.com/articles/issues-only-access-permissions/

That's pretty the same as what we do.

Like MS Windows right? Or SuperSU?

I am ok with such opinion, but saying "nobody in their right mind" is a bit too much.

What's going on? You have not even tried or read about the app? It does not require root.

It may work with rooted devices in proxy mode though, but it is optional.

Instead anybody can read the privacy policy: https://adguard.com/en/privacy.html#android

Also everything written there is very easy to check.

I don't want to create such impression; on the contrary, I'd like to make the development as transparent as possible. I've already added a disclaimer to the repo description, yet you may be right about this "sources" thing. We can't get rid of "source code archive", but we can at least warn reader that is not the real sources. From now on I'll be adding a disclaimer to every release posted there (already did it for the latest release).

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That's so weird.. Are you sure the bug is related to Adguard?:)
[Android Apps and Games] optimumpro:
I have given up on Windows since 2009. I have tremendous respect for chainfire, but I am not using his Supersu. Instead I use a fork of Kosch's Superuser that is available both on XDA and github that works on lollipop on many devices. I have compiled both the app and su binary and again, the app works fine...

Let me rephrase my previous statement: No one in his right mind should use a closed source app that can potentially take over the entire system, but I have to acknowledge that many users just don't care, but that's their problem...

And again, I am not making any accusations against you and your team.

Your app has root access, although, as you say, it could be used without root.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
I still think that using "no one" is too much:). What you say is not obvious, it's just an opinion.

No problem, I am sorry for being offensive, I just was upset.

Anyway, your post was really useful and I hope that my changes to the repo and releases description will clarify things for AG users.

Of course it has not until user manually switches app to the "proxy mode" and grants such access.

By default Adguard works in VPN mode and does not even ask for root access.
[Android Apps and Games] Metalazzo:
Hi,

Since 2 or 3 days, Adguard (premium) can't stay in background on my honor 7 (VPN mode).

When I checked if a new version was available, I saw there was one but it was impossible to (dirty) install it : I had to remove the previous installed version (from end of december).

Now, adguard can not create a VPN connection and I don't want to use proxy. I am not root, I didnt' modify anything.

What happened ?
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
I suppose you use Android 5.0. There is a bug there, after reinstall the app it cannot create a VPN connection until you reboot the device. The bug is fixed in Android 5.1+.
[Android Apps and Games] Bib_x:
Is there a noticeable speed difference if i us adguard non-root (vpn), adguard (proxy, root) or another adblocker like adblock plus or adaway?

Which one is fastest and which one is better for older phones with poor hardware power?
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Speaking about Adguard, the proxy+root mode is faster as we don't need to emulate the TCP stack in this case.
[Android Apps and Games] MariuxReloaded:
Hi [MENTION=6150471]avatar_adg[/MENTION] and thank you very much for this incredible app! It's amazing! :D

I just wanted to highlight a little problem: I have a Motorola Nexus 6 updated to the latest build, Marshmallow 6.0.1 with the February 2016 patch, and I've noticed, when on my phablet is enabled the Battery Saving mode, that Adguard blocks my data connection (on Wifi it works well) and, consenquently, I cannot surf the Net and use the apps which need Internet connection (my smartphone is not rooted, I use the VPN Mode) :(

So, my question is: is there a way to fix this little issue? :confused:

Thank you very much in advance and congratulations for your astonishing work! :D
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Hi! Thank you for the good words:)

The only thing we can do is to "pause" the protection until battery saving mode goes off. Just like we do for network connection (when device goes offline, Adguard puts protection on pause).

Here is an open issue about this, planned on the nearest major update:

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForAndroid/issues/247
[Android Apps and Games] MariuxReloaded:
Perfect, thank you very much! So I will pause the app when I'm on Battery Saving Mode and I'll wait for the new major update! Thank you again and good luck with your work! :D
[Android Apps and Games] Metalazzo:
it seems to work as described.

i hope now that adguard will stay in background task.

thank you. :)
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
adguard in proxy mode should be about the same performance as ad block plus, and should be the fastest.

"ad blockers" like adaway should be avoided, they don't actually block ads themselves.

they write to the hosts file, which is intended for redirecting a handful of domain names to specific ip addresses.

this system is not intended for blocking traffic, and isn't designed to handle large lists.

adguard vpn is still a good choice, usually adguards impact on performance is significantly less than the impact of ads.

in my experience vpn is more stable, and is very easy to set up without root.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
It should, but check the "Notification Icon Type" setting just in case. If you have such issues, it should not be set to "None". Try "Notification without icon" or "Default", but do not disable it.

Here is a detailed description if you want to learn more about how Android works:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64855571&postcount=563

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Nah, just compare them, ABP performance is not very good.

Also AG provides three different filtering methods (default depends on the device speed).

1. High quality: filters pages HTML code and is able to remove specific elements from the page code.

2. High speed: simplified pages code filtering, injects cosmetic and script filters only.

3. Simplified: does not mess with page code at all. (that's pretty much what ABP does).

Third filtering method is really fast. We have some users with *very* slow devices (something like HTC on Android 4.1 and 512RAM) and still they don't suffer any slowdown. But if your device has at least 1GB, you'd better choose the "high speed" mode. It is fast enough and webpages looks much better with cosmetic rules applied.
[Android Apps and Games] -X5-:
Is the battery consumption different between the VPN mode and Proxy mode?

Which mode should I use? My Nexus 6P is rooted.

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[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Battery usage should be better in case of Proxy Mode, but I still prefer the VPN mode. The difference is not that huge.
[Android Apps and Games] TJCacher:
Thanks for your great app. Very effective. I'm a satisfied paid user

I use the official Android Twitter app for tweeting and viewing my followed Twitter accounts.

I am seeing more and more "promoted" tweets that are nothing but ads. I am under the impression (after a bit of Google research) that some Twitter clients and browser extensions can block promoted tweets.

Therefore I am asking if there could be made a way for AdGuard to block promoted tweets as displayed by the official Twitter client on Android? Or perhaps to remove them from the Twitter timeline when accessing the Twitter website via Chrome for Android?

I am aware that Twitter's website is HTTPS (and assume the Twitter app is likewise), but am hoping that AdGuard's upcoming ability to block ads from encrypted sources can somehow be employed to do this.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Thank you!

We will definitely check the twitter app once we finish with HTTPS filtering. I've heard that twitter app verifies server certificate and do not allow having an SSL proxy, but I am not sure if its true.
[Android Apps and Games] h2oflyer:
Another very satisfied paid user. A couple of my browsing sites had heavy and intrusive ads. I recorded high mah spikes and temps around 43C when browsing a thread and posting on my Z5.

I can only assume this was caused by repeated ad intrusion. Problem gone after installing Adguard. I don't see temperature above 35C now.
[Android Apps and Games] Bib_x:
I use adguard free version on my old kitkat smartphone and my new tablet. Adguard was slowing down my very old phone with vpn settings, but with proxy mode it is faster.

Formerly i used adaway or something like this, working with hosts file.

Hosts file changing should not be as adguard-like blocking - but what is the difference? Which one is faster on old or slow (new but cheap, with small cpu and ram) devices?

And which system is saving internet bandwitch? I think this will be alle the same? Ads are blocked before loading with all of this systems (vpn, proxy, hosts-file)?
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Depends on the hosts file size. Default adaway hosts file with is rather small, so it will be faster for sure. But it won't block much ads in this case, 500 hosts is just not enough.

It should be the same.

EDIT: The same for proxy and VPN. And of course AG will save more bandwidth than a hosts file as it blocks more items.

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Here is an update on our work on HTTPS filtering.

Re-writing prototype code into production-ready code has took more time than I though. So, ETA for the beta version is the end of the next week now.
[Android Apps and Games] drmrtshn:
is it possible to remove key and Adguard icon from upper left Corner of the phone

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is it possible to remove this iCons while the app is running

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[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
the shield can be hidden under settings>general>notification icon.

it's recommended however to keep the notification itself visible, hiding only the icon.

adguard uses it to prevent android from killing it.

the key can't be removed as long as you use adguard in vpn mode.

android always shows that icon when you're connected to a vpn.

if you really want to get rid of the key, switch to proxy mode in settings, and then either root or manually edit all your connections to add the proxy server address.
[Android Apps and Games] ScOULaris:
Excellent. I'll be updating as soon as it drops. :good:
[Android Apps and Games] mitch44:
Is it possible to find out which connections are blocked for the last time? I has to disable Adguard for the game evocreo. If i not disable it i cannot access the ingame shop. First thing i did was disable adblocking for this game, but it didn't worked. So can anyone tell me how can i find out which addresses i have to add to the whitelist?

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[Android Apps and Games] Bib_x:
I have firewalled some apps. Now I always get messages if data of an app is blocked. How can I disable this messages?

This is very annoying.
[Android Apps and Games] mitch44:
Go to settings > firewall and disable the second option (notifications) and you're done

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[Android Apps and Games] AndrasLOHF:
Awesome app is awesome. Feels like running rooted with AdAway again. A bit tired with rooting and ROMing and been being driven crazy by ads since October. Thanks for the app.

PS.....the app icon can use a bit of Material loving.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
I suppose that if disabling ad blocking does not help then the only way to fix it is to fully exclude the app from the VPN.

You can do it in Settings > Advanced > Low-level settings > pref.net.exclusions.

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Here is a new icon:
[Android Apps and Games] exodius48:
[MENTION=6150471]avatar_adg[/MENTION] Hi bro, just asking, i activate adguard, then i download opera mini from playstore, why i get notification opera mini does not support adguard?
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
it's impossible to filter opera mini.

the entire webpage is loaded on an opera server first, and then passed on to opera mini in a single proprietary "package".

adguard has no way of unpacking the package, and even if it could it would be unable to trace the origin of the individual elements to see which parts should be blocked.

the same goes for opera mobile with turbo enabled.
[Android Apps and Games] exodius48:
Oh.. hmm..

But i can block ads using adguard when i use opera mobile classic. :good:
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
both the old and new opera mobile versions can be filtered, but only if you don't use compression(turbo).

this is not specifically an adguard limitation though, opera mini and opera turbo bypass all ad blockers.
[Android Apps and Games] silvertrain78:
Nice icon.. Will it be included in an upcoming release?
[Android Apps and Games] HorstiG:
Adguard blocked my Telegram Messenger. Blacklist is not working. Paid Livetime Version.

LG G4 Marshmallow Stock v20e
[Android Apps and Games] godly967:
i'm having an issue and i think it might be related to adguard: i have adguard running and when i connect to my home wifi network, it pretty much stops everything in the house from connecting to anything and there's no wifi signal at all. i tried this multiple times with and without adguard, with a good solid connection, i would enable adguard, wait a minute or two then enable my wifi, as soon as i enable my wifi, everything gets disconnected. but when i don't have adguard enabled, connecting to the wifi gives me no problem at all and the connection is stable. can anyone help me find out what's going wrong?
[Android Apps and Games] GTX90:
Probably the best app for filtering.. but expansive (for me), great job.
[Android Apps and Games] -X5-:
Yesterday I had the same problem with Telegram, but only in HTTP-Proxy mode, VPN worked fine. Today both VPN and HTTP-Proxy works without issues.

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[Android Apps and Games] Kevotwo:
Is it possible to use this with another VPN app like opera data max?
[Android Apps and Games] exodius48:
Which version are you using?
[Android Apps and Games] -X5-:
v2.1.359

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[Android Apps and Games] HorstiG:
Telegram don't work. Nothing with VPN or Proxy

HGT - Galaxy S5 G900F - LG G4 - OP2 - Tesla TTL7
[Android Apps and Games] -X5-:
Telegram works for me.

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[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
have you tried manually updating your filters?

this can be done using [3dot menu>check for updates]

and if that doesn't help, could you check the regional filters?

these can be found under [3dot menu>settings>ad blocker]

try disabling them 1 by 1 until telegram starts working.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Yeah, we have an open bug about it:

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForAndroid/issues/294

Temporary workaround: disable ad filtering for Telegram in Adguard's firewall.

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Hi all!

Here is one more update on HTTPs filtering feature.

Today I have good and bad news:)

Bad news:

1. We still not ready for beta testing

Good news:

1. New version is in inner testing. Here are some open bugs we should fix before going to beta test:

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForAndroid/labels/SSL

2. It works:)