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[Android Apps and Games] AriesBlue:
[MENTION=6150471]avatar_adg[/MENTION]

Yes that right. I would have bought directly from Google but I had just paid off the Galaxy S6 I had from them (was acting up and I hated that phone) so I got 300 off the price of the pixel for the trade in. Which means I have to pay off the rest before I root if even possible. I probably could have sold the Samsung privately as physically it was in perfect condition but I would have felt bad cause the camera was faulting and the thing almost burned me once. I did want to go with a carrier that offered unlimited data plans though. So so much happier with the Pixel!! Never going back to Samsung again after the last two phones I had of theirs. Sorry for the life story...Lol. thanks so much for any advise you can offer me. I do need to start learning alot more about Android. I think this is the place for that though.

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And as far as the switching back and forth between VPNs is kinda what I have been doing. Also want to know particulars on a few of the settings of the app.. Particular filtering method, filtering DNS requests, and what is whitelisting do?
[Android Apps and Games] yochananmarqos:
It was, but now it's available for all Nexus & Pixel devices.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
It's odd, I've just got back from the US and while I was there, wi-fi assistant wasn't available to me. However, Android Pay was not available neither, maybe due to my google account country?
[Android Apps and Games] yochananmarqos:
I believe that would be why, yes.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Filtering method

There are three options:

* High quality: best quality, but slower than others.

* High speed: some types of rules aren't supported, but the speed is better.

* Simplified: only a small subset of rules is supported, speed is best. This is for really slow devices, though.

Since you have pixel, don't bother and stick with high quality:)

Filtering DNS requests

Here is a blog post describing this feature in detail:

https://blog.adguard.com/en/great-battery-saving-mode-of-adguard-for-android/

Whitelist

That's simple. If you don't want ads to be blocked on a certain website, you can add it to the whitelist.

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Even though, they've offered me Youtube Red. Not anymore since I'm back, I should have grabbed it:(
[Android Apps and Games] AriesBlue:
Thanks a bunch for the info. Greatly appreciated. Yeah I have been researching alot and so far found a bunch of good stuff when it comes to settings and apps for this phone. Mostly on this forum and YouTube. I played around all night with rooting and modding my old S3 about a month ago and had alot of fun until I eventually hard bricked it. Lmao. Was an awesome learning experience though. Def would have an interest in rooting my Pixel but will play it safe since I do have insurance and stuff on it from Verizon.
[Android Apps and Games] Oblox:
Hi I recently bought a lifetime licence and loving the app, one feature I'd love to see (unless I've missed it) is the ability to backup/import settings to a file/drive etc similar to nova Launchers backup/import. If I ever need to wipe or upgrade would make life a lot easier.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Not yet, but it's planned for future versions.
[Android Apps and Games] Oblox:
Excellent news thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] razorsbk:
Hello. I see that if i pay in russian rubles is way cheaper than in euros/dollars. Is that true ? Is that due to no taxes from local russian currency ? Thanks.

later edit: i just purchased a one year license for 149 rubles with paypal ( direct pay with Visa was declined by the bank i guess).
[Android Apps and Games] AriesBlue:
That's how I paid for it. It ended up costing me about 3 US dollars which was alot cheaper then the 9.99 it would have cost me if I paid in US dollars. There was a link I saw in a thread when I was researching the app but unfortunately I don't remember what it was.
[Android Apps and Games] Johnny Wong:
Anyone having issues with ads showing up in Tapatalk today?
[Android Apps and Games] blecap:
Thanks Adguard for eating my data.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
What happen ? Can you explain
[Android Apps and Games] manpildo:
Did you read the FAQ?

Q: Why does Android stats show that Adguard consumed more traffic than it saved?

A: On Android's Data usage page or in your favorite data-traffic tracking app, you might see an indication that Adguard has consumed all or most of your mobile traffic. Make no mistake - it's your apps and not Adguard that consumed the data in question. There is a known issue with Android when VPN or proxy is established, with all traffic from all apps being assigned to Adguard. We hope that this clarifies what's happening.
[Android Apps and Games] blecap:
yes thats correct but it seems that it ate 2GB of my data? i was at home on wifi as well with data off? no way it was the other app as before i install adguard i had no issues even the CSO of my telco said the data had a spike of 2gb which they "saw" on their end i was on wifi. so how could an app open up my data?

All apps were the same or delete a few.
[Android Apps and Games] kyzn:
Are you by any chance using the official Facebook Messenger?
[Android Apps and Games] blecap:
No i do not. I am very well aware of crap apps in my phone. It only took an hour that was what the CSO checked to ate all my data and it say it came from somehow Adguard. Even if I do which was last time I do off the notification and never install messenger. Even with me switching on PIA a vpn app for the past 2 years it barely exceed at all.
[Android Apps and Games] kyzn:
You might want to wait for one of the Adguard team to come on to help you troubleshoot better. I have never experienced the situation you are describing and I've been using Adguard for months now. My data usage is the same as before and after. Less than 5GB a month, mostly consumed by Spotify and Pocketcasts from streaming.
[Android Apps and Games] blecap:
Honestly I did read the FAQ but that the app was 2nd on top of the list which cool as mentioned but it actually consumed 2GB of my data, that isn't something from anywhere near:

Q: Why does Android stats show that Adguard consumed more traffic than it saved?

A: On Android's Data usage page or in your favorite data-traffic tracking app, you might see an indication that Adguard has consumed all or most of your mobile traffic. Make no mistake - it's your apps and not Adguard that consumed the data in question. There is a known issue with Android when VPN or proxy is established, with all traffic from all apps being assigned to Adguard. We hope that this clarifies what's happening.

My apps are so little, of cause I know what apps I disabled/delete the moment I got a new phone or after flashing a ROM, never had any issue only after I started using Adguard and Adaway was the top 1st few apps I installed after root but since I guess my phone will or will gonna take a long time before root will become available I bought Adguard to try and this is what I got massive data consume for real. I'm not sure how so called "all traffic from all apps being assigned to Adguard" could eat through 2GB of data in a span of an hour - that's right an hour.

It's cool I'll treat this as a donation for the dev work. Deleted all Adguard from all devices already.
[Android Apps and Games] zoolly:
This app is bul****. I bought licenses but still it's being turned off all the time or its shout my Internet off all the time
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
It's bad that you've already deleted it, we could at least take a look at Adguard's stats in the "Apps management" section and find out which app was actually doing it. I don't really understand how is that possible to use mobile data when you're on wi-fi. At least, it cannot be done on purpose.

Anyway, let me please ask a few questions:

1. What have you changed in Adguard configuration?

2. What device do you use?

3. Android version?

I didn't hear about this sort of issues before, so it could be connected to the device/os versions.

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Have you already contacted our support through the app? ("send feedback" button) If so, please tell me your customer ID, i'll take a look.
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
do you happen to have a "download accelerator" feature on your phone which could've been accidentally enabled?

i see you had both WiFi and 4G active simultaneously, and some phones have a download accelerator feature that makes the phone access data through WiFi and 4G simultaneously to increase speed drastically.

normally on android 4G is automatically disabled the moment WiFi connects.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Excuse me, but what does CSO stand for?

If you're in contact with them, can they provide you with the information on hostnames or IP addresses of where did data come from?

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Good catch btw.

Normally, when you switch from 4G to Wi-Fi, Adguard re-creates a VPN connection, hence all active connections are closed. What if in this particular case it does not happen and there are some connections over cellular data kept alive by AG?

I wonder how can I reproduce it on nexus or pixel device.
[Android Apps and Games] blecap:
CSO = Customer Service Officer

They are unable to exactly pinpoint. But at least they told me its an app and for sure Adguard by my experience it happen only after i uses it, i dont mess with nothing before and after installing Adguard, why fix anything that it isnt broken?

Yea good catch on the 4g now look at this when i disable everything wifi and data.
[Android Apps and Games] Johnny Wong:
Yeah, I uninstalled Adguard as it doesn't work on any of my apps anymore. Crapatalk was the last straw. I'll deal with the ads using the XDA app for now.
[Android Apps and Games] PapaWangsta:
[MENTION=988823]daria[/MENTION], I still see popup ads @ phonearena.com with this app.

Please check it out. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] kyzn:
If you mean the stupid clickbait stories, Anti-Adblock Killer Reek.
[Android Apps and Games] PapaWangsta:
That insane pop-up ad @ phonearena.com just insane and it follows you when you scrolls the web pages up & down. :D

NVM, I've found new another ad blocker no root works like a charm. (AdClear) ;)
[Android Apps and Games] kyzn:
Ah. I never saw that. Phone Arena is clean for me with Adguard. Must be the filters we use.
[Android Apps and Games] dancrow:
What filters do you use?
[Android Apps and Games] kyzn:
Here. I don't use any user filters of my own. Only whitelist my banks' website.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Cannot reproduce it on phonearena.com as well.

[MENTION=3761210]PapaWangsta[/MENTION] I may need more info:

1. Which browser do you use?

2. Do you have HTTPS filtering enabled in Adguard?

3. How can I reproduce this issue? What page should I visit on phonearena?
[Android Apps and Games] PapaWangsta:
Hello there, to answer your questions.

1. I'm using Chrome browser.

2. HTTPS filtering is disabled.

3. On all of the pages at phonearena.com. Please check the screenshot on phonearena's main page. There's 3 annoying ads it follows you and it blocks all the articles/news.

BTW, I have no issues with adclear app and adaway(root required).

Thanks. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] kyzn:
Enable HTTPS filtering. That's what's causing your problems.
[Android Apps and Games] PapaWangsta:
Yep, that solved it. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Goku80:
Anyone using appy geek? Do you guys have ads blocked? Tried clearing cache and everything else and still nothing works. Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] dctrbnsttr:
Adguard stopped blocking appy geek ads for me about a month ago
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
It seems a month ago they've switched to target SDK=Nougat, so HTTPS filtering does not work for this app anymore.

Hence, Facebook ad network works inside of their app again.

Please try adding this rule to the user filter and check if it helps:

||graph.facebook.com^$app=com.mobilesrepublic.appygeek

It should block ads inside of that app. There's a drawback, though it will also break Facebook authorization inside of that app.

Please let me know if it helps.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
[MENTION=3761210]PapaWangsta[/MENTION]

Found an issue with phonearena.com. They detect ad blocking and apply pretty complicated circumvention script.

They don't detect simple ad blockers like adclear or adaway as these two aren't able to apply cosmetic filtering.

We'll soon handle it, thank you for reporting it!
[Android Apps and Games] PapaWangsta:
Yep, correct. Thanks. I've tried HTTPS filtering on and still getting the ads. (@kyzn mentioned this option)

Hmm, sneaky phonearena. Shoot, I don't mind the ads on the side, but the adds that takes up the whole screen and follows you, that's that makes users want to blocks those obtrusive annoying ads.
[Android Apps and Games] stu5797:
Can't wait for version 2.9 to get rid of that damn KEY in the notification bar on Samsung devices! This is a really awesome app and well worth the lifetime subscription price!
[Android Apps and Games] Wrapp:
Is it an offense to ask, if the icon in the status bar can be replaced by the current network transfer rate? I tried many different internet speed meters that show the network speed in the status bar, but they all give wrong numbers if the local vpn of AdGuard is running...
[Android Apps and Games] milojoseph:
Whoah 1st time ever seen this skyrocket past 5. Feature to show the website I went to that has a threat so I won't go back just in case I disable adblock
[Android Apps and Games] dctrbnsttr:
+avatar_adg

Unfortunately, I cannot now test your fix for Appy Geek. The ads were so annoying to me that I bought an ad free subscription.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
You did a good thing, using an ad blocker does not mean we shouldn't support the devs if they provide a more appropriate way of doing it.

Let's hope [MENTION=4550577]Goku80[/MENTION] can check it:) We've updated mobile ads filter, so it should be enough to check AG filters updates.

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It makes sense, but it'd be a low-priority task.

In the meantime, which speed meters did you use? I guess it'd be better to file a bug report there. I think I know what's the issue with them and can supply technical details. The thing is that while checking network interfaces statistics, they should ignore "tun" interface.
[Android Apps and Games] Goku80:
Works fine now Avatar. Used the filter and now the ads on appy geek are not there no more. Many thanks.

I used the one that you mentioned to import.
[Android Apps and Games] cmo220:
A few days ago ago I saw talk about the HTTPS filtering in here. I can't install the certificate on my phone with either of the options in the app. I've tried with and without root. Both ways it just keeps asking me to confirm my screen lock pattern. Any ideas on how I can install the certificate?

I'm using a Pixel XL.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Do you have any "overlay"-type of app? Night mode or anything like that?
[Android Apps and Games] cmo220:
That made sense so I turned off all the draw over other app permissions and rebooted. Then it still didn't work. Then I turned off the security on the screen. When I tried after that it said I needed security so I set it up again. Right after that it said it was installed.
[Android Apps and Games] erwin7:
Hello

I would like to use AdGuard with a different DNS server. Can I change the VPN DNS server in Adguard?

This option is present in Netguard, but I love adguard and am a premium customer.
[Android Apps and Games] yochananmarqos:
Yes. Settings > Advanced > Low Level Settings > pref.vpn.dns.
[Android Apps and Games] bindi:
I am using latest version of adguard. While using timesofindia or economictimes through an app indianewspaper I see ads. However other newspaper are ok and no ads appear there. I am using latest filters. Anyone have this issue?
[Android Apps and Games] yochananmarqos:
Do you have HTTPS filtering enabled? If not, try that.
[Android Apps and Games] bindi:
Thanks for your response. I now enabled https filtering. Ads disappeared on timesofindia now but I still see ads on economictimes. Although no of ads there are less I believe.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
It'd be better to report this through the app (look for "Send Feedback" menu item there).
[Android Apps and Games] milojoseph:
After weeks of testing and reading your article of battery consumption. I have to disagree and say adguard is a battery killer. After switching with your competitors on xda none of there apps have came across my battery list, gsam , and the most prominent running services in developer setting. The app needs to be re looked again as it's depleting my battery on my s7 edge T-Mobile nougat. I have switched to another ad killer vpn to save on battery and hope your team can take a look at your app again.
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
well, there's your problem.

none of those other apps rely on a local vpn.

it confuses most battery usage trackers because all data passes through it.

most ad blockers actually don't even show their battery usage in usage trackers, they use existing android system functions or hook into system apps to filter.

this actually increases the battery usage for the android system and/or all apps that connect to the internet.

the only accurate way to tell if adguard causes significant battery drain is to have the exact same activities on your phone for a few days and compare how long your battery lasts between with and without adguard.

but with regular use phones will often actually save battery life with adguard(despite trackers saying it's the biggest drain) because they don't need to download or process all those ads.
[Android Apps and Games] milojoseph:
This is so confusing. I'm guessing that adguard is more transparent on their usage and that I may be falsely targeting it because other vpn use some other loopholes to not show up. That sucks. Lol well guess like you said to do more test. Adguard did explain why their app show up on the battery stats. But I was so naive to believe that article and did my own noob studies
[Android Apps and Games] ScOULaris:
Adguard filters all web traffic through its local VPN which causes it to show up higher in the battery stats inaccurately. Other adblocker apps that are lighter weight like DNS66 don't show up in battery stats because they simply filter DNS requests which are negligible in terms of data.

Adguard does use SLIGHTLY more juice than host- or DNS-based blockers because it's doing more in terms of cosmetic filtering (reclaiming empty space left behind after blocking an ad), but it probably only accounts for a few percentage points in a full day.

But if you want Adguard to not show up in the battery stats and to function as a simple DNS blocker with no cosmetic filtering, just turn on DNS Filtering in Advanced Settings and then only select the Simplified Domain Names filter under the Ad Blocker settings. Then it will only filter DNS requests instead of all web traffic.
[Android Apps and Games] milojoseph:
This is day one of testing now I'll switch to another vpn based adblocker. It bothers me that adguard is on top of snapchat.
[Android Apps and Games] ScOULaris:
I just explained it to you. Adguard is showing up as higher than other apps because all traffic is being routed through it. Traffic is used as a multiplier in Android's battery stats when calculating battery usage, thusly Adguard's entry in your battery stats is taking into account traffic from all web traffic and assigning it to Adguard. In reality, that battery drain is actually spread out around the various apps that you're using all day to access the web (e.g. Chrome, Reddit... etc.).

If you want it to not show up in your battery stats hardly at all, do what I suggested with the DNS Filtering and simplified ad blocking filter. This will only block DNS requests, so Android will not combine the accumulated traffic from all of your apps under the Adguard listing in the battery stats. You'll miss out on cosmetic filtering, however, so ads will be removed but their blank space will remain. None of the other VPN-based adblockers have cosmetic filtering, so this is a very powerful and valuable feature of Adguard in my view.
[Android Apps and Games] kyzn:
You'll be disappointed. The alternative VPN ad blocker is even harder on the system. It's quite a memory hog.

The lighter option only blocks DNS requests. This is probably more your type because it won't show up in the battery monitor. But Adguard already can do the same thing. Filter only DNS requests as opposed to the entire traffic. I don't personally use it that way as I like my cosmetic filters.

As more myself. I don't really care what tops battery graphs. I'm more concerned about apps that keep my phone awake when I'm not using it. And whether I use Adguard in VPN or HTTP proxy, the added battery drain is almost negligible to me. I get home at 20% to 30% battery either way and with or without it.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
[MENTION=4852315]milojoseph[/MENTION]

I'd like to point out, that you can set up Adguard to be a DNS-level ad blocker, just like the competitors you're talking about. I mean if you're happy with the quality of DNS-level ad blocking, then why bother trying to get comfortable with default ad blocking.

Also, we did test all three configurations recently: https://blog.adguard.com/en/ad-blocking-and-battery-usage/

DNS-level ad blocking is a bit lighter on battery, which we expected.

Although, my personal opinion is that with the rise of all those anti-ad blocking & ad reinsertion startups, blocking mere hosts might soon become insufficient.
[Android Apps and Games] pgovotsos:
In the apo Go Comics there are ads that are rectangles across the whole screen and about 1/2" high. These appear in the lists like Favorites List and others and on the comic page. It is most noticeable (and annoying) on the comic page with large pictures - the bottom is cut off and you need to scroll the image to see the whole thing.

Adguard removes the ad but the rectangular area remains, cutting off the bottom edge of the comic. When I use LBE Security Master the ad is removed AND the rectangular space is removed leaving the whole screen free to view the whole comic.

Attached is an image showing what I mean.
[Android Apps and Games] ratbags:
Could adguard block the ads that browsers like puffin insert into web pages?
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
doubtful.

it's one of the few browsers that renders websites on a remote server, and ads are most likely injected at that point.

that means blocking an ad would block everything.
[Android Apps and Games] Bluscream:
Awesome adblocker, definitly worth a suggestion :good:
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Just in case, is there any change if you have "DNS filtering" enabled?
[Android Apps and Games] pgovotsos:
No I don't. I have https filtering using the VPN. English, annoyances, mobile and antiblock filters enabled.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Got it, we'll check it:

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters/issues/4366
[Android Apps and Games] pgovotsos:
I'm also having the problem of Adguard disabling and enabling over and over again. I'm using the latest version, automatic flush of YouTube cache is not enabled and I'm using OG YouTube.

Just sent the log with http logging as before. User ID 1471897
[Android Apps and Games] lvpre:
Have you checked your doze settings?
[Android Apps and Games] pgovotsos:
Adguard is not optimized. Anyway this happens when the phone is on and moving so Doze shouldn't be an issue then, right?
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Actually, I suppose this is due to "youtube cache cleaning" option:

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForAndroid/issues/1012

Also, as you are using OGYoutube, you don't really need to use that option.