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[Android Apps and Games] repseki:
Thank you for making this app, I really like it so far but I have a few questions.

Hardware: Two day old Nexus 5x running Android 6.0.1

AdGuard Software version: 2.5B

Questions:

I installed the app last night. Even if I restart my phone and only open AdGuard I see the Blacked Ads count increase, and the Bandwidth Saved count increase.

Why are the counts increasing if no other apps are running?

How is the Bandwidth Saved count calculated? Is it just an estimate or are you also looking at the size of the ad?

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Sorry, I posted before I did any editing.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
This means that AG has consumed 2h of CPU time, mostly in background (which is ok, AG works in background all the time). Also it has processed ~30k mobile data packets and 280k wi-fi data packets.

2h is a hell of a lot of CPU time. For instance, in my case for the whole day it consumes ~30 minutes of CPU time and processes ~400k data packets. And I use VPN mode with https filtering enabled, in theory it should be much heavier on battery than proxy mode without https filtering.

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It is just an estimate. Ads aren't loaded so we don't know the real size.
[Android Apps and Games] darkcheater:
You can find the log of the battery draining issue in the attachment!

edit: attachment removed (sensitive data)
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Hm, that's so weird.

It seems that Adguard in your case is in an infinite loop and for some reason it filters it's own connections.
[Android Apps and Games] darkcheater:
Found another thing while comparing the firewall data with the one from a friend of mine. Almost all the traffic is listed under Adguard itself, which seems to confirm your observation.

What can I do now to fix the issue? Would a reinstall maybe fix it? A app data wipe didn't.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Not yet sure, I don't understand yet how it has happened.

Wait a bit, I'll prepare a new build that should fix this issue.

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@darkcheater

This new build that should fix the issue:

https://cdn.adguard.com/public/Adguard/github/AdguardForAndroid/issue413/adguard.apk
[Android Apps and Games] nickname_marco:
I am resuming this post b/c something odd happened.

Until some time ago, ADG used to filter the code in web pages.

Right now I am testing the beta version, filtering mode Local HTTP Proxy plus HTTPS filtering enabled - Web pages, for example xda, have those blank spaces left.

What's changed?
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Check AG settings -> advanced -> filtering method. What you tell is possible if you have "simplified" method.
[Android Apps and Games] darkcheater:
will try now, thank you very much! That was fast.
[Android Apps and Games] nickname_marco:
No, it's high quality..
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
That's unusual then.

1. Which filters do you use?

2. Could you please show a screenshot of these empty placeholders?
[Android Apps and Games] nickname_marco:
Sure.

1. These are the filters ticked: English, spy ware, social media, experimental, mobile ads.

2. screenshot - shouldn't the empty space be eliminated?

Anyhow, thanks for your reply.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Thank you for the screenshot.

We need a new cosmetic filter rule to remove this placeholder. We'll do it soon:

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/ExperimentalFilter/issues/1892
[Android Apps and Games] nickname_marco:
Okay, I'll keep an eye on the next releases :]

Thanks again!
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
No problem:) This is not a program bug, so just check filter updates in a couple of hours.
[Android Apps and Games] darkcheater:
That new build perfectly fixed the issue! Thank you very much!

Now the cpu time increased by just 1 minute during the last 5 hours.

What was the problem code wise?
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Great, thank you for checking it!

I didn't understand what was the actual cause in your case, but in theory it could be done by some non-http request to the proxy. Some details are in the issue:

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForAndroid/issues/413
[Android Apps and Games] shaarky:
So with beta 2.5.70 the video upload on Google+ doesn't work either, I think it is a bug...

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[Android Apps and Games] nickname_marco:
I can see that the specific empty space has been fixed but there is still another one. Shall I send another screenshot?
[Android Apps and Games] silvertrain78:
Will these fixes get merged into the release channel?
[Android Apps and Games] Da Baron:
Latest beta apk working flawlessly on my stock unrooted S7 Edge running MM 6.0.1

Keep up the good work ?

~

Da Baron
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Yes, it will be easier if we see what's wrong exactly.

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Of course, this is major bug.

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Filed a bug report on this, thank you!

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForAndroid/issues/415
[Android Apps and Games] Hybrid Soldier:
There's a way to drain less battery?

I probably have to uninstall cuz since Im using it my battery's life decreased
[Android Apps and Games] EQ2000:
Dont know if it has been added but it would be nice if the for firewall blocked app notification "Would you like to temporarly enable firewall for X app" to only apply for specific user selected apps. This becouse I have several apps that I dont want a notification as mentioned above for.
[Android Apps and Games] rbird2:
GasBuddy app concern with Beta 2.5.70

Yesterday I installed the "adguard_2.5.70_beta_xda.apk" beta (and enabled the Trusted Credentials certificate), then later found a concern with the GasBuddy app for Android (Link below):

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gbis.gbandroid&hl=en

When using the beta I got an "unable to connect to our servers" message from the GasBuddy app.

This message did not occur with the release version (2.1.359) I was using. When I uninstalled the Beta and re-installed "adguard_2.1.359_xda.apk" GasBuddy again worked as before. FYI I am using they year paid subscription for this app.
[Android Apps and Games] viruzth:
it's almost a year. my subscription is nearly end up...

but still no anonymous browsing.

I think it is more effective to buy some apps to get rid the ads rather than subscribe this.

because I need anonymous browsing.
[Android Apps and Games] Sandivisi:
Why app bbm still have ads?
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
We have an open bug about it:

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForAndroid/issues/396

Temporary solution: disable ad blocking for gas buddy in AG firewall.

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Are you sure it is really draining your battery?

This is a known issue with Android stats showing that Adguard app has used all the battery (while in fact it is not). Please read this article for details:

https://kb.adguard.com/index.php?/K...ndroid-battery-and-traffic-consumption-issues

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Try switching to VPN mode and turning "Filter DNS requests" option in AG advanced settings.

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Could you please elaborate on it? What do you mean by anonymous browsing?

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Agreed, thank you for the feature request!

Github issue:

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForAndroid/issues/421
[Android Apps and Games] viruzth:
anonymous browsing... how can i elaborate it?

i need to access some site that blocked by my govie.

coz my stupid govie block site like reddit.

and porn. :laugh:
[Android Apps and Games] Sandivisi:
Yes now it work when i use wifi. But when i use mobile data connection not work, ads still showing on bbm.
[Android Apps and Games] Mayday_XL:
[MENTION=6150471]avatar_adg[/MENTION]

VPN

HTTP-Proxy

???

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[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Proxy with manual setup, right?

Which browser do you use? Some browsers just ignore wi-fi proxy settings.

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Ah, so you'd like to have some real VPN, not a local one like we do.

It's just not our area of expertise. The problem is that currently AG does not allow you using a third party VPN. So, what we want is to somehow allow you use some third party VPN or proxy along with Adguard.

First step is to add outbound proxy settings to Adguard:

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForAndroid/issues/51

Planned for v2.6.

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Could you please collect AG debug logs for me?
[Android Apps and Games] Mayday_XL:
Automatic and Boat Browser.

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[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Do you use v2.5.70? There was a bug in some of the previous alpha versions, https was not filtered at all, not even limited filtering as in v2.1.
[Android Apps and Games] Mayday_XL:
Yes, 2.5.70

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[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Could you please collect AG logs for me?

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

Just post the ticket ID here afterwards.

And one more question. Does it block ads in Chrome or the issue is with boat browser only?
[Android Apps and Games] Mayday_XL:
The same with Chrome.

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[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
What if you open https://admob.com/ in the browser? Is it blocked?
[Android Apps and Games] Mayday_XL:
With mobile connection everything is fine, but not with wifi.

admob.com is not blocked with wifi.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Is it good with stable version?
[Android Apps and Games] Mayday_XL:
No, the same.

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[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
I've seen a similar issue recently, but in that case it worked on Wi-Fi and didn't work on mobile.

I suppose it has something to do with a firmware. Which one do you use?
[Android Apps and Games] Mayday_XL:
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[Android Apps and Games] Sandivisi:
Of course, here the logs
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
[MENTION=2354363]Mayday_XL[/MENTION] so this is stock android?

Seems I can't help it without seeing AG logs: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=66187763&postcount=951

Just one thing, please reinstall Adguard before recording the log. Just to make sure that I'll see everything in the log: how AG starts on mobile, which settings are applied, what's filtered and such.

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Next time better PM it to me:)

I need a log with "record everything" level, this one is just not enough.

Before log recording please clear AG and BBM data just in case.

Also I'll need exact timing: when have you started BBM and seen ads there.
[Android Apps and Games] Crxsenate:
Any way to remove key from notification bar
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Left-top corner? This key icon is removed in Lollipop. The only exception is Samsung, they still keep it (not sure about Marshmallow though).
[Android Apps and Games] Crxsenate:
Yes top left. Looks like I might have to keep it there I have samsung s7. I would go premium just to remove it lol. I don't like things just hanging around catching my eye
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Yeah, it's pretty annoying, I don't get it, why Samsung still keeps it and a lock screen notification? I guess the only way to get rid of it is to report this to Samsung and hope they remove it in future updates.
[Android Apps and Games] Crxsenate:
The icon on the notification bar is bad enough for me but on the phone lock screen is even worse I was able to get rid of one of the lock screen notifications
[Android Apps and Games] Mayday_XL:
[MENTION=6150471]avatar_adg[/MENTION]

Yes, stock android with xposed.

Feedback did not work at the time.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Something weird is going on. Ok then, you can instead get the log file from disk and PM it to me.

Log file locations are listed in the article.

Btw, do you use any network-related modules?
[Android Apps and Games] Mayday_XL:
No other modules.

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[Android Apps and Games] tlacenka:
sorry for maybe stoo pid question - but is there any possibility to use adguard with no root firewall ? or use it same way as noroot firewall do ? = when app start, ask if it can connect to netword, which ports etc ?

or is better to use noroot firewall as adblocker ?

(have premium adguard) thx for answer
[Android Apps and Games] Steffe89:
I read that it was normal that it android thinks that it uses a lot of power, but android thinks that it uses ~60% of all power which is much. Anything unusual about this?
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
depends on how much data you used.

if you used a lot(streaming, browsing, downloading, etc.) it's possible to get such high battery usage reports.

you could probably end up with a value as high as 90% if you're downloading torrents.
[Android Apps and Games] remedy1419:
Out of curiosity, is there any system impact difference between the VPN and rooted proxy mode? Is one more battery intensive or anything? I noticed the VPN seems to block in app ads better than the proxy. But I'm mainly curious if one is better than the other provided I'm using a rooted device.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
CPU total is small so AG own usage is relatively small.

I guess the battery usage is that high because of "mobile radio active" issue:

https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=190396

Actually this issue has nothing to do with the real battery usage, but because of it Android battery stats are messed up and you see these weird numbers.

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Proxy mode should be lighter on your battery.

Roughly:

VPN mode == VPN server + Proxy

Proxy mode == Proxy

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The only case when it's possible is when you have root access and Adguard is working in Proxy+Auto filtering mode.
[Android Apps and Games] Steffe89:
Thanks. I guess google never comes with a solution. I did some searching and seems like it's a famous bug, yet google ignores that. I also figured that it wasn't AG. I just wanted to be sure.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
We will add this feature in Adguard future versions, currently it is planned on v3.0.

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Yeah, the bug is really famous. However, as I've said, it does not mean that something bad happened to the battery usage. It just makes battery stats unusable:)
[Android Apps and Games] helandortega:
When we can have 3.0 version?
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Not very soon, even v2.5 is not ready. A few months I guess.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Thanks to [MENTION=7288136]ashsahu[/MENTION] help I have finally found out what was the issue.

Here is a bug report with the details:

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForAndroid/issues/432

Some details on it. When you use Adguard in proxy mode with automatic setup it does a very simple thing: adds iptables rules for redirecting outgoing HTTP and HTTPS traffic to a local proxy.

So, these rules cover traffic going to ports 80 and 443. The problem is that [MENTION=7288136]ashsahu[/MENTION] has another proxy set in the APN settings. This proxy server is located on port 9041 and that's why it is not redirected to Adguard's proxy.

[MENTION=2354363]Mayday_XL[/MENTION] it it possible that your problem is the same?
[Android Apps and Games] shaarky:
[MENTION=6150471]avatar_adg[/MENTION] seems I have found another bug - I can't play video on Google+ while Adguard enabled. (Not rooted, latest beta 70)

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[Android Apps and Games] ashsahu:
now another problem is that my mobile apn doesn't works on ports 80 or 443.
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
for vpn mode you need to run the app and tap the enable button once, and then give permission to set up a vpn.

for proxy mode you have to manually configure the settings for every network connection.
[Android Apps and Games] Giuseppe96:
works

works great
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
The only thing you need to do is to allow install from unknown sources in Android settings.
[Android Apps and Games] JoeFCaputo113:
Yes, that is understood lol... I'm saying though, what do I hafta do to get it set up (block ads for me)??
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Nothing, just press the start button and that's all.
[Android Apps and Games] LUISBITS:
Es una interesante propuesta amigo :D
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Firewall has arrived, version 1.2.927

We've just released new beta, version 1.2.927.

Changelog:

+ Added the long-awaited firewall feature. Now it is possible to fully control the internet access of apps in different networks.

+ Added app traffic monitoring system. You can monitor the consumption of app traffic in real time.

+ Added the import function for rules user lists from a file.

* Redesigned interface of users lists.

* Improved blocking of TCP connections.

Apk download link:

https://adguard.com/apkb

As always, we will be happy to see XDA users among our beta testers:

http://forum.adguard.com/showthread.php?2331-Adguard-for-Android-beta-test
[Android Apps and Games] killoid:
hello, is there any way to reset the user filter on windows version?
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
We should add clear button there. Workaround: import empty text file.
[Android Apps and Games] Tron666:
Hey!

I have purchased the mobile + desktop key, and activated it.

now as i understood, it suppose to block ads on programs installed on my pc as well right? when i start up Skype, i still get annoying ads there, whats the deal with it?

I have the program downloaded and all filters are activated. help?

edit:

Is there a way to remove the ""VPN IS ACTIVATED BY ADGUARD" notification from my lock screen? i cannot slide it off, or hide it....

p.s:

program works perfect on my S6 phone. :)
[Android Apps and Games] George.B:
Thank you. Works so far great for Chrome on my Note 4.

I had some trouble with Chrome fluency because of all the adds on different sites, but now everything look ok.

I have one question please. I should keep adguard activated all the time or when I'm browsing the Web? Thanks again!
[Android Apps and Games] shiltz:
Pretty awesome and works well, except for one issue that unfortunately made me have to disable it, it does not play nice with mobile hotspot, the phone itself works fine and ads are blocked, however any device connected to the phone via the mobile hotspot can't connect to any site.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Ad blocking in Desktop apps is not yet fully supported (we plan to add it in next major release) but you may add Skype.exe manually to the Browsers list. Also activating all filters is not recommended, there're too many language specific filters which may break some websites.

For instance I use only English, Russian (guess you won't need it:)), Spyware and Social filters.

Nope, Android adds this notification forcibly, we can't control it.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Beta version 1.2.975

We've just released beta version 1.2.975.

I believe this version fixes our old issue with Verizon and T-Mobile MMS.

Changelog for 1.2.975:

Download link:

https://adguard.com/apkb
[Android Apps and Games] xdaywalkerx:
The permanent dropdown and lockscreen notificationis annoying. Please us give an option to our hands to remove them. Thx.
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
there are 2 notifications.

adguard's own notification can be disabled.

the vpn notification is NOT an adguard notification.

it's a notification that Android always shows when you're connected to a VPN

this can only be disabled by using a proxy server instead of VPN to channel your data through the ad filter, but doing so will reduce reliability and requires more manual configuration.

so your request is pointless, 1 notification can already be disabled and the other is impossible to disable unless google chooses to allow it.
[Android Apps and Games] Semetery:
Absolutely love the app itself, it feels like it's doing a good job! If there's ever a 'buy' option that isn't subscription, I'll definitely consider going premium! Keep up the good work! :)
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
there's a "lifetime" option, but I recall reading we shouldn't be discussing the subscriptions/paid features here.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
If only we could. I don't understand why Google has decided to return that notification in Android 5.1 (in 5.0 they have removed it).
[Android Apps and Games] Rendoqoz:
Long press on the notification gives option to "silence" it :) At least on 5.1.1
[Android Apps and Games] Mayday_XL:
[MENTION=6150471]avatar_adg[/MENTION]

VPN works with wifi/ mobile, but HTTP-Proxy only with mobile (automatic, port 8080).

Now i use VPN.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
Does it help to add Google+ to https exceptions list?

Meantime filed a bug report:

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForAndroid/issues/433

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Could you try clearing proxy in your apn settings?

We will fix this issue anyway, just looking for a temporary solution.

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What I mean is that it's possible that you have the same ports issue.

For instance, if you have some third party proxy set in your Wi-Fi settings it can explain why AG proxy redirect does not work.
[Android Apps and Games] mitch44:
How do i only block Youtube Ads with Adguard? As i understood, i have to enable ssl filtering and after that, i have to add youtube in the blacklist. Is that correct?

Thanks to the devs for this great app. Purchased a new lifetime license.
[Android Apps and Games] avatar_adg:
It should be enough to simply turn of SSL filtering, YT ads will be removed in both blacklist and whitelist modes. YT app loads ads from googleapis.com, it should be filtered in any case.

Also you may need to clear YT cache once.
[Android Apps and Games] mitch44:
When i turn on ssl filtering and add googleapis.com to the blacklist, only that website will be filtered? I only need this filtering method for YT, nothing else.
[Android Apps and Games] Mayday_XL:
[MENTION=6150471]avatar_adg[/MENTION]

No proxy.

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[Android Apps and Games] ianmacd:
I'm confused. I thought YT ad filtering was one of the things that 2.5.x had made possible, thanks precisely to its SSL filtering. Has YT ad filtering always worked?
[Android Apps and Games] shaarky:
Thank you, I have added https://plus.google.com to white list for both https and domain filtering and no change...

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[Android Apps and Games] ScOULaris:
I think he meant to say turn "on" HTTPS filtering.

On either setting (Whitelist/Blacklist) it'll block YT ads because it adds the googleapis URL to the Blacklist by default.
[Android Apps and Games] cute_prince:
[MENTION=6150471]avatar_adg[/MENTION],

Hi, whenever I check / uncheck Filter DNS Requests, it causes adguard to stop protection. Then I have to manually enable the protection again. Is this an expected behaviour or a bug ?
[Android Apps and Games] ashsahu:
i have temporary changed my mobile apn, though the net speed a lil bit slower than the default port but ag works fine though