yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] ggsava:
Okay the thing is - the app has been online for almost a year now and has had more than 1 million downloads (active users much less but still). No one has ever complained that his data was stolen, or his credit card didn't work anymore. The only thing I can really do to answer your doubts is to write down my real name and physical address on the website and I have done so.

More about it - I don't earn any money with the app. The money I make with the donation button and the patreon campaign are just enough to cover the costs of the DNS.

I made "Block This" for my own use and as my friends saw it they started asking me to make it publicly available. I did this for the sake of doing something good, and if you don't believe this can ever happen then there is something wrong with our society.

At the end of the day everybody can weight the risks of using a piece of software and decide for himself whether its worth it or not.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] Geoz:
Well said sir, it's a matter of choice don't use or use it
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] eurorauser:
You're right, reading your messages has indeed put me to sleep ;) Good luck with your lone tirade against Google. Perhaps if they charged you $10,000 per year to use their products you'd be happier. Let's see if maybe they can do that, just for you
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] midnightrider:
Sorry for highjacking your thread, guy. It was unintentional. I support independent software developers 100% and none of my comments were related to anything about you or your product. I thought that was clear but here it is in black and white.

I trust an individual software developer a lot more than I trust google!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] eurorauser:
Listen, awesome work to whoever did this, I wasn't discussing this particular app, it descended into a 'is google evil or not' discussion. Otherwise, I too support independent software developers, you all (generally) rock
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] ombheembush:
Any update on this issue? Still doesn't work.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] finneginsfast:
I've got these issues on Marshmallow as well. Seems to be affected on google search engine randomly as well, maybe 10% of the time but it's annoying.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] Cr4z33:
People getting Google stuff randomly unreachable (me too) are you using Google DNS (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4) and/or a Samsung Galaxy S7 edge?

Temp fix is to FC Block-This (as it doesn't open during that issue), switch off and on the Internet, run again Block-This and you're done.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S7 edge using stock v6.0.1 Marshmallow firmware
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] :
Love this app but it's kind of getting annoying now that it sometimes blocks Facebook, Google play and YouTube from working.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] finneginsfast:
I just stumbled over another bug. This app blocks the port that mms are sent and received through. If I disable the app works fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] neol23:
Hi.

Great app, thank you.

Is there a way to remove the constant notificaton?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] :
How do this? I not found any option in netguard to import files. :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] drraptor:
It broke xda app. Ad blocking working fine in all apps.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] DGL2033:
Hi,

It's working fine on HTC m9 for me. Not sure why it broke xda app on yours. In fact, I've not experienced any problems so far. You could post on the forums at https://block-this.com/ and the developer should answer in a few days I think. Last I read, he was on vacation. I posted from the xda app, and all pages were available to me.

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Oops! The post I tried to send a moment ago would not connect or send until I turned block this off. But everything else was working.

OK, turned back on, to test it?

And it worked with block this active, so maybe my connection lagged. This is another edit with both apps.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] finneginsfast:
Does anyone know if this app is still being worked on? Seems like the dev went open source with the code but nothing seems to be happening with development...or am I wrong?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] DGL2033:
Hi,

The developer has someone helping with the project, but a few days ago, he was still on vacation. He works a full time job and this was a personal project that friends then wanted to use too, so it's grown slowly, but he is not looking to monetize at all from what I know. There are other threads here at xda and he has a main website that leads to forums, plus a personal page with his bio. Start here: https://block-this.com/
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] finneginsfast:
Thanks for the info. I've also seen the website and forums, seems pretty inactive. Only added to my questions. Appreciate you're response though so thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] SO69:
Hi everyone!

I use "Block This" for about two months now on my galaxy S7 edge and it's great but there are two apps that they keep showing ads.

The one is Weather and Clock Widget and the other is Hill Climb Racing.

Have you any Idea why and if there is something I can do to stop this?

Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] ishaqtkr:
I prefer adguard. And it works well
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] kamkid279:
Unable to send text messages on Galaxy Note 4 running Android 5.0.1. MMS works fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] salmanfarisy:
What is the DNS servers of Block This? I'm using Pepe DNS Changer.

Also, what is the difference between Block This DNS Server with other big names, like Adguard DNS, NoAd DNS, or Alternate DNS? [MENTION=7440457]ggsava[/MENTION]
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] ggsava:
[MENTION=6332575]salmanfarisy[/MENTION] I didn't really make the effort to compare Block This to all of the big names in Ad Blocking. All I can say is I tried many of them and when they didn't work well for me, I made this. Some of them were draining my battery, others didn't block well, some slowed down my internet connection and others worked only on rooted phones. The DNS servers are subject to change so I wouldn't recommend using the IP directly.

---------- Post added at 05:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:46 PM ----------

Anyway, I wanted to announce that I've just made the beta version of Block This 3.0 available for preview / testing under this URL: https://block-this.com/preview/block-this-3-beta.apk

If you guys wish, you are more than welcome to try it out and give me some feedback. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] jerryn70:
What about blocking youtube ads and ability to block ads with fully https connection like adguard and adclear advance protection
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] ggsava:
Blocking YouTube ads is still something I need to work on more. Currently the blocking rate is around 70-80% but far from perfect.

As for "https ads" please don't get fooled by messages like "we're the first on Android to block encrypted ads." - taken from AdClear homepage. I don't even understand what that means? Do they mean ads served over https / ssl? If yes, then pretty much every DNS/Hosts entry based ad blocker does the same as those are based on HOSTNAME (e.g. ads.google.com) and not on protocol (http:// - protocol 80, https:// - protocol 443). So basically protocol does not matter for DNS / Host entry based ad blockers like Block This and many others..

Honestly it looks like the wording they are using is just marketing rather than anything outstanding or different than any of the smaller / simpler ad-blockers out there.

Hope this makes sense.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] jerryn70:
According to my test, the advance protection (fully https connection) of adguard and adclear blocks youtube ads , web page redirecting , pop up ads vibration ads etc.

Brave browser is also using https for blocking that kind of ads and works great.

If block this can establish that kind of fully https vpn connection then it can block youtube ads and other above mention types of ads .

I don't know whether this is technically possible or not, if not plz ignore :D
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] ggsava:
The "HTTPS" and "Secure" texts are just marketing rather than anything else. It blocks youtube ads and page redirects because they give you better black lists when you pay them not because of HTTPS. But yes, I agree, Block This still needs improvement in its black lists.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] jerryn70:
Well I don't know I'm not a developer ;)

When I enable advance protection app will install certificate on our device. And there is no payment for advance protection of adclear it's fully free.

In brave browser when I enable script it blocks redirecting ads . Brave is open source so maybe you will get new ideas in ad blocking from brave.

Add your app to xda labs.

Currently im testing the v3 beta of your app and found some issues, I will update that issue on github ASAP
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] jerryn70:
[MENTION=7440457]ggsava[/MENTION]

Did you stop developing this app ?

There is no updates on this thread and as well as on github .
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] ggsava:
Hello! Ofc I haven't stopped developing the app, but things happen slowly when I'm the only one working on it.

I fix bugs and implement features when I can and when I see they make sense.

I also try to prioritize features that many users ask for. It is just not physically possible for me to implement every feature anyone asks for and/or to reply to every comment I get in forums/reddit/github/email and social media.

The one thing I can tell you is that I checked your question about the "Anyshare" app and it looks like they just disable their app functionality when they see a VPN is currently running. That is why white listing will not work, even though the Block This VPN doesn't interfere with Anyshare and there isn't much I can do about it except for maybe contacting the developers of Anyshare.

The "ON/OFF toggle widget" feature has been added to my to do list and will be done when its done (can be very soon.. or it can take months..).

As Block This is FREE software and I have to work a full time day job in addition to regular Block This maintenance, I prefer not to commit to any deadlines or time frames.

I know this might sound a bit harsh, but I ask for your understanding.

Kind Regards,

Sava Georgiev.

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Sorry for the late response, but now version 3.0 is live and it has a lot of bug fixes. Maybe this helps your issue as well. If it doesn't then you now have the option to add certain apps to a whitelist so they work normally as if Block This wasn't running.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] finneginsfast:
Great update, thanks so much.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] guiguilein:
On this todo list, can you also add a quicktile ON/OFF toogle (Nougat) ?

I come from Adguard and this feature is particularly handy.

Thanks for you great work!

EDIT : another good feature from AdGuard is also : Auto switch off VPN when the phone is offline (no WIFI and no DATA), and reversed Off Course ^^
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] Twotems:
Been using this app for about 6 months and it's excellent. But as of today I can't browse at all unless I switch it off. Four different devices on 5.1 and 6.1.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] DGL2033:
I just tested it out on my HTC m9, and there is no problem with my data connection. I used two different browsers and other apps. You might post on the forum for https://blockthis.com Were you using Wi-Fi? Cellular connection for me was fine on Sprint network though.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] Twotems:
Using it on wifi. Problem is still there on two tv boxes, my two phones and tablet. Switched over to my vpn which also includes an adblocker and everything works. I hope it can be fixed soon because it's a great app.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] lepa71:
Can I request a feature. Is it possible to add a pause button to the notification drop down like music players have?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] fossils-n-dents:
Not blocking ads in Words with Friends. Fail.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] mletto157:
Use with VPN?

Can this ad blocker be used with an actual VPN, like IPVanish - or would you have to choose one or the other?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] DGL2033:
On Android, only one app at a time can use the local VPN protocols. Some VPNs do include ad and tracker blocking, just do your homework on any selections.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] sanctitude888:
Not working on certain apps.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] Nihilian:
Just want to share my thoughts. This app is pretty useful for me since my LG Stylo 3 currently has no know root method. I've had Block This on for a few days now, and have been monitoring its data and battery consumption. I can report a very very small data consumption and a negligible amount of battery use. Also, as far as I can tell, there is no delay in loading web pages. Some applications seem to be immune, but the better part of all ads are gone. The only downside I can see is the potential security risk. The claim is that only DNS requests are routed through a remote server, but there is no way to verify that sensitive information is not being captured, at least as far as I can tell. I guess it comes down to trust. The developer seems like an upstanding person, but you really can't be sure. I suppose a simple work around would be to disable Block This when you want to send/recieve private info, and keep it enabled for casual browsing. Nonetheless, thank you dev for providing this awesome free service!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] myabc:
please, how to remove (without root) in samsung s8 the notification permanent in status bar??? for always on display is very annoying... thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] peachpuff:
The little key? Can't.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] trsix:
nice

Works great been using it quite awhile.

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[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vorpaljim:
Hi,

- I've rooted my one+ One phone and have TWRP installed.

- I'm running Cyanogenmod 12.1. (Android 5.1.1)

- I have Xposed installed and Ifont with it's per-app module activated in Xposed.

I'm trying to do two things: 1. Change the system font. 2. Once the system font is changed, change the clock font back to the factory font.

Using Ifont, I successfully change the system font. However, I am unsuccessful at changing the clock font back to default android font or any other fonts without soft-bricking the phone after reboot. In Ifont, I go to per-app function. I select the clock app and change the font family to the default android font. But once I reboot, the phone gets stuck at the Cyangenmod boot logo. Luckily, I have a back up which I restore afterwards. I have tried with the google clock app as well as the Chronus widget.

Could anyone help me achieve this step by step or is this not possible to do. I have tried different things I found on the internet but none work or don't apply to me.

Thank you very much.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sunny:
Can anyone advise how I can reset my device to the original state it came in the box. My previous device you had press 2 buttons on the keypad and the reset button. Anyone help with the Kaiser?

Thanks,

Sunny.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] gogol:
Settings -> Sytem -> Clear Storage

Make sure you have backed up your data.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sunny:
gogol I am your new best friend.....many thanks!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] austinsnyc:
Hold in two soft keys and then reset with stylus thats a true hard reset. Much more info posted in the first sticky in Kaiser Upgrading Thread :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] gogol:
"true" hard reset? I think it is the same thing with that "Clear Storage".

Just read the manual and I did once.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] firstbuddha:
Hi sunny

I hope this will help you:

HardReset: Hold Talk and End soft key - Reset :When prompted push Green Talk Button

Enter Bootloader mode: Hold Camera + Power buttons together and reset with stylus
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sunny:
Thanks Chris and others. Very useful!!!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] woodyuk:
Hi

My device has gone really wrong all of sudden. Keeps locking up, weird application corruption etc. I have taken out the battery a number of times. The phone boots up and seems to be ok, but if I slide out the keyboard nothing happens on screen. If I try and make a call the touch screen will not work to dial a number. Weird screen corruption. I thought this device was too good to be true.

I want to do a hard reset. HOwever not sure what the buttons are.

HardReset: Hold Talk and End soft key - Reset :When prompted push Green Talk Button

What is the "hold talk" and end soft key?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] austinsnyc:
This will clear up any confussion i hope:

-Enter Bootloader mode: Hold Camera + Power buttons together and reset with stylus(thanks pof)

-HardReset: Hold Both soft keys in while pushing in Reset button :When prompted push Green Talk Button to clear data.
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gthompson75:
Has anybody received the telus note 5 update yet? I heard it was coming today but I didn't get. Is it a staged rollout?
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deadlyheart4u:
They havent released it
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neodoru:
Because Telus is a piece of garbage. They've delayed it again till Mar 25. http://forum.telus.com/t5/Mobility/Software-Update-Schedule/ta-p/53566

I can only say: F**k Telus.
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ohhdayumm:
they are trying really hard to piss off their customers. just watch it still be buggy as hell. note 5 such a great phone ill be sad to see how long it will take to release m
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Devhux:
We've been talking about this in the Canadian Note 5 users thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3179290
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gthompson75:
I'm sure you were but that's such a generalized forum
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonnyszt:
They delay it for the week of April the 11 to the 16 (if I'm not wrong)
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvilDeadFan:
Well, I'm on Telus and on a note 5, and I just completed my marshmallow update! I did a random update check and down it came!
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ohhdayumm:
Got the update too downloading at school lol
[Galaxy S5 Mini Themes and Apps] Albe96:
Hi,I'm Port The N5 My Files For S5 Mini Lollipop

Installation:-

Download The Zip.

Extract It.

Put Extracted 'SecMyFiles2015.apk' To System/App/SecMyFiles2015.

Set Correct Permission.

Then Reboot.

Download Link-https://mega.nz/#!eI0SzDhI!ZWkhxThkJjxG-vvahGWMCGUxGnEXfU0y_ddLQHpYP0s

Contributor:- [MENTION=7334959]Alberteno[/MENTION]

Hope u'll enjoy it
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdelha:
hey guys, i've had a couple of bugs since i flashed MM, not major bugs...but still annoying

1. sometimes some of the apps lose their white background, they return to look like lollipop by themself, i have to disable and enable it again

2. message icon stay at the notification bar even after you read it, you need to open it again for it to disappear

3. finger print scanner, if it works as it should it works really fast, but sometimes it hangs to 3 seconds then it unlocks the phone ( this issue is present also on lollipop)

these are so far the bugs i encountered....is there any solutions? THANKS
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] auxiukas:
Did you try factory reset?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdelha:
sure....i always do....i have THL version....
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] balaji979:
Dude i cant install cm 13 on grand 2......it says that failed to verify the package:(:(:(. i tried to install twrp nd cwm but it went wrong and i rested everything back....plzz help to get cm13
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sibe85:
hi, i am using the original 5.1 android xperia z1c, and i got some issues with this app, when i run the app it stay stucked in "communicating with starfleet" so this app is unable to communicate with the server, if i am using the original kitkat android this app is working without problem, but i dont want to rollback my android decive, do you know if any of these rooted os mod got no issues with this app?
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ænimal:
1st:D
[Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RajP1994:
Eagerly waiting for it. :) I don't expect any ETA but don't we all love a pure CyanogenMod Release? :)
[Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] herloct:
When someone take over [MENTION=5426059]ashwin007[/MENTION]'s role to maintain our device tree on CM13 :(
[Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rakeshwipr:
I am using latest build of cm 13 and I must say its quiet stable.
[Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] booo159159:
ya, many devices got snapshots of cm13 yesterday whereas our condor didn't not only that but we don't have any snapshot of cm12.1 either...

btw not complaining just stating...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] JazonX:
So, Inspired by arter97's original mod on the Exynos 7420 chipsets I have modded the files to work on the Galaxy S7 Edge (Exynos Variant).

To Not have a confusion, What I have done is as follows -

* Arter's binary was made for Note 5/S6 Edge+ So the PARAM file location was different from S7 Edge

* Image File dimensions were not the same, Had to use an alternative which was made based on the original jpg in the Stock PARAM file

Attached below is the flashable zip, modded with above changes. You can flash it through TWRP and I have tested on my G935FD.

On my G935F it worked (Boot Image Attached), which may not mean that it will work on yours as expected. If things blow up, Like arter says - Im not responsible.

Cheers!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] JazonX:
Stock Logo and My Modded Logo for Editors to create their own content. You are welcome to share your creations on this thread.

Cheers!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] stephn666:
test and work, I very like this -> http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/themes-apps/mod-custom-boot-splash-t3130557 but it for S6. :o
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] JazonX:
I have it on my S6. It's a great screen. I like it too.

However when working with the S7 Edge, The system does not accept full screen images. I couldn't figure out why, hence I created my image based on the stock image which is cropped to the center. If a fullscreen image is used, It gets cropped to the bottom right corner. Maybe an expert in this case could provide a solution to that. In the Meantime, The Stock Image can be used as the canvas to create new bootscreens.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] daproject:
anybody has the stock un-modified boot screen?

is just that my carrier modified my one and is horrible.

just want the stock and flashable please

thanks so much
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] JazonX:
You can create a stock version by using the stock image I attached on the second post.