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[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] WookieLance:
Interesting, I wonder if the almighty Sam will decide to go, lets screw over everybody who made a key I guess this depends on their intention, maybe they want to cut off third-party unapproved Knox developers if this is the case don't expect to get getting it working again anytime soon, but there are safe ways to go about domain control without root so that is a plus. I am also doing a non root this time around, I just think the Samsung software since S9's is pretty darn good and I don't see a need for root to really do anything as with the S10 there is no real reason I would want to do anything with the kernel or firmware at this stage anyway not unless some other kernel can guarantee 0% screen off drain if not why bother the phones a beast no need to mess with it.

You have any other devices? me I have a Sony Xperia Z5 laying around which was my old phone that is now retired to Root Duty and Backup/ Don't mind if it breaks weekly tasks life wise.

That is already modded up the wazoo and all I ever really did with root was install custom firmware (which as stated the S10 runs great out of box so meh not until some revolutionary changes are made will I bother) and I used it to de-bloat which I can do with Simple Shell ADB &/OR Knox API based applications anyway, the only other thing I used root for was running Lucky Patcher to make app mods not to bad for when apps say they are paid but come with ads and micro trans lucky patcher to the rescue every time, but I can use my Sony device to patch apps all day long provided I am not relying on google service emulation but if I am just wanting too modify the APK with cheats built in or maybe I have some data I wish to preserve I can repack the APP and dump all that with my sony device then move the lot to the S10 and install as third-party, Yea it is a bit tacky due to no having root on the S10+ but I am not about to ROOT my S10+ and Kill Knox plus right now the Magisk method is janky AF and will easily brick your phone if you press a button wrong.

Can probably do something about that,

need to get more aggressive with the domain rules and list.

the default list is... eh its, okay, but there are plenty of other lists which will also work and cover a wider range of things any hosts file will do really you can place a host file on the internal storage and Adell should find it.

The other more aggressive method is to enable system app components and go screwing around with the devices services.

If you want to get rid of youtube ads you will the third-party youtube player Vanced.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] rmn.br:
Hello,

guys I follow your links for get ELM key but I got always this message: Please upgrade to Partner to get a license key.

Is that normal behaviour? I have other keys but not ELM. What I do wrong?

edit: Always I get only KPE key...

edit: I was go trought whole thread ):
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Samsung is not currently issuing any keys suitable for use with AdHell3. Please see our official support areas or at least check out THIS post
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Zmantech:
If adhell expired for you, you can still use adblock without using your vpn using dns.adguard.com as your private dns (if your on pie) you could fine others with more or less blocked services if you need to.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] koko115:
Any one know what services disable in facebook messenger for disable advertising ?
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] chossen:
How do you do that? And does it apply for data connection also?
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] WookieLance:
pm me if you figure that out.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] xanthrax:
Well I'm not 100% sure that the settings below did the trick or the hosts I'm using but one may give a try.

I have disabled those services related to ads, games and also bug reporting, the location is dismissed as well.

Add the rules below to the firewall.

Toggle on/off or off /on the firewall and the domains after disabling those stuffs.

One may also pay attention to what apps from third-party crap sources are installed, check them out in the adhell apps section after installing and look at the analitics or ads services is using, may be related to Facebook or messenger as well.

Good luck
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] xanthrax:
Some games might throw this message upon starting it :rolleyes: Could be related that once you might have shared it on Facebook or liked their FB page

Hit ok and enjoy the game
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] 10pmStalker:
Same, I had an ELM key before, it's now expired. For the life of me I can't figure out how to get a new one.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] rmn.br:
Samsung stopped providing ELM keys, I don't know why. We are not anymore able take new ones :/
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] 10pmStalker:
That's too bad. Off to give Disconnect Pro a shot I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Ryan1469:
Anyone knows the trick for the people whose elm key is still not expired and they can keep using the adhell after the expiry of key? Bcz i have read it sometime ago, somewhere that there's a trick for it but cant find it now.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] pappcam:
From what I've read, an expired key will continue to work as long as you don't make any changes with the app and just leave it running all the time. I can't prove that as my key is good for a few weeks yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Ryan1469:
Ok. Yeah, mine's good for 3 more weeks. Let's see what happens after that.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] folusmile:
anyone I need help sammy provided me key ..from the link I got from OP but the key is not working..any help will be appreciated..am getting error 201
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
An error 201 ("Invalid license") is the expected behavior since Samsung no longer provides suitable EDU ELM keys. You should consider reading recent messages in this and other Adhell3-related threads before posting, or maybe even visit the AdHell3 repo or official support areas for additional information. In summary: if you don't already have a working activated AdHell3, look for alternatives!
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] jjjhitel:
God, I did love this tool :(
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] PhoneTek:
Anyone get a virus warning with the adhell3.cmd file?
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
That's what people kindly call a "false positive", meaning that your anti virus process is confused. I'm no longer afiliated with the AdHell3 project so I can't speak officially, but it's a CMD file in plain text, not a mysterious binary file! You can look at it for yourself and see that there's absolutely nothing evil about it. Maybe it's time to find a better "anti virus" app??

On a related side note, unless you already have a valid EDU ELM key, you won't be able to enable AdHell3, as discussed many times in this and related threads...
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Joe333x:
Im curious as to what would happen to disabled apps if you cannot get into the adhell app anymore. I really hope it just continues to work as normal.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] andiling:
From my experience earlier only access to app is affected and everything works without the option to make adjustments.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Joe333x:
Thats what concerns me, I disable and enable apps sometimes, so what happens if the adhell stops working and I have an app disabled, can I not enable it?
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
There are few good reasons to disable apps under recent Android versions, but you can enable/disable apps using ADB.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Joe333x:
I disable youtube because I have youtube vanced and i disable Facebook while at work on my tablet because multiple people use it. I forgot I can use adb, I guess if they end up stuck disabled due to adhell not working anymore I can enable them with adb. what about firewall rules and hosts? will they end up permanent if adhell key expires and stops working, or wil uninstalling adhell remedy that? Im used to using host files with root so not sure exactly how adhell does it and if it does modify the host file then it would stay modified even if the app stops working but wouldnt be able to change it without root.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
I'm no longer associated with the Adhell3 project so can't comment officially, but AdHell simply configures the Knox firewall. Once you uninstall AdHell, everything returns to default.

Note that nothing can modify the hosts file or anything else under /system on an unrooted device. To emulate some of the AdHell functions after your key expires, there are simple alternatives.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] fourqui:
running the adhell3 setup in windows cmd i get this error.. "curl: (7) Failed to connect to github.com port 443: Bad access" while it tries to download OpenJDK8U-jdk_x64_windows_hotspot_8u202b08.zip. is there a workaround?
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] mistermidas:
Is your ELM key expired? That might be why. Mine expires on 6/30, I'll probably run into that problem soon myself
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] fourqui:
where do i enter that ELM key. It is not expired.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] mistermidas:
If you're trying to setup the app using windows then i have no idea, sorry. I just thought the app might have stopped working for you since many people's key will be expiring soon, including mine.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Assuming that you solved your Windows problem (or downloaded/expanded OpenJDK8U-jdk_x64_windows_hotspot_8u202b08.zip manually) and successfully compiled and launched AdHell3 build 291, it should prompt you for the key. You can also change the key from Other ->Settings -> Change license key to invoke the activation dialog. Alternatively, you can pre-enter the key in your app.properties before compiling, as documented in the AdHell3 repo's README.

As others have pointed out, make sure you have a current valid EDU ELM key, else AdHell won't work for you. Most all AdHell3 installations are likely to die shortly when the last free EDU keys expire, so consider the alternatives. Because it now only has a very limited expected lifespan, it might be best not to spend too much time on AdHell3 unless you're a Samsung partner with your own legitimate permanent key.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] fourqui:
So i tried in Ubuntu and it worked just fine. So my guess is that the windows script might be broken.

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Ok now that i built the apk and added my key to app.properties what do i do next??
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Huh.... Install AdHell3 and use it? ;) Enable the functions you want (at least domains rules, probably with simply the default provider)? Just follow the instructions...
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] fourqui:
but what do i do with app.properties. do i need to put it somewhere??
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Yes, of course, it's used when you compile your app as documented!

Once again, I strongly suggest that you read the documentations, specifically the READMEs from the adhell3 and adhell3-scripts repos. While I personally finally gave up on trying to support AdHell3, I'm sure the Discord channel can help you.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] itsmohsink:
Is there any other alternate app we can use on Galaxy S10? This app is not working and it has so many complications to run!!
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Since Samsung no longer provides free suitable license keys and now requires a Partner account, Adhell is no longer under active development. It was convenient while it lasted but it's now time to uninstall it and move on. As mentioned many times before, there are quite a few other simple options (ADB or Package Disabler Pro to disable apps, ad-blocking alternatives, etc.).
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] itsmohsink:
Is there any easy way like would anyone suggest other ad-blocking apps that we will install and it will do the work simple as that!
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Didn't you have a chance to read the post to which you replied? You can make it as painful and complicated as you wish, but "ad-blocking" is actually a very simple matter. For most users there's not even a need for a separate app if they pick the right DNS server. It doesn't get much simpler than that... ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Az Biker:
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If you think another member's comment violated the rules, please just REPORT that comment and do not respond. Senseless back and forth only clutter the thread, make everyone involved look childish, and rarely resolves the disagreement.

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Thanks for everyone's cooperation.

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[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] KlausPactus:
I have some doubts, I'm using the Disconnect app (from Samsung store) to block ads and it actually works in most cases, in addition im using the adblock dns in Android pie, but it has some apps like Facebook and Instagram that it seems like no ad block solution work, adhell can ​​blocks ads in these apps?
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] rahulkheria:
No..
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
This is not directly related to Adhell (which is no longer under development), neither is it specific to the S10 or Samsung devices, but maybe it's time for yet another quick reminder of how "ad blocking" works.

1. The concept of "ad" is a subjective one. For example, one user may see a specific link or image as an annoying distraction while that same element may be a very welcome reference by another user. One example would be those "surveys", despised by many people, but highly valued by others.

2. Ads and other undesirable elements are blocked by fooling the browser or other app into thinking that it received the actual content when in fact it was only a "fake" response. This is done through the DNS (domain name resolution) process that translates a URL name (e.g. "mydomain.com") into its actual internal address (IP, such as "11.22.33.44"). Commonly, this is done by pointing the domain to a do-nothing empty location (generally 127.0.0.1). Rooted devices can do that by directly editing their /etc/hosts file. Unrooted devices need additional trickery, such as pointing to a DNS server that blocks common undesirable domains (Adguard DNS, for example), or a firewall or VPN layer that catches those domain names locally (adhell, adblock, blokada, disconnect pro, etc.).

3. Some wed sites and apps invoke ads directly by IP instead of by name, or grab them from within obscure embedded scripts. Those cannot be detected or blocked in the above manner and require a more complex process ("cosmetic blocking") that tries to analyze the contents and prevents their display, giving the illusion that it's blocked.

4. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and many common apps directly embed a lot of generally unrequested material that is very difficult to distinguish from legitimate content. When possible, avoiding the official ad-ridden apps and switching to alternative apps to access the same content helps a lot. Often, accessing the material through your browser leads to a faster/cleaner experience.

5. Finally, let's keep in mind that the Internet is a big place and most all information is available in a variety of locations. The best way to avoid ads: if an app or site show you too much trash, just don't use that app or site!!

NOTE: Apologies to the techies. There are many holes in my explanation but t'm trying to make it somewhat digestible by most users ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Astriglota1912:
From 100,000 to 50,000?

You used to be able to block up to 100,000 domains. Why was it dropped to 50,000?
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
You do understand that Adhell is no longer developed and is effectively useless unless you already have a valid key, right? Time to reread a few posts in this and related threads from the past few weeks, or even the adhell3 repo, perhaps?

That said, you can still find the source code in the Gitlab readonly Adhell3 repo, including documentation that explained how a simple entry in the app.properties file allowed you to select the maximum number of allowed domains. This only applied to compiling from source. If you were using someone else's precompiled APK, you had to ask them to do that for you.

From a practical standpoint, those silly 100K-entry lists intended for other platforms and products were never advisable but it no longer matters (adhell3 defaulted to an effective 11K-entry list). I suggest you forget about adhell and consider some of the simple alternatives mentioned many times in this thread.

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[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] N1NJATH3ORY:
How long does a vaild key last ? is it 3 months ? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
In theory, a temporary key will expire 90 days after its creation. However, a license may be terminated early if Samsung suspect that it was used improperly. Conversely, even after it has expired, a key may remain functional for an unspecified period of time (days? weeks?). As far as AdHell is concerned, the only thing that truly matters is whether your particular installation is still working. Since no new free key has been issued in weeks, any AdHell that relies on a free temporary non-partner key is fast reaching the end of its life. If/when a key is no longer usable for any reason, Knox/AdHell will let you know. As long as your Adhell is working, leave it alone. When it finally dies, simply switch to some of the alternatives.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] N1NJATH3ORY:
Thank you! Today i signed into https://www.samsungknox.com/en it's saying i need to use my work email to proceed! So i was wondering, what if i just purchase a domain and use myemail@mydomain.com! Would that work ??? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Work for what? If you're trying to become a Samsung Partner, email trickery won't work. To become a Partner you need to be a legitimate B2B ("Business to Business") developer and be able to prove it.

If this is still related to somehow keeping your AdHell alive by getting a full partner license key, you could save yourself many headaches by simply moving on to the various simple alternatives to AdHell. Yes, AdHell is/was convenient, but it doesn't perform any special magic and its functionalities are readily available painlessly through various other means. It's only domain/apps blocking/disabling; it's NOT complicated unless you overthink it... ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] anonimowywybryk:
Hello does adhell ​​3 have no virus? has anyone scanned the files of this application and is sure that there is no virus? any reports about scans someone can provide?
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
No need to post the same question in several threads! See my reply THERE.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] sonnguyen.vn:
I cant get key :(( somebody give me 1 slot please.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Marucins:
Is it still possible to create an ELM license, or Samsung hinders the process by authenticating that we are developers.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
One again, it's quite simple:

Unless you are a legitimate Samsung (SEAP) Partner, you cannot obtain a suitable license

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If you already have a proper current valid partner key (ELM or KPE), then of course you can still use Adhell3 (the source code is freely available).

No, you cannot use a fake account or other trickery, and even if you could, that couldn't be discussed here on XDA.

Realistically, you do NOT need AdHell. It doesn't do aything that can't already be accomplished in other ways, albeit maybe not as conveniently. Time to move on....
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] oneandroidnut:
I disagree. You know how nice it was not having ads in chrome or apps? Now it sucks again!
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Feel free to disagree, but it only "sucks" for you because you apparently didn't investigate the many alternative ways to block ads. Please do not obsess over Adhell which is/was merely one of many ways to block domains on an unrooted device. You CAN easily block domains even without Knox or AdHell. Some of us have been doing just that for eons... ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] oneandroidnut:
Adhell was easy and all combined together though. Now there are multiple things that don't equal adhell
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] akira8473:
Share these alternatives. As none of the ones I can find are even close to a worthy alternative.

Vanced youtube is fantastic. But all the system wide adblockers either don't work, require root, or need VPN
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Really? None of those pleases you?

The simplest is Private DNS, more than sufficient for most users, and you don't even need a dedicated app or a Samsung device.

Your reference to YouTube Vanced suggests that you might be confusing simple DNS-based domain blocking (what Knox uses) with cosmetic blocking (something Knox/AdHell never provided). A properly configured systemwide domain blocking scheme can easily get rid of most all "ads" that are not embedded in legitimate data.

A rooted device can directly edit the hosts file but it's still only blocking by DNS. A VPN is not an evil thing per se and you already have one on your Samsung (it's part of Knox). Easiest way to not see ads: don't use sites or apps that display ads.

Check the Adhell repo. They are now talikng about "selling" licenses (good luck with that!). Realistically, nobody needs Adhell, it just makes it a bit easier, but judging from posts in this and similar threads, some people are wasting way too much time worrying about Adhell itself instead of simply trying to get rid of ads.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Joe333x:
From a developer stand point is there any chance of Adhell or similar being able to function with a KPE key since we are still able to generate those?
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
For information about AdHell, please check the AdHell3 repo. The current public source code is for 3.2 build 307, and Adhell3 works just fine with a

legitimate

KPE or ELM license. No, unless you're a Samsung Partner, you can't generate a suitable key.

Any perceived issue with Adhell really has little to do with Adhell per se but simply with the inability to get "free" license keys after Samsung closed that Knox loophole weeks ago. Adhell is not and never was supported here on XDA, and discussion of any attempt to circumvent Samsung's requirements, sharing keys, or precompiled APKs will not be allowed here.

FYI, after trying for months to help SABS/Adhell users here, I do not plan on making any further comments about Adhell. Discussion of Adhell for non-partners is pointless. If you are interested in DNS-based ad blocking, a separate issue, I suggest you start a new thread in the appropriate forum.