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[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
I don't think you quite understand. You are free to write and use your very own apk (Android source code is publicly available) if you know how and Samsung won't stop you. However if you want to use THEIR proprietary material, they expect to be compensated, as do all software companies. If you don't know how to write an Android app, you might have to learn or pay someone to do it for you. Nothing evil about that and, as you point out, if it bothers you, nothing forces you to do business with Samsung or any other vendor. It's called a choice! ;)

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All the links you need are in the AdHell3 support areas, starting with the READMEs. It seems you have a browser issue more than a Knox/AdHelI issue. I know next to nothing about that Edge browser but apparently it uses its own DNS approach (they call it "built-in ad blocker") which is sure to conflict with Knox. Turn off that feature if you can, try using the "Port 53" trick as required for Chrome, etc. We might be able to give you more specifics in our support area.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] rajackar:
Thanks again. Your replies are appreciated.

I've actually disabled the internal blockers to make sure there's no interference.

Edge is following dns settings properly as my pihole at home blocks all ads perfectly.

I'll dig a little deeper in the resources you mentioned.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Ads are blocked when going through your WiFi and pihole, but not when going through mobile data? If you contact us on the Discord channel, please give me a specific URL where you see a lot of unwanted ads through Edge and I'll try to find out what that browser is doing (or not doing).
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] wuchen0225:
S10+failed. State: failed, error code: 201.

I'm very sure I get the ELM Development key which starts from 82FE15...and 9EEDD98...(I tried twice), and I successfully changed the package name by using apk editor and even the way on Gitlab.

Looks some people had the same problem with me.

Could anyone help?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
The error you receive proves that you are somehow using the wrong license/key. Assuming that you are using a recent (build >265) of AdHell3 with a proper unique package name, your problem is likely to be that you

are not using an EDU ELM key

. Just because it's an ELM key doesn't make it right if it's not EDU. For example, a "backward compatible" ELM key won't work. Nobody has any activation problem with a valid key from https://seap.samsung.com/license-keys/generate/edu. We'd be glad to help you further if you ask

where AdHell3 is supported

(this place is not it!).
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] rajackar:
Will do man. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] anonimowywybryk:
hmmm why... I turn off the phone and turn on and firewall doesnt work :/ i activate again in adhell and dont run...
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
You'd have to be a lot more specific than that to get help. Which firewall? how do you test it? was AdHell activated before? what exactly doesn't run? what errors are you seeing? etc. If you don't find your answers in the documentation, contact us in the AdHell3 support channel with the details.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] wuchen0225:
Thank you for your help!

I restarted my phone and tried again, it just suddenly worked...
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] SinisterDev:
Phew! Took a little while to learn how to do everything properly, but I did get it working on my Galaxy S10 Plus!

Thanks for the information and frequent updates! ?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] guaneet:
This link may help those that are using apk editor pro and are having issues with not being prompted with an XML edit option

[youtube]7vFsq-cNrhU[/youtube]

I got it up and running on my end! Thanks for the help/guidance.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] ImS0Raw:
I got it running, too bad only 50000 are allowed. Doesn't black all adds for me. Blokada has been working fine in that regard blocking every add...
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Huh? If you want to, you can increase that limit up to a ridiculous 100K from the defult 15000 entries (see the README on GItLab), but that's MANY more entries than you can possibly need in a lifetime. Blokada is a completely different product (VPN/proxy/DNS redirector) with diffferent functions and drastically more overhead systemwide. AdHell merely takes advantage of the Knox firewall build into our Samsung device and use no addition resources.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] ImS0Raw:
You're right, but if I'm using an adblocker I want it to block adds. I'm gonna take a look on GitLab, thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Any "Ad blocker" relies on what you ask it to block. Apparently, your 50K list is missing some domains that are relevant to you, which is not surprising since no list, regardless of size, can't possibly guess which domains are relevant to YOU. There are some 3,000,000 domains these days. You can block 2,999,999 of them and still see an ad! ;)

BTW, GitLab is the home of AdHell and should probably be the first place you check for information, links to our support channel, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] ImS0Raw:
I got it working now, thanks to your hints ;) Thaks man, appreciate this app. Thought it died a while ago since I couldn't find it anywhere.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] lukaszsas12:
often I have blocked SSL Google analytics is it ok?

Wysłane z mojego SM-G975F przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
The only AdHell-related apps that "died" (typically banned by Samsung) were the ones erroneously distributed as ready-to-use APKs that improperly included some of Samsung's proprietary materila. By contrast, AdHell3 is only officially available as source code that must be compiled and licensed by a Samsung Developer. While our approach makes it a suppport nightmare when users don't understand the difference, it allows AdHell3 to remain alive and well and under active development. See you on GitLab or our Discord support channel if you have specific questions.

What you block is entirely up to you. The several "analytics" Google domains are generally "safe" to block for most sites/apps but if you have any doubt, it's easy enough for you to test using AdHell3's ability to display and dump which domains are actually blocked, as explained repeatedly in our support area.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] jpsrodrigues:
Hey guys, what Spotify app components can I disable without breaking the app? (Services and receivers)
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] 10thDmenxn:
I followed these instructions perfectly, and still get an error when trying to activate. So I went back to research why. And found that these things were different or didn't work. First, in step 5. there was no "XML FILE EDIT" choice. There was a choice to "Decode all files". So that is what I chose. BUT, it did send me to the next choice of the "AndroidManifest.xml" in step 6. So I clicked on that and there was NOTHING about package= in line 6. However, in line 2 there was. So I erased what was in the quotes, and typed 3.8.9 between the quotes instead. Then I clicked the save icon at the bottom left corner. Then I went back and it asked me if I wanted to save the project. I clicked "yes". But when I went back into the file, the changes I put between the quotes was not there, and the original text was. I've done this several times, with the same results.

And when I try to activate Adhell 3.1.1, I get a Status Fail error: code 102
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Those are not instructions from any official or even recommended AdHell3 README, FAQ or support messages. Apparently you are using an unspecified precompiled APK with an unspecified patcher. It would be drastically easier/faster/safer for you to simply compile the latest AdHell3 (build 291) but at the very least try to review the usually dependable MediaFire files at https://www.mediafire.com/folder/sb37c6gmhqgbn, including using the correct APKeditor PRO version and procedure.

The error 102 you get simply tells you that you don't have a proper unique package name. Following the same exact steps repeatedly without changing anything is not likely to make it any better! ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] shis0u:
I've compiled the apk using a script. Everything works fine except there's no option to disable apps. Do I have to adjust properties somehow while compiling for it to appear?

Edit: I'm using it on the S10
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Yes, simply read the documentation: https://gitlab.com/fusionjack/adhell3/blob/master/README.md

If you need assistance, visit our support channel!!
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Murzaa:
I'm having the same problem, followed all instructions correctly , once you rename the package you can only save as a project ? How do you get round this ? Even the read me says press build once you change the name but the app has taken that function away ! How do I get round this?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Patching an app is definitely not an official (or possibly legal) approach. All I can suggest is to make sure you use the correct APK Editor PRO version that matches the instructions you are reading. It seems some users fail to find the correct "save" button at the bottom of the XML Edit screen. Maybe seek assistance wherever APK Editor PRO is supported? The best way would be to forget about those precompiled APKS and simply compile your own, which is the proper approach for AdHell3.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] 10thDmenxn:
I am extremely frustrated, as this has gone on for days now. To rename the package, I used three characters.eight characters. nine characters, with no spaces, and kept the quotes. There were NO OTHER instructions than that. And I am using the exact files from your media files link... And help in understanding what exactly would be a "proper" unique package name would be very helpful. I've followed the instructions to the T, of two different XDA sources, and ended up both times with errors. I really don't understand why they don't write detailed instructions with ALL of the information in them. The difference is seconds...

I would appreciate any help with a proper package name. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
"two different XDA sources"? "They"? Keep in mind that XDA is NOT an official ADhell3 support area, nor do we (the Adhell team) distribute any official precompiled APKs. The requirements for a valid package name are explained in the FAQ in our Discord support channel. However, how you patch with which program often introduces additional restrictions unrelated to Anndroid, Knox, or AdHell. It's probably wise to keep whatever format and length the name you're trying to change uses, just replace a few letters.

If you have trouble using Package Editor PRO, maybe you should seek assistance wherever that app is supported, but in general if you use the same Package Editor PRO version as what's expected from the instructions you have, it should work.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Ati75:
I have set up adhell on my s10+ just yesterday, and it worked right away. I also followed the guides. I copied my elm key (128 chars i think) in a text file, sent it to my phone and copy pasted it right into the registration process, and while editing the apk, i just took my name and "converted" it into the 3.8.9 chars. If my name would be Edward, the line would be "edw.edwarded.edwardedw". This has to be absolutely unique i guess. It just worked. The first time i had tried it, after havin edited the apk with the package editor, i mistakenly installed the original file, and not the modified file.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] mistermidas:
Quick issue here... with the setup I have now, I have about 75k host domains blocked. Recently I added a CitizenXVIL hosts file with about 30k domains including api.crunchyroll.com, which is a problem because i use that app all the time for my anime lol.

So, my issue is that I was able to whitelist the domain to use the app, but now it won't let me cast to my Google Chromecast. The lil square symbol in the corner shows up, but it won't find and cast to my device. Is there anyway to whitelist the app altogether to allow all the functions, and still block the ads in the app? Any help would be appreciated... I need my anime fix! ?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Your main issue is that you're attempting to load an unreasonably large number of domains, even if you have configured your AdHell3 APK to accept 100K lines. Whitelisting the one domain you mention might help with your anime app, but apparently you're also blocking domains that interfere with whatever your casting to Chromecast requires.

You don't mention where you got those 75K domains (probably from some hosts list found online, almost assuredly NOT in the proper format), but a much saner approach would be to switch to a better provider, such as mmotti's 11K list or even fusionjack's 46K default list, then possibly blacklisting the few additional domains that you wish blocked.

Even with your monster list, you can dump the list of unique blocked domains (the "+" button on the adhell home screen), assuming you have a recent adhell build (290 or newer). Once you see how few domains you actually block, you'll be be able to adjust your providers accordingly and/or at least whitelist the needed domains.

Regardless of what you block, you can whitelist any app you wish by simply following the simple instructions. All of this is discussed in the README and on our support channel.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] mistermidas:
Well, my total comes from a combination of 4 lists. But the citizen xvil list is the one i add that gives me the issue with Crunchyroll. Before I add that I don't have any problems. Do you mind providing a link to the fusion Jack list to try it out?

As far as the actual domain number, I didn't think it was an issue if up to 100k can be allowed, though I could be wrong about that though.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] profi_fahrer:
Tested and works on S9+. Thanks ??
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] WookieLance:
Cheers for the test -

I am tempting to put further work into the project over some days, It appears the host files can be grabbed from URL or local, I may include merged list of hosts from the likes of the Unified Hosts file blocker project along with the default hosts file.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] st0nez0r:
I'm having some issues with this as well. I'm using the 128 char ELM key from the link provided. I used apk tool to rename the package to something very unique, yet after activating admin and pasting my key i get a status failed error 201 on my S10

I've followed all the instructions on the reddit post, and double checked the troubleshooting section. i've renamed the package, checked my key etc...
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] :
Mine did that on the 1st try when I had a couple of spaces at the end of the key. Make sure you have no spaces and try it again.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] casperusm:
Can increase the domain block number fron 50000 to 150000?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] oreice:
It works ? thanks so much for your time and effort
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] CitizenInsane:
License keys are such a pain, Samsung doesn't make it easy.

Finally got it working yesterday - works great on my Snapdragon S10! Thanks for keeping this alive :)
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] st0nez0r:
That wasn't it, and i'm not sure what it was.

To resolve though, I revoked and generated a new key

I renamed the adhell apk to something different

I changed the apk package name to something unique

I used a different alias when generating that new key...

all works. Thanks for your suggestion though.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Steve24244:
Works..

Oddly enough this worked... i didnt enter my klm key though..
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] :
Yes, it's in the instructions under customization and you need to build it yourself.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Outbreak444:
Call me retarded, but can someone explain what each of these features are? Literally every one. Lol
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] st0nez0r:
Essentially, the OP added a Knox ELM license to the application already. So, you won't need to create one to initially set up the app. In three months when it expires you'll need to generate a new key which is easy enough to do.

The domain limit size refers to hosts files. So now you can have multiple host files block ad domains - it's just been increased so that it can handle more domains.

Adhell has an app blocker thingy... you can disable apps you can't normally uninstall, like Facebook for example, so that it will never launch/run

Hope that helps :)
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] destz0r:
I keep getting error 102 when i try to activate it on my S10e... i tried generating my own ELM but that gave the same error

any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] rahulkheria:
Same error i m getting on my s10+
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] mautz001:
I could activate it on S10 Plus after generating key and also adding legacy key support however the app just crashes :(
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] mdiaz33685:
Same here also with others on reddit media files
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] r-jansen:
Error 102 = package name used too much.

Just change the package name with APK Editor Pro (version 1.8.28) (with the XML File Edit option). I used the apk from the mediafire link in this thread (filename ah3_v3.1.1.275_c645c297.apk).

I generated a new ELM key from the link in the OP, installed the modified version from APK Editor, enabled Admin permissions, pasted the ELM key and it worked.

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I've read on other places that you can't use the legacy key.

If you revoke all other keys, you can create a new ELM key from the link in the OP, which does work.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] ramses742001:
Adhell 3 do not block Galaxy theme. After 10mns of test, the old theme is reactivated

Envoyé de mon SM-N960F en utilisant Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] rahulkheria:
Thnks
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] :
It sounds like you are using the wrong edit mode. See this post.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
The default max number of domains is 15000, Knox can only process 5000 at a time, and even that is a lot. There is

no valid reason

to use all those lists. Just because someone posts a list somewhere doesn't mean that you have to or should use it, especially since most are formatted for use as hosts file replacements or for cosmetic blocking (AdBlock type). As mentioned countless times in this and similar XDA threads, all AdHEll3-related links are IN OUR OFFICIAL VENUES:

Main repo: https://gitlab.com/fusionjack/adhell3

Scripts for compiling: https://gitlab.com/fusionjack/adhell3-scripts

Official Support Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/hfreZum

Dependable(?) precompiled APKs: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/sb37c6gmhqgbn
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Alexnder J.:
The activation worked but then the app keeps crashing
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Most likely caused by an obsolete Adhell3 build (older than 268?) and/or the wrong key, but we can't help you much here, especially with so few details. Please review the READMEs and FAQ in our support areas (see my post just prior to yours) and if you still have problems we'll be glad to assist you there.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Alexnder J.:
I downloaded the one on the first page and made a developer account. Got the key and activation worked with my key but crashes emediatly after.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Whatever you downloaded is *NOT* an official AdHell3. At a glance it seems to claim to be version 3.1.1.279 (current is build 291) with a package name that is not usable. We do *NOT* distribute any binaries, and any APK you find, that one included, is the sole responsibility of whoever compiled it for you. Whatever you use, make sure it's a recent AdHell3 build, that it has a unique valid package name, and that you use a current valid EDU ELM key obtained from https://seap.samsung.com/license-keys/generate/edu (and not from any other URL). Your crashes prove that either the APK you found is in error (wrong package name, probably) and/or that you used an incorrect key. Once again, I urge you to seek help from our various READMEs, FAQs, and our support channel.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Alexnder J.:
I tried to compile it myself but while running adhell3 setup I get for example access denied 7za.exe and so on
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Alexnder J.:
Update: I got to build the APK myself. Pretty tricky getting all the files from adhell3.cmd because it wouldn't automatically download running the command. After hours I got the build done and installed it.

I'm from Germany I don't know if that is an important information.

Anyways I went to the link and got myself an ELM key but it doesn't work. It won't activate and that really, really pisses me off
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mike B.:
Congratulations on compiling your own APK, presumably from the current build 291, but I'm stil not sure why you are seeking support here instead of in the AdHell3 support area. At least now that you have your scripts setup (in Windows, apparently, not the friendliest of environments), any update will be trivially fast and easy and you won't have to edit, patch, download, or configure anything else.

You don't specify what error, if any, you get, but if you used a unique correct package name in your APK, then you are probably not using the correct EDU ELM key. Just because it's an active ELM 128-byte key doesn't matter if you didn't get it from the EDU page. By far the most common user oversight involves getting an ELM key from some other URL.

Good luck, but

if you need any further help, ask in our support area, not here!
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Themes, Apps, and Mods] 10thDmenxn:
I tried doing this exact same thing with my name, and I get the exact same error status code (2). I give up on this crap. No app is worth this much hell to get it to work.

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I've used what was on the OP. I tried changing ONLY a few letters in the package name already in the app, and no matter which way I change the name, I continue to get the error status code (2). The name that is in my package on line six is: "com.fusionjack.adhell3". So I have changed this to many, many different things. I've used the vaunted 3.8.9 character format, even though what's in there is a 3.10.7 character format. And I've tried to just change it to something like, "com.fusionStev.adhell3" or "com.fusionjane.adhelll" and so on... But no matter which name I give it, and no matter which format I put it in, I ALWAYS GET THE SAME ERROR CODE STATUS (2). This is insane!!!!!!!!!