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Ad Blocking the easy way

This is a hosts file with a massive list of ad servers included. It should block almost every ad possible.
Just unzip and put the extracted file in /system/etc/ using either root explorer or adb push.
update: Just doubled the size of the list, angry birds ads now blocked as well.

option94 said:
This is a hosts file with a massive list of ad servers included. It should block almost every ad possible, but for some reason it wont block the ads from angry birds.
Just unzip and put the extracted file in /system/etc/ using either root explorer or adb push.
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wow this wouldve been nice b4 i paid for the blocking apps lol thanks option good work

Awesome! Thanks Option!

daewond3r said:
Awesome! Thanks Option!
Bye Bye Angry Birds lag.
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Unfortunalty, it doesn't seem to work on angry birds. If someone can find out what the ad server is, I can add it to the list.

This is great! I was just wondering what I could use to block ads.
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adfree works the exact same way..?

clamder said:
adfree works the exact same way..?
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adfree and root tools.

This is just a much larger list then they use in adfree I think, but yes it works in the same way.

Updated.
10char.

Glad the new host file worked!
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Thanks works great
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How is this easier than just running AdFree?

option94 said:
This is a hosts file with a massive list of ad servers included. It should block almost every ad possible.
Just unzip and put the extracted file in /system/etc/ using either root explorer or adb push.
update: Just doubled the size of the list, angry birds ads now blocked as well.
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LOL - I would have killed for this a few days ago when adfree first went out - took hours hunting down the temp fix in Modaco.
I have adfree installed again - will there be any conflicts with this if I don't uninstall (or freeze) it?

Great work bro, and thanks alot.

Thanks for the work I just got an update to my adfree app from the market, and it worked on my cm7 nightly.
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Reminds me the good ol days of blocking things via hosts file in the *nix world its located in /etc/hosts/ or /etc/inet/hosts/ while in AOS /system/etc/hosts/. This is another reason I am atm downloading massive 8.1gb apk.lib archive lol can't stand so called "freeware" apps we all know its adware.
BTW where did you get this list? Anyways related to BISS(BT/BLP)? Whats the data format for it? Plain ASCII ([localhost] [ipv4/domain] [#/comment])? Reminds me of the good ol days when I use to compile IPFilter.dat for P2P world lol a simple google search of HyperNode IPFilter yields result as I had the up to date largest filter to date then.

Just want to say thank you again... lol. This is simple and work perfectly without installing any other third party apps like Ad Blocking etc... waisting resources
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gaww said:
LOL - I would have killed for this a few days ago when adfree first went out - took hours hunting down the temp fix in Modaco.
I have adfree installed again - will there be any conflicts with this if I don't uninstall (or freeze) it?
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Yeah. Adfree will replace this file with their own. This is a more complete list then theirs. Thats the only difference.

Did you compile the list? If so what ranges did you use? Which tracker's verified it? I still have feeling this maybe affiliated with BISS.

its everything in adfree, and a big list i found online. No idea what BISS is.

Hulu plus for us :-)

With the help of another xda member. (Halfcalf) we now have hulu plus for our phone. All you need to do is place the extracted files from the zip I will upload into your titanium backup folder then restore the app. All three files must be in the titanium backup folder. Not just one big folder. It took me a few tries but it works. I'll answer questions as your post.
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just a note, you only need the files in Hulu Plus Tit Backup Files.zip - no need to download/install the .apk separately as it's contained in the archive. Unzip/extract to /sdcard/Titanium Backup/ and restore, worked perfectly the first time (CM7 nightly 2011-7-23).

Matt Devo said:
just a note, you only need the files in Hulu Plus Tit Backup Files.zip - no need to download/install the .apk separately as it's contained in the archive. Unzip/extract to /sdcard/Titanium Backup/ and restore, worked perfectly the first time (CM7 nightly 2011-7-23).
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Ok thanks I posted both just in case. I didn't know. I don't normally use titanium. So it worked for you?
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Worked great here. I think the picture beats Netflix streaming. Not a plus subscriber so my test video is limited but looks and sounds awesome!
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4GivenByChrist said:
Worked great here. I think the picture beats Netflix streaming. Not a plus subscriber so my test video is limited but looks and sounds awesome!
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Ok awesome glad it worked!
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When I launch it, it tells me that my device isn't supported. It won't let me launch any videos either. Was I only suppose to restore the app, and not app+data?

mmaaddict78 said:
When I launch it, it tells me that my device isn't supported. It won't let me launch any videos either. Was I only suppose to restore the app, and not app+data?
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Don't install the apk I posted...my fault. Do just those files and yes data too
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mmaaddict78 said:
When I launch it, it tells me that my device isn't supported. It won't let me launch any videos either. Was I only suppose to restore the app, and not app+data?
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It took me a few attempts as well
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I deleted the files and re-downloaded them and went through the process again and it's working fine now.
edit: Forgot to say thanks for getting this working on our awesome phones.

mmaaddict78 said:
I deleted the files and re-downloaded them and went through the process again and it's working fine now.
edit: Forgot to say thanks for getting this working on our awesome phones.
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someone else (op) got me the files and i read someone else tried this a few days ago..i just harassed enough people till they gave me the files..ive been working on this for like 2 weeks..i finally got the apk 3 days ago and halfcalf was willing to give me the files. im not the best with android yet, but i will still fight to get us stuff.
you have no idea have many times i would explain i had an unsupported phone and ask for the apk and i would get the response "its in the market go download it" this is from people who knew about root too.. lol

You can download all market apps on your computer or through the web browser.
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Maglin said:
You can download all market apps on your computer or through the web browser.
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Try to get hulu plus to work that way.
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Didn't say they will work. Just that is how to get apks not in your phones market.
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Is working on my hd2 NDT miui..thanks
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Didn't say they will work. Just that is how to get apks not in your phones market.
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And mine shows my phone isn't supported when I do that
As in it ain't let me download the app
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I got the app working but when I try to stream is says there's a network error and to wait or try again later. Anyone get this error or was able to stream video?

barinaman said:
I got the app working but when I try to stream is says there's a network error and to wait or try again later. Anyone get this error or was able to stream video?
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I can only watch the hulu video..the others give me the network error
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Delete please lol

do you have to have the app installed or uninstalled

o Duke Nukem o said:
do you have to have the app installed or uninstalled
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Unistalled
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[APP][HACK] Hulu Plus App [No Root Needed][1.5MB][FULLY WORKING]

This is my first contribution to the Samsung Epic Touch 4G. I have a Hulu membership and was angry cause our device wasnt "Compatible". Talk about a total rip off. So I modded the apk to work with our device. It is 100% Fully functioning. I hope to contribute more later down the road. Maybe an ICS Rom ;-)
NO ROOT REQUIRED
YES YOU HEARD ME. NO ROOT REQUIRED.
Directions:
1. Download Modded Apk
2. Sideload apk (Install like any other app that is non market)
3. Sign into your Hulu Plus Account (YOU NEED A MEMBERSHIP)
4. Enjoy Hulu Plus
Download link:
http://www.4shared.com/android/PExvFFpJ/HuluPlus-v10-Hacked.html
Enjoy
WARNING: I am not responsible for any damage you cause to your device.
IF YOU LIKE MY CONTRIBUTION TO THIS COMMUNITY PLEASE HIT MY THANKS BUTTON.

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Does this work if you have adblock enabled? Is there a way to disable the adblock check? I'd switch to this in a heartbeat from Netflix if they got rid of the ads, even for paying customers. lol

Ascertion said:
Does this work if you have adblock enabled? Is there a way to disable the adblock check? I'd switch to this in a heartbeat from Netflix if they got rid of the ads, even for paying customers. lol
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To be honest Idk. I disabled the phone check within the app itself. And it is ad free already so i would think it would work fine.
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Slick app, but nothing is streaming. Most likely because of adblock, just keeps buffering. Shame.

LordLugard said:
Slick app, but nothing is streaming. Most likely because of adblock, just keeps buffering. Shame.
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I dont have ad blocker so I didnt test that aspect. I will decompile the app and see if I can try to Mod that. No Guarantees.
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thanks so much, this works perfectly. all I had to do was disable ad blocker using Rom Toolbox, and voila! great job!
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ladydroid said:
thanks so much, this works perfectly. all I had to do was disable ad blocker using Rom Toolbox, and voila! great job!
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well at least it works for ya.
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Working for me thanks!

Thanks for this. Can you please share the steps you took or maybe point me towards some resources? I'd like to try to modify it for my Google TV with Honeycomb.

Thanks, can you mod the latest version of hulu plus? This version you posted is older than the one I currently have (1.0.145)
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Plus one if you can OP. Downloaded the new tablet Huku and they let you fully use it but not play videos as device. Is not supported. Bastards!
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bit1 said:
Plus one if you can OP. Downloaded the new tablet Huku and they let you fully use it but not play videos as device. Is not supported. Bastards!
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If you can post a link to a dropbox for the new app I can hack it. I was unable to pull it from the market.
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Here is the latest market version
http://db.tt/bplGgFbA
If you could modify it to work here and on the TouchPad I will be forever great full

wiicked26 said:
Here is the latest market version
http://db.tt/bplGgFbA
If you could modify it to work here and on the TouchPad I will be forever great full
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Ok i will look into it.
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Weird that this isn't officially available for this phone but is on my 3d. Didn't make girlfriend happy lol.

Works on Galaxy Nexus LTE fyi. Would love to see OP include instructions on how to do the mod yourself of possible! Great work, I can't believe this didn't happen sooner with all the "unsupported" devices...

Works like a champ on my Huewai MediaPad/TMobile Springboard running ICS rooted. Thanks so much.

Works great on my rooted GNex (VZW) - Thank you VERY much!

You got a shout out on 9to5google!
http://9to5google.com/2012/04/26/hulu-plus-hack-makes-android-app-samsung-epic-touch-4g-compatible/

YouTube with hd playback

Which one is the one that plays vids in hd, not hq
And that works with our phones
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You can look in the android apps and games section. There's a thread with the HD YouTube app.
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Updated version 4.0.23 w/HD
P.S. hit thanks

donsh00tmesanta said:
Which one is the one that plays vids in hd, not hq
And that works with our phones
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And in BLACK 4.0.23HD
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Hit thanks again haha

It's not working

donsh00tmesanta said:
It's not working
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Which one?

Both have a good has failed plus do nothing after pushing
I'm on 2.3.6 not ics

donsh00tmesanta said:
Both have a good has failed plus do nothing after pushing
I'm on 2.3.6 not ics
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Download, rename "YouTube.apk" and install/push, using root explorer

xx8todiefor6xx said:
youtube for you sir
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How do I use this?

donsh00tmesanta said:
How do I use this?
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uhh... instructions are literally posted right above your post.

The video does look better, but seems to always have the need to buffer regardless of wifi speed. Kinda of annoying..
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i used root uninstaller to delete the old youtube app out.... then renamed this.... click install.... and bua!! works great! no pushing nesesary!
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I'm running 2.3.6. Downloaded the version that you had to rename. Used root explorer to go to /system/app and make rw then went to bottom and renamed original YouTube app to YouTube.apk.old. Went back to downloaded folder and renamed file to YouTube.apk as instructed. Copied file from there to /system/app. Went to market and got connectbot. Started app and chose local. Did ls then cd system, then cd app. ls again and saw both just copied file and original .old file. Did su then hit allow on pop up super user dialog box. Now have #. Then I: "chmod 644 YouTube.apk". Then exit then exit then yes. Reboot phone and you (I was) good to go. Saw HD in some of the video listings. It played flawlessly but I was on wifi and it pulled all the 7 megabits bandwidth I had while playing a video. I have no idea how this will work or not on 3/4g yet.

"Must haves" on your newly rooted xt907

Hi guys I opened this thread up to share some of my top favorite rooted applications. Many experienced users will know what most of these are but some may be new, and of course this is a great place to begin for inexperienced root users. I'm not going to go into crazy detail about all of them but I'm hoping that others will post, comment, and share their findings as well. Take a look.
Avast! - advanced mobile security that gives you virus scan, theft protection, firewall, text/call block, and more!
Adfree- self explanatory. One of the best ad blockers for your browser in the market.
Airdroid- this is my personal favorite. Simply run the app, follow the quick instructions and BOOM you are managing all your own files from your phone both internal and external on your regular desktop computers or laptops. Its super easy to use and a must have.
Cachemate- clears cache with a click of a button.
My backup (root edition) - serves just like titanium backup. Easily backup your apks and data or just apks alone. Also includes photos/videos/music. Reason why I prefer this is because I used to use titanium mainly for freezing and backing up but ics/jb both have the "disable" option now.
Quickboot- quickly boot into recovery/reboot/power off
Root browser- arguably the best file explorer/manager out there. Pretty fast r/w speeds.
Root call blocker- not only can you manually enter the numbers you want blocked but this is one of the first apps I found where your phone won't even ring whatsoever.
SD booster- boost SD card speed. Don't know too much about it but was told from a friend to set the speed to 2048kb for optimization.
Terminal emulator- the "command prompt" of android.
Undelete- ever accidently delete a file and get really mad? Simply run this app and snatch it back!
Voodoo ota- copies your superuser binaries and allows you to keep root after an ota update (going to come in handy once the official jb comes through )
Hope you guys enjoy these apps. Obviously not responsible for anything that these do to your device. Please comment and also share your findings ! Thank you
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I'll just leave this here....best rooted apps...i installed at least 2 apps from each page of the list....
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ted-user-should-know-about-part-5-apps-34-41/

ROM toolbox enough said, and smart ram booster !

why was this not more of a thing?
Also, a cool app TO HAVE FUN WITH YOUR FRIENDS WITH (ONLY) is DroidSheep. It's a packet sniffing app, it's cool.

Titanium Backup
Disable Services
Fantastic apps we all need to have.
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Sixaxis Controller
Titanium Backup
Root Explorer
SoftkeyZ
Adaway
Xposed Installer
Orbot
These are some if the root apps I use everyday
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I am using Grrenify and Seeder. From "hacktools" Faceniff and wi-fi kill.

greenify is great.
my recommendations are Android Firewall, Root Explorer, and Titanium Backup.
Android Firewall is great in that it blocks internet (WiFi/mobile data/both) to apps that you specify. this is great for blocking ads for those that want to play games that do not require a data connection.

As this thread is about root apps I thought I'd ask here rather then start a new thread.... has anyone found a screen recorder that actually works on the M? I've tried SRC and screencast with no luck...even a method that requires me to connect it to the PC would be great....
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ezknives said:
As this thread is about root apps I thought I'd ask here rather then start a new thread.... has anyone found a screen recorder that actually works on the M? I've tried SRC and screencast with no luck...even a method that requires me to connect it to the PC would be great....
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not sure what you mean by "screen recorder" - but check out Dragon - it has a voice recorder app.

ezknives said:
As this thread is about root apps I thought I'd ask here rather then start a new thread.... has anyone found a screen recorder that actually works on the M? I've tried SRC and screencast with no luck...even a method that requires me to connect it to the PC would be great....
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I just found an app in the Android apps and games section called Shou that worked well for me
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jco23 said:
not sure what you mean by "screen recorder" - but check out Dragon - it has a voice recorder app.
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Its like a screen shot in video form... records everything that happens on the screen....
just found and installed shou... doesnt work... started it once to test it... recorded about 45sec stopped it tried to play back and same as the rest... its a 1kb file that says cannot be played... now I can start recording but not stop it... oh well...
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ezknives said:
Its like a screen shot in video form... records everything that happens on the screen....
just found and installed shou... doesnt work... started it once to test it... recorded about 45sec stopped it tried to play back and same as the rest... its a 1kb file that says cannot be played... now I can start recording but not stop it... oh well...
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ah - no, I have not... haven't really needed too. although, I'm sure there are some. I've seen folks show the "angry birds walkthrough" - and that looks like a screen recorder.
sorry I couldn't help.

jco23 said:
ah - no, I have not... haven't really needed too. although, I'm sure there are some. I've seen folks show the "angry birds walkthrough" - and that looks like a screen recorder.
sorry I couldn't help.
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No worries... some times you just wanna record that skype session ... and im never on the pc anymore only if i brick or need to transfer backups to the good ole external hard drive for safe keeping....I've tried them all... starting to think its just an issue with my M not a xt907 issue... the dev of shou messaged me tho I hope to get it working...
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Greenify,Titanium Backup
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Thanks:laugh: