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Ad blocking.

I have tried using ad free but still my favorite apps have ads. I know that some roms have ad blocking cooked in. What are they using and is it able to be installed on other roms? I'm sick of angry birds having ads, I can't see some places on levels.
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try andguard pro
I don't get ads with adfree, have you updated it?

You installed the hosts right? When you open ad free for the first time, you still need to hit download and install hosts even if it says you're good to go.

flomexico said:
You installed the hosts right? When you open ad free for the first time, you still need to hit download and install hosts even if it says you're good to go.
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Oh really. I'll try that.
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That worked. Thanks guys.
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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.

Ad blocker for unrooted?

Is there an ad blocker for unrooted S3? All I found was for rooted phones

NoobMonkey said:
Is there an ad blocker for unrooted S3? All I found was for rooted phones
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Impossible for unrooted device.

Need to root 1st

Firefox for Android has Adblocker add on now. Probably for unrooted.
Obviously only for web surfing.
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Just what I was afraid of
Thnx guys anyway.

Work around.
Root phone install add blocker run it and let it change hosts file .
Run Triangle Away and then remove root by flashing stock kernel.
jje
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I seem to remember a way of blocking ads on the Transformer Prime without root using a trick with connecting to the internet through a proxy or something. I'll have a look around to find the thread and link it in a bit. Hopefully the principles are the same.
Regards
Jack
EDIT:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594444
here is the link, should work with the S3

Try Mozilla Firefox with ad free add on
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re ad free without root
Anyone tried Adblock plus,had mixed responses with it?

I'm using it on my prime, but it only works with wifi

Sv: Ad blocker for unrooted?
AdAway works brill for me. Blocks everything
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ououououo said:
AdAway works brill for me. Blocks everything
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read the title

Try Adblock Plus
Try Adblock plus,i used it when my phone was unrooted not all ads were removed but it was quiet effective,but it will only block ads on wi-fi
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5hZGJsb2NrcGx1cy5hbmRyb2lkIl0.

i think adblock plus is an adblocker only for the mozilla browser. it won't block ads from apps and games.
root is recommended in android.

j0sefuz said:
i think adblock plus is an adblocker only for the mozilla browser. it won't block ads from apps and games.
root is recommended in android.
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wrong

Has anyone noticed that replacing the hosts file with one that blocks ads doesn't work on the GS3? The same hosts file works fine on my GS2.

Glebun said:
wrong
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which is? about the adblocker? or about the root? hehehe.
if adblock plus also blocks ads from apps and games, then that's the answer to OP's quesion.

both, actually. root is not recommended I'd you don't know what you need it for and you're not sure what to do

thecrater said:
Has anyone noticed that replacing the hosts file with one that blocks ads doesn't work on the GS3? The same hosts file works fine on my GS2.
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The only way I've found is to modify each app. Many apps only work properly if they get their ad feed. modifying paid apps is almost certainly against the licence you accepted when you bought it. rooting is the only way to block ads for all apps and browsers, even then many google/facebook etc.
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Ad Blocker

Here is a good ad blocker for ROOTED phones that works on most GS4 roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1803573&d=1363234532
Hit the Thanks button if this is of help to you.
GS4 running Liquid Smooth at the moment

For reference, this was the adblocker that was on the ROM Toolbox.
Google has already removed 99% of ad blockers on the Google Play Store and we got lucky they didn’t notice ROM Toolbox. We have since then removed Ad blocker from the main screen on ROM Toolbox.
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Also, this should be in the themes and apps.

Just what I was looking for.
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This thing doesn't work

Yea iulian I agree with you.
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I use this one. https://copy.com/B1Rdf
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Or AD BLOCKER PLUS . Works great.

Useless
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adaway is the only one that i know off currently working.. it goes off of public add lists and you can add your own.. Addfree used to work but is offline now with no further develolpment.

Exel said:
For reference, this was the adblocker that was on the ROM Toolbox.
Also, this should be in the themes and apps.
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What's the reason behind Google removing such apps?
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defvayne said:
What's the reason behind Google removing such apps?
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their official reason was that if affected other app developers revenue from their ad supported apps, which is true. But the bigger more then likely real reason is because it messed with googles ad revenue. either way its not that hard to install a ad blocker anyway. just install a third party market (i use f-droid) and install adaway.
the reason jrummy removed the adblocking feature of rom toolbox is because if he didnt, the whole app would of been removed from the playstore. In turn, the posted app in the op is useless, its no longer maintained which means it wont block ads anymore (or will just block old ads, which is pretty much pointless)

you can download the ad block zip from goldeneye roms and pull out the hosts file and put it in system > etc

Adblock/adfree apps not sticking on note3?

Has anyone else had issues with ad block apps not sticking or not working fully like it does on other phones?

Purest said:
Has anyone else had issues with ad block apps not sticking or not working fully like it does on other phones?
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I did when I was trying to run a few ad blockers I kept getting unable to write, I did get adaway working after the second time trying to enable the app.
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Yeah it happens for me as well. I used adaway before on all my other phones, but on this phone I had to use adfree. It does the job fine.

Adfree works fine. Just for hahas, you are rooted right?
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Yes I'm rooted, tried multiple roms, tried adaway, adfree, adblock, they don't stick, most ads get through. I'm using lucky patcher to remove ads from apps, but browsing web most ads get through.
What settings are people using for adfree?

Lol. Those apps mostly block ads in apps. Web browsing is a different beast. The meat of most of my web browsing in on my screen and the bread, rather apps are off screen so I could care less about that.
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I've had the same issue on MyRom, I hope the recent update fixed it. But adfree seems to be working on Wicked, no special options selected or anything.

@rbiter said:
Lol. Those apps mostly block ads in apps. Web browsing is a different beast. The meat of most of my web browsing in on my screen and the bread, rather apps are off screen so I could care less about that.
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Adfree blocked ads on the internet too not just apps. I could never get a adf dot ly site to work. Soon as I turned it off it was able to get that site.
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Try this one. Works great for me. https://db.tt/xfuhPplu
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They all work for a short time and get reverted back, I've manually edited hosts file and it would change back within 15 mins. I've made the file read only and still got rewritten. Any suggestions?

Adaway 2.8 works and keeps settings fine.
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Purest said:
They all work for a short time and get reverted back, I've manually edited hosts file and it would change back within 15 mins. I've made the file read only and still got rewritten. Any suggestions?
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Did you disable knox? It was doing the same thing to my fonts until I froze in titanium

I manually edited all the hosts files, so far it's worked, no more ads anywhere. (o:`,