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[Q] ad blocking

I root for two reasons: Tethering and ad blocking. I currently can't tether on my AT&T M8. Now I can't get ad blocking working. I have tried adaway and it can't apply the hosts file.
This is the same issue as with the M7. The system is writable, so it can't modify the hosts file. I tried flashing the hosts zip file manually, but that isn't working either. Anyone know of a workaround? If I can't block ads, this thing is going back. I'm starting to wonder why I even bothered unlocking my bootloader.
Update: neither Adaway or Adfree work. They randomly stop blocking ads and cause the phone to restart when you try to apply the hosts file. Adblock Plus does seem to be working well, however. I'd still prefer a hosts file method of blocking, but this seems to be the only solution without s-off.

If your rooted what about xposed framework, there is a really good ad blocking module you can download that works better than ad away etc not sure if you have to be s-off or not I was using it on my One M7, waiting to get the M8
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you need root and atleast adaway to disable advertisments

mushages said:
you need root and atleast adaway to disable advertisments
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I am rooted. Adaway does not work. In fact, it reboots the phone.
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greyhulk said:
I am rooted. Adaway does not work. In fact, it reboots the phone.
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I'm having same problem with adaway so I'm using adblock pro seems to be working ok search for it on xda

Neither will work right now because the system is protected. Kernel module is being worked on which will disable write protect, and then adblockers will work.
M.

mattman83 said:
Neither will work right now because the system is protected. Kernel module is being worked on which will disable write protect, and then adblockers will work.
M.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701816
I think this might be the answer

As an update: I was having issues with Adblock Plus as well (it stopped working a few times and had to be force closed after completely blocking my internet connection). I finally went here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2327934
And flashed the Adaway hosts through TWRP. It flashed successfully and now all is well. Tested and working all ads are blocked. Does anyone know where I could find a more updated flashable hosts file? That one was from June of last year.
Thanks.

jaythenut said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701816
I think this might be the answer
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Thanks! That looks a tad risky at this point. I will wait until it's a little more tested. I managed to flash the hosts file manually, so I'm good for now.

greyhulk said:
As an update: I was having issues with Adblock Plus as well (it stopped working a few times and had to be force closed after completely blocking my internet connection). I finally went here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2327934
And flashed the Adaway hosts through TWRP. It flashed successfully and now all is well. Tested and working all ads are blocked. Does anyone know where I could find a more updated flashable hosts file? That one was from June of last year.
Thanks.
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Get it from here (might have to replace the file in your ZIP with this new one)...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916098

EddyOS said:
Get it from here (might have to replace the file in your ZIP with this new one)...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916098
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That one doesn't work. It was the first one I tried to flash. It fails to flash in TWRP, at least the version installed on my M8.

I am using xposed module xad and it works great. The one in the xposed app wouldnt install for some reason so downloaded the apk and installed it that way. No more ads.

skoobee said:
I am using xposed module xad and it works great. The one in the xposed app wouldnt install for some reason so downloaded the apk and installed it that way. No more ads.
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Details? First, Xposed is working on the M8? Second, where did you get the manual apk for ad blocking?

greyhulk said:
Details? First, Xposed is working on the M8? Second, where did you get the manual apk for ad blocking?
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Yes xposed works great. As has been posted on a few threads you have to install xposed as a zip from recovery. I googled xad apk and it was one of the first few results that came up.

greyhulk said:
That one doesn't work. It was the first one I tried to flash. It fails to flash in TWRP, at least the version installed on my M8.
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Take the hosts file and replace the one in the ZIP file that you already have

EddyOS said:
Take the hosts file and replace the one in the ZIP file that you already have
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Not a bad suggestion. I may try that.
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AdBlock Plus is working for me. At least for now.
Correctly downloaded from the Amazon App-shop.
Thank you!!

I use adfree on my Verizon m8 and it has been working fine.
http://adfree.bigtincan.com
You do have to be rooted to use.

buddahj said:
I use adfree on my Verizon m8 and it has been working fine.
http://adfree.bigtincan.com
You do have to be rooted to use.
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Adfree seems to work fine at first, but it will cause your phone to reboot when you update it. Unless you have S-off, it will have issues sim linking the host file and writing it.
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greyhulk said:
Adfree seems to work fine at first, but it will cause your phone to reboot when you update it. Unless you have S-off, it will have issues sim linking the host file and writing it.
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I was unaware of that. I've always been s-off while using it.

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Very nice work!!!
However, I can't seem to get the wifi hotspot to work I am rooted (via towelroot and verified). I enable it via your app, go to setting and wifi hotspot. Then a dialog pops up asking me to subscribe? I have S5 with Sprint running stock 4.4.2.
Thoughts?

clutz2000 said:
Very nice work!!!
However, I can't seem to get the wifi hotspot to work I am rooted (via towelroot and verified). I enable it via your app, go to setting and wifi hotspot. Then a dialog pops up asking me to subscribe? I have S5 with Sprint running stock 4.4.2.
Thoughts?
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Hi,
First reboot phone once and see if subscription nag pops up again, if so see below:
Do me a favor (I would appreciate it) Click restore via HFA, let the phone reboot and finish HFA(you won't lose any data promise)
With a file explorer navigate to data/data/com.android.porviders.telephony/databases/telephony.db
pm me this file or post it here (no unique data in it so no worries)
I will get you all sorted out.
Thanks

idone said:
Hi,
First reboot phone once and see if subscription nag pops up again, if so see below:
Do me a favor (I would appreciate it) Click restore via HFA, let the phone reboot and finish HFA(you won't lose any data promise)
With a file explorer navigate to data/data/com.android.porviders.telephony/databases/telephony.db
pm me this file or post it here (no unique data in it so no worries)
I will get you all sorted out.
Thanks
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Sorry to have wasted your time with a reply. It seems that a reboot did fix the issue as I was able to start the Hotspot now and the nag dialog doesn't appear.
Thanks again for your help and you effort in creating this great set of tools!

clutz2000 said:
It seems that a reboot did fix the issue as I was able to start the Hotspot now and the nag dialog doesn't appear.
Thanks again for your help and you effort in creating this great set of tools!
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Yes the phone keeps the old apn settings in memory untill another one is loaded(switch from 3g to lte or a manual switch or, of course, a reboot)
Awesome! Glad you're sorted out.

Updated version on PlayStore now supports all Sprint Samsung devices.

Will this work with the latest update NK4?

cruise350 said:
Will this work with the latest update NK4?
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It absolutely did with TDunham's DeOdexed version.

Obtained root using tdunham [STOCK ROM][4.4.4] NK4 Kitkat ROM DeOdexed. Followed all the instructions on that thread. Im using TWRP recovery.
Downloaded Galaxy Tools from the play store. Says Galaxy Tools v2.2.0. su: Using: 2.13:SUPERSU
I click on "Enable Native Hotspot" and the phone restarts. I go back into the GT app and click on Wifi Hotspot settings and turn the hotspot on. Everytime I do this I get a pop up that says I am not subscribed.
I have uninstalled the GT app and reinstalled. Cleared all data for SU app. No matter what I do I always get the pop up saying I am not subscribed.
Any suggestion?

cavfist said:
Obtained root using tdunham [STOCK ROM][4.4.4] NK4 Kitkat ROM DeOdexed. Followed all the instructions on that thread. Im using TWRP recovery.
Downloaded Galaxy Tools from the play store. Says Galaxy Tools v2.2.0. su: Using: 2.13:SUPERSU
I click on "Enable Native Hotspot" and the phone restarts. I go back into the GT app and click on Wifi Hotspot settings and turn the hotspot on. Everytime I do this I get a pop up that says I am not subscribed.
I have uninstalled the GT app and reinstalled. Cleared all data for SU app. No matter what I do I always get the pop up saying I am not subscribed.
Any suggestion?
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Maybe try uninstall su app, enable hotspot, then reinstall su app again after hotspot is working.

idone said:
Maybe try uninstall su app, enable hotspot, then reinstall su app again after hotspot is working.[/QUOTE
After disabling SU (cant uninstall, there is no option to. Guessing since it is built into the ROM) I go into the GT app and click Enable hotspot and it says IOException.
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cavfist said:
idone said:
Maybe try uninstall su app, enable hotspot, then reinstall su app again after hotspot is working.[/QUOTE
After disabling SU (cant uninstall, there is no option to. Guessing since it is built into the ROM) I go into the GT app and click Enable hotspot and it says IOException.
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Not sure, sorry, I made this for all stock galaxy devices, and it works on all of their official software versions(at least S3 through Note 4/Edge). I cannot say how it will work on custom roms because people change whatever they want in them. On stock everything would work as it should.
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idone said:
cavfist said:
Not sure, sorry, I made this for all stock galaxy devices, and it works on all of their official software versions(at least S3 through Note 4/Edge). I cannot say how it will work on custom roms because people change whatever they want in them. On stock everything would work as it should.
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oh well. I used [STOCK ROM][4.4.4] DeOdexed NK4 Kitkat ROM because I was thinking it was stock only with root. guess I will keep looking
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cavfist said:
idone said:
oh well. I used [STOCK ROM][4.4.4] DeOdexed NK4 Kitkat ROM because I was thinking it was stock only with root. guess I will keep looking
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Stock system software will come as a tar.md5 file to flash in Odin3
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cavfist said:
idone said:
oh well. I used [STOCK ROM][4.4.4] DeOdexed NK4 Kitkat ROM because I was thinking it was stock only with root. guess I will keep looking
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You're not stock, your deodexed, which is why it is failing. You need to be stock rooted. Why don't you Odin nk4, then root it.
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Tried this. Hotspot doesn't work.
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steveokinevo said:
Tried this. Hotspot doesn't work.
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Uncheck auto reboot and reboot manually afterwards. And posting without giving specific details makes it hard for anyone to help you.

idone said:
Uncheck auto reboot and reboot manually afterwards. And posting without giving specific details makes it hard for anyone to help you.
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Maually rebooting worked! Thx!
I have sprint btw
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steveokinevo said:
Maually rebooting worked! Thx!
I have sprint btw
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Yes my "Enable Native Hotspot" is only for Sprint variant at the moment. Next version has some test for other providers, in next day or two I'll push the update out.

idone said:
Yes my "Enable Native Hotspot" is only for Sprint variant at the moment. Next version has some test for other providers, in next day or two I'll push the update out.
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Will this work on stock NKD (Lollipop leak)?

[Q] Can't open SuperSu

I'm currently running rbox's updated 51.1.4.0_user_514006420 ROM. I can still grant superuser access to apps that request it, and apps that require su function properly, but I can't open the SuperSu app itself, it just crashes. When I try to open it from the KFTV launcher, the screen blinks and it returns to the applications menu. If I try to open SuperSu from XBMC, it causes XBMC to crash as well.
Logcat after trying to start SuperSu: http://pastebin.com/QNTd684U

BlaqkAudio said:
I'm currently running rbox's updated 51.1.4.0_user_514006420 ROM. I can still grant superuser access to apps that request it, and apps that require su function properly, but I can't open the SuperSu app itself, it just crashes. When I try to open it from the KFTV launcher, the screen blinks and it returns to the applications menu. If I try to open SuperSu from XBMC, it causes XBMC to crash as well.
Logcat after trying to start SuperSu: http://pastebin.com/QNTd684U
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+1. Me too.

mine has no option to launch. is that what you mean?
it seems to work fine when apps request root but cannot be opened itself.
a bit annoying.

jarayn said:
mine has no option to launch. is that what you mean?
it seems to work fine when apps request root but cannot be opened itself.
a bit annoying.
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I think it has to do with the way I'm installing it. In theory if you were to delete the SuperSu.apk from /system/app and sideload the apk yourself, it might work better. And if you horribly break things, you can always just reinstall the prerooted rom to get it back.

rbox said:
I think it has to do with the way I'm installing it. In theory if you were to delete the SuperSu.apk from /system/app and sideload the apk yourself, it might work better. And if you horribly break things, you can always just reinstall the prerooted rom to get it back.
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I deleted it and sideloaded it back. Same behavior. Just want to get into its settings. I used the latest PlayStore version APK.

Yeah, same here. I ended up installing Clockworkmod's Superuser and uninstalling SuperSU. All I needed was the ability to disable notifications on a per app basis.

BlaqkAudio said:
Yeah, same here. I ended up installing Clockworkmod's Superuser and uninstalling SuperSU. All I needed was the ability to disable notifications on a per app basis.
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Could you explain that? Where is CWM's SuperUser?

jmerrilljr2 said:
Could you explain that? Where is CWM's SuperUser?
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+1. I installed latest ChainFire's SuperSU. Is there another? Is that our problem? Is there a CWR SU?

jmerrilljr2 said:
Could you explain that? Where is CWM's SuperUser?
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schneid said:
+1. I installed latest ChainFire's SuperSU. Is there another? Is that our problem? Is there a CWR SU?
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Direct download from CWM website
You'll have to re-approve superuser requests since it's a different app. I believe this is the same superuser app that comes with Cyanogenmod

BlaqkAudio said:
Direct download from CWM website
You'll have to re-approve superuser requests since it's a different app. I believe this is the same superuser app that comes with Cyanogenmod
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I can start including this one in the prerooted instead of supersu if it works better.

rbox said:
I can start including this one in the prerooted instead of supersu if it works better.
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From what I read the supersu is always the best one to choose. Certainly with phones.
I just dont know why we cant launch the app as normal to adjust settings.
Can you launch yours? Can anyone?

jarayn said:
From what I read the supersu is always the best one to choose. Certainly with phones.
I just dont know why we cant launch the app as normal to adjust settings.
Can you launch yours? Can anyone?
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I don't know about "always the best". It's all the same crap really. CM ships with Superuser and it seems to work fine for everyone using that.
I can't launch it either.

jarayn said:
From what I read the supersu is always the best one to choose. Certainly with phones.
I just dont know why we cant launch the app as normal to adjust settings.
Can you launch yours? Can anyone?
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Mine launches fine. I can review which apps have been granted, add and remove them, etc.
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I also had the same issues. However, I was able to fix it by deleting "/system/app/SuperSu.apk" and then side-loading an older version of SuperSu (2.01). So, it looks as if the issue may be with compatibility with more recent versions.

wunderdrug said:
I also had the same issues. However, I was able to fix it by deleting "/system/app/SuperSu.apk" and then side-loading an older version of SuperSu (2.01). So, it looks as if the issue may be with compatibility with more recent versions.
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same story here + can not erase "Supersu.apk"
"rm failed for /system/app/Superuser.apk, Read-only file system"
I am on pre-rooted 51.1.4.0_user_514006420
opened towelroot again, clicked "make it rain" it tells me "device is not supported" (since pre-rooted rom ?)
getting confused here

coops_one said:
same story here + can not erase "Supersu.apk"
"rm failed for /system/app/Superuser.apk, Read-only file system"
I am on pre-rooted 51.1.4.0_user_514006420
opened towelroot again, clicked "make it rain" it tells me "device is not supported" (since pre-rooted rom ?)
getting confused here
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Did you mount the file system as read/write before you tried to delete it?
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collindv said:
Did you mount the file system as read/write before you tried to delete it?
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nope, did not
thanks for the tip!
SuperSU 2.00 running :victory:

collindv said:
Mine launches fine. I can review which apps have been granted, add and remove them, etc.
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What version of SuperSU are you running ?? And what PreRooted FW are you on too ??

Y314K said:
What version of SuperSU are you running ?? And what PreRooted FW are you on too ??
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Install SuperUser. I moved on form supersu as I too wanted to change and couldn't. Superuser works just fine.

navigates said:
Install SuperUser. I moved on form supersu as I too wanted to change and couldn't. Superuser works just fine.
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Is this the SuperUser that is working for all on the FireTV... Does it matter what version ?? So latest works just fine...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.superuser
If so.. Is there a correct order to get rid of the SuperSU & Sideload the new one ??

[Q] adblocking?

Anyone have any idea why all of the ad blocking programs I have tried havent worked at all? Adaway says it is successfully applied and still I get ads everywhere. Anyone else have this issue? Is there something else that must be done besides just editing the hosts file?

{C0deF0x} said:
Anyone have any idea why all of the ad blocking programs I have tried havent worked at all? Adaway says it is successfully applied and still I get ads everywhere. Anyone else have this issue? Is there something else that must be done besides just editing the hosts file?
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Unless you are rooted most of the adblocking apps will not work. If you are rooted then you may want to try another one.

Solarenemy68 said:
Unless you are rooted most of the adblocking apps will not work. If you are rooted then you may want to try another one.
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+1
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I'm using Adaway and it's working fine. You have to be rooted to use it. Ad blockers add known ad addresses to the hosts file and you need Root access to edit the hosts file.
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poit said:
I'm using Adaway and it's working fine. You have to be rooted to use it. Ad blockers add known ad addresses to the hosts file and you need Root access to edit the hosts file.
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I know how they work and yes I have root but I've tried all of them and I don't know why I can't get it to work

{C0deF0x} said:
I know how they work and yes I have root but I've tried all of them and I don't know why I can't get it to work
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I still use MinMinGuard. It doesn't deal with websites but still does an acceptable job with apps most of the time.

I am using Lucky Patcher to block ads on my Note 4 and it works really well.

Anyone get their 5x rooted with Android pay working?

I tried the systemless root method several times.. None of it works.
If my superSU app says I'm rooted, Android pay doesn't work. Only way to get it working again is if I UNROOT using the superSU tool.
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insang-droid said:
I tried the systemless root method several times.. None of it works.
If my superSU app says I'm rooted, Android pay doesn't work. Only way to get it working again is if I UNROOT using the superSU tool.
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Root with the systemless root method, and delete "/su/xbin_bind". Android Pay will work. However, you might break root compatibility with older apps that haven't been updated.

LancerEVA06 said:
Root with the systemless root method, and delete "/su/xbin_bind". Android Pay will work. However, you might break root compatibility with older apps that haven't been updated.
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Can confirm this allowed me to add my CC again, have not yet tried paying yet. I have 2.66 beta, and using AdAway, TiBu, and Greenify. So far no issues.

am I deleting the whole SU folder? or just the XBIN_BIND?

insang-droid said:
am I deleting the whole SU folder? or just the XBIN_BIND?
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Just XBIN_BIND
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yes, mine definitely works.
FYI, greenify breaks it, just having it installed for me (even if disabled)
adaway does not have to though, long as you flash the systemless hosts zip file before installing and applying it