![]() ![]() One big issue: AdAway will not work reliable when on mobile networks like 3G. In addition, you can add exceptions to your whitelist from within the AdAway app if an app is not working when specific hosts are blocked or define extra hostnames in your own Blacklist. AdAway lets you select your own sources of hosts files. Works for mobile connection as well as for WiFi connection.ĭisadvantages: setup of a personal whitelist/blacklist is not possible via the app itselfĪdAway is an open source ad blocker for Android using the hosts file. This way you can track connections which have been blocked by checking the AdFree log file (AdFree -> Settings -> show TCP host names) and add them to your personal whitelist manually via web interface (link is given above). If you have issues, you have to open AdFree and enable "local web server" as well as "start TCPdump". ![]() It will block all ads within apps and web browsers. The web interface at allows you to configure white and black lists from your desktop manually (requires a free account at AdFree). The current version (v0.9.9) ships with mongoose, a small webserver, and a copy of tcpdump, so you can log DNS requests, this allows you to discover new hostnames not currently blocked. If you feel the need to ask for features, please visit the corresponding app’s thread or web page.īSDgeek_Jake - for MoaAB - Mother of all Ad-BlockingĪdFree is a simple app for Android operating system that modifies the system hosts file to redirect known advertising and tracking hostnames to local host. Furthermore, none of the linked apps in this thread are my own work, so I am not able to include more features or fix bugs. I am not responsible for bricked/broken devices due to modifications you decided to apply on your device. If you are interested, but not satisfied with the provided information, please consider re-visiting this thread after some days and check the change log. I have just started to fill this thread with information. Browsers with ad-blocking methods (check post #5) – ad-blocking web browsers.private DNS (check post #4) – utilizing Androids private DNS function.No root required (check post #3) – apps that don’t require a rooted device.Root required (check post #2) – apps that require a rooted device.This issue arises from the fact that all data traffic is redirected over a compression server, which will result in the fact that all data – content and ads – are coming from those servers instead of the original ones, whose names are included in the host files. Important: if you use a browser with data compression feature (like Chrome or Opera for example), you have to turn off this feature within the browser, otherwise the ad-blocking by using the host file will not be reliable any more. For more information about host files, visit Blocking unwanted connections with a hosts file. This way no advertisement content originating from those addresses will be shown. Basically, this is a local file, containing a list of web addresses, which can’t be connected to from your device, so that all content (for example ads, banners, 3rd party Cookies, 3rd party page counters, web bugs and even most hijackers) from those addresses will be blocked. The most popular one is the use of so-called hosts files. There are different ways how to block ads. As each user has its own personal preferences, this is not a mandatory setup, but a guide for users which are new to the subject as well as for users, that have experience but nevertheless want to learn about other possibilities. ![]() There is no way I am going to say that this is the "Ultimative Ad-Blocking Thread", as this is (and maybe always will be) rather an evolving than a finished topic. But I found the lack of a centralized collection quite annoying, so I decided to start this thread to provide users with the latest possibilities to effectively block advertisements on their Android device. Searching for keywords like "ad blocking" on XDA will result in many different threads with numerous aspects. In general, this thread will give you an overview about apps, whose purpose is to block ads within apps and even web browsers. This guide will show you different ways how users can enjoy an ad-free Android experience, both for unrooted as well as rooted users. Welcome to the thread which is dedicated to the numerous ways of how to block advertisements on your Android device. ![]()
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