I update the hosts file, reboot, and ads still show up on all the pages I visit. I'm using Chrome Beta.
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Have you tried blacklisting the url?
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Why not contact the dev of AdAway instead?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Yeah more and more apps are finding ways around adblockers. Mainly now that google has stated that adblockers are breaking their developers TOS so they are giving developers ways around them.
Domoo said:
Have you tried blacklisting the url?
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No, but that seems incredibly time-consuming to do that for each individual website.
immortalneo said:
Why not contact the dev of AdAway instead?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Yeah, I'm not sure why my eyes missed the developers email on adaway's home page. I'll report the issue.
zelendel said:
Yeah more and more apps are finding ways around adblockers. Mainly now that google has stated that adblockers are breaking their developers TOS so they are giving developers ways around them.
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I'm just talking about website ads.
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techmatlock said:
No, but that seems incredibly time-consuming to do that for each individual website.
Yeah, I'm not sure why my eyes missed the developers email on adaway's home page. I'll report the issue.
I'm just talking about website ads.
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yes but it is still ads in a mobile app. That is why Google removed ad blockers from the site.
Oh OK. Thanks for letting me know.
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The dev apparently doesn't provide support or takes a long time to respond. How do I go about finding a quicker solution to using AdAway?
Do ads still appear in apps and other browsers? And are you using WiFi or Mobile data? Adaway works fine over WiFi for me in Dolphin but for some reason it stopped working on mobile data when I flashed a 4.2.2 ROM on my N4.
techmatlock said:
I update the hosts file, reboot, and ads still show up on all the pages I visit. I'm using Chrome Beta.
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You may have figured this out ages ago, but for anyone who finds this by searching like I did, check to see if you have the Bandwidth Management option checked or not, if you do it sends the requests through google so there is no way for adaway to work. Leave it unchecked and it should be fine.
Yeah same in phone still have ads.
ANDROID-000 said:
Yeah same in phone still have ads.
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I have a Nexus 7 tablet and Adaway is not working for me as well -.-
The hosts-file is filled with the entries made by Adaway, even after a reboot, but somehow my system just ignores it?
catexecutive said:
I have a Nexus 7 tablet and Adaway is not working for me as well -.-
The hosts-file is filled with the entries made by Adaway, even after a reboot, but somehow my system just ignores it?
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You may have figured this out ages ago, but for anyone who finds this by searching like I did, check to see if you have the Bandwidth Management option checked or not, if you do it sends the requests through google so there is no way for adaway to work. Leave it unchecked and it should be fine.
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Forgot to check how old this thread is, but the problem and fix is right here thanks to steevin. In Chrome beta disable the settings in bandwidth management. You can keep preload pages, but not the setting below that loads pages through Google. Which bypasses where the ads come from. You can either uncheck the setting, or block Google. The choice is obvious.
ImSteevin said:
You may have figured this out ages ago, but for anyone who finds this by searching like I did, check to see if you have the Bandwidth Management option checked or not, if you do it sends the requests through google so there is no way for adaway to work. Leave it unchecked and it should be fine.
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u saved my day!!! , landed here in this thread just like you did
Thank you ImSteevin!
That solved the issue.
Ps. It's now called Data Saver. Just disable it in Chrome settings.
LineageOS File Manager is garbage
Great ROM so far but the LineageOS File Manager v3.0.0 is garbage. It displays nothing on my tablet.
Should be here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-tablet-z/general/rom-cyanogenmod-14-t3496758/post70454894
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Hi all,
this is probably a very dumb question
but anyway, how do I remove all of the annoying ads from the free downloaded applications on my Android device
your answer are highly appreciated.
thanks
bacoksai said:
Hi all,
this is probably a very dumb question
but anyway, how do I remove all of the annoying ads from the free downloaded applications on my Android device
your answer are highly appreciated.
thanks
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If you're phone is rooted you can try AdFree: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsImNvbS5iaWd0aW5jYW4uYW5kcm9pZC5hZGZyZWUiXQ..
This is by far the most effective adblocking app.
I use AdAway from the Play Store, does the job for me. Any ad blocker will do though, as long as you're rooted.
Also, if the app doesn't require the Internet then you can turn the data connection off when using it. I used to do that with Angry Birds before I rooted my phone.
Press 'Thanks' if I helped!
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use adaway.. it's simple and very user friendly.. Ads also annoy me, we share the same prob.. so glad if it could help you out..
Are these apps for free? I want to remove the annoying ads as well.
The ads are there to support developer.
If you really want to remove them, the easiest way is to use your phone offline whenever you are using the add supported app
quircky said:
Are these apps for free? I want to remove the annoying ads as well.
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Yeah, AdAway is free from Play Store
Press 'Thanks' if I helped!
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thanks all for answering my question
vx117 said:
If you're phone is rooted you can try AdFree: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsImNvbS5iaWd0aW5jYW4uYW5kcm9pZC5hZGZyZWUiXQ..
This is by far the most effective adblocking app.
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I use AdAway from the Play Store, does the job for me. Any ad blocker will do though, as long as you're rooted.
Also, if the app doesn't require the Internet then you can turn the data connection off when using it. I used to do that with Angry Birds before I rooted my phone.
Press 'Thanks' if I helped!
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well, both apps require a rooted device. my tablet is not rooted yet, and I haven't even think of rooting it
but thanks anyway guys, I'll try those apps when my tablet is rooted someday
mikpel said:
The ads are there to support developer.
If you really want to remove them, the easiest way is to use your phone offline whenever you are using the add supported app
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yes, I know those ads are there to support the developers.
but, if I use my tablet offline, there's not much that I can do with it since a lot of apps require data plan to run
re:
The best ad blocker is ''AD Blocker Trial'' try it all, it's free on play store and doesn't require root acsses, that's simple ya...
Use a firewall (e.g. Droidwall), set filtering to "whitelist" and only allow those applications that really must have internet access. That will not only block ads but also prevent apps from phoning home other sensitive data. Of course, you need a rooted device for this.
Try Adfree friend.. you can download in play store!
i have try it
Some roms have it built in
Find a rom that has ad blocker already in the list of extras.
play store has removed ad removing apps?
Hmm, it looks like the ad removing apps are gone from the play store (which I guess I understand from googles point of view - they probably get a few pennies for these ads also).. Is there another place to get these? Amazon app store has "ad-blocker pro", but the 3 reviews all say it doesn't work..
Is there non-store place for some of these.. We can load a rom yet with ads removed for the LG Motion 4G, but removing the ads would be good enough for me
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Hmm, it looks like the ad removing apps are gone from the play store (which I guess I understand from googles point of view - they probably get a few pennies for these ads also).. Is there another place to get these? Amazon app store has "ad-blocker pro", but the 3 reviews all say it doesn't work..
Is there non-store place for some of these.. We can load a rom yet with ads removed for the LG Motion 4G, but removing the ads would be good enough for me
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Ah indeed.. Apparently I'm too much of a newbie to allowed to post links, but google "pcmag" and "ad-block" and I guess you'll see the article.. I do see that the apps are available on f-droid (which is an open source apps store that I can't post a link to either - google is usually your friend here)...
bacoksai said:
Hi all,
this is probably a very dumb question
but anyway, how do I remove all of the annoying ads from the free downloaded applications on my Android device
your answer are highly appreciated.
thanks
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You can try to download and use Lucky Patcher, very usefull app. It can help you.
You can download Adblock plus from their official website because google has pulled these adblocking apps from play store or you can use the lucky patcher if you have a rooted device. Hope it helps!
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crypticmystic said:
Hmm, it looks like the ad removing apps are gone from the play store (which I guess I understand from googles point of view - they probably get a few pennies for these ads also).. Is there another place to get these? Amazon app store has "ad-blocker pro", but the 3 reviews all say it doesn't work..
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For AdAway, check F-Droid. AdFree can be found at the Adfree Android Homepage.
As both work using a modified /etc/hosts file, one could also manipulate that manually. But that would be quite a hazzle :silly:
I remember there was one app that worked by disabling the ad modules themselves -- which would be much more interesting to me. I just cannot figure out which app that was. Any hints?
aarish1 said:
You can download Adblock plus from their official website because google has pulled these adblocking apps from play store or you can use the lucky patcher if you have a rooted device. Hope it helps!
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Can confirm that Adblock Plus installs and works well with un-rooted devices.
nice
aarish1 said:
You can download Adblock plus from their official website because google has pulled these adblocking apps from play store or you can use the lucky patcher if you have a rooted device. Hope it helps!
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Just wanted to say thanks! :good:
Also alot of other good suggestions here. Adaway jusy bugs the **** out of my phone though (Desire HD JTime R8).
If you just want a file host http://adf*ly/703YZ just copy and save as on notepad with name host. Then copy to your sdcard and copy again to /system/etc
bacoksai said:
Hi all,
this is probably a very dumb question
but anyway, how do I remove all of the annoying ads from the free downloaded applications on my Android device
your answer are highly appreciated.
thanks
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root device and install adfree
Hi,
For WhatsApp users, we got a moddded version of this application by rafalense.
It has a different look and many more features. Look in to this Thread for more details. It has a plain version and Holo version too.
Thanks a lot dude...best modding till now
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Posting my config for plus..http://db.tt/AkOSDld9
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Thanks, but the updates for this app are a problem, whatsapp is updated by play store, but not whatsapp plus.
maslafonjr said:
Thanks, but the updates for this app are a problem, whatsapp is updated by play store, but not whatsapp plus.
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You can check for updates by pressing Menu>Plus> Check updates in WhatsApp Plus.
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dont know whats happening I tried installing all the files provided by concern. but its failed to SMS me not ever calling. giving connection error. even my connection is OK.:crying:
Edit: tried to install whataapp from Play store, but same error came.
kataria.vikesh said:
dont know whats happening I tried installing all the files provided by concern. but its failed to SMS me not ever calling. giving connection error. even my connection is OK.:crying:
Edit: tried to install whataapp from Play store, but same error came.
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You try to install the original whatsapp first and sign up for an account and than go into settings and before you uninstall, wipe data first before uninstalling than install whatsapp plus and it should work fine.
Bobbi lim said:
You try to install the original whatsapp first and sign up for an account and than go into settings and before you uninstall, wipe data first before uninstalling than install whatsapp plus and it should work fine.
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What a lighting fast reply after 4 months. :thumbup:
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kataria.vikesh said:
What a lighting fast reply after 4 months. :thumbup:
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Hahaha.... Btw does it work fine bro?
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I'm Not able to Configure whatsapp plus on my Device...
It says Client Must have changed...
How do i fix this ??
red de0392 said:
I'm Not able to Configure whatsapp plus on my Device...
It says Client Must have changed...
How do i fix this ??
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Whatsapp plus isn't part of XDA now.
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after i install whats app plus.. play store + gmail dsnt wokr.. getting network connection error eventhough my internet is working fine
Prashantthemusicvirus said:
after i install whats app plus.. play store + gmail dsnt wokr.. getting network connection error eventhough my internet is working fine
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WhatsApp+ has nothing to do with play store and Gmail.
Try deleting hosts file from system/etc and reboot.
FM radio is missing
When i upgraded cm11 android 4.4.2 the FM radio is not available which makes me uncomfortable so plz help me in getting FM radio.
Rohit230 said:
When i upgraded cm11 android 4.4.2 the FM radio is not available which makes me uncomfortable so plz help me in getting FM radio.
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How is this related to WhatsApp?
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Thread closed as posting WhatsApp+ is considered warez on XDA.
Thread re-opened. As you are all aware, WhatsApp+ is no longer allowed on xda-developers due to a C&D letter sent by the developer. Because of this, we had to temporarily close down theme threads related to the app until a consensus and a way forward was reached with the rest of the administrative group.
I am glad to inform you that such consensus was reached earlier today and it was decided that as long as the WA+ app is not being distributed, that there is no reason for theme threads to be shut down. With this in mind, I ask you that you do not share or discuss ways of getting WhatsApp+ in any, way, shape, or form within our forums. Failure to do this will result in thread closures and administrative actions against the one(s) doing it (this includes sharing via pm as well).
Thank you for your cooperation.
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XDA Administration
Yea its Cool
It is The best mode so far really like it
wharsapp plus
I have updated whatsapp plus to latest version from with in thr application...
But now
When I put hide my online status, all the online status for my contacts disappear
ovaiscullen said:
I have updated whatsapp plus to latest version from with in thr application...
But now
When I put hide my online status, all the online status for my contacts disappear
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I guess, that's how it works. Same thing here, but i don't care.
Also, you can still see blue ticks from others even if you have your ticks turned off.
Anyone else is having some problems with v6.47?
The "writing" or "recording voice message" status should be fixed and hidden if you have online status hidden, but it doesn't work.
Using LG G2 D802 with CM M11 and Furnance Kernel 2.5.1
Here is the latest facebook official app with location 'feature' removed.
I am not sure if you guys who use the app know this, but facebook constantly tracks your location. There is a receiver built into the app that every time you "refresh" the app (Interval settings are found in the settings menu of Facebook) it gets your location and everything you do on Facebook, post a status, send a message, upload a photo etc, your location is added and you cannot turn it off..
So i decompiled the apk and removed all locations ability. That means, no checking in, no nearby, nothing that needs to get your location. You WILL get a forced close. I am working on trying to keep that enabled while dissabling the 'tracking' featrue. Just download, copy apk to your phones storage and use a file browser to install the APK.
Hope you guys enjoy the privacy while also enjoying the Facebook app.
DOWNLOAD: Facebook v3.7 - No Locations
Link???
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Internet Guy said:
Link???
Sent from my CleanRom'd GS3
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XDA Is having an issue with uploading attachments. Not sure why i'll try again later. Sorry :/
Internet Guy said:
Link???
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Yea i love to try it...
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Ahhhh this the reason why FB consume a more MB on my 3G ?
Michel
Good idea, but I've turned my location of and it never shows my location when posting any thing.. when I send a private message it gives me the option to turn location of.. is this the same location receiver you are disabling from the app?
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Michel_debs said:
Ahhhh this the reason why FB consume a more MB on my 3G ?
Michel
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This mod will possibly use a tiny bit less. But it uses so much for its Cache. So things are loaded a lot faster and what not.
danlivesey said:
Good idea, but I've turned my location of and it never shows my location when posting any thing.. when I send a private message it gives me the option to turn location of.. is this the same location receiver you are disabling from the app?
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Are you talking about turning your location off under settings of your phone? Well thats different. There is no way to turn it off in the FB app itself. You can turn off the location thing for your messages but its still secretly getting your location.
OP UPDATED WITH DL LINK TO MY DROPBOX
Sorry it took so long. XDA is giving me some security error when i try to attach anything :/
Thanks. App is working great!
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I don't mean to hijack the thread, but a good app that stops location requests for any application is LBE Security Master. It will prompt you each time an application requests to use certain permissions. You can also check a box to never allow the application to access that setting, in this case it would be location.
Just search on XDA to find it, I'm on my phone and I don't think the app is on the market.
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codyrt said:
I don't mean to hijack the thread, but a good app that stops location requests for any application is LBE Security Master. It will prompt you each time an application requests to use certain permissions. You can also check a box to never allow the application to access that setting, in this case it would be location.
Just search on XDA to find it, I'm on my phone and I don't think the app is on the market.
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Whenever i tried using a third party app to block GPS to the Facebook app, it would cause the FB app to force close irregardless what you did.
I'll try the app and see what happens. Not sure how it goes about granting and denying access. In all honesty i was looking for something like this.
Just don't use LBE Privacy Guard on jelly bean, it caused my phone to freeze a few minutes after turning on and then rebooted and got stuck in that loop. The only way to resolve it was to use adb and remove the apps file.
The app I mentioned in my post above doesn't seem to have any issues besides that parts of it are in Chinese.
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codyrt said:
Just don't use LBE Privacy Guard on jelly bean, it caused my phone to freeze a few minutes after turning on and then rebooted and got stuck in that loop. The only way to resolve it was to use adb and remove the apps file.
The app I mentioned in my post above doesn't seem to have any issues besides that parts of it are in Chinese.
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So you confirm it works with Facebook?
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Works great so far -- subscribed to this thread -- thanks!
As far as I can tell it does. When I open Facebook, LBE pops up and asks me if I want to allow Facebook to track my location. It detects whether Facebook is using location tracking through WiFi or through GPS. I have not checked to see my posts to see if location is attached to them.
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codyrt said:
As far as I can tell it does. When I open Facebook, LBE pops up and asks me if I want to allow Facebook to track my location. It detects whether Facebook is using location tracking through WiFi or through GPS. I have not checked to see my posts to see if location is attached to them.
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Interesting.. I wonder if it's blocking "locationmanager.getlastknownlocation" as well. This method doesn't access any hardware. It just reads what the last location known was. Meaning if any other app has access to your GPS and gets a lock, that location is remembered and then used by above method.
I feel much more comfortable completely removing the actual physical code no offence to your option though.
And for a thread update, I learned a new tool to help figure out what gets called where. so I might be able to add the ability to check in as well as use "nearby" in the app. And just disable the tracking!
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elesbb said:
Interesting.. I wonder if it's blocking "locationmanager.getlastknownlocation" as well. This method doesn't access any hardware. It just reads what the last location known was. Meaning if any other app has access to your GPS and gets a lock, that location is remembered and then used by above method.
I feel much more comfortable completely removing the actual physical code no offence to your option though.
And for a thread update, I learned a new tool to help figure out what gets called where. so I might be able to add the ability to check in as well as use "nearby" in the app. And just disable the tracking!
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Yeah, I'm still using your MOD too, I really don't need Facebook accessing my location so you can never be too safe about that.
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Thanks mate awesome work!
Hi, there are still some Facebook services running all the time in the background although I have deactivated all notifications. Do you know which services these are?
topcaser said:
Hi, there are still some Facebook services running all the time in the background although I have deactivated all notifications. Do you know which services these are?
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Sort of. I know when notifications are enabled there is a service running. Also what's your refresh interval set at? If that's not disabled then that's what the service is.
If not it may just be in "empty applications" part of androids memory manager. Meaning it's dead but still there to increase launch time. I'm running cm10 and I use the "hold back to kill" option on Facebook so mine is 100 percent gone.
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Loving this app. Great job. Finally facebook can't track me anymore. One big brother, google, is enough.
Any one know if any of the previous ad blockers will eventually work on 4.4. Just tried the latest version of adaway and I'm receiving an error. Just wondering if these apps will be supported any more. I read somewhere Google was cracking down on adblockers. But God knows I hate seeing ads in apps that don't offer a paid version that's ad free. Thanks.
Don't know if this is supposed to be in Q&A. Thought if there was an apk out there that worked it could be placed here.
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cjrivera04 said:
Any one know if any of the previous ad blockers will eventually work on 4.4. Just tried the latest version of adaway and I'm receiving an error. Just wondering if these apps will be supported any more. I read somewhere Google was cracking down on adblockers. But God knows I hate seeing ads in apps that don't offer a paid version that's ad free. Thanks.
Don't know if this is supposed to be in Q&A. Thought if there was an apk out there that worked it could be placed here.
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i tried adaway and works fine for me... first time got an error while applying hosts file, but I tried it again and it worked.
This one worked just fine for me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2190753
No errors at all.
Thanks. Seems like I had a bad download. This worked for me too.
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Yep had the same problem and it said it wasn't applied but it was blocking ads so no complaints.
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try closing ALL running apps and do it again, it worked for me that way only
Google adfree
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Adblock plus. No problem.
Not working here
Adblock also not working on my Nexus 5. So far I've tried adaway and adfree and I can still see ads in chrome. Gained root using cf-auto-root.
Just succeeded in applying the host file.
Have tried before and failed, so I had given up.
But gave it a try more, and now it works.
Here's how you get it working:
1. Start the app and give root access, download and apply hosts file, this will fail.
2. Exit the app, force close it, erase data.
3. Open the app and run it again.
4. Profit.
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The thing is that both adfree and adaway manage to update the host file correctly (checked it myself), but I still get ads in chrome even after rebooting and clearing browser cache. Anyone else has this issue?
ravi84m said:
The thing is that both adfree and adaway manage to update the host file correctly (checked it myself), but I still get ads in chrome even after rebooting and clearing browser cache. Anyone else has this issue?
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Can you post a link to a site where you have ads? I'm using Adblock Plus for Android and would like to see if it's working. I'm assuming it is but would like to test to make sure.
DirkGently said:
Can you post a link to a site where you have ads? I'm using Adblock Plus for Android and would like to see if it's working. I'm assuming it is but would like to test to make sure.
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Well, this very webpage is teeming with ads , try to viwing it in chrome.
I also fail the Adblock test http://simple-adblock.com/faq/testing-your-adblocker/
ravi84m said:
Well, this very webpage is teeming with ads , try to viwing it in chrome.
I also fail the Adblock test http://simple-adblock.com/faq/testing-your-adblocker/
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I'm seeing ads on this page too so i guess Adblock Plus isn't working either. Perhaps the apps just need updates to work with Kitkat or maybe Google have found a way to stop the blockers from working somehow? I've only tried on Chrome so far as it seems to be the only Browser that's working properly on our phones.
Adaway works for me, sometimes doesn't enable hosts on the first try but just keep trying
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ravi84m said:
Adblock also not working on my Nexus 5. So far I've tried adaway and adfree and I can still see ads in chrome. Gained root using cf-auto-root.
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You have no busybox installed!!!
those programs may need that to do a proper job
I am using adaway and it seems to be blocking fine. Just tried it on this page and it looks clean.
Here you guys go, enjoy http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916098
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ravi84m said:
The thing is that both adfree and adaway manage to update the host file correctly (checked it myself), but I still get ads in chrome even after rebooting and clearing browser cache. Anyone else has this issue?
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/me raising a hand
i believe that some ads get blocked, mainly in-app-ads, but websites are still full of sh*t i don't want to see.
will try this now:
melbourne408 said:
Here you guys go, enjoy http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916098
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For anyone seeing ads on Chrome, that's because you are using Google's Data Compression Proxy.
You can disable it by going to "Settings -> Bandwidth management -> Reduce data usage" and turning it off.
i could not get either pdp or bk disabler to work as the play store removes their apps and/or engines as soon as they notice them.
the dev of PDP sent me this email after several emails back and forth and i verified it is working on my phone and i wanted to share.
i guarantee that this will be gone soon, so grab it before they delete it.
Dear Users,
Package disabler pro+ is currently not available. Only Package disabler pro is now available
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpremium
Package disabler for Samsung require PDP engine now:
- Install this PDP engine https://tinyurl.com/y8y4mpv8 .
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Package disabler for Samsung :https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpremium
Package disabler for LG: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pdmdm.dmplay
Package disabler for Rooted : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.osp.pmanagerinfo&hl=en
Regards,
PD Team
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fruithead said:
i could not get either pdp or bk disabler to work as the play store removes their apps and/or engines as soon as they notice them.
the dev of PDP sent me this email after several emails back and forth and i verified it is working on my phone and i wanted to share.
i guarantee that this will be gone soon, so grab it before they delete it.
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Thanks. It works
fruithead said:
i could not get either pdp or bk disabler to work as the play store removes their apps and/or engines as soon as they notice them.
the dev of PDP sent me this email after several emails back and forth and i verified it is working on my phone and i wanted to share.
i guarantee that this will be gone soon, so grab it before they delete it.
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I've got BK disabler and it works just fine although it's not available in the play store right now.
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daddymikey1975 said:
I've got BK disabler and it works just fine although it's not available in the play store right now.
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I know bro, not only that a lot of people in a lot of threads I've read said that BK has some more interesting features. I really wanted to get it to work and tried hard but I just could not manage to get a hold of both of the app and the engine to install.
fruithead said:
I know bro, not only that a lot of people in a lot of threads I've read said that BK has some more interesting features. I really wanted to get it to work and tried hard but I just could not manage to get a hold of both of the app and the engine to install.
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Link to the app in play store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...ackagedisabler
Note that you'll also need the "BK plugin 2" app to go with it
I'm on ARB7 firmware and have zero problems with BK working as it should. View attachment 4480913
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Link to the app in play store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...ackagedisabler
Note that you'll also need the "BK plugin 2" app to go with it
I'm on ARB7 firmware and have zero problems with BK working as it should. View attachment 4480913
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the bk plugin 2 is the problem lol.
if you dont already have it in your app history, it will not allow you to see it in the store.
trust me i tried for hours.
you simply CANNOT gain access to the bk plugin 2 if it's not already in your app history
EDIT: it's possible they reuploaded it, like pdp did. it seems the devs try to stay ahead of the play store by reupping every few days/weeks with minor changes and then google takes it down again.
fruithead said:
the bk plugin 2 is the problem lol.
if you dont already have it in your app history, it will not allow you to see it in the store.
trust me i tried for hours.
you simply CANNOT gain access to the bk plugin 2 if it's not already in your app history
EDIT: it's possible they reuploaded it, like pdp did. it seems the devs try to stay ahead of the play store by reupping every few days/weeks with minor changes and then google takes it down again.
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Have you looked on apk mirror for the plugin?
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daddymikey1975 said:
Have you looked on apk mirror for the plugin?
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No I am not that savvy. I always get nervous about stuff like that. Is that website always safe?
fruithead said:
No I am not that savvy. I always get nervous about stuff like that. Is that website always safe?
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Make sure the developer is the same, but otherwise yes it should be fine.
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BK was taken down by the developer due to Samsung. That said the developer provided a work around on their development blog
https://kunkunsoft.wordpress.com/fix-package-disabler/
A bit of work involved but the app works afterwards.
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qyrus said:
BK was taken down by the developer due to Samsung. That said the developer provided a work around on their development blog
https://kunkunsoft.wordpress.com/fix-package-disabler/
A bit of work involved but the app works afterwards.
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I tried opening both of the APKs direct from that link, but it gave the same error parsing the package.
I downloaded it to my phone, then opened it from there and it worked fine. Followed the instructions and I was able to fully use it.
hi, i formatted my S9+ just when BK Manager and MDM Extension apks were removed from Play Store.
my question is, i have both of these apks files in my storage, will i be able to install them manually and whether the disabler app will still work as it was before? can someone kindly advise?
i have emailed the developer a couple of times asking the same questions, but not getting any response or help and was never my intent to ask for a refund.
File 1. com-kunkunsoft-packagedisabler1515128400
File 2. MDM_Extension_2_Full
as for the time being, is there any other good disabler app that we can use safely? i feel so lost without this app/feature.
thank you.
RAV3NRAV3S said:
hi, i formatted my S9+ just when BK Manager and MDM Extension apks were removed from Play Store.
my question is, i have both of these apks files in my storage, will i be able to install them manually and whether the disabler app will still work as it was before? can someone kindly advise?
i have emailed the developer a couple of times asking the same questions, but not getting any response or help and was never my intent to ask for a refund.
File 1. com-kunkunsoft-packagedisabler1515128400
File 2. MDM_Extension_2_Full
as for the time being, is there any other good disabler app that we can use safely? i feel so lost without this app/feature.
thank you.
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I have both apps installed and fully functional..
They both auto installed when I got my S9+ and setup my Google account.
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qyrus said:
BK was taken down by the developer due to Samsung. That said the developer provided a work around on their development blog
https://kunkunsoft.wordpress.com/fix-package-disabler/
A bit of work involved but the app works afterwards.
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I followed this but I still can't get it to work. I don't know what I'm doing wrong or maybe it doesn't work anymore? I have recently used adb commands for other apps and they work fine.
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I followed this but I still can't get it to work. I don't know what I'm doing wrong or maybe it doesn't work anymore? I have recently used adb commands for other apps and they work fine.
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The ADB command in the instructions is for a wrong package. You just need to change it to the one in their download link.
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qyrus said:
BK was taken down by the developer due to Samsung. That said the developer provided a work around on their development blog
https://kunkunsoft.wordpress.com/fix-package-disabler/
A bit of work involved but the app works afterwards.
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I did manage to get this working, but since then I've had a notification pop up on my phone a couple times which makes no sense to me. I'm wondering if this is a side effect of making that app an owner on the phone.
It tells me my phone is a "Managed Device" and that the organization may install software and make changes on the phone without my knowledge or consent.
A) That sounds scary, since I the phone didn't come from an organization.
B) Why is it suddenly popping up and telling me this? It's not asking for permission. It's not even asking me to acknowledge or read it. Just stating it like a fact. It's popped up at least twice over the last 2-3 days.
Any idea what's going on?
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I did manage to get this working, but since then I've had a notification pop up on my phone a couple times which makes no sense to me. I'm wondering if this is a side effect of making that app an owner on the phone.
It tells me my phone is a "Managed Device" and that the organization may install software and make changes on the phone without my knowledge or consent.
A) That sounds scary, since I the phone didn't come from an organization.
B) Why is it suddenly popping up and telling me this? It's not asking for permission. It's not even asking me to acknowledge or read it. Just stating it like a fact. It's popped up at least twice over the last 2-3 days.
Any idea what's going on?
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It's a response to trying to disable more packages than sammy wants you to. It removes a bunch of features. Sammy's way of trying to get people not to use package disabler.
What I did was disable all I wanted then uninstalled the disabler and it went back to normal with everything still disabled
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Is there a list of packages that are safe to disable?
Package Disabler for Samsung is back
App Name : Package Disabler Pro+ (Samsung)
Available in google play store.
That's it. It's a one-click solution to deal with bloatwares.
Nice business model. Release app, complain that google removed it, re-release it and ask people to pay for it again.