Currently got a lg g3 but want to get this phone.
The only thing stopping me is the no root thing.
is there a way to block ads and backup and restore apps without root on the z3?
AdBlock Plus for Android doesn't require root, you can find it here: https://adblockplus.org/en/android-install
In addition you can install the ABP for Firefox, but this app seems to block ads in other apps as well.
As for the backup I don't know, sorry.
Use helium for backup and restore. Adblock plus or adguard for blocking
Knakharses said:
AdBlock Plus for Android doesn't require root, you can find it here: https://adblockplus.org/en/android-install
In addition you can install the ABP for Firefox, but this app seems to block ads in other apps as well.
As for the backup I don't know, sorry.
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Cool, didn't know there was a version of ad block for android. Thanks
SquallPT said:
Cool, didn't know there was a version of ad block for android. Thanks
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Yep thank for the info guys!
apparently it only works on wifi but you can get it to work with mobile data by following these instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2726443
vinnyutd6899 said:
Yep thank for the info guys!
apparently it only works on wifi but you can get it to work with mobile data by following these instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2726443
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For my wifi i had to do that too.
edit: on wifi it was easier, only had to add the proxy and the port.
Sorry for the double post, had to change to adguard because adblock was messing with facebook, youtube, dolphin. It was getting slow to load stuff and forced me to reset the programs.
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Anyone having problems with the official Hulu app force closing? I'm Running das BAMF Sense 3.0 RC4, and i can browse within the app just fine, but when a video begins to load, it force closes on me.
I was having that problem on 3g, working fine on wifi though.
I'm having there same problem, running bamf 3.0rc5 on 4g
glad i'm not the only one. Now that the app's out, hopefully the devs can tweak it to work on rooted ROMs
I read that HULU+ actually detects rooted devices and refuses to run on them. The crashes are on purpose.
Well that sucks. Looks like I have to cancel my hulu plus sub now
I've been able to watch the free files fine with np. I'm stock rooted on mr2.
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no go for me, FC too. I think it has to do with ROMs more so than being rooted. CM7 and BAMF have issues but rooted stock ROMS do ok.
Also the alterations that we had to do to get netflix to work might be causing issues too
This needs to be illegal to check for customizations like rooting. None of their phucking business. Kuntz.
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Its because we are blocking ad and modifying the hosts file.
you need to have adfree installed and hit revert to repair the hosts file.
howarmat said:
Its because we are blocking ad and modifying the hosts file.
you need to have adfree installed and hit revert to repair the hosts file.
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Yeah, it will do that on normal hulu as well if you block ads.
howarmat said:
Its because we are blocking ad and modifying the hosts file.
you need to have adfree installed and hit revert to repair the hosts file.
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Thank you X1,000!!! that worked for me.
howarmat said:
Its because we are blocking ad and modifying the hosts file.
you need to have adfree installed and hit revert to repair the hosts file.
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Thanks that worked awesome!
Root is required for this application. Thanks to DesignGears & Chainfire for putting in the work for root to be on our phones.
Please try method 1 and 2 before posting that it doesn't work. Let me know which one worked for you in the comments.
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Method 1 :
Download FDroid from this link - https://f-droid.org/FDroid.apk
Open FDroid and download AdAway.
Some have reported that this AdAway will install the host file without any issues.
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Method 2 :
Download AdAway here - http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877490004670
(All credit for the link goes to mrRobinson)
After you have installed and opened the app -
Click "Download files and apply ad blocking"
The app is going to crash, don't worry!
Re-open the application and click "Download files and apply ad blocking" again
This time it will give you a pop up saying "Copying of host file failed", once again don't worry!
Now click the refresh button in the top right, and now for the last time click "Download files and apply ad blocking"
You will now be told that it was successful and to restart.
This is how I got it to work, I apologize if it does not work on your device.
Please click the thanks button if this worked for you.
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Don't you need root for this?
slidesear said:
Don't you need root for this?
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Yes
147aaron said:
Yes
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why wouldnt the official app work without crashing if you have root?
try the official one:
http://sufficientlysecure.org/index.php/adaway/
Guitarboarder28 said:
why wouldnt the official app work without crashing if you have root?
try the official one:
http://sufficientlysecure.org/index.php/adaway/
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I tried to get the the app from that website but they want you to download it through a store. And I don't know about others but it hangs on downloading icons or something. So the only way I got the app was from mrRobinson post. According to him its the same app, but he just compiled it from the source from the Devs website.
does this nix the youtube apps? (pre-rolls)
wdkingery said:
does this nix the youtube apps? (pre-rolls)
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I just tested it for you and no. I don't know of a way to that ether. I tried the youtube app and the mobile, they both had a ad on the same video that I tested.
Well yea but the stores legit no worries there
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I just installed it normally with no problems. Never even had a crash the first time.
I'm not rooted (yet), but all of my rooted device AdAway just works. So I really don't see any reason for the AdAway NOT to work if your phone is rooted. Unless I'm missing something here...
Pikezer1337 said:
I just installed it normally with no problems. Never even had a crash the first time.
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Visual360 said:
I'm not rooted (yet), but all of my rooted device AdAway just works. So I really don't see any reason for the AdAway NOT to work if your phone is rooted. Unless I'm missing something here...
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This was just my experience with it. I have used adaway on other devices and it just installed with no problem. I posted this because I had seen some other people were having issues with it, so I was just letting people know how I got it to work.
147aaron said:
Please follow tutorial before posting that it doesn't work.
Root is required for this application. Thanks to DesignGears & Chainfire for putting in the work for root to be on our phones.
Download AdAway here - http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877490004670
(All credit for the link goes to mrRobinson)
After you have installed and opened the app -
Click "Download files and apply ad blocking"
The app is going to crash, don't worry!
Re-open the application and click "Download files and apply ad blocking" again
This time it will give you a pop up saying "Copying of host file failed", once again don't worry!
Now click the refresh button in the top right, and now for the last time click "Download files and apply ad blocking"
You will now be told that it was successful and to restart.
This is how I got it to work, I apologize if it does not work on your device.
Please click the thanks button if this worked for you.
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I downloaded my AdAway from f-Droid, but I've seen the same crash behavior.
After the crash, the download and apply worked on the first try.
(The first time, I had to flash back to stock and re-root. The second time applying AdAway blocking took a couple of tries before it went through (6 more specifically))
you can try adaway 2.3 official
or
AdAway-release_Build-10.09.13
the new release is working like a charm
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I tried to get the the app from that website but they want you to download it through a store. And I don't know about others but it hangs on downloading icons or something. So the only way I got the app was from mrRobinson post. According to him its the same app, but he just compiled it from the source from the Devs website.
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Mine also hung on downloading icons....so i went to playstore and seached for busybox...downloaded and installed newest version by jrummy....installed box and then tried the app again and install flawlessly....doesnt mean it will work for everyone but it worked for me...:good::laugh:
I just install it from fdroid. I don't really use a lot of stuff from there as it's mostly in the market, but I do for this one so I don't have to look for updates on a website etc.
i dled it from fdroid also, it didnt work at first, would just hang up on applying the files but i rebooted and it was successful the first try
rockinandroid said:
Mine also hung on downloading icons....so i went to playstore and seached for busybox...downloaded and installed newest version by jrummy....installed box and then tried the app again and install flawlessly....doesnt mean it will work for everyone but it worked for me...:good::laugh:
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khaytsus said:
I just install it from fdroid. I don't really use a lot of stuff from there as it's mostly in the market, but I do for this one so I don't have to look for updates on a website etc.
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xaniq said:
i dled it from fdroid also, it didnt work at first, would just hang up on applying the files but i rebooted and it was successful the first try
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Thanks for the feedback. I will update the thread to have both methods shortly
I've found supersu leaving dozens of sudaemon's around which sometimes breaks root entirely (until you reboot) or sometimes you can manage to get su to work and then kill apps.
Adaway seems to potentially be a leading cause of this, or maybe it's just the obvious victim, I'm not sure. But I often find it's complaining it could not apply the hosts file, so I get into a shell, find a bunch of stray sudaemon's, kill them, then it's happy again.
I think there's still some tweaking that can be done for su on 4.3.
All I did was install Fdroid, then
Go into to terminal and type this
su
restorecon -R -v /data/data
Then install adaway and run as normal
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Use FDroid
Just a quick heads-up. I used FDroid to install AdAway yesterday...no problems, loaded first time and enabled without a hitch. A word to the less experienced Android (Note 3) flashers like myself.
OFF TOPIC Question: What's the best Terminal Emulator to use for someone like me, who wants to learn to use a TE?? Your assistance would be most appreciated.
Thanx...Chief
I am on Speedmod ROM 4.4.2 by Giugiu. I have tried many AD blocking apps like Adaway, Adfree, Adblock etc and even this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916098
but none of them seem to work. The hosts file in /system/etc gets modified all right, but ADs still appear in most of the apps. Could anyone help me out here?
I had no problems when on GB or JB, its only on KK that I get this issue.
Try this
mon_iker said:
I am on Speedmod ROM 4.4.2 by Giugiu. I have tried many AD blocking apps like Adaway, Adfree, Adblock etc and even this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916098
but none of them seem to work. The hosts file in /system/etc gets modified all right, but ADs still appear in most of the apps. Could anyone help me out here?
I had no problems when on GB or JB, its only on KK that I get this issue.
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Using any root file explorer navigate to system/etc/host file and set the permissions as readable and writable.
Then try again using any of the ad blocker.
Hope this helps you..
Good luck
bibhu60 said:
Using any root file explorer navigate to system/etc/host file and set the permissions as readable and writable.
Then try again using any of the ad blocker.
Hope this helps you..
Good luck
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Thanks! But what's strange here is I'm perfectly able to replace the hosts file. It's a whopping 13 MB in size and has the list of all the ad sources to be blocked. Funnily enough none of the ads get blocked.
Is there any alternative to ad block plus for device not rooted ( lollipop)?
Questions belong in Q&A.
Adblockers modify the hosts file or use iptables to redirect ad URLs to localhost, which requires root access. I don't know of any that don't.
Tks
Adblock plus don't modify any host file , but apply a filter in port 2020 with a proxy on localhost.
On kitkat work fine , on lollipop don't work.
Think she is confused with adaway which does create a host file. All you can do uprooted is use the app you are to warn you of ads so you can take apps out. I use adaway but I buy apps when there is a paid version. If I'm not willing to pay I take it out. If they give me no choice but to have ads I block them.
fraussantin said:
Is there any alternative to ad block plus for device not rooted ( lollipop)?
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This: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/adguard-ad-blocker-doesnt-require-root-t2958895
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Think she is confused with adaway which does create a host file.
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I meant that I didn't know of any that don't require root access other than the mentioned.
For the life of me I cannot block ads. I've tried adaway magisk modules and manually editing the hosts file. Only way Ive been able to do it is via VPN but I don't want to go that route.
It did work. Then I reset my phone and it now no longer works.
Any ideas?
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For the life of me I cannot block ads. I've tried adaway magisk modules and manually editing the hosts file. Only way Ive been able to do it is via VPN but I don't want to go that route.
It did work. Then I reset my phone and it now no longer works.
Any ideas?
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Have you tried systemless hosts in Magisk and then AdAway?
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Have you tried systemless hosts in Magisk and then AdAway?
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yeah, same thing. Still showing ads.
Ive used about 8 different versions of adaway too cos I know there were issues previously.
miffymiffy said:
yeah, same thing. Still showing ads.
Ive used about 8 different versions of adaway too cos I know there were issues previously.
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I'm using this version with no issues whatsoever. Not sure why it says that it was installed via the Google play Store...lol