ad blocking options on Nougat? - Sony Xperia XZ Questions & Answers

Hi
I'm in the midst of rooting etc and am likely to stick with Nougat rather then MM.
Obviously MM has benefits of Xposed - with its various ad blocking modules as well as YouTube ad blocking.
However for those rooted and on Nougat:
1) could you provide your experience with what adblocker is working well for you?
2) is there any way of blocking YouTube ads with Nougat (given we cannot apply the legendary YouTube ad blocker module/Xposed)?
3) unrelated to add blocking. But which root method is preferable or does it really not matter... SuperSU or Magisk?

I can provide some feedback on 3)
No difference in functionality, but if you need to pass safety net - Magisk Root with Magisk Hide is the only way to go

dillalade said:
1) could you provide your experience with what adblocker is working well for you?
2) is there any way of blocking YouTube ads with Nougat (given we cannot apply the legendary YouTube ad blocker module/Xposed)?
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1)
I use Adaway installed via F-Droid. Works for years on several Android devices here. Very few ads get through. Saves a lot of bandwidth.
It rewrites your hosts-file and because of that needs root-rights.
I use this hosts-file on my other computers.
2) I nearly never use YouTube but do not feel bothered. But I do not know if this is due to a hosts-file or my choice of videos.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-patched-ad-free-youtube-apks-t3449312
Ad free YouTube, absolute necessity since xposed isn't on nougat

fatguy666 said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-patched-ad-free-youtube-apks-t3449312
Ad free YouTube, absolute necessity since xposed isn't on nougat
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Seems promising.
Thanks for that.
You have first hand experience I guess, runs well?
:good:

dillalade said:
Seems promising.
Thanks for that.
You have first hand experience I guess, runs well?
:good:
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Well, it's based on Wanam's xposed module. Just be careful not to let Google play update the app!

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[app/mod]ultimate adblock/remover+ collection

if you like me dont like the annoying ads and other not wanted pop ups,i decided to post the best adblocking+ apps available atm
its very difficult to say which one is the best for what rom/android version,its best to try and see/test yourself
1.Mother of All AD-BLOCKING from xda member BSDgeek_Jake
bsdgeek s thread<----CLICK HERE
its contains a very detailed explanation what and how to
2.adaway its a apk just install like a normal apk update and follow the instructions
adaway2.8 download here---->http://d-h.st/Dsv
the official site its here--->adaway official site<---- here there also is a link to fdroid where adaway is also available
3.adfree its a apk and can also be installed as a normal apk/update and follow the instructions
adfree download here---->http://d-h.st/jrN
the official site can be found here and there you can also get the download adfree official site<----
4.[Xposed Module] Xad presented by XDA Senior Member DragonHunt3r, who created a module to block the Google Ads API. With this module, you can get rid of most ads seen on your device. Installation is really easy. All you need is root and the latest version of Xposed Framework.
original thread DragonHunt3r s thread<----CLICK HERE
5.adblock plus(also called ABP) its a apk and can also be installed as a normal apk/update and follow the instructions.
ABP download here----->http://d-h.st/q3f
here is the original site here you can also get the download ABP thread<----CLICK HERE
6.lucky patcher its also a very good addblocker,but i can not put a link here because i think its forbidden,because it can do more then just blocking adds,if you wanto try it just use google
7.[Xposed module] MinMinGuard . It can completely remove both the ads inside apps and the empty space caused by those ads. Conventional ads removing apps are only able to block the ad content, but the space taken by the ad will still remain unused (black). MinMinGuard successfully removes that black space, which extends the app window and makes your user-experience better.
All you need is root and the latest version of Xposed Framework
the official thread can be found here,with a very detailed what and how to------>MinMinGuard thread<----CLICK HERE
i think i mentioned the 7 best addblockers+...ofcourse dont forget your phone needs to be rooted
and dont forget the thank/donate the original creaters!!
if i forgot mention a adblocker or/and a thread please let me know and ill add it here
and ofcourse youre findings good or bad with a specific blocker can be shared here just post it!!
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Thanks for this! I'm trying to find the holy grail of ad-blocking, but pretty sure it's futile. On Android 4.2.2, so far I've found MOAB and AdAway prevent in browser flash videos from playing (Firefox + Flash), and ABP unfortunately breaks HBO Go.
DroidWall blocks all the ads on all of my games. Download from the Play Store. This app is the ultimate solution as it doesn't run any persistent services, and it uses built-in Android functionality (iptables). Basically, it blocks all Internet connection from any app you select, like a firewall. Good for privacy as well as ad-blocking. Works on Android 2.3+ and requires root.
Enjoy!
<<< Please say thanks!
Thanks for putting this list together man. Good stuff! :good:
thanks for the effort man
a pool for the one we like the most would have been awesome though

Ad Blocking Options

I primarily rooted my phone to block ads. I am a long time user of AdFree, however, that app is no longer supported. I am curious what ad blocker does the community prefer. Google-ing options, it seems there is AdAway and AdBlock Plus. Are these good options, or are there others that are better? Also, with a systemless root, is it safe to manually change out the \system\etc\hosts file?
purplepizza said:
I primarily rooted my phone to block ads. I am a long time user of AdFree, however, that app is no longer supported. I am curious what ad blocker does the community prefer. Google-ing options, it seems there is AdAway and AdBlock Plus. Are these good options, or are there others that are better? Also, with a systemless root, is it safe to manually change out the \system\etc\hosts file?
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install f-droid https://f-droid.org/
install ad-away from f-droid
mjrider said:
install f-droid https://f-droid.org/
install ad-away from f-droid
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Adaway is the best :good:
I have been using Adaway for 3 years and it has worked great. A couple months ago I also added Adblock Plus.
pjc123 said:
I have been using Adaway for 3 years and it has worked great. A couple months ago I also added Adblock Plus.
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Why do you need both? Don't they both do the same?
i use adgaurd from many days its creates VPN and lets us browse through it .. better dont use any kind of vpn when you are doing any money transactions
Adaway is good, but use Firefox (with ABP), uc, Yolo, Yu etc. Browsers as ADAWAY doesn't work good with browsers without inbuilt adblock features
adaway works via host file (you don't even have to keep the app open). It blocks every ad in every app installed on the phone

S7E - possible to remove you tube ads?

Hey guys,
eeks - accidentally posted this before typing (hit enter by accident just before I was about to search). BlarrGh! !!
anyways, wondering if it's possible to remove youtube ads without rooting the s7e. Always rooted my other phones to remove loud volume warning, and youtube ads. I don't believe its possible to remove volume warning without rooting, but what about ads
Nope not possible. You need rood, Xposed framework and youtube adaway.
But it works like a charm
r-l said:
Nope not possible. You need rood, Xposed framework and youtube adaway.
But it works like a charm
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bummer - not rooting this phone, just got it 2 days ago. But installed xposed and accomplished what I wanted to with my previous phones. Oh well, I'll suffer.
sdmfer said:
bummer - not rooting this phone, just got it 2 days ago. But installed xposed and accomplished what I wanted to with my previous phones. Oh well, I'll suffer.
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Got mine yesterday. After 30 minutes it was rooted, after a hour it was flashed with a custom rom & kernel. Couldn't stand the bloatware and really needed adaway :silly:
I was an AOSP guy until tw on the s6. Running ports on my note 3. I flashed every device i ever had except my Nvidia Shield TV. That's gonna stay stock
You can block YouTube ads without root. The method that worked for me was to use Adguard and YouTube version 11.13.56.
Thanks man - will check 'er out
Ogyoutube is what you need
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nitrousĀ² said:
You can block YouTube ads without root. The method that worked for me was to use Adguard and YouTube version 11.13.56.
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Sadly That never worked for me
Use this YouTube by arter97 if you don't want to install xposed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-patched-ad-free-youtube-apks-t3449312
Otherwise you need to install Xposed and use YouTube AdAway module.
Both needs roots.
Kirazz said:
Use this YouTube by arter97 if you don't want to install xposed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-patched-ad-free-youtube-apks-t3449312
Otherwise you need to install Xposed and use YouTube AdAway module.
Both needs roots.
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Still requires root. What's the point then?
Or... you could just watch the ads seeing this it how the content creators get paid. Blocking ads means YouTubers don't get paid which means no more content will be created by them.
Mubble said:
Or... you could just watch the ads seeing this it how the content creators get paid. Blocking ads means YouTubers don't get paid which means no more content will be created by them.
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Oh brother.
Access it via the Samsung browser with adblock installed, make sure the feature is enabled on the browser
Mubble said:
Or... you could just watch the ads seeing this it how the content creators get paid. Blocking ads means YouTubers don't get paid which means no more content will be created by them.
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They could always get a job
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Idan73 said:
They could always get a job
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Dumbest thing I've read in a very long time. For a large proportion of YouTubers it is their job. That's like pirating an album then telling the artist to go work in a shop if they want to make a living. Mong.
sdmfer said:
eeks - accidentally posted this before typing (hit enter by accident just before I was about to search). BlarrGh! !!
anyways, wondering if it's possible to remove youtube ads without rooting the s7e. Always rooted my other phones to remove loud volume warning, and youtube ads. I don't believe its possible to remove volume warning without rooting, but what about ads
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Adguard (not free) or AdClear (free) for Non Rooted devices, if rooted AdAway or MinMinGuard
Mubble said:
Or... you could just watch the ads seeing this it how the content creators get paid. Blocking ads means YouTubers don't get paid which means no more content will be created by them.
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I refuse to watch ads. However I understand the dilemma of blocking them. If YouTube Red was available in my country, I'd stop using adblockers completely. I hate the concept of advertisement in its current form. If I want something I'm gonna decide to buy it myself. If I need info, I'm gonna use Google to get it. Showing me intrusive ads only makes me hate you and your products altogether.
nitrousĀ² said:
I refuse to watch ads. However I understand the dilemma of blocking them. If YouTube Red was available in my country, I'd stop using adblockers completely. I hate the concept of advertisement in its current form. If I want something I'm gonna decide to buy it myself. If I need info, I'm gonna use Google to get it. Showing me intrusive ads only makes me hate you and your products altogether.
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Amen brother.
nitrousĀ² said:
Still requires root. What's the point then?
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Doesn't require root .. it requires Unlocked Bootloader ... big difference ... I have Unlocked Bootloader and DM-Verity check removed ... all changes to /system I do using TWRP and system remains fully unrooted ... All root protection apps like Good Work, Banking etc work just fine.

How to have Adaway without root

I'm really trying to hold off unlocking the bootloader and rooting my pixel because I love Android pay. But the ads are a pain in the ass and is sleeping down my user experience. Is there anyway to achieve having ad block without root to not lose AP function?
Give Adguard a try. It doesn't need root, works using VPN and works pretty good. I hate ads, not sure how anyone puts up with crap.
DNS66 has been working great for me.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-dns66-source-host-ad-blocker-root-t3487497
krelvinaz said:
Give Adguard a try. It doesn't need root, works using VPN and works pretty good. I hate ads, not sure how anyone puts up with crap.
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I too recommend AdGuard, their DNS filtering has been working fantastically.
Use hosts go and the source files from my bphf thread for most protection
In pretty sure if you unlock your bootloader and flash magisk it shouldn't trip safety net so you'll still be able to use android pay
shagbag913 said:
In pretty sure if you unlock your bootloader and flash magisk it shouldn't trip safety net so you'll still be able to use android pay
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It does. I can't use latest android pay with magisk 16.0. It used to work but no longer. Not for me anyway.
I havent updated to Magisk v16 yet, but on 15.3 i can use google pay and pokemon go
Under magisk settings, disable then reenable magisk hide and seek if that works. If not check the magisk hide tab and make sure android pay is ticked
Adguard is the best
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I too recommend AdGuard, their DNS filtering has been working fantastically.
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After years of getting used to root and Adaway, I felt orphaned, and after testing DNS66, Adblocker Plus, StopAd among others, I discovered AdGuard that I already knew as Opera addon ... It really is fantastic !!!
herguim said:
After years of getting used to root and Adaway, I felt orphaned, and after testing DNS66, Adblocker Plus, StopAd among others, I discovered AdGuard that I already knew as Opera addon ... It really is fantastic !!!
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Is this the one you guys referring to?
https://adguard.com/en/download.html
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If you are on Android 10, use Adguard DNS:
DNS-over-TLS: dns.adguard.com (Default) or dns-family.adguard.com (Family Protection)
Put in Private DNS settings.
Just use DNS override setting in Pie and newer versions. Set it to dns.adguard.com that's it. No need to tinker with hosts, root or install some app.s
Adguard seems to cause app freezes a bit.
Say you're in an app and you press the home button, the phone freezes for a bit. Has this happened to you guys?
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pritzzy said:
Adguard seems to cause app freezes a bit.
Say you're in an app and you press the home button, the phone freezes for a bit. Has this happened to you guys?
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any luck? I find adguard uses our phones proxy setting. so all browsing on google chrome and stuff goes slower through proxy, I can't live with that slow sometimes when it's already slow lol. what do you do?
entwicklun said:
any luck? I find adguard uses our phones proxy setting. so all browsing on google chrome and stuff goes slower through proxy, I can't live with that slow sometimes when it's already slow lol. what do you do?
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I've shifted to blokada. You can find it in fdroid app store. Works flawlessly, no lags, no battery drain, open source and has a very light footprint. Go for it [emoji106]
Blokada v4 (ad blocker) (The ad blocker - battery efficient, fast, powerful and simple to use) - https://f-droid.org/app/org.blokada.alarm
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Best Ad Blocker for Rooted OP6

Hi all!
Could someone give their opinion on what the best ad blocker is? I've been on the NOT so root friendly AT&T Note & S series for so long I forget how awesome it is to have root again.
Any ideas would be so awesome!!!
Thanks in advance and I will remember to hit your thanks button....wouldn't hurt if you could hit my button too lol.
AdAway works well for me, but I haven't tried anything else. You have to download it from f-droid.
AdAway as mentioned above is the best one for me
Has a download link for fdroid on the page. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.adaway/
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Be sure to enable IPv6 in preferences as well.
I also use adaway from fdroid. Its pretty good.
Adaway or Adaway Reborn
charlieb620 said:
Adaway or Adaway Reborn
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I found that adaway reborn with default settings causes some of the apps to crash. Anyone know how to fix it.
Also adaway doesn't work well on in app ads.
I use adaway, fyi if u use venmo ull have to turn adaway off before being able to login if i remember right
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AdAway is the best.
did someone mention adaway yet
Blokada is another good one.
DNS666 works but they're more of a battery drain with it.
Definitely AdAway
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I can't believe no one has mentioned it yet, but AdAway.
I use Unified Hosts Manager from the official Magisk Repository and have no problems so far.
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I use Unified Hosts Manager from the official Magisk Repository and have no problems so far.
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Me too, I switched to Unified Hosts from AdAway, because it was more comfortable for me. Both work very well. Unified hosts has nice checkboxes to block Fakenews, Gambling, Porn, Social. And also whitelist and blacklist.
I've never used ad blockers on my phones before, just on my browsers. But thanks for asking about it, as now I am using AdAway as most have suggested!
But now I think I might have to try Unified Hosts. Are there any conflicts if you run 2 ad blockers?
Find unified hosts the best with the whitelist so I can still get Google ads when I search for something in Google!
Used to run adaway but it blocked everything
So everyone mentioned AdAway but no one mentioned how it works or how to use most efficiently.
AdAway is a hosts based ad blocker IE it blocks ads by blocking access to the domains which provide ads, and it does this for the entire system.
So you need to have some lists of domains that provide ads to block them. AdAway has some by default, but they aren't very complete. So you should add http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/hosts
to host sources ( I forget what it is exactly called since I haven't rooted my OP6 yet) and I found it blocks most of the ads, though you still have to deal with some. But I used this for more than a year and my experience was great. If anyone has any other suggestions for hosts sources it would be amazing.
Also to block ads in YouTube, you need to install YouTube Vanced from https://vanced.azurewebsites.net/
adguard works great. If you have root, get systemless xposed & use minminguard.
Is there a way to block YouTube ads on chrome? I don't want to use an app for YouTube

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