is there a mod for this or are you guys using an app from the market? if so what do you use and how good it is?
Use Ad Free from the market. It works great for me, but you have to be rooted.
neotekz said:
is there a mod for this or are you guys using an app from the market? if so what do you use and how good it is?
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Adeo blocks most adds as well, probably not as, we'll as an actual program but it isn't an app or service so its, one less thing eating battery.
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Gingerblur also gives you an option to install a host file that blocks most ads. I highly recommend installing it.
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I'm really not sure what gingerblur did to disable adds but I really miss it. Is there any way to make an update zip to fix the 2.3.4 build that is out to make it ad free.
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There is an app in the Android Market called adfree that does what you want.
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I'm really not sure what gingerblur did to disable adds but I really miss it. Is there any way to make an update zip to fix the 2.3.4 build that is out to make it ad free.
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GingerBlur used a modified HOSTS file to kill ads.
I'm attaching the hosts file in a zip.
Backup your original file and copy this one in its place.
Goes here.
/System/etc/
Don't forget to set the permission. Look at the original to get the proper permissions.
As usual, use at your own risk... yadda yadda.
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There is an app in the Android Market called adfree that does what you want.
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FYI, adfree updates the /etc/hosts file for you with the latest and greatest entries... It's an app that got its start here on the forums.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=509997
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bigtincan.android.adfree&hl=en
Thanks guys adfree works like a dream
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Would anyone recommend this app? Reviews complain about continuous updates, maybe malware, anybody tried it before?
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It updates alot be cause the host file is always adding more blocked websites. I use it on all my devices. Reboot after you do it. No more ads.
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This app is one of the reasons to root your phone. Not malware
I use it on every one of my devices. The updates are to stay on top of the ever growing list of ad servers.
Yeah you can rest assured, this thing is top, not flop.
Thanks all!
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Well after installing, updating, and rebooting I tested angry birds and there is still adds... is it supposed to work for everything or just certain things?
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Another good option is Adaway. I like it because it has a few more options compared to the last time I was using adfree..
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.adaway
I use AdAway because it blOcks more ads it seems.
As it turns out... I forgot about it for a while and then just checked it out again, and its working fine, definitely a recomended app I'd say. Thanks again for the insight!
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vessamj said:
Would anyone recommend this app? Reviews complain about continuous updates, maybe malware, anybody tried it before?
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This is an essential app for me, I update it manually and have had no problems. Just ad free apps.
Does this just get rid of ads in browsers/game banners, or will it get rid of the Words with Friends ad after each move, and the like?
stinky634 said:
Does this just get rid of ads in browsers/game banners, or will it get rid of the Words with Friends ad after each move, and the like?
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They get rid of most ads. It depends on what ad server the app uses. It just blocks them using the host file, like you can do on a desktop computer.
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Yep it a good app,its so good I have added it to my rom plus Airblocker,it stops push adds.
Hello
Would you please recommend a firewall only please.
Something that alerts me when which application wants to go out
Thank You please
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droidwall
veyka said:
droidwall
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+1
Essential software...
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+1 for DroidWall. It has the added benefit of blocking ads in a particular app if you decide to not allow it access to the network.
However, I should say that it doesn't EXACTLY do what you are asking. It allows you control as to what apps may or may not access the network, either via 3g, WiFi, or both. As far as I know, it doesn't tell you when one of the apps you allow access to the network actually does.
If you want something that asks you to allow/deny, try this
ps this was the 3rd result for android firewall, the first 2 being droid wall, just saying everything is out there google and you shall find.
Edit: well it seems twitter brought the company behind whispermonitor and thus all the downloads have disappeared, I will try to find an apk.
Edit2: it seems that whispermonitor only worked on the nexus S and one other phone, shame it looked promising.
Your best bet is droid wall, there is also Pdroid but it needs a rom patch.
Thank you
Will try your recommend solution
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Did you have any luck with the apk file??
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Did you have any luck with the apk file??
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Well i did some more reading about it, and its more of a whole rom/rom mod than an apk file and it was only compatible with the nexus S and Desire I think.
Droidwall is your best bet.
Avast firewall do better than droidwall, it really alert you if any apps trying to make an connection on yhe the background, but avast is big app that come with antivirus protection which seems to be useless for android os so far.
Rom : samsung stock firmware
Kernel : stock kernel
Modem : stock modem
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I have installed Droid, i really like it as it blocks everything by default. This way i know which apps i want to allow out.
Thank you for all your help.
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I'll add AppTrafficFree https://market.android.com/details?id=net.ir.apptrafficfree
is the best to see which apps or games are wasting your data.
Dylan
That app is great.
Thank you
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This app is great but it would be nice if you can reset the counter so that we know what data we have used in a month or week.
THank You
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I'll add AppTrafficFree https://market.android.com/details?id=net.ir.apptrafficfree
is the best to see which apps or games are wasting your data.
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NTOP said:
I have installed Droid, i really like it as it blocks everything by default. This way i know which apps i want to allow out.
Thank you for all your help.
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Droidwall doesn't work on Samsung Galaxy S2. I use ICS v4.0.3 and it is rooted!
I try for example to block all app on 3G then played Angry birds and the adds are still there..I think this app waste my time!!
My boss has a Rezound with the exact same ROM/kernel etc. that I have listed in my sig (because I set it up for him).
He has had a weird problem that he wants me to fix but I'm not sure what's causing it. Everyday lately, he has had a notification in the left side of the upper task bar that is just a + sign.
If you pull down the notifications it has a link to a porno site, but it doesn't go to his gmail and you can just clear it with no problem.
He says he has never gone to a site like that on his phone because "why bother, the screen it too small anyway" and that he has a both a 17.5" laptop and a 27" desktop monitor that are much better suited to that kind of thing.
I have worked on all his computers and all his phones and this problem ONLY happens on his phone. Does anybody know how to block whatever is doing this??
That has to be an app running in the background.
Check what apps are installed / running.
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dottat said:
That has to be an app running in the background.
Check what apps are installed / running.
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This. I had a music download app that was pushing ad's to my top bar too. Got rid of that REAL quick.
Download airpush detector from the market. It will tell you which app is pushing the ads. Then just uninstall it.
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nosympathy said:
Download airpush detector from the market. It will tell you which app is pushing the ads. Then just uninstall it.
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Do this ^^^^^^^^^^
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5icm9zbWlrZS5haXJwdXNoZGV0ZWN0b3IiXQ..
there is also an airpush blocker in the market (excuse me, Play Store), air block, I think, that will stop those.
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badogg said:
This. I had a music download app that was pushing ad's to my top bar too. Got rid of that REAL quick.
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Yup, that was it right there.
He had installed an mp3 downloader because another coworker told him it was "awesome"
I am looking for a good SD blocking app. I haven't been able to find one on the market
randybellis said:
I am looking for a good SD blocking app. I haven't been able to find one on the market
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Adblock, Adaway, they are not on the Play store...search for the Apk's.
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Ad-Away 2.9.2
Here you go....this is the one, I use and have found it really good...