[Q] Droidwall no longer blocks ads on JellyBean - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

When I had Gingerbread 2.3.3 I used Droidwall to block any apps that had adverts inside it.
Now in Jelly Bean blocking an app still doesn't stop adverts showing inside of it. I know it's something to do with some program being able to access the internet because in Flight Mode there is no adverts.
How can you beat Jelly Bean and block the program that is detecting whether your device has internet connection or not? (It's not market feedback agent / play store, tried those already)
Thanks

jeanclaudevandamme said:
When I had Gingerbread 2.3.3 I used Droidwall to block any apps that had adverts inside it.
Now in Jelly Bean blocking an app still doesn't stop adverts showing inside of it. I know it's something to do with some program being able to access the internet because in Flight Mode there is no adverts.
How can you beat Jelly Bean and block the program that is detecting whether your device has internet connection or not? (It's not market feedback agent / play store, tried those already)
Thanks
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I use AdAway
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adaway&hl=en
This blocks via host files, and generally any ads within any Apps as well, since it's a system-wide block. Some ad-based referral links may be interfered though.

komugi said:
I use AdAway
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adaway&hl=en
This blocks via host files, and generally any ads within any Apps as well, since it's a system-wide block. Some ad-based referral links may be interfered though.
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I tried something interesting. I set Droidwall to block ALL APPS, and the ads still show inside of apps lol. So I guess Jelly Bean has a different way of doing things, making it harder to block adverts.
Hmm I've downloaded Adfree, gets rid of some adverts in certain apps but not all. Might try AdAway in conjunction.

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ADS???? ADS?????

What the hell is up with the ads on the pull down notifications bar????????
I have the ad blocker app, but I'm getting two to three ads a day. Is there a way to stop this????
I think I got it, I found a website lifehacker.com and downloaded a app called AirPush Detector. I ran it and found two apps that run airpush adds. Hope this helps others....
Edit: when I used root uninstaller to remove the apps that were pushing airpush adds, the adds from my notifications were removed. So I'm hoping this is working.............
I don't get that. What apps exactly were pushing out the ads? Id be interested to know. Speaking of ads, It appears that ever since I've switched to Android, I've been swarmed with ads everywhere. Almost every app has ads crammed into them. And what pisses me off is that some apps will no longer work either if you do not have have your Internet connection turned on regardless if the actual app dont need internet to work.... Or the update will update the ads and suddenly you have to click on an ad to load a game in an emulator, each time. Some of these devs are getting ridiculously stingy or greedy. I been using emulators for years since 1999 and I never seen such ridiculous greediness or spammy advertising crammed into so many apps. Listen... Ill support the dev... But this forceful adverts is getting out of hand... Not to mention it slows my connection and the software. It kills my bandwidth. My bandwidth usage has skyrocketed since I started using apps on this phone. The as arevthe primary source of it.......
Ok... That is all. Its just a rant. No flames please. Im not bashing anyone here.
It's more than likely not your phone. It's probably an app you've downloaded that has a script to bypass the ads.
THE-COPS said:
I don't get that. What apps exactly were pushing out the ads? Id be interested to know. Speaking of ads, It appears that ever since I've switched to Android, I've been swarmed with ads everywhere. Almost every app has ads crammed into them. And what pisses me off is that some apps will no longer work either if you do not have have your Internet connection turned on regardless if the actual app dont need internet to work.... Or the update will update the ads and suddenly you have to click on an ad to load a game in an emulator, each time. Some of these devs are getting ridiculously stingy or greedy. I been using emulators for years since 1999 and I never seen such ridiculous greediness or spammy advertising crammed into so many apps. Listen... Ill support the dev... But this forceful adverts is getting out of hand... Not to mention it slows my connection and the software. It kills my bandwidth. My bandwidth usage has skyrocketed since I started using apps on this phone. The as arevthe primary source of it.......
Ok... That is all. Its just a rant. No flames please. Im not bashing anyone here.
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Grab an ad-blocker. They point the ads back to your phone localhost (127.0.0.1) and shouldn't hold you up when trying to display. Also, try to remember that the ad supported versions of apps are free. Most devs have a paid version that removes the ads.
MrSmith317 said:
Grab an ad-blocker. They point the ads back to your phone localhost (127.0.0.1) and shouldn't hold you up when trying to display. Also, try to remember that the ad supported versions of apps are free. Most devs have a paid version that removes the ads.
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QFT.
When I rooted my rezound, I just used Nils' tool to install the ad-blocking host file and all was right in the world again.
You can also use ROM Toolbox to install an ad block file too.
Ad blocker does not block airpush ads. I have ad blocker and I was getting ads from apps that I downloaded like games. One of my games that I downloaded was using a program to push ads out in my area. Please read the website info I gave everyone on 2nd post. There is two things going on 1. ad blocker 2. airpush ads
THE-COPS said:
I don't get that. What apps exactly were pushing out the ads? Id be interested to know. Speaking of ads, It appears that ever since I've switched to Android, I've been swarmed with ads everywhere. Almost every app has ads crammed into them. And what pisses me off is that some apps will no longer work either if you do not have have your Internet connection turned on regardless if the actual app dont need internet to work.... Or the update will update the ads and suddenly you have to click on an ad to load a game in an emulator, each time. Some of these devs are getting ridiculously stingy or greedy. I been using emulators for years since 1999 and I never seen such ridiculous greediness or spammy advertising crammed into so many apps. Listen... Ill support the dev... But this forceful adverts is getting out of hand... Not to mention it slows my connection and the software. It kills my bandwidth. My bandwidth usage has skyrocketed since I started using apps on this phone. The as arevthe primary source of it.......
Ok... That is all. Its just a rant. No flames please. Im not bashing anyone here.
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You said since you switched to Android, I have a Ipad and it did the same thing until I jailbreaked the thing. I'm seeing if the game I downloaded was free (what is free in this world) the game dev has to get some type of kick back from someone. That's one of the reasons why I root my phone, to stop this kind of thing. I have no ads on my Ipad and Android after being rooted. I know about the ad block apps but I had no clue about apps using a program to airpush ads. But I got it after doing a little homework!!!! All is good, just download two apps from the market called ad blocker and airpush. Hope this helps.
Use adaway, in the market. you'll never see another ad, even in apps.
The host file is updated daily pretty much, and its free!
Sent from my HTC Rezound using Tapatalk. Forgive autocorrect.
I really don't mind the ads, honest. It's just the forced clicking and mandatory Internet connection for apps that normally don't require it. And when ads for gay singles sites pop up in these apps, you can bet your a$$ im not clicking on that nasty stuff. Most of these apps just displayed the ads, but some, after update, suddenly make you click before you can do anything. Like I said, I will support devs, but this is not the way I'll be doing it.
Thanks for the suggestions. Do I need root for these ad Blockers to work by any chance?
THE-COPS said:
I really don't mind the ads, honest. It's just the forced clicking and mandatory Internet connection for apps that normally don't require it. And when ads for gay singles sites pop up in these apps, you can bet your a$$ im not clicking on that nasty stuff. Most of these apps just displayed the ads, but some, after update, suddenly make you click before you can do anything. Like I said, I will support devs, but this is not the way I'll be doing it.
Thanks for the suggestions. Do I need root for these ad Blockers to work by any chance?
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Root is required for ad blockers.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using XDA Premium.
If you download air push detector in the market it will tell you which apps are causing the ads in your notification bar
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evo4gnoob said:
If you download air push detector in the market it will tell you which apps are causing the ads in your notification bar
Sent from my Warm 3.5 Evo using XDA app
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Hasn't for me. I just randomly started getting the ads, so I downloaded that app, and nothing. I even ran the app with an ad in my notification bar. Nothing....
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Jelly Bean and taskbar ads

Hello everyone.I'm looking for a consistent method to fully disabled the system area ads that many apps make use of and this at the end goes far beyond spam.
In ICS we could uninstall the adservice and ads were gone. Jb doesn't have this but you can disable individual notifications which is still not enough since the service still runs in memory.
I haven't managed to locate this service or to find any method to disable ads (except from notifications option) so, if someone finds a way, please share
Root your phone and install AdFree Android from market. Ads will disappear - both in applications and taskbar.
YaDr said:
Root your phone and install AdFree Android from market. Ads will disappear - both in applications and taskbar.
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Nope, that will only work for ads within the app. I have always been using it but taskbar ads use a different agent
Install airpush detector from play store and run it. It should do the work.
Sent from Hell!!
Install airpush detector from play store and run it. It should do the work.<br />
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Sent from Hell!!
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Damn you beat me to it!
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That did not do the work.
says it can not detect anything, when you run it it loads up but does not find anything framework related to these ads.
for instance i always wanted to know how to remove them aswell but couldnt find a way very annoying they are they start up every time you reboot.
for instance a game called : CK Zombies installs its own ads service that runs in the background constantly called :GluNotificationService
Real annoying and no way to perminently remove that i have found yet.

Problem With Blocking Ads

Okay, first of all, I'm new to here, still.
I have a very huge problem. For some reason, my phone is blocking ads, without even having anything that would be able to block ads.
How can I fix this so the ads are visible again? I need to fix this because some websites do not show any images or not allow me to do anything as long as my phone keeps blocking ads in the internet.
Oh also, for some reason all of the internet apps (stock, Chrome, Puffin, etc.) in my android phone blocks ads without anything, but my phone cannot block ads from other programs or games.

Ad blocking mod

Moving over to the S10e from the S8 Plus (both non-rooted), I'm trying to find a mod which blocks ads all across the system.
I applied something in the past to my S8 which blocks almost all ads, but I can't remember what it is. I can see that I have DNS66 and Disconnect Me Pro installed, both are not running.
So what could be the thing which blocks all of my ads?
In short, looking for a solution to block most if not all ads on my Galaxy S10e.
Thanks a lot in advance.
tomerstern said:
Moving over to the S10e from the S8 Plus (both non-rooted), I'm trying to find a mod which blocks ads all across the system.
I applied something in the past to my S8 which blocks almost all ads, but I can't remember what it is. I can see that I have DNS66 and Disconnect Me Pro installed, both are not running.
So what could be the thing which blocks all of my ads?
In short, looking for a solution to block most if not all ads on my Galaxy S10e.
Thanks a lot in advance.
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I'm using this dns.
Sathandwf said:
I'm using this dns.
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Thanks. So easy and simple. Hope it works for the long run.
I'm afraid system wide ad blocking is no longer effective. App developers got really smart with ad integrations. I tried DNS solution and Adhell (before it shut down). Nothing works, all popular apps that get frequent updates show ads.
try the app blockada. for me best on the market (no-root)
chkdsk90 said:
try the app blockada. for me best on the market (no-root)
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Doesn't blockada suck the battery empty like a 2nd grader a juice box?
Adaway works well
Glotttis said:
I'm afraid system wide ad blocking is no longer effective. App developers got really smart with ad integrations. I tried DNS solution and Adhell (before it shut down). Nothing works, all popular apps that get frequent updates show ads.
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Disconnect pro
Quicksilver said:
Disconnect pro
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I tried all the methods that are available. There are many apps where I can't block ads no matter what I try. For example Duolingo app, when it loads an ad not a single ad blocker detected anything! I think many apps and games are smartly programmed to deliver ads from the same server as app content and there is nothing any ad blocker can do. Just like Youtube app.
Glotttis said:
I tried all the methods that are available. There are many apps where I can't block ads no matter what I try. For example Duolingo app, when it loads an ad not a single ad blocker detected anything! I think many apps and games are smartly programmed to deliver ads from the same server as app content and there is nothing any ad blocker can do. Just like Youtube app.
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Disconnect pro is system wide adblocker for samsung devices which is powered by knox. its available in galaxy app store for $23
Disconnect Pro isn't worth the money. $23 for an app that just block traffic but doesn't allow any filters or exclusions except "trusted apps" is quiet expensive.
I tried the app once and wasn't a big fan of it. It works, but nothing more.
Adguards dns is completely for free and with a Tasker quick toggle you can easily switch it off when needed...without to start or restart any app.
I can share my Tasker settings, if someone wants it. I also created a task to disable the DNS if I'm connected to some public WiFi networks where the DNS isn't supported.
Adguard premium. done!
I used adaway with many devices, it works very good.
But sometimes I had to deactivate it, to see some content.
bassgenerator said:
Adguard premium. done!
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Yep, been using this for a while.
Works well.
johnny8910 said:
Yep, been using this for a while.
Works well.
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Is it working for Instagram, Facebook etc for the "sponsored" ads?
Minminguard + edxposed + adaway.
+1 for AdGuard Premium (no root).
Will this dns remove in app ads
thahim said:
Will this dns remove in app ads
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No. I tried all ad blocking apps and all DNS. Nothing removes in app "sponsored" ads.
Glotttis said:
No. I tried all ad blocking apps and all DNS. Nothing removes in app "sponsored" ads.
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And there isn't a way to do it. They are sponsored posts, and not ads. Only way is to use modded apks, which personally I don't trust.

Question Disable "dangerous app, uninstall ?"

So I have APKure on my phone.
I regularly swiped the play Protect message wanting it to uninstall APKure.
I got annoyed so I disabled Play Protect.
I still got that annoying pop-up saying "hey I'm here, uninstall that app"
This drives me nuts !
How can I get rid of play Protect or create some exceptions to get rid of these popups?
Thx a lot
In your settings you can turn off play protect
Like this ?
Still getting that message ...
In this case, just delete google play store from your phone if you are deciding to stick with apkpure
Try clearing app and system cache.
Package Disable Playstore or firewall block it.
Playstore is a parasite, I rarely use it...
blackhawk said:
Package Disable Playstore or firewall block it.
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None of these two. I mean delete delete it, not disabling it, since if you are gonna use apkpure instead of google play store then there is no need for it to interrupt your installations and etc.
Delete it using ADB Appcontrol. Package name: com.android.vending (google play store)
WooBLOATERRRR said:
None of these two. I mean delete delete it, not disabling it, since if you are gonna use apkpure instead of google play store then it's no need for it to interrupt your installations and etc.
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Not necessary to uninstall it. Occasionally you may want to use Playwhore.
Side loading is the best way to get malware or worse. Scan all side loads with online Virustotal before installing and reject any download if there's the slightest question of its integrity. Do not allow apps to update unless completely vetted and trusted like Malwarebytes. Most apps don't need to update. Firewall block all apps that don't need internet access to perform their core function. Most apps don't need internet access.
blackhawk said:
Not necessary to uninstall it. Occasionally you may want to use Playwhore.
Side loading is the best way to get malware or worse. Scan all side loads with online Virustotal before installing and reject any download if there's the slightest question of its integrity. Do not allow apps to update unless completely vetted and trusted like Malwarebytes. Most apps don't need to update. Firewall block all apps that don't need internet access to perform their core function. Most apps don't need internet access.
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If you wanna disable then do that, otherwise what I would do is to delete it since I know where I get my apps safe and etc. Just more peace for me
WooBLOATERRRR said:
If you wanna disable then do that, otherwise what I would do is to delete it since I know where I get my apps safe and etc. Just more peace for me
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I use Package Disabler and Karma Firewall so it's easier to just pull the plugs on Playstore.
I use ApkExport to save my apps so Playstore isn't needed on a reload.
Any app install carries risks unless fully vetted. Playstore has been breached multiple times in different ways, other sites carry similar risks. Best to avoid new downloads whenever possible.
This one of the reasons the current load on this N10+ will be 3 yo in June. Still fast and very stable. No firmware upgrades or updates in over 3 years.
That app is a cancer. Use APK Mirror or use official sources. If you need an XAPK installer, there are plenty on the Play Store that are much more trustworthy. There was even a malware distributed with the official APKPure app before.
APKPure is not safe, distributes Trojans
The APKPure app store for Android has been infected by a malicious module that downloads Trojans to users’ devices.
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