I am getting some UI Ads all of sudden while working, even checking the settings also. I tried to turn off the Recommendations in Additional Setting of Settings, but still Ads are appearing. How can get rid of it
Set the private dns to dns.adguard.com
Tyrannosaur_Hex said:
Set the private dns to dns.adguard.com
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Thanks a lot, will it impact on any other thing, note says that it may lead to network latency and connection failure.
[email protected] said:
Thanks a lot, will it impact on any other thing, note says that it may lead to network latency and connection failure.
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It works pretty good. It will block some trash sites occasionally but latter they may not be blocked. A network reset seems to help with any latency issues. I use it all the time... no more ads on my apps. Definitely a keeper.
You can also use Karma Firewall to kill internet access for apks that don't need it.
Freeware, very low battery usage, a near perfect app. It's valuable logging feature only works on Pie or below however it will still firewall block.
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Howdy all. I have a wifi at home which works with web authentication i.e. you connect your phone to wifi and on opening a browser, it redirects you to an authentication site wherein upon entering your username and password, you get connected. The authentication page requires you to keep the tab open and work with another tab, otherwise you lose the connection. When working on a PC, it works like a charm. I keep the tab open and wifi sticks for long even when you're not active. But on a smartphone (I have a Galaxy S3 here), it's a living hell trying to keep it stay connected. I've tried keeping the browser app resident in memory, created a tasker script to browse the URL and reconnect on certain intervals which honestly is too tedious and needs a better solution, used wifi web login apps which don't work to my satisfaction i.e. don't connect just when connection is lost; but in all these cases, the connection just seems to disconnect making me reconnect time and again :/. I would be utterly grateful to anybody who could suggest a solution for me for this as this is seriously making me lose my sleep.
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Howdy all. I have a wifi at home which works with web authentication i.e. you connect your phone to wifi and on opening a browser, it redirects you to an authentication site wherein upon entering your username and password, you get connected. The authentication page requires you to keep the tab open and work with another tab, otherwise you lose the connection. When working on a PC, it works like a charm. I keep the tab open and wifi sticks for long even when you're not active. But on a smartphone (I have a Galaxy S3 here), it's a living hell trying to keep it stay connected. I've tried keeping the browser app resident in memory, created a tasker script to browse the URL and reconnect on certain intervals which honestly is too tedious and needs a better solution, used wifi web login apps which don't work to my satisfaction i.e. don't connect just when connection is lost; but in all these cases, the connection just seems to disconnect making me reconnect time and again :/. I would be utterly grateful to anybody who could suggest a solution for me for this as this is seriously making me lose my sleep.
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what is the reason you don't want to use wpa2 for a home network?
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what is the reason you don't want to use wpa2 for a home network?
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Dunno much about wifi security protocols but this is as my ISP provided. I've tried modifying the router protocols but nothing seem to make the web authentication go away.
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Dunno much about wifi security protocols but this is as my ISP provided. I've tried modifying the router protocols but nothing seem to make the web authentication go away.
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ah, ok, what kind of router is it?
mjz2cool said:
ah, ok, what kind of router is it?
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A Motorola SBG901 wireless router.
ubz91 said:
A Motorola SBG901 wireless router.
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is there any security settings tab? or maybe it's under the wireless settings tab
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is there any security settings tab? or maybe it's under the wireless settings tab
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Nope, even setting security protocol to open shows the auth page. Might have to find a different solution for this.
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Nope, even setting security protocol to open shows the auth page. Might have to find a different solution for this.
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it could be the provider is forcing it, have you tried another router? normally, the web authentication is a proxy, so that could be the modem, or at the provider's end
mjz2cool said:
it could be the provider is forcing it, have you tried another router? normally, the web authentication is a proxy, so that could be the modem, or at the provider's end
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Don't think the router has anything to do with this. Only the provider URL loads in the browser for authentication. So yeah, would know if it had something to do with the router.
After several years of trying different free and paid vpn's that won't drain my battery excessively I think I may have found the solution.
I have lifetime subscriptions for VPN Unlimited and Windscribe with Proton and Tunnelbear as my free ones. All drain the battery quite heavily. For the past 72 hours I've been using the Strongswan Ikev2 client to run Windscribe and it's been excellent. Zero abnormal battery drain. It's the first time I'm using Ikev2 and it's much more efficient than OpnVpn in terms of speed, battery and auto-reconnecting. The downside is that it only uses one port and can therefore be blocked by the isp or government, so if you live in a restrictive country then you're out of luck.
The screenshot below are my actual battery stats since I took the phone off the charger. This is despite Strongswan shown to be using about 35% of the battery.
I presume any Ikev2 enabled vpn will work just as well so you don't need to use Windscribe and I'm not endorsing them over any other vpn. Anyway give it a try and let us know how it works for you.
Update: Almost a week now and battery life is still normal. Looks like this really does work.
Yep, ikev2 is going to have much better speed and lower CPU usage on every platform (that's why it's used for Enterprise network vpns between firewalls). Also give wireguard a shot, extremely low CPU usage and battery as well
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Yep, ikev2 is going to have much better speed and lower CPU usage on every platform (that's why it's used for Enterprise network vpns between firewalls). Also give wireguard a shot, extremely low CPU usage and battery as well
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Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out.
I'm not sure many people know about this because all the searches I've done show complaints but no effective solution to the battery drain. Ikev2 and the right vpn client should be top of everyone's list when considering a mobile vpn.
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Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out.
I'm not sure many people know about this because all the searches I've done show complaints but no effective solution to the battery drain. Ikev2 and the right vpn client should be top of everyone's list when considering a mobile vpn.
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Agreed. One of the other reasons though that people prefer openvpn is that you can run it over tcp 443 so it's not likely to get blocked on draconian guest networks like ikev2 might.
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Agreed. One of the other reasons though that people prefer openvpn is that you can run it over tcp 443 so it's not likely to get blocked on draconian guest networks like ikev2 might.
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Understood. Under those circumstances your original app will still give you the OpenVpn option. But for an always on vpn for mobile the combination of ikev2 and Strongswan is excellent. It's permanently connected on both my phones now.
Yeah, IKEv2 is the way to go, better security and less drain on the CPU/Battery. I set up NordVPN on the Strongswan too and experienced slightly better results than with the NordVPN app. Though the app itself isn't bad at all.
I'd also like to say that using IKEv2 protocol through strongSwan has fixed my Android VPN battery drain issues as well. I have traditionally been using the NordVPN client on my Android device and it definitely introduces a significant drain on the battery, which is now gone.
Hopefully anyone else with similar issues will find this topic with a quick search and can apply the same solution to their problem as well.
So I am new to setting up vpn manually. I have been using nordvpn app for a while but battery drain has kept me from keeping it on constantly or using androids kill switch.
I just installed openvpn connect amd strongswan and using nordvpn server through them for oenvpn and ikev2 protocols. Is that the right way to go about it? How do you select which server to use as there are 1000s of servers. Should I be importing all of them into these apps. How do I decide which one to use at any time.
I ideally want to be at a point where I can just leave it on all the time without worrying it will drop connection.
Thanks
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So I am new to setting up vpn manually. I have been using nordvpn app for a while but battery drain has kept me from keeping it on constantly or using androids kill switch.
I just installed openvpn connect amd strongswan and using nordvpn server through them for oenvpn and ikev2 protocols. Is that the right way to go about it? How do you select which server to use as there are 1000s of servers. Should I be importing all of them into these apps. How do I decide which one to use at any time.
I ideally want to be at a point where I can just leave it on all the time without worrying it will drop connection.
Thanks
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It's either OpenVpn or Strongswan. You can't use both as they use different protocols and OpenVpn will continue to drain your battery. Therefore it's Strongswan you need using the Ikev2 of Nordvpn.
Just import the servers you want to use, set and forget. Windscribe has a specific set of instructions on this but I don't know how Nordvpn does theirs. It should look something like "us.central.nordvpn.com" with a password and instructions on which boxes to check and uncheck. Once you're set up you use the Strongswan client exclusively and select any server you've imported from there. No need to even have the Nordvpn app installed any longer.
Hope that helps.
Thanks for your response. I was planning to use only one at a time ikev2 or openvpn. I juat installed both to see how they compare.
Anyways, one of my questions is that how do i select which server to use. If i use nord vpn app (which i dont want to) it shows me all the servers and load on them so I can decide which one to use.
With strong swan, I loaded one server on...but whats the best way to figure if aerver i am using is optimal.
Also battery drain is better than using nordvpn app, but it seems to get stuck every few hours and I have to dusconnect and reconnect. Also if I turn alway on vpn on in android setting, it drains battery lot more.
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Thanks for your response. I was planning to use only one at a time ikev2 or openvpn. I juat installed both to see how they compare.
Anyways, one of my questions is that how do i select which server to use. If i use nord vpn app (which i dont want to) it shows me all the servers and load on them so I can decide which one to use.
With strong swan, I loaded one server on...but whats the best way to figure if aerver i am using is optimal.
Also battery drain is better than using nordvpn app, but it seems to get stuck every few hours and I have to dusconnect and reconnect. Also if I turn alway on vpn on in android setting, it drains battery lot more.
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You've already answered your own question. Put as many servers as you want on Strongswan and use the Nordvpn app to decide which one to use.
I don't know what phone or android version you're using but both my phones are on Oreo and they don't have the always on option any longer. I just whitelist and enable autostart for Strongswan. It may get stuck but that generally depends on your vpn, mobile and wifi networks not Strongswan.
After my phone has been asleep for a while, when I wake it, the data doesn't work. Anyone else have this problem with strongswan? I've tried it using both windscribe and nord, same issue with both
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After my phone has been asleep for a while, when I wake it, the data doesn't work. Anyone else have this problem with strongswan? I've tried it using both windscribe and nord, same issue with both
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Sounds like it has something to do with your phone settings. What phone do you use?
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Sounds like it has something to do with your phone settings. What phone do you use?
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Galaxy s9. I've tried everything I know to
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Galaxy s9. I've tried everything I know to
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I have the same issue on my Lenovo tablet running Marshmallow actually. It happens when it goes into deep doze and disables wifi. No such issues on Xiaomi, Huawei or Vivo phones as the settings are granular unlike the Lenovo tablet. Try disabling your sleep/doze mode if you can.
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The reason for the discharge of your battery may not depend on the vpn you are using, maybe your battery is already very worn out if you have been using it for several years, or your vpn spends too much of your smartphone's resources and therefore it discharges very quickly ...
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This thread is ancient. But to answer your question, Wireguard solved the problem.
Hello guys,
I have had one specific problem for literally years now and I could never find a solution.
Say I've got a Galaxy S20 and I won't root it. Leaves me with three options to block ads:
- use Firefox and uBlock origin
- set dns.adguard.com as custom DNS
- use Blokada, DNS66 or any other VPN-based adblocker
The problem with the latter two: Chrome will randomly stop functioning whenever I am connected to any wifi network.
It will just stop loading random sites, not show all pictures in Google Image search, not show anything anymore when you click back and forward or just stop loading anything at all.
Go to mobile connection, it immediately works. Disable the DNS/VPN blocker, it immediately works.
Reconnect wifi, it will work again for a while. Can be two days, can be ten minutes. It's completely random.
I am not able to figure out ANY reason why this is happening.
I know Chrome has its own DNS resolver and you should disable it when using DNS based blocking methods (disable async dns resolver and clear dns cache), and while this fixes the problem that not all ads are blocked in a reliable way, it doesn't fix the wifi connection loss.
Using DNS or VPN based blockers only cause problems in Chrome, no other app.
I know I could just switch browsers, its just that I use Chrome on desktop as well and like the synced bookmarks.
Does anyone have any idea why using a VPN/DNS based adblocker would cause Chrome to specifically stop working randomly only in a wifi network, but not via mobile?
I have had this issue over several devices and Android versions for years now and I can't figure it out.
Curious if any of you can help.
I'll be writing this as an extension of my previous more first impressions review of the phone, beginning with some things that have been fixed since that post.
Some of my biggest complaints were related to gesture control, I'm happy to report that mostly those issues have been resolved. The screen off gestures now work as intended and replacing the stock case with one that goes fully around the edges of the phone has made the smart key usable without worrying about false activations. Palm rejection issues have also been solved by switching to a slightly thicker walled case that goes all the way around the phone edge.
Before I get to some new issues i do want to go with some new positives I've noticed over the last month.
Spent some time in a place with 5G support which was a great experience overall, if only my home Internet were that fast.
AliExpress sellers seem to be giving the phone some decent attention, been easy to get accessories (screen protector, case) even in Canada where the phone isn't released.
Dual band WiFi has been more useful than I anticipated, kills the dead zones in my house, improves local file sharing, and unlike oneplus's solution is seems to work everywhere, not just a handful of apps.
Battery great, takes a little tweaking to turn off features you won't use but once you do you can go all day without charging. I don't even bring a charger with me out anymore. Charging features are also there to help ensure it stays that way long term.
It's not all good news though, I have had some new issues as well.
Had a crash, no idea what caused it and no luck recreating it. Got booted into a corrupted operating system message. A forced reboot seems to have fixed the issue.
There being no way of setting a fallback private DNS server is a puzzling omission, makes using something like nextdns an issue without switching to a vpn based DNS switcher. If your DNS provider is blocked by a network tough luck.
USB keyboard detection is a bit jank, my Keyboardio Atreus can type just fine (using it now on the phone to write this) but it does not get detected as a keyboard in settings so the on screen keyboard is forced on. This is not an issue over Bluetooth, just USB.
The raise to wake option seems to activate in pocket even with pocket mode enabled.
That's all that comes to mind for now. Most of my new complaints are pretty minor, I'd say the DNS issue is the only one that effects me with any regularity. And just like my previous issues none are hardware issues and should be fixable with updates from ASUS. I still am of the opinion that the phone has a good value proposition and don't have any misgivings about the purchase. Most of what I like about the phone is in my previous review and I stand by pretty much all of it.
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There being no way of setting a fallback private DNS server is a puzzling omission, makes using something like nextdns an issue without switching to a vpn based DNS switcher. If your DNS provider is blocked by a network tough luck.
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Is there something that can do this? My S22 Ultra, OnePlus 10 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro all does not appear to support backup private DNS. When I'm using the S22 or iPhone, on a network that blocks DNS, I have to go manually disable private DNS. On the OnePlus it seems to fallback to basic DNS but I don't see an option to set up a manual backup
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Is there something that can do this? My S22 Ultra, OnePlus 10 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro all does not appear to support backup private DNS. When I'm using the S22 or iPhone, on a network that blocks DNS, I have to go manually disable private DNS. On the OnePlus it seems to fallback to basic DNS but I don't see an option to set up a manual backup
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DNS 2 is the backup for DNS 1. IOS 16 let's you add multiple DNS servers, i believe with the new OOS you can't do it for every network at once but you can set a different DNS server for a network individually. It's also a standard feature in most custom roms.
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DNS 2 is the backup for DNS 1. IOS 16 let's you add multiple DNS servers, i believe with the new OOS you can't do it for every network at once but you can set a different DNS server for a network individually. It's also a standard feature in most custom roms.
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Given this response, I suppose you mean to set up a dns server per connection? Private DNS (as in, the DoT option) doesn't have a DNS 1 or 2 slot, and in IOS 16 you still set up DoH via management profile.
I just checked the following devices:
OP8T (on Nameless AOSP) and private DNS only has 1 field (Settings -> Network & Internet -> Private DNS).
OP10P (on OOS), 1 field (Settings -> Connection & Sharing -> Private DNS)
Moto e (on whatever the hell moto uses), 1 field (Settings -> Network & Internet -> Advanced -> Private DNS)
iPhone 13 Pro (Management profile only for DoH)
Apologies if I misunderstood, but I don't see where a DNS2 field would even be while using private DNS
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Given this response, I suppose you mean to set up a dns server per connection? Private DNS (as in, the DoT option) doesn't have a DNS 1 or 2 slot, and in IOS 16 you still set up DoH via management profile.
I just checked the following devices:
OP8T (on Nameless AOSP) and private DNS only has 1 field (Settings -> Network & Internet -> Private DNS).
OP10P (on OOS), 1 field (Settings -> Connection & Sharing -> Private DNS)
Moto e (on whatever the hell moto uses), 1 field (Settings -> Network & Internet -> Advanced -> Private DNS)
iPhone 13 Pro (Management profile only for DoH)
Apologies if I misunderstood, but I don't see where a DNS2 field would even be while using private DNS
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When i say private DNS I'm not talking about DoT (i see why that's confusing), I mean using DNS that's not the one provided by the network, one that you own, be that over TLS or HTTPS.
The screen off gestures now work as intended and replacing the stock case with one that goes fully around the edges of the phone has made the smart key usable without worrying about false activations. Palm rejection issues have also been solved by switching to a slightly thicker walled case that goes all the way around the phone edge.
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Thanks for this. I was getting worried, since many have mentioned these two issues. I'm glad you found a workaround.
Would you mind sending a link of the case you wound up using?
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Thanks for this. I was getting worried, since many have mentioned these two issues. I'm glad you found a workaround.
Would you mind sending a link of the case you wound up using?
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for a few days i was able to use just telegrm and no internet at all.
i used my VPN as a lock to keep all programs quarantined safely untill i fixed a few issues
still telegram and session texting apps could communicate just fine.
now i got my internet worked out on my phone and was simultaneously not able to reach the telegram or session texting at all.
so i found the fix. i can use session/telegram on my phone.
that looks like a serious problem.
the thing that was stopping it was a security setting "restrict cleartext network traffic"
so the texting sounds to me like it is openly available for all to read. all man in the middle / stingray readers, node relays, or providers.
both these apps totally bypass the VPN on the phone and do not use the networking as the other apps do. they both have no vpn interaction at all. that is clearly verified
both are registered as "cleartext network traffic"
am i imagining the security risk in this , or is it as bad as i am guessing