🆕 Software Suggestion | Adaway #863

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jonah · 2019-04-13T16:32:33Z

outis151 commented

2019-04-13 16:32:33 +00:00

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Basic Information

Name: AdAway
Category: Android Privacy Add-Ons
URL: https://f-droid.org/packages/org.adaway/

Description

AdAway is an open source ad blocker for Android using the hosts file.
It requires root access

## Basic Information **Name:** AdAway **Category:** Android Privacy Add-Ons **URL:** https://f-droid.org/packages/org.adaway/ ## Description AdAway is an open source ad blocker for Android using the hosts file. It requires root access

jonah commented

2019-04-14 03:34:27 +00:00

How is this better than the currently recommended tool, Blokada?

outis151 commented

2019-04-14 03:39:18 +00:00

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Blockada uses the android VPN feature to route traffic through its filters. This is battery consuming and does not allow the use of VPN services while it is active.

AdAway edits the hosts file of the android operating system (which is like a system-wide dns blocklist only accessible with root access) and does not need to run constantly in the background

Blockada uses the android VPN feature to route traffic through its filters. This is battery consuming and does not allow the use of VPN services while it is active. AdAway edits the hosts file of the android operating system (which is like a system-wide dns blocklist only accessible with root access) and does not need to run constantly in the background

blacklight447 commented

2019-08-09 12:53:25 +00:00

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I wouldn't be recommending users to root their phones anymore, I used to think differently, but rooting breaks androids security model.

outis151 commented

2019-08-09 13:57:39 +00:00

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@blacklight447-ptio I totally agree with that.
However the benefit of app backup, adblocking, dns changing, mac changing, more customizability, greenify are definitely worth the risk.
And if you only give root permissions to trusted and opensource apps you sould be reasonably safe

@blacklight447-ptio I totally agree with that. However the benefit of app backup, adblocking, dns changing, mac changing, more customizability, greenify are definitely worth the risk. And if you only give root permissions to trusted and opensource apps you sould be reasonably safe

Mikaela commented

2019-08-09 20:31:03 +00:00

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I think we could close this due to the root access requirement. Would it provide DoT/DoH support by the way?

outis151 commented

2019-08-09 20:34:38 +00:00

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Agreed
and nope it only provides dns based adblocking

Agreed and nope it only provides dns based adblocking

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