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Ad-Free Android since Official 2.2

Originally I was on stock 2.1 rooted with the official update and ad-free android was working fine. The other day I used kies mini to get the official 2.2 froyo update as per tmobile's instructions, then I re-rooted with super one click. All my root only apps are working fine and able to get SU permissions, including ad-free android. I run ad-free android like I always have and it just doesn't block any ads at all, neither in apps or on the web.
I've search the forums for days but can't make sense of any of the threads that seem related.
Hoping someone can put me on the right track.
So far I have tried:
1. Reverting, and redownloading/reapplying hosts. (Within ad-free android.)
2. Uninstalling, rebooting, and reinstalling.
And to summarize my state, I'm stock 2.2 with root and the only root apps I have are wifi tether, barnacle and ad-free android and they all report getting superuser permissions successfully.

It was doing this for me too. I would check for host updates but it would say they are the latest and still would not.block ads. A reinstall, update of hosts file and reboot worked for me though.

So I have to play devils advocate but why block the ad's. I realize that they can be annoying but after listening to droid cast and following some of the app dev's on twitter I can say that I no longer use them.
Biggest reason to not use an ad blocker is to support your dev's otherwise they go to the apple side to make more money.
But anyway like the other user said make sure you have the most up todate files. then It will work.

also tried:
3: settings/manage apps/clear data
-Uninstall, reboot, reinstall, redownload/apply hosts
-reboot, still ads

hazard99 said:
So I have to play devils advocate but why block the ad's. I realize that they can be annoying but after listening to droid cast and following some of the app dev's on twitter I can say that I no longer use them.
Biggest reason to not use an ad blocker is to support your dev's otherwise they go to the apple side to make more money.
But anyway like the other user said make sure you have the most up todate files. then It will work.
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I want to block ads on websites primarily, and also block ads in angry birds, which I've already paid for on iPod touch.
But ya I tried all that and it still doesn't block ads. It's very weird. It says it's all set and up to date, but no ads anywhere are blocked.

hazard99 said:
So I have to play devils advocate but why block the ad's. I realize that they can be annoying but after listening to droid cast and following some of the app dev's on twitter I can say that I no longer use them.
Biggest reason to not use an ad blocker is to support your dev's otherwise they go to the apple side to make more money.
But anyway like the other user said make sure you have the most up todate files. then It will work.
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Yep, I only care about ads on websites that are misplaced and horribly annoying (flash ad's come to mind). I don't mind having ad's in apps/games that are free.
I use adblock + flashblock on Firefox because of my reasons above, however I do let ad's on certain sites load to support the site owner (xda and teamwhiskey sites for example). I don't mind ad's like google adsense which aren't really annoying, but some sites just overkill on the ad's and force me to block them.

I think I figured it out, my /system directory was 100% full.
I used root uninstaller (free from market, by "android text") to remove telenav gps then reinstalled ad-free and now it's all good.
Hope it helps someone else.
This begs the question though as to why my /system is 100% full.

lacks and tips

Folks,
I have leaved my HTC touch HD with windows 6.1 to Android 2.3 Gingerbread on the android Galaxy SII.
Well, I am enthousiastic because for the moment I'm not satisfied but I am confidant that this platform will be improved soon.
Here after the lacks / regressions I have identified:
many apps require too much permissions (access to contact for instance) and it is not possible to refuse without cancelling the installation
android 2.3 does not allow to tune the frequency of Gmail email and calendar synchronisation
email application does not allow to store on the phone more than 1 month of email for off line access, attachment are not available offline
the lock screen code cannot be tuned to request the code only after X minutes
the widget with toggles cannot be customised
and the clues to improve :
The app "permission denied" allows to manage permissions unfortunatly it doesn t work on android 2.3. I wait for the next cyanogen rom
It is possible to use the native email application with exchange but there is some other lacks...
.... no clue
.... no clue
OnOff Widgets Pack does but you need to pay for it. Not expansive but amazing after buying such an expansive device
Hope it helps
Hope you can help me too

•The app "permission denied" allows to manage permissions it shall be installed with the chainfire's modified kernel. This app is succefully tested on several games / apps.

Best toggling bar is :
http://jaumard.android.free.fr/widgetsoid/index.php?lang=fr_FR
Unfortunatly it adds a bar instead of modifying the already existing one in the status bar but it is already a great app.

HERVEG said:
many apps require too much permissions (access to contact for instance) and it is not possible to refuse without cancelling the installation
The app "permission denied" allows to manage permissions unfortunatly it doesn t work on android 2.3. I wait for the next cyanogen rom
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try LBE Privacy Guard and DroidWall combo

p107r0 said:
try LBE Privacy Guard and DroidWall combo
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Hey, thanks for your advice but this apps are "only firewall" while Permission denied allows to modify all permissions. This is a really powerfull tool. Indeed with the kernel modded by chainfire this app is fully fonctionnal.
Anyway, I am also interested in firewalls and I rally appreciate lbe that could pop up each time an app try to access internet to set up the permissions (as for root permissions).

HERVEG said:
Folks,
I have leaved my HTC touch HD with windows 6.1 to Android 2.3 Gingerbread on the android Galaxy SII.
Well, I am enthousiastic because for the moment I'm not satisfied but I am confidant that this platform will be improved soon.
Here after the lacks / regressions I have identified:
many apps require too much permissions (access to contact for instance) and it is not possible to refuse without cancelling the installation
android 2.3 does not allow to tune the frequency of Gmail email and calendar synchronisation
email application does not allow to store on the phone more than 1 month of email for off line access, attachment are not available offline
the lock screen code cannot be tuned to request the code only after X minutes
the widget with toggles cannot be customised
and the clues to improve :
The app "permission denied" allows to manage permissions unfortunatly it doesn t work on android 2.3. I wait for the next cyanogen rom
It is possible to use the native email application with exchange but there is some other lacks...
.... no clue
.... no clue
OnOff Widgets Pack does but you need to pay for it. Not expansive but amazing after buying such an expansive device
Hope it helps
Hope you can help me too
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The solution is here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1086976
I m close to be happy with this mobile!

HERVEG said:
the lock screen code cannot be tuned to request the code only after X minutes
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This functionality is available in the latest 2.3.4 updates...
Dickie

Now I can day that my SGSII is the best phone I have ever owned. The last missing is that the attachment in email do not download automaticly.
Do anyone knows about a xay to do it?

HERVEG said:
Now I can day that my SGSII is the best phone I have ever owned. The last missing is that the attachment in email do not download automaticly.
Do anyone knows about a xay to do it?
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GSaver will not auto download attachements, but it will let you save any attachements, not only those allowed

For many reasons (not using push to save battery, task sync, full callendar sync...) I use my google.account in exchange protocol using native email app. Gsaver is useless for me.
What I m looking for is an app or mod that automaticly download attachments. This option featured on my old htc touch hd... Sic

Setup Phone Without Activating

I ordered my wife a Droid X off eBay and it should be here later today. I work nights and wanted to take the phone with me and get it completely set up for her as far as contacts, apps, layout, etc. without her knowing. So my question being if I wireless tether to my Android can I temporarily bypass activation on the Droid X, get this setup for her and let her activate the phone tomorrow? Will I run into any problems doing it this way? Thanks.
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four corners and *228
yes, as I understand it. When first powered and prompted to begin instead sequentially tap each of the four corners of the display starting at the top left. "End with the area slightly above the emergency button" is generally the instruction but I tapped the bottom most left corner and depressed the emergency button and the skip succeeded
I intentionally have not added a gmail account to my phone: employer issue and I would have skipped doing so on my own now that I see googe's angle. But what about calendar/contact sync, you ask? Two excellent free alternatives: funambol, and hotmail ActiveSync. yahoo actually-provides unlimited storage compared to gmail's measly 7.8 gigs. yahoo actually-provides disposable aliases very much unlike the ill understood gmail plus addressing: AddressGuard. Hotmail now offers plus addressing and hotmail provides FIVE free aliases.
To activate on network eventually dial *228 which will load an overlay to help guide you to completion
to update roaming file (prl) there are several flavors of code on which someone more versed that I might chime in
*22890
*22891
*22899
funambol builds worth using:
http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=com.funambol.androidsync
As this is a new setup I strongly urge rooting as the 'threat' of discontinued customer "service" support is not frightening: they are entirely feckless on issues beyond helping the lazy- and cretinous.
Most of the "freeware" applications in the market are flavors of malware, mostly adware and spyware. Rooting provides adblocking (via netfilter and hosts) providing control of YOUR hardware, YOUR bandwidth, YOUR data
Install these additional actually-free apps:
LBE Privacy Guard
DroidWall
AdAway
Permissions Denied
Set DNS [choose fool dns resolvers]
not free but well worth the $3 cost
Andguard Pro
... verizon voicemail is abominable feature impaired. I recommend switching to YouMail.
... verizon crapware is tiresome. I recommend purchasing Root Explorer or Titanium Backup Pro or both
... once final versions are posted I recommend upgrading to CyanogenMod 7 for Droid X as blur stuff bogs down the phone
... the dialer is a bit simple. I recommend the lightweight "dialer one" for T9 dialing
... SMS is legacy at best. must-have: jabber (xmpp). you pay for internets already, don't pay for sms. if it is "free" (part of your package) resist using it.
http://core.im
http://chatme.im
http://jabber.rootbash.com
are excellent public jabber servers and yaxim and xabber are excellent jabber clients (apps)
... need to jot down an idea? Extensive Notes is fantastic (lightweight and feature laden)
... ditch that rinky dink calculator in the drawer. grab either/both a41CV / Droid48
... silence is golden. use Llama to control your phone by location (not gps).
... if you have a passion for tweaking invest in Tasker. If you do you have everything you need to have almost all the awesomeness of a llama. Do not buy tasker via market: buy it via paypal.
... "No Lock" might save you some frustration. power off need not equal screen lock
... for call filtering of all kinds get "Sanity" (donation version)
... since it is impossible to "use too much unlimited" install 'wireless tether' especially as you cannot use your phone data while you tether your laptop to your phone.
/data/system/throttle
is where some of the dark magic resides. interweb search for how it does/does not apply to your world
... if llama is not your bag then consider 'quick settings' for manual control
If you are any flavor of Christian then grab "Catholic One" for a lightweight bible browser. You'll need the version prior to the current version. PM me if you cannot locate it.
.. use that LED brilliantly.. grab "Light Flow" it is worth the few dollars for the non-lite version (for us). But the lite version is also actually-freeware and especially useful... MORE so than led notifications in gingerbread
And you really must install the repository browser, F-droid, from http://F-droid.org as freeware is never malware. And all adware is malware.

Great, thanks for the info. Her current Android phone is a complete mess and she's afraid to change anything in fear of messing something up. I'll have it ready to roll for her out of the box. Thanks again.
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HTH
If you prefer YouMail to verizon's nearly useless offering consider purchasing Better Youmail Pro -- the developer(s) are awesome but not too business savvy. They will not sell outside the market If purchase is not an option by the folly of fops then upgrade from free youmail to paid youmail and use the youmail native client (as that turns off the ads... or block them... and provides more goodness).
wgallt said:
Her current Android phone is a complete mess and she's afraid to change anything in fear of messing something up.
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nandroid backup to the rescue
happy to help. I'm not as knowledgeable as most xda denizens but it's a community. I added the actually-free apk to the first post. if it becomes existentially challenged I can be PM'd or reached via jabber
If your wife is not enmeshed in "social" networking consider flashing CyanogenMod 7 for droid x once there is a final version. Now is not that time. Big performance gains all around.

[Q][DISCUSSION]What apps do you want to see?

This for discussion on what apps you want to see on Firefox OS. I really want to see Google native apps like Gmail, Google maps, chrome, etc. What is your application wishlist?
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For me it would have to have the core apps properly sorted and fully functional. As an additional minimum a decent calendar and address book that can sync with my carddav and caldav servers, a good email client, a good voip client for starters.

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AW: [Q][DISCUSSION]What apps do you want to see?
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Tapatalked with my JellyBean powered HTC Desire

Gapps, social networks, RSS, xda app. , cloud services. Etc.
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I'd like to see it with an rdp or vnc client.
Plus ensure that the kernel can support Ethernet adapters and USB devices for keyboard and mouse.
Then this low end phone suddenly can become a thin client machine when docked at the desk.
Handy for work purposes.
Perhaps also add VPN capability through a further app.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

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Since when backtrack is a app
Phone Slow? go ------>HERE<------
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"Google took 4 years to reach android 4.0.4 and apple to reach android 1.6" ​

Ports or equivalents of:
Ad Free Android
Titanium Backup
Clockwork Mod Recovery
Root Explorer
Orbot/Orweb
WiFi Analyzer
GPS Test
Better Battery Stats
Pdroid
Keepass
Gentle Alarm
Duckduckgo
Google Maps/Navigation
SMS My Car and Me
Yelp
Vocre
K-9 Mail
Evernote
DejaOffice
Safari to Go
Skifta
Shazam/Soundhound
Oovoo/Skype/Tango
YouTube
Netflix
Xfinity Player
Pulse
Tapatalk
Patience Revisited
Scrabble
HotDeath
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thanks to you guys's suggestion. And i will try my best to make an good app for you guys. Let us make this Firefox OS be more better.

ArianaGrande said:
This for discussion on what apps you want to see on Firefox OS. I really want to see Google native apps like Gmail, Google maps, chrome, etc. What is your application wishlist?
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Rom: Jedi Jelly 4
Kernel: Insecure Kernel
Radio: LB7 Blaze
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I am going to try and make an app, if anyone wants help this beautiful talented celebrity in making it just message me!
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I also agree, but I don't think Chrome will be there, I mean we are talking about Firefox OS not Chrome OS.
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I'd start porting command line tools like busybox or megous megatools.
If I want todo so, how do I compile them against gonk ?

vprasad1 said:
Ports or equivalents of:
Ad Free Android
Titanium Backup
Clockwork Mod Recovery
Root Explorer
Orbot/Orweb
WiFi Analyzer
GPS Test
Better Battery Stats
Pdroid
Keepass
Gentle Alarm
Duckduckgo
Google Maps/Navigation
SMS My Car and Me
Yelp
Vocre
K-9 Mail
Evernote
DejaOffice
Safari to Go
Skifta
Shazam/Soundhound
Oovoo/Skype/Tango
YouTube
Netflix
Xfinity Player
Pulse
Tapatalk
Patience Revisited
Scrabble
HotDeath
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WOW that is one big list you have there my friend. But it seems to me you want your firefox to be an android phone.....
Don't get me wrong most of the apps you mentioned are "top of the class" apps in an android phone.
But I believe this os isn't android....yes if some of the above apps devs want to port their apps to firefox that's fine by me, it would be great though to see new devs working in this os even if that spell out building apps that in a sense do or have the same functionality like their android counter parts.
But rest assured you would see a lot of junk apps just like android has, and by junk I mean add supported apps, and a lot of wanna be coders that make unusefull apps with adds just to make easy bucks!
For me the list is simple:
1. A decent multi email client (if only Mozzila haden't kill thunderbird project it would had been cool to see a thunderbird app in firefox os).
2. A decent native file manager (not like the native one that samsung phones have)
3. A VLC port.
4. A songbird port.
5. An Open/Libre Office port
You see where I am getting with this!?
All the rest are cosmetic addons sort of speak with apps that have no intelligent functionality.
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JRBX550 said:
I also agree, but I don't think Chrome will be there, I mean we are talking about Firefox OS not Chrome OS.
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Actually, if they were to make the same thing from the iOS app, after all, the FFOS browser is just an interface, so a FFOS Chrome would be able to sync and all that stuff easily.
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I'm making a file manager, it's on github too. I'm still looking out for the best solutions for it right now, because the APIs are still too limited, so the best I could get was actually getting all files and parsing the folders from their names. Empty directories, for instance, will be invisible, hence the file manager would only be helpful to open downloaded files and maybe some basic interaction.

feherneoh said:
For file manager, a 'rooted' FFOS would be better. I mean one with a php compatible server running on it, so we could execute terminal commands using AJAX
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Meh, just need a JS interface to access native content, no need for another interpreted language like PHP.

There are two apps that I'll be looking to install on my future Firefox OS device which will make the device fully functional for my needs:
OneBusAway - http://onebusaway.org/
Car2Go - http://car2go.com/

As far as app ideas goes, I'd like to see:
1.) A simple app that tells me if I should bring a rain-coat today based on when I'm out working and when I'm home, either as a stand-alone app or integrated with a weather app.
2.) Javascript playground! What wouldn't be more fun than writing Javascript on a Javascript-driven device? (A tad bit of sarcasm in there, but it'd still be fun (well, it depends on the person)!)
And for already existing apps on other platforms, I want:
1.) Duolingo - Free language education app (I believe that it's already written in HTML5+CSS+JS and is just wrapping it).
2.) Google Keep - Google's non-stock note app for Android.
3.) Google Calendar - I can't exactly replace it, at this stage of long-term usage...
As much as I love the Firefox OS project, I'm still a Google fanboy and I still use most of their services (fully knowing and accepting that Google logs everything I do).

Ringtone Maker and GO Battery Saver & Widget would be nice to see.

whatsapp, gtalk, gmail, titanium backup, cwm, teminal emulator

XMPP client

Tapatalk To Browse Forums on FireFox OS

why developers are not focusing more in sailfishOS?

I was just wondering why sailfishOS has still really bad apps.
and why is not developers are doing more apps for this amazing OS?
just wondering

it's very simple: no market.
In general you make apps to earn money. perhaps you'll find some developer or group of developers that will port a popular app as a hobby, student project, or simply because they are using sailfish and want an specific app.
so basically, if there is no market, there is no money. therefore no apps

Actually I have just bought xperia 10 plus to move away from toxic android ecosystem (from google to all the app junk), after I have figured out that I could delete 90% of application on my android phone and I would never miss them.
If you are using sailfish phone, you have an option to run apks there is no real need for native applications. Quite frankly in last few years I could hardly find any application that was something that "I have to have". All the really needed applications were added to the first smartphones: email, gps, browser, sms, mms, calls, video player, music player, camera, contacts, text editor, sound recording... and I am already stretching it with last two, I cant remember when I have last time wrote high volume of text on those tiny useless on screen keyboard or had a need to record some sound.
There is one app on android which I will need (access to online banking) and I hope it will work, it didnt work even on my previous android until I have reversed it and change some code to stop verifying for root and safetynet, so it should work here too.
Everything else is... more a toy than useful or actually some security application to prevent all others doing something that you don't want, from rolling ads to stealing data. I am waiting for this mobile application market to slowly collapse, there is no more value in it except maybe games. Everything else is just wasting time in the least constructive way.
And not having market is a huge bonus, if you check sailfish apps (jolla store and openrepos) you will find that you have everything you need for having a great phone, made by enthusiasts not people that want to become rich. And no one is making useless junk as, as valthunder said, there is no market. And this is fine. Actually great.

root said:
There is one app on android which I will need (access to online banking) and I hope it will work, it didnt work even on my previous android until I have reversed it and change some code to stop verifying for root and safetynet, so it should work here too.
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Great to read about your decision!
For banking apps that require Google Services you could try to tweak your Sailfish Alien Dalvik with Signature Spoofing and a GServices replacement like MicroG.
The SafetyNet replacement here is the DroidGuard Helper that should be installed alongside GmsCore.

eltmosen said:
Great to read about your decision!
For banking apps that require Google Services you could try to tweak your Sailfish Alien Dalvik with Signature Spoofing and a GServices replacement like MicroG.
The SafetyNet replacement here is the DroidGuard Helper that should be installed alongside GmsCore.
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Naah, I am having my own "cracked" apk build from previous phone, I have removed all checks to root and safetynet and it works fine, no need to change it. Since the app is just front end for web interface it works since forever, I have also removed version matching with server. Took a day or two but worth it
But I have one question: I am trying to integrate xposed framework (last version as there si no boot/recovery img to try with magisk) into system.img (8.1). And same goes for su. Is there any "official" way how to do it without unpacking system.img, adding binaries, repacking it...

root said:
But I have one question: I am trying to integrate xposed framework (last version as there si no boot/recovery img to try with magisk) into system.img (8.1). And same goes for su. Is there any "official" way how to do it without unpacking system.img, adding binaries, repacking it...
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Following all things sfos quite closely i did not witness anyone get xposed framework to work. (at least no public report) That might be due to sfos users generally are not Android wizards. The matter might still be a low hanging fruit to anyone with deeper knowledge
Whenever rooting/xposed/su is brought up, much more competent guys then me hint at Alien Dalvik just being an AOSP tailored to run inside LXC on non android kernel plus filesystem integration, Intents integration, shared clipboard etc.
quoting my friend olf:
"Jolla uses many modern measures to confine the Android container: at LXC level, with cgroups, firewall rules, SElinux policies etc.
You may configure additional measures at all these levels, it is just a Linux machine and you are the administrator!"
So maybe what you want to achieve practically is even possible using a whole set of different tools then available in Android?
And yes, my vague explanation hinting at me being a simple user having no clue and just putting things together from forum posts is a correct observation