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AdAway question.

Can I block ads in games using AdAway? I'm new to this app and unsure how to use it outside the basics.
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h0bnail said:
Can I block ads in games using AdAway? I'm new to this app and unsure how to use it outside the basics.
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Simply press "Download files and apply ad blocking" and AdAway will block almost everything for you automatically :good:

You need to be rooted...

Since when did themes and apps section become the new q&a forum?
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zephiK said:
Since when did themes and apps section become the new q&a forum?
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When would q&a be in apps section? Where else would one talk about apps.. I think its a thin line, I'm sure mods are doing a fine job
Anyways, Adaway has been removed from play store but still available online. It does require you be rooted for it to overwrite your host file. Most ads using will be redirected if listed in host file. Works well.

h0bnail said:
Can I block ads in games using AdAway? I'm new to this app and unsure how to use it outside the basics.
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IIRC, AdAway didn't work for some games like Angry Birds. In that case, blocking their internet access with DroidWall did the trick.

What is this file being created?

Hey guys been looking for an answer but only found a thread on evo 3d forums that doesn't have much activity, anyways I keep getting this file created every hour or so and its really starting to scare me maybe spyware or something. Trying to figure out why and where its coming from. Also attached inside contents.
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drmclove69 said:
Hey guys been looking for an answer but only found a thread on evo 3d forums that doesn't have much activity, anyways I keep getting this file created every hour or so and its really starting to scare me maybe spyware or something. Trying to figure out why and where its coming from. Also attached inside contents.
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I would download Avast from Google Play and scan sdcard and apps. Not sure what it is. Looks like spam-ware.

stelv said:
I would download Avast from Google Play and scan sdcard and apps. Not sure what it is. Looks like spam-ware.
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Thanks for the tip, just tried and avast says all is good. Should I be worried about this?
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Just noticed I scanned it when the file wasn't there. Maybe I'll wait till it gets created then I'll scan?
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I found that in my phone the other day too. I don't know what it is, but it doesn't really do anything.

Could be a log file. I'm not sure what it is. I would scan again once it appears. Not sure if it is I needed file or not. I don't have a nex 4 but was looking into getting one that's why I'm at the forum.
You can try sd maid which has a system cleaner. Or change the files permissions if you are worried about it transmitting data. But I wouldn't mess with it too much until you figure out what it is.
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I suspect it's something to do with adverts in some app on your phone.
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I have that file also, along with three others that I have no idea what they are.
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You guys could wipe your sdcard with twrp if you are worried, but back up all your wanted sdcard data to a computer first. And then put it back on right after. I do that with my Nexus 7 sometime. Not sure if it is the same process on Nex4. It may not be necessary, not sure.
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stelv said:
You guys could wipe your sdcard with twrp if you are worried, but back up all your wanted sdcard data to a computer first. And then put it back on right after. I do that with my Nexus 7 sometime. Not sure if it is the same process on Nex4. It may not be necessary, not sure.
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I actually recently flashed completely back to stock cuz I was so paranoid and then I rerooted and flashed ROM and I still get it now.
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Not sure then, maybe its ROM or root toolkit related.
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drmclove69 said:
I actually recently flashed completely back to stock cuz I was so paranoid and then I rerooted and flashed ROM and I still get it now.
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I think it's coming from an app. what apps did you install?

"We are Mologiq
A stealth-mode startup doing big things in mobile advertising."
http://mologiq.com/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41867789#post41867789
got any of these apps?
Adobe Flash Player
ASOT unofficial
Chase banking app
Franco Kernel Updater
Gmail
GoBackup
Google Play services
Google Search
PowerAmp/ unlocker
Reddit news free
Solid Explorer/ unlocker
Vaulty
XDA app
YouTube
Zedge
also, this may be helpful (from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector&hl=en)
"If your device is running Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" or higher, you don't need this app anymore! You can just press and hold on notifications and your device will tell you who is generating them."
try that on apps with notifications?

LooieENG said:
"We are Mologiq
A stealth-mode startup doing big things in mobile advertising."
http://mologiq.com/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41867789#post41867789
got any of these apps?
Adobe Flash Player
ASOT unofficial
Chase banking app
Franco Kernel Updater
Gmail
GoBackup
Google Play services
Google Search
PowerAmp/ unlocker
Reddit news free
Solid Explorer/ unlocker
Vaulty
XDA app
YouTube
Zedge
also, this may be helpful (from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector&hl=en)
"If your device is running Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" or higher, you don't need this app anymore! You can just press and hold on notifications and your device will tell you who is generating them."
try that on apps with notifications?
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Yup those are the apps I have installed as of now.
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drmclove69 said:
Yup those are the apps I have installed as of now.
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Thanks guys, will try all suggestions and see what happens. BTW I don't use root toolkits I do it all through fast boot
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drmclove69 said:
Yup those are the apps I have installed as of now.
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haha sorry didn't notice you posted that!

Found out reddit news free is what's creating the file. Automatically after opening it up the file appears.
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drmclove69 said:
Found out reddit news free is what's creating the file. Automatically after opening it up the file appears.
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Interesting, I don't have that app installed on my phone?
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I have the following apps installed on my devices and don't have that file, so it may not be these ones:
Adobe Flash Player
Gmail
Google Play services
Google Search
XDA app
YouTube

LooieENG said:
"We are Mologiq
A stealth-mode startup doing big things in mobile advertising."
http://mologiq.com/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41867789#post41867789
got any of these apps?
ASOT unofficial
Chase banking app
GoBackup
Reddit news free
Solid Explorer/ unlocker
Vaulty
Zedge
also, this may be helpful (from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector&hl=en)
"If your device is running Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" or higher, you don't need this app anymore! You can just press and hold on notifications and your device will tell you who is generating them."
try that on apps with notifications?
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I have removed the apps I have installed on my Device from the above list, The first one that springs to mind is the go backup. I would check there first.

Get rid of ads on android?

Hey I'm rooted and running paranoid android. I tried ad away but it stopped working. Any alternatives that block ads while on data?
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zobi123 said:
Hey I'm rooted and running paranoid android. I tried ad away but it stopped working. Any alternatives that block ads while on data?
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Are you in the same situation as me where ads are blocked on WiFi but not on mobile data? If so then I haven't found a solution as of yet and I've tried numerous adblocking apps/zips. It may have something to do with PA but it's not the kernel since I get the same issue on Franco as well.

adfree android works great! but youll have to search google for it, as ad removing/blocking apps arent allowed in the play store anymore.

Nigeldg said:
Are you in the same situation as me where ads are blocked on WiFi but not on mobile data? If so then I haven't found a solution as of yet and I've tried numerous adblocking apps/zips. It may have something to do with PA but it's not the kernel since I get the same issue on Franco as well.
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Yup, I'm running PA and franco just like you.
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zobi123 said:
Yup, I'm running PA and franco just like you.
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I've gotten used to it now so it doesn't really affect me too much but if you really want it try backing up your ROM and flashing a different one to confirm it's a PA issue and not something else.

simms22 said:
adfree android works great! but youll have to search google for it, as ad removing/blocking apps arent allowed in the play store anymore.
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Does it work on data and on browsing, games, YouTube etc.?
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zobi123 said:
Does it work on data and on browsing, games, YouTube etc.?
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I've tried it and it didn't work for me. Neither did Adaway or any of the .zips which can be found here on XDA.

Anyone here know a good ad blocker?
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zobi123 said:
Anyone here know a good ad blocker?
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http://sufficientlysecure.org/index.php/adaway/ its open source as well
blocks all ads and works great.

zephiK said:
http://sufficientlysecure.org/index.php/adaway/ its open source as well
blocks all ads and works great.
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Ummm...the OP's post says AdAway isn't working on mobile for him...

petemills8 said:
Ummm...the OP's post says AdAway isn't working on mobile for him...
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He said it stopped working. He could be using the really outdated version that was on the Play Store. AdAway has received a couple updates since its removal from Google Play.
For me, AdAway is working just fine so.. its most likely due to using a outdated version

I had the latest adaway 2.3. It works on WiFi but not on mobile data. I'm just looking for something that will work on data.
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zobi123 said:
Does it work on data and on browsing, games, YouTube etc.?
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ads in game/app, in the browser yes. on youtube videos no.

zobi123 said:
I had the latest adaway 2.3. It works on WiFi but not on mobile data. I'm just looking for something that will work on data.
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Weird. It works fine for me on mobile data and wifi. AdFree is another alternative that I used to use but felt AdAway was miles ahead.

simms22 said:
ads in game/app, in the browser yes. on youtube videos no.
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Can you post a link to it please?
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zephiK said:
Weird. It works fine for me on mobile data and wifi. AdFree is another alternative that I used to use but felt AdAway was miles ahead.
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Yeah, I didn't get this issue on stock or on any ROM for my old HD2 but I do on PA which is quite odd. Still, I'm not too concerned since it seems to block some of the more intrusive popup ads and I don't seem to get many ads on YouTube.

I realize that I'm probably stating the obvious, but by blocking apps you are depriving developers of revenue.
Most Android devs are small shops. Without revenue, they'll simply concentrate on other platforms that ensure ad revenue (cough, cough Apple!). Is that something you really want to contribute to?

Solutions Etcetera said:
I realize that I'm probably stating the obvious, but by blocking apps you are depriving developers of revenue.
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do they receive revenue from just having the ads visible or do you have to actually click on them? if you have to actually open the ad then I don't see how ad blocking software deprives them of anything, let's face it if you use ad blockers(and I don't) then you obviously have no intention of clicking on any ads
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QUIETLYloud said:
do they receive revenue from just having the ads visible or do you have to actually click on them? if you have to actually open the ad then I don't see how ad blocking software deprives them of anything, let's face it if you use ad blockers(and I don't) then you obviously have no intention of clicking on any ads
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Agreed. They only make money if you click on the ad thats how Google AdSense revenue works.
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QUIETLYloud said:
do they receive revenue from just having the ads visible or do you have to actually click on them?
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My understanding is that revenue can be generated from both impressions and clickthroughs.

Pen windows? Any way to add more apps

Any way to add more apps to pen windows i know about this one it it requires busy boxs but i really dont want to install it because feel like bootlooping

johnminator said:
Any way to add more apps to pen windows i know about this one it it requires busy boxs but i really dont want to install it because feel like bootlooping
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2469767

Must be rooted too
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johnminator said:
Any way to add more apps to pen windows i know about this one it it requires busy boxs but i really dont want to install it because feel like bootlooping
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2469767
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I installed the older version that requires Busybox, and obviously installed Busybox as well to do so. But I don't really understand what it is/what it does. What's the advantage of not having it / what is bootlooping?
Thanks.

When I look for information about it, I see a list of apps from the pen window, I don't know how but now whatsapp is there too..
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YES! Head to the play store and download Pen Window Manager. You will need root.
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How to get some free apps from GPlay without root.

Have you ever wanted to get an awesome free app from Google Play on the HDX but you just don't have root? Well that is actually easier than you might think at first. I hope this will be useful, personally I use this trick a lot.
1.) Go to the google play store on the web and choose a free app (it only works with free apps)
2.) copy the URL and paste it in the search bar of the following website:
apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/
3.) click generate download link.
4.) choose which app you want to download the apk with.
5.) then click open file, and then hit install.
6.) Play the game!
I use this trick to download stuff that isn't on the Amazon market but is free, like the Buzz launcher and other games. I hope this helped someone, and thanks.
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I think most of the xda users will know how to do similar things, but maybe there is a new guy out there who doesn't. like me half a year ago!

Good to know... I've been able to use 3rd party stores for everything I've needed so far
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Or download to phone..upload to box or soapbox..download install on kindle.
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holeshot77 said:
Or download to phone..upload to box or soapbox..download install on kindle.
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Cool, thanks man.Never thought of that, but I never had an advanced phone- no need. For my uses a nokia brick is good enough.

Or just sideload 1mobile market. no root needed for it to work just for the apps it cna download that need root just like normal playstore it has all the free apps that google play does. I assume its similar to those apk downloaders out there but just does it on the device and in an interface that works well and even allows searching and the like.