2.6.108

Disclaimer: Adguard for Android is not an open source project. We use github as an open bug tracker for users to see what developers are working on.

Ad Blocking

[Added] Annoyances filter: #594

We have decided to create a new separate filter for irritating elements that disturb users or interfere with web surfing. As you may know, we already have a Social media filter that removes numerous social media widgets and different buttons – “Like”, “Share”, “Tweet” etc. (we are sure you have noticed how many of them are on certain websites). Our new filter will go further in making your surfing even more comfortable.
You can learn more about it in our blog: https://blog.adguard.com/en/adguard-news/annoyances-filter.html

[Added] Custom DNS servers: #139

With Adguard you can now override system DNS settings and use any DNS servers you like. Just as with proxy settings, Android does not allow you to do it when you are on mobile data, so Adguard is your only option. To do it: go to Settings - Advanced - Low-level settings - tap pref.vpn.dns and enter preferred DNS servers addresses (one per line).

Other changes

[Added] Korean Adblock list: #556
[Added] Fanboy's Swedish filter: #627
[Added] Fanboy's Vietnamese filter: #589
[Added] LastPass app added to the browsers list: #476
[Fixed] Improved ad blocking in Youtube app: #573
[Fixed] Adguard fails to detect HTML on some websites: #554

Networking

[Added] Upstream proxy settings: #51

One of the most asked questions about Adguard is "can I use it with another VPN?". The usual answer was "no, you can't have two VPN running together (unless you have root and use AG in proxy mode)". We are very excited to announce that we have brought a new solution suitable for non-rooted devices.
Does this allow you to use two VPNs at the same time? No, unfortunately this is still impossible. However, most popular VPN providers allow you to use proxy instead and that's what you can do now with Adguard.
For instance, if you are a PIA VPN user, you now can setup Adguard to use their SOCKS5 proxy. Learn more about it here (scroll down until you see "SOCKS5 proxy" link).
You may want to use TOR along with Adguard and it is also possible now! Here is a short instruction on how to setup Adguard to work with Orbot: Proxy with Tor.

1. Run Orbot.
2. Open Adguard.
3. Go to Settings - Advanced, open Proxy settings.
4. Select SOCKS4 proxy type, set host to 127.0.0.1 and port to 9050.
5. That's it, run Adguard protection and all your traffic is now going through TOR.

One more thing worth noticing is that Adguard is currently the only way to use proxy when you are on mobile data. Otherwise Android just does not provide such possibility.

[Added] New low-level setting allowing to block IPv6 traffic in Proxy+Auto filtering mode: #601

It appears that in Proxy+Auto mode Adguard cannot filter IPv6 traffic. As a temporary solution we've introduced new low-level setting "pref.proxy.block.ipv6" allowing to block IPv6 traffic to public networks. It is disabled by default, so if you have IPv6 offered by your ISP, you may want to enable it.

[Added] Low level switch for AG to dump HTTP/HTTPs content to a file: #502

This switch will be very useful to filters developers and enthusiasts. Adguard saves HTTP(s) requests in a HAR (http archive) v1.2 format which can be easily analyzed with a Fiddler app: #502

[Improved] HTTPs filtering performance: #501

Another popular question was about download speed drop over HTTPs. HTTPs filtering is a heavy operation, so that was expected. What was unexpected to us is that some services like Google Play may download apps over HTTPs. So, we have greatly optimized the filtering speed. On our test device it has showed an increase in 5-10 times!

Other changes

[Changed] Updated default https exclusions list (almost 1k domains there now): #579
[Fixed] Do not start VPN when another VPN is in use: #527
[Fixed] Wi-Fi calling in UK EE network does not function if Adguard is active: #582
[Fixed] No HTTPs filtering of Google domains in Chrome browser: #365
[Fixed] Empty ad placeholders are visible in some apps with HTTPS filtering enabled: #402
[Fixed] Adguard does not block connections when an app switches to SSL 3.0: #562
[Fixed] Some apps repeat ad requests every second (Play music issue): #511
[Fixed] HTTPs filtering does not work for Google domains (Android N): #486
[Fixed] Error generating certificate for certificates w/o alternative name: #548
[Fixed] Added workaround for update procedure on Android N #634
[Fixed] Not starting VPN service on quick network change #636

UI

[Added] Default language is now "System" (just uses the system language even if you change it): #131
[Added] Added Adguard shortcut for fast enabling or disabling Adguard: #481
[Added] Show warning when user tries to set notification icon to "None": #497
[Changed] 1-place widget appearance: #481
[Fixed] An issue with Adguard shortcut opening app UI: #610
[Fixed] Tethering "conflict" notification is shown every time: #503
[Fixed] Statistics detalization for low-res devices: #525
[Fixed] Dialog windows width: #557
[Fixed] Accessibility problem for visually impaired users: #519

Compatibility

[Fixed] Aliexpress: #615
[Fixed] Yandex Navi and Maps: #447
[Fixed] Wire: #517
[Fixed] Sberbank and manual proxy mode: #545
[Fixed] Adwords app: #327
[Fixed] Outlook mobile app: #560
[Fixed] Openbank: #504
[Fixed] Samsung Theme Store: #571
[Fixed] SimpleNote sync: #540
[Fixed] Wawa: #543
[Fixed] Yelp (cannot complete a transaction): #603
[Fixed] PrivatBank: #567
[Fixed] Angry Birds Friends: #546
[Fixed] HERE Maps: #530
[Fixed] FarPost Кино: #529

Other

[Fixed] Samsung Battery saving feature interferes with Adguard: #378
[Fixed] HTC battery optimization mode interferes with Adguard: #536
[Fixed] License key can be found in the log file: #595
[Fixed] Limit the number of license check requests: #574
[Fixed] HTC devices power saving mode: #536

2.6.104 release candidate 2

[Fixed] Not starting of VPN service on quick network change #636
[Fixed] Reworked a fix of #527

2.6.101 release candidate

Disclaimer: Adguard for Android is not an open source project. We use github as an open bug tracker for users to see what developers are working on.

Hopefully the last release candidate. If nothing critical happens, this version will become the actual release next week.

Changelog

[Fixed] Do not start VPN when another VPN is in use: #527
[Fixed] Firewall temporary unblock notification is shown every minute: #251

2.6.95 release candidate

Disclaimer: Adguard for Android is not an open source project. We use github as an open bug tracker for users to see what developers are working on.

This version is a release candidate for Adguard v2.6. Here is what's new in this version.

Ad Blocking

[Added] Korean Adblock list: #556
[Added] Fanboy's Swedish filter: #627
[Added] Fanboy's Vietnamese filter: #589
[Added] LastPass app added to the browsers list: #476

UI

[Added] Default language is now "System" (just uses the system language even if you change it): #131
[Fixed] An issue with Adguard shortcut opening app UI: #610

Compatibility

[Fixed] Aliexpress: #615
[Fixed] Yandex Navi and Maps: #447
[Fixed] Wire: #517
[Fixed] Sberbank and manual proxy mode: #545
[Fixed] Adwords app: #327

Other

[Fixed] Limit the number of license check requests: #574
[Fixed] HTC devices power saving mode: #536

2.6.67 beta

Disclaimer: Adguard for Android is not an open source project. We use github as an open bug tracker for users to see what developers are working on.

Here’s what’s new in this beta version

Ad Blocking

[Added] Annoyances filter: #594

We have decided to create a new separate filter for irritating elements that disturb users or interfere with web surfing. As you may know, we already have a Social media filter that removes numerous social media widgets and different buttons – “Like”, “Share”, “Tweet” etc. (we are sure you have noticed how many of them are on certain websites). Our new filter will go further in making your surfing even more comfortable.

You can learn more about it in our blog: https://blog.adguard.com/en/adguard-news/annoyances-filter.html

[Fixed] Improved ad blocking in Youtube app: #573
[Fixed] Adguard fails to detect HTML on some websites: #554

Networking

[Added] New low-level setting allowing to block IPv6 traffic in Proxy+Auto filtering mode
It appears that in Proxy+Auto mode Adguard cannot filter IPv6 traffic. As a temporary solution we've introduced new low-level setting "pref.proxy.block.ipv6" allowing to block IPv6 traffic to public networks.

[Changed] Updated default https exclusions list (almost 1k domains there now): #579

[Fixed] Wi-Fi calling in UK EE network does not function if Adguard is active: #582
[Fixed] No HTTPS filtering of Google domains in Chrome browser: #365

UI

[Added] Added Adguard shortcut for fast enabling or disabling Adguard: #481
[Changed] 1-place widget appearance: #481

Compatibility

[Fixed] Outlook mobile app: #560
[Fixed] Openbank: #504
[Fixed] Samsung Theme Store: #571
[Fixed] SimpleNote sync: #540
[Fixed] Wawa: #543
[Fixed] Yelp (cannot complete a transaction): #603

Other changes

[Fixed] Samsung Battery saving feature interferes with Adguard: #378
[Fixed] HTC battery optimization mode interferes with Adguard: #536
[Fixed] License key can be found in the log file: #595

2.6.23 beta

Disclaimer: Adguard for Android is not an open source project. We use github as an open bug tracker for users to see what developers are working on.

This beta version brings a number of very important changes to Adguard. Along with the new features, this build contains fixes for some major bugs (like no ad blocking in Youtube on Android N). Attention: we did not test this build on x86, so if you experience any troubles or crashes, please report to us.

Here’s what’s new in v2.6.23 beta

Upstream proxy settings: #51

One of the most asked questions about Adguard is "can I use it with another VPN?". The usual answer was "no, you can't have two VPN running together (unless you have root and use AG in proxy mode)". I am very excited to announce that today we have brought a new solution suitable for non-rooted devices.

Does this allow you to use two VPNs at the same time? No, unfortunately this is still impossible. However, most popular VPN providers allow you to use proxy instead and that's what you can do now with Adguard.

For instance, if you are a PIA VPN user, you now can setup Adguard to use their SOCKS5 proxy. Learn more about it here (scroll down until you see "SOCKS5 proxy" link).

You may want to use TOR along with Adguard and it is also possible now! Here is a short instruction on how to setup Adguard to work with Orbot: Proxy with Tor.

1. Run Orbot.
2. Open Adguard.
3. Go to Settings - Advanced, open Proxy settings.
4. Select SOCKS4 proxy type, set host to 127.0.0.1 and port to 9050.
5. That's it, run Adguard protection and all your traffic is now going through TOR.

One more thing worth noticing is that Adguard is the only way to use proxy when you are on mobile data. Android just does not provide such possibility.

HTTPS filtering performance: #501

One more popular question was about download speed drop over HTTPs. HTTPs filtering is a heavy operation, so that was expected. What was unexpected to us is that some services like Google Play may download apps over HTTPs. So, we have greatly optimized the filtering speed. On our test device it has showed an increase in 5-10 times!

Custom DNS servers: #139

With Adguard you can now override system DNS settings and use any DNS servers you like. Just as with proxy settings, Android does not allow you to do it when you are on mobile data, so Adguard is your only option. To do it: go to Settings - Advanced - Low-level settings - tap pref.vpn.dns and enter preferred DNS servers addresses (one per line).

Other important changes

UI

[Added] Show warning when user tries to set notification icon to "None": #497
[Fixed] Tethering "conflict" notification is shown every time: #503
[Fixed] Statistics detalization for low-res devices: #525
[Fixed] Dialog windows width: #557
[Fixed] Accessibility problem for visually impaired users: #519

Networking

[Added] Low level switch for AG to dump HTTP/HTTPS content to a file: #502
[Fixed] Empty ad placeholders are visible in some apps with HTTPS filtering enabled: #402
[Fixed] Adguard does not block connections when an app switches to SSL 3.0: #562
[Fixed] Some apps repeat ad requests every second (Play music issue): #511
[Fixed] HTTPS filtering does not work for Google domains (Android N): #486
[Fixed] Error generating certificate for certificates w/o alternative name: #548

Compatibility

[Fixed] PrivatBank: #567
[Fixed] Angry Birds Friends: #546
[Fixed] HERE Maps: #530
[Fixed] FarPost Кино: #529

2.5.234 dev

Disclaimer: Adguard for Android is not an open source project. We use github as an open bug tracker for users to see what developers are working on.

This is a dev build, so use it at your own risk.

Changelog

[Changed] Main change is HTTPS filtering performance. It is now 5-10 times faster thanks to using native AES implementation.

[Added] Low level switch for AG to dump HTTP/HTTPS content to a file. This switch will be very useful to filters developers. Adguard saves HTTP(s) requests in a HAR (http archive) v1.2 format which can be easily analyzed with a Fiddler app: #502

[Fixed] Accessibility problem for a visually impaired users: #519
[Fixed] An issue with Google tag manager library making dozens requests every second: #511
[Fixed] An issue with empty ad placeholders are visible in some apps with HTTPS filtering enabled: #402
[Fixed] An issue with tunneling data of unknown protocols to IPv6 addresses: #538

2.5.196

Disclaimer: Adguard for Android is not an open source project. We use github as an open bug tracker for users to see what developers are working on.

Not so long ago we announced a soon-to-come release of new Adguard for Android version, and we keep our promise by pushing out Adguard 2.5 today. Lots of new features and bugfixes are awaiting you, and some of them are HUGE. If you keep track of our blog, or forum, you already know that the killer news of this release is adding the HTTPS filtering. And yes, that means no more ads in YouTube, Facebook or Twitter - you name it. But there are other reasons to get excited besides it. Read on to find out what are they.

HTTPS filtering

Previously, ads which are loaded using HTTPS were ignored. Now Adguard can filter HTTPS protocol, which means that all such ads will be blocked. And these ads appear at many websites and apps - we already mentioned some of them above. To enable HTTPS filtering, simply go to Adguard settings -> HTTPS filtering. Put checkmark besides 'Install certificate' checbox to install certificate, then enable 'Filter HTTPS connections' - all is ready now.

The upside of this is obviously huge, but there are a couple of drawbacks as well:

1. You will need to set a password or a lockscreen pattern. This is a system requirement with no workarounds.
2. You will get a 'Network may be monitored' notification after enabling HTTPS filtering and after each device reboot. This notification, however, can be swiped away.

HTTPS filtering works in two modes. By default, Adguard will filter all HTTPS connections to all domains, except for domains from the whitelist. The other mode allows you to filter HTTPS connections to the domains from the blacklist only. We recommend blacklist mode for those with older smartphones and tablets, as filtering all HTTPS connections can possibly cause performance drop.

Privacy and security
From the beginning, the main goal of HTTPS was to secure your data that you transfer via network. We take privacy and security issues very seriously, and that's why we spent a lot of time to make sure you will not lose HTTPS advantages while filtering HTTPS protocol.

1. Your network traffic remains encrypted (because all the filtering happens inside your device).
2. Adguard checks server certificates by itself, and with any hint of danger filtering of this connection will be ceased.
3. Adguard is not affected by any SSL vulnerabilities which year 2015 was so rich of (it can be verified on SSL labs).
4. By default Adguard doesn't filter connections with known bank domains and other websites with personal info. Since this beta we fixed a lot of bugs concerning HTTPS filtering.

For those who want full control and maximum security, blacklist filtering mode will probably suit more than default whitelist mode.

UI changes

[Added] New material icon #203
[Improved] Statistics detalization #48
[Changed] "Rate App" button was returned to "About" view in Amazon build #232
[Fixed] Changed selected text background in the Low level settings to differ from text color #260

Ad Blocking

[Changed] In Android 6.0 Adguard now automatically pauses protection in the battery saver mode (unless battery optimization is disabled for Adguard app) #247

We feel this is an important change. When Android is switched to power saving mode, all apps are cut off from internet. But Adguard VPN was still alive and receiving all the packets from these apps. Now we simply disable protection for the duration of power saving mode. When battery saver mode is off, we automatically enable protection back.

[Added] $replace modifier for basic rules #239
[Changed] $popup rules are applied to "redirect" responses now #281
[Changed] Optimized filtering speed #470
[Fixed] Adguard filters "application/xhtml" pages now #477
[Fixed] Issue with parser building wrong absolute URL #442

Added various language-specific and other filters:

"Anti-Adblock Killer | Reek" filter #420
Polish cookies filter #354
Persian/Farsi list #296
Finnish filter #293
Greek AdBlock filter #282
Bulgarian filter #259
Estonian filter #468

Compatibility

Telegram app #294
Yandex.Navigator #278
Sleipnir Mobile added to the browsers list #316
VIA browser added to the browsers list #381
Fixed Nimbus Note app sync issue #364
Zoiper and CSipSimple apps #422
Several banking apps were added to exceptions list #414, #397
IP Cam Viewer Pro #321
LiveJournal app #144
SK Telecom's SMS and MMS apps #412
Nekto Me app #374
GoPro app compatibility with VPN #495
Disa app #499

Languages and translations

Added localizations to various languages:

Finnish language #293
Hungarian language #309
Chinese Traditional language #277
Bulgarian language #444
Croatian language #494
Vietnamese language #493
Dutch language #500

Other

[Added] An option to disable splash screen on Adguard launch #490
[Added] Warning for smartphone users about battery stats #366
[Added] Apus Browser support #449
[Added] Support for HTTP method REPORT #431
[Changed] Use Origin as Referer for websocket connections #429
[Changed] Make HTTPS whitelist, blacklist and apps exceptions available in "Low level settings" so you can easily reset it to default #457
[Changed] Added RelayForReddit Pro to the list of browsers (you don't need premium to block ads in this app) #301
[Changed] Improved HTML content detection #348
[Fixed] Website can be broken because of invalid HTML inside a "noscript" tag #400
[Fixed] Adguard ignores tag href attribute while constructing an absolute URL #401
[Fixed] Adguard cannot detect HTML if there is an xml declaration at the document start #428
[Fixed] Glitch with swiping Adguard from the recent apps #292
[Fixed] Error while opening about.com #441
[Fixed] HTML parser should not filter "data:" URLs #417
[Fixed] AG code is injected into "noscript" tag #330
[Fixed] Error while parsing a style tag with embedded svg (lifehacker.com issue) #373
[Fixed] Issue with wrong stats calculated for apps listed in "pref.net.exclusions" #252
[Fixed] Wrong Firewall traffic stats #338
[Fixed] Fixed a bug with filtering of the apps from exceptions list #252
[Fixed] An issue with blocking POST requests and "keep-alive" HTTP connections #332

2.5.196 release candidate

Disclaimer: Adguard for Android is not an open source project. We use github as an open bug tracker for users to see what developers are working on.

This version is a release candidate for Adguard v2.5. If everything is good with it tomorrow it will become an official v2.5 release.

Changelog

Languages and translations

[Added] Croatian language: #494
[Added] Vietnamese language: #493
[Added] Dutch language: #500

Compatibility with HTTPS filtering

[Fixed] SongPop2: #395
[Fixed] 4 Pics 1 Word: #394
[Fixed] OneDrive: #498
[Fixed] Moovit: #492

Compatibility

[Fixed] GoPro app compatibility with VPN: #495
[Fixed] Disa app: #499

Other changes

[Added] Add an option to disable splash screen on Adguard launch: #490
[Added] Add SRWare Iron to the browsers list: #488
[Added] Warn smartphone users about battery stats: #366

2.5.173 beta

Disclaimer: Adguard for Android is not an open source project. We use github as an open bug tracker for users to see what developers are working on.

We are now very close to v2.5 release. Almost all of major issues were resolved in this beta version.

However, this release brings a very important change to HTTPS filtering. Now Adguard does not establish unnecessary remote encrypted connections until we are sure that this connection should not be blocked. Sounds good, but we have to make sure it works good enough.

UI

[Added] Add Bulgarian language: #444
[Changed] New material icon: #203
Changed Improved statistics detalization: #48
[Changed] Return "Rate App" button to "About" view in Amazon build: #232
[Fixed] Low level settings: selected text background is the same as text color: #260

HTTPS filtering

[Changed] Adguard now does not establish unnecessary encrypted connections: #313
[Changed] Clear expired domain certificates: #450
[Fixed] Handle incomplete certificate chains properly: #315
[Fixed] Entering HTTPS filtering settings section turns off AG protection: #473
[Fixed] An issue with HTTPS filtering in manual proxy mode: #467

Ad Blocking

[Added] Estonian filter: #468
[Changed] Optimized filtering speed: #470
[Fixed] Adguard does not filter "application/xhtml" pages: #477
[Fixed] Parser builds wrong absolute URL: #442

Compatibility with HTTPS filtering

[Fixed] Gas Buddy: #396
[Fixed] Snapchat: #469
[Fixed] Musically: #464
[Fixed] Yandex Drive: #387
[Fixed] Whisper: #462
[Fixed] Payoneer: #465
[Fixed] Amex Mobile: #466

Compatibility

[Fixed] Nekto Me app: #374

Other bugs and changes

[Added] Apus Browser support: #449
[Changed] Make HTTPS whitelist, blacklist and apps exceptions available in "Low level settings" so you can easily reset it to default: #457
[Fixed] Correct HTTPS filtering description in-app: #386
[Fixed] Unexpected app crash Context.getApplicationContext: #452
[Fixed] Unexpected app crash PhoneWindow$DecorView: #454
[Fixed] Crash when user clicks on "Alternative certificate install" button: #455
[Fixed] Crash in HTTPS filtering settings: #453