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Published by TheHasagi over 4 years ago
Please welcome the first beta version of AdGuard v3.4 for Android! To start things off, we've enhanced the app in a few directions, including fixing some of the oldest known bugs and improving Android TV compatibility.
[Bug] AdGuard blocks Internet connection #2842
This bug had been puzzling us for a very long time. It appeared on various devices of AdGuard users and was seemingly random. However, the symptoms were the same: the smartphone lost any network completely while AdGuard was turned on. Needless to say, it had been our top priority to fix this issue, and finally, we've managed to beat it. Not going to lie, it's a big relief not only for the affected users but for us too!
[Enhancement] Integration with DnsLibs #3229
DnsLibs is a DNS proxy library that's required to provide DNS filtering. It supports all existing DNS protocols including DNS-over-TLS, DNS-over-HTTPS, and DNSCrypt. We developed it to replace the old DNSproxy, which had one serious flow: it caused high battery resource consumption. DnsLibs is much better optimized and will ensure a longer lifespan for your phone's battery if you're using DNS filtering a lot.
[Enhancement] Improved functionality on Android TV #3238
AdGuard for Android is first and foremost an app for mobile phones and tablets, but it can be installed on other Android devices, such as smart TVs. We have made several improvements for this specific case, for example:
Now AdGuard for Android will be much easier in use if you decide to install it on your smart TV. If you still encounter any bugs or inconsistent behavior, please report it here.
[Bug] Firewall's restriction are ignored when WiFi gets enabled #3313
And another unpleasant bug that deserves a special mention. In v3.3, if you had specifically prohibited some apps from accessing the Internet via mobile data, the restrictions worked right up until you enabled WiFi, which was not the intended behaviour.
com.android.providers.downloads
traffic isn't routed #3355
adguard:
scheme is now used for adding userscripts #3000
stealth.enabled=false
is now sent in query string if Stealth Mode is turned off when sending a report #3169
Block ads in all apps
parameter is now sent when sending a report #3350
Published by TheHasagi over 4 years ago
Yet another and hopefully the last fix before the fresh beta rolls out. Several domains have been added to SSL exceptions to fix compatibility issues with certain mobile carriers.
Published by TheHasagi over 4 years ago
In this small update, there’s only one but important fix and a few additions to the exclusions list.
Published by TheHasagi almost 5 years ago
Recently we claimed to make the last release of the year, and it kinda was that. Ignore that this update is called a 'release', it's more of a 'hotfix'. Because you wouldn't call this tiny hotfix a release, right? Just a couple of bugsfixes, that's all.
Published by TheHasagi almost 5 years ago
The last AdGuard for Android release of the decade! This sounds solid. Anyway, it’s more of a coincidence than anything else that such a massive update falls right on Christmas. And don’t get us wrong: it is massive. Multiple major features and over 50 lesser ones — all in all it combines to make a nice Christmas gift for y’all!
[Improved] Filtering engine
Version 3.3 brings scriptlets and $redirect
modifiers support. Scriptlets is a powerful ad-blocking tool that helps to block ads on websites that use different circumvention techniques. $redirect
modifier is another tool that allows substituting an ad with special ‘resources’ instead of blocking it. For instance, it can replace a banner with a transparent 1x1 image.
[Changed] The onboarding process #2895
We sure love us some redesign! This time, we revamped the onboarding sequence (basically, what you see when you launch the app for the first time). Key changes:
[Added] New activation flow #2901
Not a lot of Android users had a chance to see our AdGuard for iOS app, so they likely don’t know about the system that’s being used there for Premium features activation. But it recommended itself as one that’s convenient for users, so we adopted it for AdGuard for Android too.
As you can see, there are now two options: enter a license key directly, or log into AdGuard personal account. If your account has a license key that can be used to activate Premium, it will get picked up automatically after you enter credentials.
Published by TheHasagi almost 5 years ago
This release candidate version for AdGuard for Android turned out to be a tiny one. Despite that, however, it has one new feature (activation via OAuth) and a couple of useful fixes.
[Added] Trial period and license activation via OAuth #3081, #3244
Remember we added options to activate trial period and license by logging into your personal account? It’s even easier now. Enter credentials to your social media account (Google, FB, Twitter etc.) that is registered to the same email as your AdGuard personal account.
Published by TheHasagi almost 5 years ago
A quick hotfix that fixes the crash of the application when the protection starts if custom filters have been enabled.
Published by TheHasagi almost 5 years ago
This beta of AdGuard for Android is a bit of an outlier, in the sense that it’s the third one for v3.3. Usually, by that point changelogs become shorter, big juicy tasks get left for later. The closer we’re to release, the more we focus on fixing existing bugs rather than creating new ones 😄
Not this time, though! We still got a lot left in us: new purchase flow, some serious ad blocking quality improvements. And of course, there’s no escaping the chores: multiple bugfixes, crash hunting etc.
[Added] An option to purchase a new license via the app #2897
We’ve already made it so you don’t need to leave the app to link your personal account, and from now on you can even purchase a license without ever minimizing AdGuard. Either when you start the app for the first time, or when you decide it’s time to activate Premium, you’ll face a familiar but different screen:
The app will offer you to choose the preferred type of license and its duration and will ask you to enter your email. So basically the same actions that you’d perform on the website but without extra clicks and new tabs in the browser. One thing to add is that you can’t renew or upgrade your license this way yet, but hey. There’s more versions to come.
Published by zzebrum almost 5 years ago
It seems that the first AdGuard v3.3 beta has opened the floodgates, and now there’s no power in the world to stop our developers from releasing more and more. Only one week has passed since, and we’re already presenting the next one. This time, our designers had a say too, and this is reflected in several UI-related changes that you won’t be able to miss.
[Changed] The onboarding process #2895
We sure love us some redesign! This time, we revamped the onboarding sequence (basically, what you see when you launch the app for the first time). Key changes:
[Added] HTTPs filtering dialog #2967
HTTPS filtering is a cornerstone of AdGuard for Android. Without the permission to filter the HTTPS protocol the ad blocking power of AdGuard is severely crippled. That’s why we walk an extra mile to emphasize to users its importance.
We show a notification on the main AdGuard screen if HTTPS filtering is not enabled yet, and when you click on it, we now show a simple yet informative GIF that explains how HTTPS filtering works and why we recommend so strongly to turn it on.
Published by TheHasagi about 5 years ago
We hope you were missing our beta versions that can put to shame some releases because we have a laundry list of changes, fixes and improvements. A good portion of it refers to UI, but there are a few performance enhancements and such.
[Added] New activation flow #2901
Not a lot of Android users had a chance to see our AdGuard for iOS app, so they likely don’t know about the system that’s being used there for Premium features activation. But it recommended itself as one that’s convenient for users, so we adopted it for AdGuard for Android too.
As you can see, there are now two options: enter a license key directly, or log into AdGuard personal account. If your account has a license key that can be used to activate Premium, it will get picked up automatically after you enter credentials.
abp:subscribe
and adguard:subscribe
links interception #2918subscribe.adblockplus.org
links interception #2930content:
link was used #2813Published by TheHasagi about 5 years ago
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.
The previous hotfix dealt with some urgent bugs, so we had to act fast and couldn't fix the rest of the less important issues. After today's update all of them should go away.
Published by TheHasagi about 5 years ago
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.
One more beta to deal with some DNS-related and other issues.
Published by TheHasagi about 5 years ago
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 small hotfix for the recent AdGuard for Android release. Mostly squashing bugs related to the new features introduced in v3.2.
Published by TheHasagi about 5 years ago
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.
Two months of development are rarely enough to come up with an update that big. Despite that, AdGuard 3.2 for Android is packed with major new features, not mentioning the long list of minor changes that goes on and on.
There’s something for both experienced users (userscripts support, DNS user filter) and for absolute beginners (feature discovery) to help them make their first steps. And everyone will equally appreciate the improved stability and speed that come with CoreLibs filtering engine update.
[Added] Feature discovery #2459
We try to position AdGuard for Android as an app you can technically turn on and forget about it, but that can offer so much more if you spend some time to explore it. To help new users not get lost in many many features we added over the years, we'll now highlight the most important UI elements and give short tooltips that explain what they are all about. This will only happen when you visit this or that screen for the first time, of course, otherwise, it would become old very soon.
[Added] Userscripts support #34
Userscripts (we also call them extensions) are basically mini-programs written in Javascript that extend the functionality of one or more websites. Usually, you'd need some special userscript manager to add them, and it's traditionally more of a desktop thing. But with AdGuard everything is possible! Now you can add any userscripts by URL or load them from a file, and AdGuard will serve as a userscript manager and take care of the rest. Go to Settings > Extensions to enable some of the preinstalled extensions or to add custom userscripts. By the way, you can tap on any userscript from among the added ones to see more details and to reinstall or delete it.
[Added] DNS User filter and custom hosts files support #2803, #1851
This is very similar to the regular User filter for custom filtering rules, but for DNS requests. You can find it at Settings > DNS Filtering > DNS Requests blocking. DNS User filter supports two types of syntax: a limited portion of AdGuard syntax and "hosts" syntax. More about it in our Knowledge Base.
Another DNS-related feature is hosts files support. AdGuard users now can add any hosts lists as custom DNS filters. Again, this option is on the Settings > DNS Filtering > DNS Requests blocking screen.
[Fixed] IPv6 filtering doesn't work in automatic proxy mode #2579
Not a new feature, but a very important fix. Many users with rooted devices use AdGuard in automatic proxy mode, and it turned out that IPv6 filtering wasn't working in this mode. In this version, the problem is fixed.
Published by TheHasagi about 5 years ago
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 last-minute beta before we pull the trigger and release AdGuard 3.2 for Android. There are only a couple of fixes here.
Published by TheHasagi about 5 years ago
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.
There are very few changes in this beta (literally two) but the CoreLibs update is important enough that we decided to release it.
Published by TheHasagi about 5 years ago
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 much smaller follow-up update compared to the previous monster of a beta. Few fixes here and there, a CoreLibs update, some UI improvements - nothing you haven't heard about before.
Published by TheHasagi over 5 years ago
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.
First beta since the v3.1 release, and out of the gates it's packed with new stuff. Custom userscripts ✅, DNS User filter ✅, newbie-friendly feature discovery ✅, hosts syntax suuport for DNS filters ✅. And a looooooooong list of other changes, bugfixes and UI improvements. Let's go:
[Added] Userscripts support #34
Userscripts (we also call them extensions) are basically mini-programs written in Javascript that extend the functionality of one or more websites. Usually, you'd need some special userscript manager to add them, and it's traditionally more of a desktop thing. But with AdGuard everything is possible! Now you can add any userscripts by URL or load them from a file, and AdGuard will serve as a userscript manager and take care of the rest. Go to Settings > Extensions to enable some of the pre-installed extensions or to add custom userscripts.
[Added] Extension Details activity #2807
By the way, you can tap on any userscript from among the added ones to see more details, and to reinstall or delete it.
[Added] Feature discovery #2459
We try to position AdGuard for Android as an app you can technically turn on and forget about it, but that can offer so much more if you spend some time to explore it. To help new users not get lost in many many features we added over the years, we'll now highlight the most important UI elements and give short tooltips that explain what they are all about. This will only happen when you visit this or that screen for the first time, of course, otherwise it would become old very soon.
[Added] DNS User filter #2803
This is very similar to the regular User filter for custom filtering rules, but for DNS requests. You can find it at Settings > DNS Filtering > DNS Requests blocking. DNS User filter supports two types of syntax: limited portion of AdGuard syntax and "hosts" syntax. More about it in our Knowledge Base.
[Added] Custom hosts files support #1851
Another DNS-related feature. AdGuard users now can add any hosts lists as custom DNS filters. Again, this option is on the Settings > DNS Filtering > DNS Requests blocking screen.
[Fixed] IPv6 filtering doesn't work in automatic proxy mode #2579
Not a new feature, but a very important fix. Many users with rooted devices use AdGuard in automatic proxy mode, and it turned out that IPv6 filtering wasn't working in this mode. This beta fixes the problem.
[Added] "Disable AMP" userscript #2815
[Changed] Google DOH and DOT URLs in the configuration have been updated #2844
[Fixed] A bug with license status, filters and userscripts updates #2855
[Fixed] The value for one of Stealth Mode settings can't be set #2788
[Fixed] DNS filter's metadata doesn't update #2830
[Fixed] Filter groups' statuses aren't restored from backup #2887
[Fixed] Double tap is required to start protection #2883
[Fixed] Custom filters aren't restored from backup [#2864]
[Fixed] Wrong rule is suggested when blocking an HTTPS tunnel request #2865
[Improved] CoreLibs filtering engine has been updated to v1.4.91 #2928
[Added] An error toast when an error occurs during a long-running background task #2819
[Added] Response status to the DNS log entry details #2835
[Changed] Languages' names have been homogenized in the language select menu #2753
[Changed] A bullet has been added to the statistics period selection dialog #2756
[Changed] Icons order in Apps Management has been made consistent #2777
[Changed] Notification about updated userscripts and filters #2796
[Changed] Dialogs on the Stealth mode screen #2808
[Changed] "New custom filter" dialogs layout #2809
[Changed] An indicator telling that AG cannot filter itself has been added to Apps Management #2700
[Changed] AdGuard and Proxy notifications have been combined into a single notification group #2718
[Changed] Upstream DNS server's address is now shown in the Filtering log #2735
[Changed] "Get Premium" activity now closes after free trial is successfully started #2816
[Fixed] UI bug on older LG devices #2789
[Fixed] Settings activity doesn't run on some devices with rare firmware #2770
[Fixed] Search results in Filtering log do not include some matching entries #2681
[Fixed] Valid email address is highlighted as if it was invalid #2752
[Fixed] Minor UI-related issues #2870
[Fixed] An inconsistency with the UI of Stealth Mode settings #2854
[Fixed] Wrong text below the license type in the main menu #2903
[Fixed] UI resets to the classic theme after switching the update channel #2784
[Improved] User dialogs have been greatly improved #2754
[Improved] Items in dialogs are now highlighted on tap #2716
[Added] TCP listener to the DNS filtering proxy #2470
[Changed] "Block WebRTC" Stealth Mode option is now applied to browsers only #2757
[Fixed] IPv6 is not resolved within IPv6 VPNs if the main connection is IPv4-only #2325
[Fixed] Proxy settings won't renew if user disables proxy via notification #2707
[Fixed] Low-level setting pref.dns.blocking.nxdomain
works inconsistently #2847
[Fixed] Search suggestions don't work in Firefox #2884
[Added] Userscripts metadata localizations #2806
[Changed] File names for exported User filter and Whitelist #2880
[Fixed] AdGuard crashes to desktop #2762
[Fixed] AdGuard freezes when the device orientation is switched to landscape mode at a certain time #2765
[Fixed] AdGuard crashes after adding a certain custom filter #2888
[Fixed] App sometimes crashes upon launch on S10+ devices #2825
[Fixed] DNSProxy logging level does not change #2858
[Improved] AdGuard now launches faster #2786
[Changed] Localizations have been updated
[Fixed] Compatibility issues
[Fixed] Few rare crashes
Published by aspasskaya over 5 years ago
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.
With releases like this one it's hard to build up excitement, but they are necessary. There are no major new features or radical design decisions. Instead, as you will see, there are a lot of minor UI changes to improve user experience and some fixes to known crashes. So the app should be more stable and user-friendly after this update.
Published by aspasskaya over 5 years ago
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 the first real beta after the last AdGuard for Android release. As you will see, there are a lot of UI changes to improve user experience. All known crashes have been addressed to, so the app should be more stable after the update.