Ok today I have been getting pop over ads on XDA, doesnt matter what browser, nor OS I use. I refuse to use adblockers on my browser, as I Actually click ads and support sites I like.
But seriously pop over ads XDA? Would rather surf android forums than deal with pop over ads.
Strange. I've never gotten notifications that popups had been blocked (as is the case when they are) nor did I get any in a quick spin around the site with ABP off.
Perhaps your ISP is injecting ads.
hmmmm... i don't seem to be getting any pop over ads; i'm using chrome with no blockers
but i am using the XDA 2010 Beta style though (not sure if that means anything)
now i'm not dissing your computer security skills but you may want to run and anti-spyware program or virus scan
No pop-up's for me either... I remember having some problems awhile back with being redirected while doing certain google searches...I just run malwarebytes when I start noticing weird behavior while browsing and it usually picks up whatever is causing the problem.
jcase said:
I refuse to use adblockers on my browser, as I Actually click ads and support sites I like.
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You could always use an adblocker and make exceptions in the settings for the sites you wish to support by viewing/clicking adds. I do this for sites that I tend to visit daily (like xda, digg, etc). I have not noticed any pop up ads with xda
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Funny you should mention that, I just got a pop-up blocked when I got here. First time I've had that happen.
I have gotten these popup/over ads about 4 times in the last few weeks.... definitely annoying
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Strange. I've never gotten notifications that popups had been blocked (as is the case when they are) nor did I get any in a quick spin around the site with ABP off.
Perhaps your ISP is injecting ads.
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Not possible, I am tunneled from my home to one of my servers. So I am the outbound isp.
tyler1524 said:
You could always use an adblocker and make exceptions in the settings for the sites you wish to support by viewing/clicking adds. I do this for sites that I tend to visit daily (like xda, digg, etc). I have not noticed any pop up ads with xda
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Same thing I do (Xda, Reddit, etc)
Hell I had to use it to block that stupid new grey bar at the bottom of youtube that keeps autoplaying videos.
Haven't seen any pop-overs yet...on the beta version of XDA
Ad Blocker Plus on Firefox has me chillen
I've noticed them as well and I hate them though I would still rather surf here then android forums
I haven't had any yet *crosses fingers*
Yeah, I don't think I could ever browse Android Forums in any serious capacity.
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I have been using Ad Free but now I am noticing a lot of ads. Any suggestions on something else to try?
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Quick question, you are not taking "add free" as in devoid of pop up adds are you?
Add free means you do not have an Add Bar running within the application at all times.
Web sites can still use pop up adds on any browser.
If I am off base here please correct me.
Nope...not talking about pop ups...just little ad bars that are showing up on sites that I didn't have before. They are annoying me and would like something that blocks them....Ad Free isn't really doing the job.
Is there a way to block adds and social media bars with any android broswer?
Also, is there a concensus on which browser is best?
Last time I asked this in the Windows Phone 7 section I got my ass chewed that it is rude to block ads and blah blah.
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Adfree app works if your rooted.
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Firefox Mobile has the "Adblock Plus" extension available to it. It works.
However, unless it has been changed, it is a beast that takes a long time to load (in comparison to the alternatives).
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Some release will drop XUL and go with native Android UI... and thus speed it up. I have not tracked the topic, but there was concern/question/reality that removing XUL would break compatibility.
There are a couple of Android wide ad blockers, but to my knowledge they all require root (as mentioned above), and all but 1 works by blocking entire domains (not the ABP regex approach).
Someone started an Android-wide Adblock Plus clone (it's in the market). He stopped and passed it on to a member of THE Adblock team. I contacted both developers. The "current" dev did not respond, so my hopes are low. (The big problem is that ABP is Javascript, and the clone is a reimplementation in Android-Java.)
If you're rooted then use an app called "Ad Away" from the market. I been using it for quite a while now and it works flawlessly.
Do Ad Away also block Adds from "free Apps"? And could you say that its better tan addfree?
It would be nice to be able to turn off all the Social Media links that seem to infect every single webpage on the Internet these days. I don't think that's possible with any software though is it?
Try AdFree Android, this blocks all ads on free apps by having a similar proxy blacklist like AdBlockPlus for webpages. It works very well.
Just found a new app based on the open source K9 app. Great for privacy. Check out feature list on play store. It's really quick, light, designed well both interface wise and code wise. Try it out. It's called...
Squeeky Mail
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Anyone try it yet? Thoughts?
It includes message preview in notification bar plus archive and quick reply button. Super quick love it. Also if you've ever re added an old gmail account and have 6,000 unread emails, gmail app won't let you mark them all read. This app does everything, and its less cluttered than K9
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Just found a new app based on the open source K9 app. Great for privacy. Check out feature list on play store. It's really quick, light, designed well both interface wise and code wise. Try it out. It's called...
Squeeky Mail
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I'm happy with the gmail app myself but people are lazy lol i suggest Hyperlinking to the playstore link in the OP like this
Squeeky Mail
He forgot to add for encryption you need PGP Keyring. Here's some shots. Effin app dominates gmail or anything else.
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Interesting
Interesting; I'll check it out. It seems, at first glance, to be a reasonable implementation of PGP/GPG, a pretty secure email encryption system. I cannot imagine why PGP/GPG isn't more widely used--perhaps it's because of the perceived difficulty setting it up.
I do wish the developer was a little more upfront about the cost of the required keyring, though. I don't mind supporting software I use, and I buy the "contribute"/"Pro" versions whenever they're available. I really don't like the free-to-play, sneak-in-through-the-back-door marketing model, though.
True but squeeky mail has nothing to do with PGP keyring which is probably why he doesn't mention it. Although he still probably should have. The app works great for me, like dude says it dominates gmail. You can even set up alternate identities and some other cool stuff. Interface is really well designed too with a dark and a light theme. Both really modern and clean.
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I switched over to this, a couple days ago and its way easier to use with multiple accounts .....I have two gmail and an exchange and have no issues at all. And I don't have to worry about the gmail app battery hog with its limited use.
You fight, for the guy fighting next to you.
AT&T SGH-I337 32G
Its great for customizing the display of your mail from one or multiple accounts as well.
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Interesting; I'll check it out. It seems, at first glance, to be a reasonable implementation of PGP/GPG, a pretty secure email encryption system. I cannot imagine why PGP/GPG isn't more widely used--perhaps it's because of the perceived difficulty setting it up.
I do wish the developer was a little more upfront about the cost of the required keyring, though. I don't mind supporting software I use, and I buy the "contribute"/"Pro" versions whenever they're available. I really don't like the free-to-play, sneak-in-through-the-back-door marketing model, though.
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You can use AGP (free) or PGP Keyring
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You can use AGP (free) or PGP Keyring
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Yeah, I tried that and I kept getting a persistent message at the bottom saying that it cannot use it fully and that I need to reinstall it. So I reinstalled and got the same message. I then uninstalled and then reinstalled and got the same message. Looks to me like it's not working. Love how the dev releases a mail client whose whole purpose is to allow for encrypted emails and then forces you to buy his keyring....nice....NOT!
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He forgot to add for encryption you need PGP Keyring. Here's some shots. Effin app dominates gmail or anything else.
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You think the NSA doesn't have a backdoor on that?
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UncleBubba said:
Interesting; I'll check it out. It seems, at first glance, to be a reasonable implementation of PGP/GPG, a pretty secure email encryption system. I cannot imagine why PGP/GPG isn't more widely used--perhaps it's because of the perceived difficulty setting it up.
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I'm currently trying to set it up. I cannot find any sort of walkthrough and the app isn't very intuitive regarding setting up the encryption. I've downloaded the Squeaky app as well as PVP Keyring. Could you give me some pointers to get it rolling?
It just looks so basic and plain. With all the changes to Android, I can't believe how ugly these email apps still are.
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I'm currently trying to set it up. I cannot find any sort of walkthrough and the app isn't very intuitive regarding setting up the encryption. I've downloaded the Squeaky app as well as PVP Keyring. Could you give me some pointers to get it rolling?
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Can anyone give me some pointers on this?
Hi all. Not sure if this is exactly the right spot, but I thought I'd try.
So I did the WTF upgrade on my V30+, and after having set everything up, I'm left with a REALLY annoying artifact/feature.
Every time I visit a page on MSN.com or on Reddit.com and scroll down the page to read more, these websites ask me to install their app. I've tried saying no. I've tried saying yes, but then not installing. I've tried cancelling out. I've tried reinstalling Chrome and then tried Chrome Dev. No matter what I do (short of installing the apps, which I did not try), the web pages will continue to suggest that I download the app on EVERY SINGLE PAGE I VISIT ON THEIR SITES.
Suffice to say, I"m really annoyed at this "feature" and was wondering if anyone knows how to either get rid of it or suppress it once and for all. If it doesn't stop, I'm considering changing my default browser to something else.
Firefox Nightly and Brave Browser are two full featured browsers that give you more control of what displays on your screen.
May I suggest Adaway ad blocker for rooted devices?? Your post made no mention if you are using any ad block software!! It looks like a "sponsored" ad, nasty buggers!!:fingers-crossed:
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May I suggest Adaway ad blocker for rooted devices?? Your post made no mention if you are using any ad block software!! It looks like a "sponsored" ad, nasty buggers!!:fingers-crossed:
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Yep. I have AdAway running.
I also get those when javascript is allowed ...
Use a browser which can disable javascript - such as "Naked Browser",
or use e.g. Firefox with UBlock Origin in +/-"advanced user" mode and disable java scripts globally, then case by case allow them - this should prevent these kind of incidences by default
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I also get those when javascript is allowed ...
Use a browser which can disable javascript - such as "Naked Browser",
or use e.g. Firefox with UBlock Origin in +/-"advanced user" mode and disable java scripts globally, then case by case allow them - this should prevent these kind of incidences by default
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I tried to disable javascript, but that somehow also disabled all of the images on webpages from loading!
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I tried to disable javascript, but that somehow also disabled all of the images on webpages from loading!
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not sure which webbrowser you used - but yeah, the web nowadays is stupid - loading all stuff via external frames, external sites, etc.
you, of course, can circumvent those message via using e.g. reddit app or having it installed (not sure if merely installing it would make that message stop).
Another way would be to load the "desktop version" of the site, in that case, it shouldn't be displayed neither
Maybe I just miss my very out-of-date LG G3 experience where it didn't know how to deal with any of this. Heh.
Thanks for all of the suggestions, folks. I appreciate it. I'll keep playing around with Chrome and alternative browsers to see if there's a way to get it to where I want.
I posted this on the Kiwi Browser thread more in mourning at the lack of support and updates Kiwi has received in the last year or so.
So I stumbled on Soul Browser and it's been excellent so far. Extremely fast and lite. Unfortunately it doesn't have extensions but it's got virtually every function and customization you can think of. Digging into it's background it seems to be from a developer out of the UK so should be safe. It's on the Play Store but not open source unfortunately.
Everything is good and all but i couldn't find the toggle to turn video overlays on fullscreen. i watch something on youtube in portrait mode, when i make it fullscreen, video pauses, sometimes starts from the beginning and i don't like that overlay with full of buttons. How do i turn that of and have smooth transition?
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I posted this on the Kiwi Browser thread more in mourning at the lack of support and updates Kiwi has received in the last year or so.
So I stumbled on Soul Browser and it's been excellent so far. Extremely fast and lite. Unfortunately it doesn't have extensions but it's got virtually every function and customization you can think of. Digging into it's background it seems to be from a developer out of the UK so should be safe. It's on the Play Store but not open source unfortunately.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mycompany.app.soulbrowser ? I don't see any info about it at all, no blog, no homepage, no xda, nothing. Do you know any more about it? I love kiwi, and would stick if it wasn't Chrome 77, but for SB I cannot find anything about it and the dev replies on Play Store don't seem native english (which is fine, but I don't want yet another app later shown to be harvesting data)
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Everything is good and all but i couldn't find the toggle to turn video overlays on fullscreen. i watch something on youtube in portrait mode, when i make it fullscreen, video pauses, sometimes starts from the beginning and i don't like that overlay with full of buttons. How do i turn that of and have smooth transition?
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I have no idea. Comment on the Playstore and the developer usually responds quite quickly. There's so much customization I haven't even touched yet.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mycompany.app.soulbrowser ? I don't see any info about it at all, no blog, no homepage, no xda, nothing. Do you know any more about it? I love kiwi, and would stick if it wasn't Chrome 77, but for SB I cannot find anything about it and the dev replies on Play Store don't seem native english (which is fine, but I don't want yet another app later shown to be harvesting data)
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Read the last 5 or so pages of the Kiwi thread on here and most of your concerns are answered. I, and several others, had the same worries but it seems Adguard DNS takes care of most issues. Trackers etc are all Google stuff anyway according to ClassyShark.
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I have no idea. Comment on the Playstore and the developer usually responds quite quickly. There's so much customization I haven't even touched yet.
Read the last 5 or so pages of the Kiwi thread on here and most of your concerns are answered. I, and several others, had the same worries but it seems Adguard DNS takes care of most issues. Trackers etc are all Google stuff anyway according to ClassyShark.
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Thanks, yes I've just come from there! I use nextdns so nothing gets through to Google any way. It looks more a Samsung Internet base than Kiwi/plain Chrome. I just wish there was more info. And I'm so tired of being unable to migrate bookmarks, logins, cookies, etc between browsers!
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Thanks, yes I've just come from there! I use nextdns so nothing gets through to Google any way. It looks more a Samsung Internet base than Kiwi/plain Chrome. I just wish there was more info. And I'm so tired of being unable to migrate bookmarks, logins, cookies, etc between browsers!
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I understand it's Chromium based but so is Samsung so all the same.
I'm having issues using it with NextDNS. It works but I get constant SSL errors on Soul which I don't get on Samsung or Kiwi, so there's something NextDNS doesn't like in there but I can't find it in the NextDNS logs. However it works fine with Adguard DNS and all trackers etc are blocked. I added Energized Ultimate to the adblock host list in Soul as an extra measure.
I imported my chrome bookmarks with ease using the html file. So no issues there.
A very good browser and can be greatly configured
(bars on top or bottom in custom size, long press settings, swipe settings, back/forward gestures, double finger gestures, no reload when back/forth, skip to page beginning, floating scrollbar, own blocklists, full auto dark mode, video downloader and much much more). I've never seen a better mobile browser, it's crazy.
But my problem with it is that it doesn't launch native apps from links:
Youtube is launched only if you google for youtube, but not from embedded videos; reddit is launched only if you use native reddit app and not third party one; ebay app doesn't launch and so on. Dealbreaker for me - I feel like on iOS.
Another thing is adblocker isn't consistent. If you jump through tabs and apps and then go back to prev opened website, sometimes there is suddenly an ad running, which was blocked before.
So overall it feels kinda buggy and you can say it's made by one person and on top of that - by a completly unknown entity (no mail, website) originate in Asia.
So I'm back on Samsung Browser beta which is still missing few nice to have things, but is fully baked.
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A very good browser and can be greatly configured
(bars on top or bottom in custom size, long press settings, swipe settings, back/forward gestures, double finger gestures, no reload when back/forth, skip to page beginning, floating scrollbar, own blocklists, full auto dark mode, video downloader and much much more). I've never seen a better mobile browser, it's crazy.
But my problem with it is that it doesn't launch native apps from links:
Youtube is launched only if you google for youtube, but not from embedded videos; reddit is launched only if you use native reddit app and not third party one; ebay app doesn't launch and so on. Dealbreaker for me - I feel like on iOS.
Another thing is adblocker isn't consistent. If you jump through tabs and apps and then go back to prev opened website, sometimes there is suddenly an ad running, which was blocked before.
So overall it feels kinda buggy and you can say it's made by one person and on top of that - by a completly unknown entity (no mail, website) originate in Asia.
So I'm back on Samsung Browser beta which is still missing few nice to have things, but is fully baked.
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I use Vanced and it launches directly. Check settings and enable the toggle to allow YouTube launch. I don't know about the ebay app but complaining about a 3rd party reddit app isn't the browsers fault.
I've switched off the built-in adblocker and use 1Hosts Pro and Energized Ultimate in the user field and never had that problem even with the built-in one active. Maybe because I also use a private dns adblocker on my devices.
I think the developer is from Korea as there are references to Korean legalities if you dig a little. I use this browser for daily casual surfing and it's fantastic but my main browser is also Samsung for secure and private stuff. Best of both worlds.
Well I use YouTube app and not vanced and it's not working. Toggle is set correctly and as I said some apps are starting, example "eBay Kleinanzeigen".
Ofcourse it's browsers fault if 3rd party reddit client is not starting IF it's registered in system as default reddit client.
Well written browsers always open apps properly: Samsung Browser, Firefox, Yandex and so on, because they respect those flags.
I don't want to need use vpn for adblocking.
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I use Vanced and it launches directly. Check settings and enable the toggle to allow YouTube launch. I don't know about the ebay app but complaining about a 3rd party reddit app isn't the browsers fault.
I've switched off the built-in adblocker and use 1Hosts Pro and Energized Ultimate in the user field and never had that problem even with the built-in one active. Maybe because I also use a private dns adblocker on my devices.
I think the developer is from Korea as there are references to Korean legalities if you dig a little. I use this browser for daily casual surfing and it's fantastic but my main browser is also Samsung for secure and private stuff. Best of both worlds.
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hi there, how your experience using energized Ultimate jost adblocker, when I use Ultimate packs I experienced apps keep restarting even when keeping them on my recent apps and also it seems like it keep hogging free ram resource from 8gb mi note 10 lite
Question: what does the Cup of Coffee stands for in the overflow menu?
Azka05 said:
hi there, how your experience using energized Ultimate jost adblocker, when I use Ultimate packs I experienced apps keep restarting even when keeping them on my recent apps and also it seems like it keep hogging free ram resource from 8gb mi note 10 lite
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I stopped using Energized Ultimate as it was overkill and heavy. I'm using 1Hosts Pro, OISD and Easylist now.
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Question: what does the Cup of Coffee stands for in the overflow menu?
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I think it was for donations but doesn't seem to work anyway.
Thanks for letting other people know about this browser.
I am not a advanced user. I only want a browser with adblocker and simple interface. I don't know about hosts, dns, etc.,
I have used Via, OH, Berry, Fulguris, Stargon, Onbibi browsers. Soul mixes all these into one.
Thanks
One thing missing is reader mode. Some old websites won't "work" mobile without it, example:
Infinite-baffle
Honestly! I'm just loving it! Perfect title and Perfect Browser name! Soul Browser
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mycompany.app.soulbrowser ? I don't see any info about it at all, no blog, no homepage, no xda, nothing. Do you know any more about it? I love kiwi, and would stick if it wasn't Chrome 77, but for SB I cannot find anything about it and the dev replies on Play Store don't seem native english (which is fine, but I don't want yet another app later shown to be harvesting data)
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I totally agree about how nice this browser is but I'm also VERY MUCH concerned about the risk of privacy violation. Anyone has additional info about this ?
To the author if he's reading us: why don't you show up and talk about this important aspect of your (fantastic) app ?
Cool browser. But there's no option to import passwords
This was my daily browser for a while but now things are getting out of control. So much customisations as I like but not working flawlessly. Sad that no developer communication exist and bugs are not getting fixed.
Really like this browser but I have one really annoying issue : when watching a video in full screen landscape mode and would like to adjust something and tap the screen, the navigation bar do not disappear automatically...
Anybody faced this issue?