Please help i have beanstown build 5 installed with the ad blocker the host file. It has blocked a few of my websites i need for work such as
clickbooth.com
w4.com when you go to login
and maxbounty.com
i am sure this is just a few. I have found host file but i have no idea how to edit this or correct the probelm without just deleting the file which would leave me vulnerable correct?
Can someone help and walk me thru how to correct this issue as i have never dealt with this type of thing before
Thank you very much and it will be appreciated.
I believe you can just delete it. Here is what I did
1. did not install the host file (or you can just delete it)
2. download and install adblock PLUS from adblock developer
3. activate it when I visit a page with lots of ads and turn it off when you need to use those redirect pages
xredjokerx said:
I believe you can just delete it. Here is what I did
1. did not install the host file (or you can just delete it)
2. download and install adblock PLUS from adblock developer
3. activate it when I visit a page with lots of ads and turn it off when you need to use those redirect pages
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I can not do that because i use dolphin for Last pass accessibility. That ad block plus only works for firefox.
Any other ideas?
Reflash without it!!!!
Sent from my most awesome phone EVER!!!!
brennerj said:
I can not do that because i use dolphin for Last pass accessibility. That ad block plus only works for firefox.
Any other ideas?
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I could delete it but then i will have ads so i do not want to do that.
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Is there a way to download things via the browser without it trying to stream it instead?
EDIT:
Found it at precentral from a guy names d-tester 2
http://forums.precentral.net/webos-...touchpad-browser-download-instead-stream.html
I believe there is a patch for that. Preware is your friend.
Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide using XDA App
I downloaded the download link patch and I click touch and hold and hit download and nothing
Same problem and quite surprised more people haven't mentioned it since it's a huge issue. Patch installed ok, and the option appears but doesn't do anything. Anyone managed to sort this problem out??
do you know the name of the patch?
EDIT:
Available packages > Patch > Browser > Add Download Link option
wasn't rocket science
Yes thats the patch that im talking about...doesnt do anything..i clicked it and stared at it and nothing...give me a few and let me find the patch that does work...you can install it straight from you TP..no need to go to comp and webos quick install it.
updates 1st post with link to file
Hi... i bought Dell venue last week.. i activated 3g connection on my phone but i cannot access any site from my browser.... anroid market and other apps which uses internet are working fine.. i downloaded UC Browser and Dolphin HD browser but both failed to open any pages...
pleaseeeee sort me out any solution for me....
plzzz help
thank u in advance
there is no reason for that restart ur phone and wipe data and cache and check it again if it works!
have tried it bt no result!!!!
Try any custom rom available here by following proper steps may be in custom rom it works fine
Sent from my GT-S5570 using xda premium
But will it void my warranty if i try to change the custom rom???
yes it will but any time u can revert back to stock rom.
there is a thread here of collection of stock rom
Shakes_aqua put the following lines in your build.prop file and see if that helps.
net.dns1=8.8.8.8
net.dns2=8.8.4.4
Reboot after adding these.
Sent from my Dell Venue using Tapatalk 2
Browsers don't work-Work Around
shakes_aqua said:
Hi... i bought Dell venue last week.. i activated 3g connection on my phone but i cannot access any site from my browser.... anroid market and other apps which uses internet are working fine.. i downloaded UC Browser and Dolphin HD browser but both failed to open any pages...
pleaseeeee sort me out any solution for me....
plzzz help
thank u in advance
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I've had a similar issue, and in my case this resolved it...through some googling i found out that the browsers are automatically being proxied to an unknown host and that caused this problem..What you could do is Install this App...APL DEMO from Google Play..
Run the App..Enter a URL like : "google" please put it in a URL format
You would see an option "Test : Get URL" choose that
you would see that some traffic is generated and you will be able to send a request to google.
After you do that..choose the Edit option
and leave the Host name blank
and also the Port blank and Save the settings.
After this is done Choose the option Test : Open URL in new window
Try putting in a URL and now your Browsers should work just fine.
chandu.it18 said:
I've had a similar issue, and in my case this resolved it...through some googling i found out that the browsers are automatically being proxied to an unknown host and that caused this problem..What you could do is Install this App...APL DEMO from Google Play..
Run the App..Enter a URL like : "google" please put it in a URL format
You would see an option "Test : Get URL" choose that
you would see that some traffic is generated and you will be able to send a request to google.
After you do that..choose the Edit option
and leave the Host name blank
and also the Port blank and Save the settings.
After this is done Choose the option Test : Open URL in new window
Try putting in a URL and now your Browsers should work just fine.
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Ah I had the same issue and your answer just solved it. Thank you very much
thanxx.....
hey it worked mate!!! thanx a lotttt.....
I was same that!
Hey all,
I am struggling with my oneplus.
some websites give me connection refused when i try to surf (tried 3 browsers) I made sure the sites are online and someone with the same provider can view them. I have no idea where can i find the cause.
any help would be appreciated :/
adz1234 said:
Hey all,
I am struggling with my oneplus.
some websites give me connection refused when i try to surf (tried 3 browsers) I made sure the sites are online and someone with the same provider can view them. I have no idea where can i find the cause.
any help would be appreciated :/
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Can you access the same sites via wifi? Have you installed any kind of ad blocker programs or modified the hosts file?
I have addfree installed by a friend at work (old workplace...) I could not find the hhosts file on my service though (it is rooted) is there a way to reset it?
adz1234 said:
I have addfree installed by a friend at work (old workplace...) I could not find the hhosts file on my service though (it is rooted) is there a way to reset it?
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There should be an option in the ad free app to restore the hosts files. If not, then use a root explorer and browse to /system/etc and delete the hosts file and reboot. Should be back up after that.
Hi thanks so much in advance for your help.
My phone is a Moto z2 play
So I unlocked my bootloader and rooted my phone with the intention of blocking sites that make me unproductive; all as part of a new year's resolution. I used Magisk too root and am able to use ES file explorer to edit the host file and I've put in different lines '127.0.0.1 "website name"' in order to block all the sites that make me unproductive. This however doesn't work well for reddit.
What I'm seeing is that if I enter reddit.com in my url I'll be blocked. But if I am linked to reddit via google then it'll circumvent the block and I'll have access. From here on I can change the url to any subreddit and access it and the block doesn't work.
I've tried blocking with the prefixes www, m., https:// etc. it still doesn't block google links. Do any of you know what I can do to fix this?
Thanks again!
Hi there wondering if anyone can help , downloader app suddenly not working , unable to use the browser within downloader ,now has message (the page you trying to access is restricted due to a security rule) same message in the help tab , or can someone recommend an alternative compatible download manager for the shield.
Thanks in advance as a bit of a novice with this
glitch7 said:
Hi there wondering if anyone can help , downloader app suddenly not working , unable to use the browser within downloader ,now has message (the page you trying to access is restricted due to a security rule) same message in the help tab , or can someone recommend an alternative compatible download manager for the shield.
Thanks in advance as a bit of a novice with this
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you need Downloader Browser-Plugin 1.0
Have the same problem with my new "Vodafone TV" box and couldn't find any solution in the internet. Tried loading the browser plugin suggested above but same error message! The downloader app just simply won't connect to the net, period!!!
So, anyone has a solution, or as the op said, can anyone suggest an alternative?
Pitching in, as I'm a new Shield user with the same issue. Here's the page from AFTnews explaining the issue and the work-around; includes an installation video.
aftvnews.com/browser-plugin-now-available-for-downloader-app-on-android-tv
In short, browser capability had to be removed from the Google Play version so the app could remain in the store. The dev provides an APK at browser.aftvnews.com to add the capability back in. Should be the same APK as rainman74 linked to above (Downloader-Browser-Plugin-v1.0.apk).
However, the AFTnews' recommended action of pointing the Download app's browser to browser.aftvnews.com did not work for me; I received the same web access error message from Downloader.
To get around this, I loaded another web browser (Puffin for Android TV), entered the browser.aftvnews.com URL, and Puffin downloaded the APK. I needed to relaunch Puffin, then select the APK from Puffin's download list to install. Once installed, Downloader was able to access the web.
Hope this helps.
mpwalters said:
Pitching in, as I'm a new Shield user with the same issue. Here's the page from AFTnews explaining the issue and the work-around; includes an installation video.
aftvnews.com/browser-plugin-now-available-for-downloader-app-on-android-tv
In short, browser capability had to be removed from the Google Play version so the app could remain in the store. The dev provides an APK at browser.aftvnews.com to add the capability back in. Should be the same APK as rainman74 linked to above (Downloader-Browser-Plugin-v1.0.apk).
However, the AFTnews' recommended action of pointing the Download app's browser to browser.aftvnews.com did not work for me; I received the same web access error message from Downloader.
To get around this, I loaded another web browser (Puffin for Android TV), entered the browser.aftvnews.com URL, and Puffin downloaded the APK. I needed to relaunch Puffin, then select the APK from Puffin's download list to install. Once installed, Downloader was able to access the web.
Hope this helps.
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So what do you actually enter at the Downloader http:|| screen?
Good question. I may not have been clear, but I was not able to download the patch APK through the Download application.
Instead, I installed another web browser application (Puffin TV, available in the Android TV's play store) and put the browser.aftvnews.com URL in there. When the Puffin TV web browser loaded the URL, it automatically downloaded the APK from the site.
Once the APK was downloaded, I returned to Puffin TV's main menu and selected the file from the download list. When I selected the APK, it installed the APK to patch Downloader. After that, the Downloader app was able to again access the Internet through its browser.
Note: if you are installing Puffin TV to install the APK, you will need to tell your device to allow Puffin TV to install APK's. By default, Android doesn't grant permission for applications to install APK's. That's OK; you can do so under settings and my guess is your device will tell you how to do so.