AdFree

Ruben Mota · com.bigtincan.android.adfree

4.2 out of 5 (130 ratings) 470.1K downloads v0.9.18 2.7 MB Android 4.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v0.9.18 (9018)
Updated: Oct 30, 2024 (1 year ago)
APK size: 2.7 MB
Requires: Android 4.0+ (API 14)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Education (app)
Listed since: Aug 13, 2019 (at least)
Permissions: 6 (2 sensitive)

About this APK

AdFree is an app by Ruben Mota in the Education category, listed since at least August 2019. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 6 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: read shared storage and modify shared storage.

Ratings

4.2out of 5130 ratings

5 ★62%
4 ★5%
3 ★28%
2 ★2%
1 ★3%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

What's new in v0.9.18

0.9.0 Swapped webservers so hostnames "blocked" can be logged and shown in Adfree. 0.9.1 updated webserver config 0.9.2 the path to the web server config file wasn't right and so nothing was logging correctly 0.9.3 allows people to view duplicates in the block list, and displays time stamps, and fixes the webserver restart after wiping the log file. 0.9.4 reverses the order of the block list, and shows the latest log entries first, regardless if you show all entries or just the unique ones. 0.9.5 applied the same reverse log ordering to the tcpdump screen 0.9.6 the app can now auto upgrade itself, and menu items were added to switch between the block list and the tcpdump screens added ACCESS_SUPERUSER permission to hide a warning in SU, which shows a device warning on Android 4.x+ 0.9.7 The auto upgrade of the app will only happen if the auto update checkbox is ticked 0.9.8 updated French translation thanks to Micks29, and fixes symlink support for android 4.4 thanks to Davis. 0.9.9 Updated links to http:adfree.odiousapps.com

Description

From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.

THIS APP IS FOR ROOTED PHONES ONLY! AdFree removes most ads in the browser and other apps. It does this by nullifying requests to known host names in the system hosts file. If you have problems with this app, or you know of additional host names not being filtered, please comment in xda-developers.com forum so it can be fixed!

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “BigTinCan Pty Ltd” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Sep 28, 2018
Antivirus scan passed Mar 29, 2021
Signed byCN=BigTinCan, OU=Android Development, O=BigTinCan Pty Ltd, L=Sydney, ST=NSW, C=AU
Signing certificate (SHA-1)82:8B:78:18:3E:72:83:35:C9:47:91:F1:21:AD:A6:CF:81:4D:18:DA
File MD5d4a7b7da979d8df6758267382505f70d
Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018

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Permissions (6)

AdFree requests 6 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Access superuser android.permission.ACCESS_SUPERUSER
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Touchscreen android.hardware.touchscreen

AdFree APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the AdFree APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is d4a7b7da979d8df6758267382505f70d.