WiFi Internet stops workin on Android with Adblock installed

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Doctor9fan
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Re: WiFi Internet stops workin on Android with Adblock installed

Post by Doctor9fan »

Same on Kindle Fire HD, too often I find that I'm having to close abp just to be able to visit the Amazon app store & Facebook as although the first page will load the rest just either times out or refuses to load the page or, in the case of fb refuses to load photos.
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Re: WiFi Internet stops workin on Android with Adblock installed

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Been having connectivity issues on LG Motion and Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0. Seeing connection error on youtube app and browser not able to load a page, as if there was no internet connection when my devices clearly are connected. I have uninstalled the app and reverted proxy settings to default since it renders wifi unusable :(

Patiently waiting for a fix :)

Update: Just wanted to add that for youtube I noticed it will work only after refreshing/retrying connection in the app after several times and it eventually works. Also noticed connectivity issues with Steam app, constantly saying "connecting".
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Re: WiFi Internet stops workin on Android with Adblock installed

Post by BartmanJax »

If you really want to see something shocking, if you have ABP installed on your Android device, go to Settings > Data Usage and see how much data ABP is using. If you have it on your phone and are on a tiered mobile data plan, be VERY CAREFUL!!!!!

I had ABP installed on my N7 (2013) running Android 4.3 and in 3 days, ABP had used 1.3GB of data. ABP is now gone from my N7 and will never be installed on any of my devices until this issue is resolved.
gomodo
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Re: WiFi Internet stops workin on Android with Adblock installed

Post by gomodo »

Same problem on Samsung Galaxy GT-I9082 (android 4.1.2). We pray for an free world, please quickly fix this huge bug. :cry:
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Re: WiFi Internet stops workin on Android with Adblock installed

Post by Guest »

BartmanJax wrote:If you really want to see something shocking, if you have ABP installed on your Android device, go to Settings > Data Usage and see how much data ABP is using. If you have it on your phone and are on a tiered mobile data plan, be VERY CAREFUL!!!!!

I had ABP installed on my N7 (2013) running Android 4.3 and in 3 days, ABP had used 1.3GB of data. ABP is now gone from my N7 and will never be installed on any of my devices until this issue is resolved.
:?

Of course the data usage will be high - ABP whilst active sits between the content you are accessing and your device, therefore anything passing through it will add to it's perceived data usage.

It isn't just sitting there using up your data allowance :)
aevanee

Re: WiFi Internet stops workin on Android with Adblock installed

Post by aevanee »

Had the same problem on my Nexus 5. This app fixed the problem for me:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ixer&hl=en
tmanz

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Post by tmanz »

Occurring on Moto X running Android 4.2.2 and Ad Block Plus 1.2.0.309 Build #309.

YouTube network errors
Amazon App connection timeouts
Gmail App connection timeouts
Skype App Ads still coming through
Laggy web browsing on Chrome App

Above occurring when acceptable ads are set on or off. Manual proxy to phones localhost and port set as required. Normal operation when Ad block is disabled.
Tom

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Post by Tom »

Same here on an Huawei Ascend Y300 (Android 4.1)
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Re: WiFi Internet stops workin on Android with Adblock installed

Post by markTwain »

I just set WiFi proxy settings today.
After reading your comments, I tested my Nexus 7 (2013) on Startpage using Firefox and Chrome and the browsers, ADP, and WiFi all work fine.
I haven't spent any time on it, but once I correctly set proxy settings (using Manual) and without rooting, it's working as expected. On the tablet. I had previously added it to Firefox before knowing I had to add it to the device, and it worked as well as it works on my laptop, which is perfectly.
Nexusje

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Post by Nexusje »

Same problemen on Nexus 7 Android 4.4.2.
Connection drops everywhere, HTTPS issues, adblock plus can't update, etc.
Disinstalled andere everything works like a charm.
Hope it is fixed someday i need ad blocker.....
Sandro Sandroni

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Post by Sandro Sandroni »

I am happily "married" for several years with ABP on all browsers and all computers. Just got the Galaxy note3 was the first app downloaded but today after three days of delays and failures I had to uninstall it, it is not yet ready for Android, I was also completely blocked the navigation WI-FI left they removed and changed Proxy door. sin
Ataman

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Post by Ataman »

Same problem here with my Xperia Tablet Z (Cyanogenmod, Rooted).

Most of the time YouTube doesn't receive data. Several refreshs are needed till one connection gets through.
Google Play Store extremly glitchy, icons not loading, connection sometimes just drops.
Some websites and even apps kill ABP completely, requiring restart of ABP.

This problem exists since months without fix. It's seriously getting damn annoying.
same here with note3

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I installed apb corrected the wifi ports but when i connected to wifi it said wifi conn. Isue. And the wifi even dont work
Tedroid

Re: WiFi Internet stops workin on Android with Adblock installed

Post by Tedroid »

I'm having the same problem (Nexus 7, Android 4.4.2) A temporary fix that works for me is to bring the ABP UI into focus and let it load. Everytime I do that, the connection is restored for awhile. It doesn't matter whether I have the filtering on or off. Eventually an app will report that there is no connection. I just open the ABP UI again, and that makes things better temporarily.

Obviously, that's not acceptable. Hopefully it's useful information for the developers.
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Re: WiFi Internet stops workin on Android with Adblock installed

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for your issues, use the bug tracker (open new tickets with the steps to reproduce the various issues):
https://issues.adblockplus.org
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