Adblock Plus Just not working.

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xifer
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Adblock Plus Just not working.

Post by xifer »

I installed this on my AT&T Galaxy S6, And it doesn't work. I followed the instructions meticulously, but still to no avail.
I went into the settings, changed proxy to manual - Localhost - port 2020- exactly how i was instructed to do it. Yet - my connection was just fully blocked out. To everything - Apps - Browsers- EVERYTHING.

Any Help?
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If your version of Android is greater than 5, it seems like it won't work; unfortunately, development has stalled on ABP for Android in favor of the Adblock Browser for Android, which works better in its own app but does not block ads in other apps.
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AdAway is an alternative to block ads in other apps but first you need to root your android os.
chasm22
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Hi. I've got a Galaxy S7 on Verizon that I just configured. It's running Android 6.0.1.

Certainly not perfect. When I tap a link occasionally I get an "error_connection_timed_out" message.
Sometimes reloading the page will work but sometimes it won't.
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Post by chasm22 »

Hi,

I'm not sure what happened but I had edited the comment above but somehow the edit didn't take. My error.

THIS IS THE SOLUTION THAT SOLVED MY PROBLEMS COMPLETELY. I had the 'data saver' option enabled on Chrome. As soon as I disabled it my connection problems disappeared.

Again, I have a Galaxy S7 on Verizon running ABP and after I did the above correction it seems to be running flawlessly. YMMV.
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