AdAway
AdAway is an open-source Android ad blocker that filters advertisements system-wide using hosts files or a local VPN. It supports custom filter sources, allowlists, blocklists, redirect rules, and optional root or Magisk-based systemless hosts filtering.
Overview
10 featuresAdAway is a Security & compliance platforms project. It focuses on blocking advertisements and unwanted hosts across Android apps and websites without relying on a paid ad-blocking service. It is built as an open-source project for android users seeking system-wide ad and tracker blocking. AdAway costs nothing to use. It runs on the web and Android.
It is developed by AdAway contributors. Among its 10 catalogued features are system-wide ad blocking, hosts file filtering, and VPN filtering.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- System-wide ad blocking
- Hosts file filtering
- VPN filtering
- Custom sources
- Custom rules
- Allowlist management
- Blocklist management
- Redirect rules
- Rootless mode
- Magisk support
Built with & integrations
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about AdAway
- What does AdAway do?
- AdAway focuses on blocking advertisements and unwanted hosts across Android apps and websites without relying on a paid ad-blocking service. It is catalogued under Security & compliance platforms on PulseGate.
- Who is AdAway for?
- AdAway is an open-source project built for android users seeking system-wide ad and tracker blocking.
- Is AdAway free?
- Yes — AdAway is free to use.
- What platforms does AdAway run on?
- AdAway runs on the web and Android.
- Is AdAway still maintained?
- Unverified. AdAway has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- What projects are similar to AdAway?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include ad-free, Adaware, and AdLock.ad-freeAdawareAdLock
- Who develops AdAway?
- AdAway is developed by AdAway contributors.
- Is AdAway open source?
- AdAway has a public GitHub repository.
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