I love XDA but it is getting annoying anymire with ads popping up all over everyrume I click something. Very evasive ads at that. I end up in the google play store every three clicks. I practicly live on this site. I have lernt so much here that i am evwn building my own ROM now. And I know the site needs a source of income to survive. But there has to be a way to keep it a bit less annoying and "IN YOUR FACE".
Please dont take thiabthe wrong way guys. I just wantwd to express a concern that I am sure many other people face. I know an AD blocker will solve the problem but still wanted to voice my opinion.
I love this site and some of the brightest minds in Android.
Happy Holidays guys.
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What ads?
Most senior members or members most likley have ad blockers by now. But when you have a rom that does not include it or are new and dont know how to do anything, there are actually ALOT of ADs. When I forget to enable AD block, I am bombarded by ADs that get right in the way and take you to either the play store or a shady looking site. Dont know why those. But l8ke i said, if your blocked then its not an issue at all.
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I have tried uing tapa, but i think i just am not right with it because it seems less than. Im sure its user error on my part and if i knew all it could do it would be great. I see many many people here use it. When I tried it though it didnt seem right. Guess i should try again.
You can either use an Ad Blocker extension for your browser.
Or you can get a title, once you get a title you can select an ad-free template.
What ads?
https://adblockplus.org/
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i remember using that site to download apps and stuff, anyone know what happen our fave site? or anything knows one similar?
thank you
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i remember using that site to download apps and stuff, anyone know what happen our fave site? or anything knows one similar?
thank you
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Our favourite site? Some people believe dev's should be paid for their work...
You're gonna get in trouble for this.
Damn right... if you want an app bad enough, you should pay the dev who made it for you!
How do you guys know that he is talking about pirated apps? He didn't say anything about that in his post.
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If you are talking about pirated apps then really dude? Come on, most are a couple cents or a couple dollars tops which is a great price for all the that devs time and helps to insure that you get more updates and maybe more apps from him/her. Skip the restaurant that day and eat home and you can buy a couple apps that you'll get enjoyment out of a lot longer than that food. Just my opinion...
some people don't have credit cards or debit cards... Regardless I believe in supporting devs any way possible. ;] ;] ;]
I'm not going to criticize the guy because I can't say I've never "downloaded" an app for my PC or anything like that.
However, you should always have a look with android. It's "different" if you don't have money to pay for an app then the majority of the time you can find a similar one for free which does exactly the same thing. I find in a lot of cases Developers have a "free version" which is ad supported, that doesn't bother me and I just pick the free version.
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some people don't have credit cards or debit cards... Regardless I believe in supporting devs any way possible. ;] ;] ;]
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Or living in country where buying is not possible (like Poland)
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Or living in country where buying is not possible (like Poland)
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Thats why u use Market Enabler....lol
Why's everyone so quick to hate on this guy, he just asked if there was a site where he could download android applications. Never said anything about pirated ones.
AndroidAppDeck yes had some pirated applications, but they also had free ones on their page as well.
As Daneshm90 mentioned, you might wanna search for the Market Enabler. If thats not an option there are sites like www.anda.pk that has a handful of apps you can D/L to your PC and install on your phone. If I come across any others I'll let you know.
So how about we actually answer this guys question and point him towards a legitimate solution rather than play finger pointer.
However as a developer myself (not of android), I will say if youre looking for pirated apps dont bother asking here.
there is this saying if you cant buy it...you dont need..lol
blapk Market and applanet
It´s open, called blapk market, now: blapkmarket(dot)com (they ask for a registration, takes a couple of days to approve)
Also there´s the applanet that don´t need registration, works better and has the same interface as the original Market app: applanet(dot)net/applanet
I have both, in case i can´t find an app in one i look into the other one.
PS.: Support the developers, if you download a paid app from there contact the developer to find a way to compensate him for his work. (they use to accept off-market payment)
There should be a way to filter content like the porn girls even though it don't show nothing I don't my kids to have the option of seeing it on the market if this is the wrong section mods please edit
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That I know of there isn't anything provided by Google. Would be nice if they implemented some of the parental controls that Apple has on their iPhone OS.
I'm sure there will be much better sorting and filtering once the web browser version of the Market launches.
You would think they would have a filter even if it was just a app come on Google. Internet should be a tool but not one to exploit girls or guys
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For now, you could try appbrain... it allows filters...
There should be a filter, I haven't seen the apps myself. But depending on how graphic they are they might not even be allowed on the market
http://www.android.com/market/terms/developer-content-policy.html
Wait, whats wrong with porn girls????
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Oh your kids.. nevermind XD
I filter them by scrolling past them
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I filter them by scrolling past them
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I filter them by installing them and checking the content....
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I filter them by installing them and checking the content....
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lol YES
Easy fix. Get an iPhone.
Seriously, it is annoying.
Seems to me the more apps in the market the happier Google are. They don't seem to give a rats if they are absolute junk like many of them. They just want the app count up asap so they can brag about the growth. The [apps>Just in] option should be renamed [apps>Junk]. I do not think Googles approach is particulary fair on developers of genuine apps which drown in the mire of rubbish.
I mentioned in another thread how surprised I am the Top Paid app in the productivity section of the android market can only appeal to such a small portion of users. Seems to me the Market is not really gaining genuine momentum, if thats the best it can do. It is just filling up with fluff.
At least as craigacgomez says, Appbrain does a half decent job of hiding the rubbish.
The thing that annoys me most about the Android Market is that they won't give access to paid apps in many countries.
Why on earth would they block paid apps in some countries is just beyond me. I have a credit card, I want to pay for the apps, I want to spend money, so pleaseeee let me spend Google!!!
Am I way out of line for thinking that a kid who is old enough to carry a $600 phone should also be old enough to know a little bit about the world? I see more provocative images on billboards on the side of the interstate and ads on the side of Facebook for crying out loud.
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Am I way out of line for thinking that a kid who is old enough to carry a $600 phone should also be old enough to know a little bit about the world? I see more provocative images on billboards on the side of the interstate and ads on the side of Facebook for crying out loud.
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No I think that is a fair comment.
But if I understand correctly the OP was actually asking for a way to filter content. His pet hate is porn. Others are OK with the porn but want to filter the Spam apps. So to my mind user configurable filtering of the market would be a good thing.
Hello all. I just picked up the my Aria a few days ago...love it because it is so small. I have rooted it(I believe/assume so) and Installed Liberated AriaB5 ROM
Now I am looking to get rid of those PESKY ads in every single app. I have done some research and it looks like the App AdFree works very well, but it doesn't seem to be working for me. I downloaded it, when I open it, I grant it superuser perm, but when I try to update the hosts file, it doesn't seem to work. I either get an error message or the phone reboots. Any Ideas?
thanks,
Mike
The ads are there for developers to make money so that they can make those apps. If you really want to get rid of the ads then buy the programs. When you download many of the 'free' apps the developer is saying ok, but I will get some revenue from ads. Taking away their revenue is not going to help app innovation or invention.
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The ads are there for developers to make money so that they can make those apps. If you really want to get rid of the ads then buy the programs. When you download many of the 'free' apps the developer is saying ok, but I will get some revenue from ads. Taking away their revenue is not going to help app innovation or invention.
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I understand that and I sympathize with them. Nevertheless I'm sure you don't want to buy every game out there and I just find it incredibly annoying having ads while playing games, so are you saying there is no option for us Aria users to eliminate the ads with a program such as Adfree?
I don't know anything about adfree, but, just pay for the games then. What you are discussing you might as well steal the games. Most developers don't make their ads too intrusive so you have 2 options.
A)Pay for the games to get them ad free.
B)Deal with the ads on free games.
In all seriousness do you like getting paid for your work? You say you sympathize, but you want to get around the system. You are already using a 'Free' rom from attn1.
I suppose I will buy the ones where the ads really bug me and deal with the ads from the aps that when they aren't incredibly intrusive.
On the topic of do I like to get paid for my work...Yes. Of course. But as a working man we all know that there are several people who get around the system. These people are the minority. I am in NO WAY saything that it is moral or right, but when people for example find some way to get some free stuff from my bakery, they aren't the majority. and if they wouldn't have paid anyways, I figure what the hell...
I know I'm arguing against being a moral person and when posed the question: do you want to steal this? I would of course say no.... but, again, on the shallow surface, if there was an app that would eliminate the ads, myself and I feel comfortable saying that the majority of people on this forum where the great majority have no problem voiding their phone waranties would use the app.
but thank you for your input on this subject.
I downloaded it, when I open it, I grant it superuser perm, but when I try to update the hosts file, it doesn't seem to work. I either get an error message or the phone reboots. Any Ideas?
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This is tricky and after about a week of trying to replace the /system/etc/hosts file I have given up. There is something going on with my Aria which makes modifying anything in /etc impossible. I wish I could figure it out only because it Should work but does not.
Download Rom Manager and try the Fix Permissions setting see if that works
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Download Rom Manager and try the Fix Permissions setting see if that works
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didn't work...
Seriously, I rollover it alot when going for UserCP or topic list and this damn thing keeps enlarging/taking up a big portion of my screen.
The other ones are fine though.
isnt there some sort of ad blocker available for your browser??
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isnt there some sort of ad blocker available for your browser??
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Yes there would be but thats not very supportive of XDA now is it
I've never seen an add on xda.
I've heard about them, but never seen them!
These adds are necessary to keep our servers running.
If you want to remove the with an add blocker feel free to do so, but please donate to xda first.
Be aware that we have bills to pay: bandwidth isn't cheap these days.
Regards,
EqX
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These adds are necessary to keep our servers running.
If you want to remove the with an add blocker feel free to do so, but please donate to xda first.
Be aware that we have bills to pay: bandwidth isn't cheap these days.
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I understand the ads are needed to support the site, but when they start affecting a user's browsing experience, that's when it becomes a problem.
I see starting today there is this new ad that shows up on the bottom that plays by itself (I thought I had some sort of spyware because I had my volume up), don't anyone else see a problem with this?
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I understand the ads are needed to support the site, but when they start affecting a user's browsing experience, that's when it becomes a problem.
I see starting today there is this new ad that shows up on the bottom that plays by itself (I thought I had some sort of spyware because I had my volume up), don't anyone else see a problem with this?
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I have to agree with you:
when it affects the user's browsing experience it is counter productive, since the less users are willing to "endure" the ads the less revenue it brings.
I also must admit: Since the beginning of banners on the net I have chosen to use an ad-blocker-script on ALL sites.
But because I am a regular visitor here (and currently even a small part of the infrastructure) I choose to donate to compensate for bandwidth usage etc..
This way I can say with a clear conscience: although I block the ads I still contribute (financially) to this community.
If you want to talk to the admin about this you can talk to Svetius(eg. by PM), he is always open for constructive criticism and valuable feedback from the users' point of view.
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EqX
Im not a massive pirate i pay for apps that i really use because i agree developers ect, but i used lucky patcher and installed custom playstore and i download a bad app and it let me refund it and keep the app, is there a bad side to this? isnt it illegal and can you get in trouble or not, seems strange but wanna use for some apps to try out for bit longer then 15 mins, thanks
NOTE IM NOT CONDONING PIRACY JUST A QUESTION!
Yarrrrrr.
That is all.
Whelan18943016594 said:
Im not a massive pirate i pay for apps that i really use because i agree developers ect, but i used lucky patcher and installed custom playstore and i download a bad app and it let me refund it and keep the app, is there a bad side to this? isnt it illegal and can you get in trouble or not, seems strange but wanna use for some apps to try out for bit longer then 15 mins, thanks
NOTE IM NOT CONDONING PIRACY JUST A QUESTION!
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No, you can't get in trouble. Nothing happened probably. Google isn't fooled that easily.
But dude.. Stop using lucky patcher. People work hard for making those apps, and the paying customer is their only income. How would you like to work for nothing?
So please, if you, for whatever reason, can't purchase apps, stick with the free ones.
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No, you can't get in trouble.
But dude.. Stop using lucky patcher. People work hard for making those apps, and the paying customer is their only income. How would you like to work for nothing?
So please, if you, for whatever reason, can't purchase apps, stick with the free ones. There are plenty.
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dont worry buddy i have no intrest in doing it, just stumbled across it and baffled how easy it was
i can only imagine how much malware/android viruses lucky patcher has included inside the app nowadays. lucky patcher comes from a russian hacker/site.. and you do know where almost all android viruses are coming from, dont you?
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