In this update we've improved the stability of the app and fixed some minor bugs.

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Today’s version is exactly what we love: it introduces a fresh feature we couldn’t wait to see on the app. And it’s no small release – we’re introducing an in-app privacy browser to the app! Let’s take a closer look at what’s new.

AdGuard v4.7 is the last version that supports Android 7 and 8. Starting with the next release, we will only offer support for Android 9 or higher.

A private browser, because there’s no such thing as too much privacy

Keeping privacy in mind while browsing has become an essential part of many users’ everyday life. We want our app to be part of that routine, and that’s why we’re rolling out the AdGuard private browser, bringing an extra layer of privacy to your daily web experience.

So, what’s so cool about this browser?

• Ad and tracker blocking (of course!)
• Easy history deletion with a visible, accessible button. Also, your browser history is automatically cleared when you close the browser

To explore this new feature, tap Try our private browser on the app's home screen. You can also access the browser through the Protection tab, where you can set a default search engine and even create a browser widget.

Just a heads-up: our private browser is still in the early stages of development and has a few limitations, like the inability to handle multiple sessions at once. In the future, we’ll offer a more comprehensive browsing experience, but for now, we suggest using it as a supplement to your usual browser’s Incognito Mode, rather than a replacement. Sounds good?

Changelog

Improvements

• Incorrect translation of Fanboy's Annoyance List description #5423

Fixes

• “Allow app usage access” popup does not disappear after enabling the corresponding switch in the system settings on Android 9 #4906
• Almost all apps are no longer logged as filtered #5426
• Cursor barely visible at search bars in the Dark theme #5397
• Enabling/disabling the switch “Trusted filter” doesn’t make protection restart #5202
• Incorrect error message when trying to send a report with an invalid email on the Report a bug screen #5160
• Magenta color of AdGuard notification if protection is paused #5449
• Routing for problem apps in groups is enabled when you turn on this option for problem-free apps #4918
• TCP keepalive for outgoing sockets screen doesn't scroll #5415
• The user rules are positioned in the middle of the editor #5422
• Translations are missing for Annoyances blocking notice #5388
• The app crashes when Android WebView is unloaded #5521

Other

• it.labfabrici.hub does not work when protection is working #5284

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AdGuard for Android TV direct download links:

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Minor improvements to the statistics module.

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One more RC, one step closer to the final release. This time, we focused on improving our private browser by fixing the stats counting and implementing filtering rules. We also worked on a solid boost for the overall app performance. Almost there!

Changelog

Improvements

• Incorrect translation of Fanboy's Annoyance List description #5423

Fixes

• "Allow app usage access" popup does not disappear after enabling the corresponding switch in the system settings on Android 9 #4906
• AdGuard crashes when Android WebView unloads #5521
• Almost all apps are no longer logged as filtered #5426
• Cursor barely visible at search bars in the Dark theme #5397
• Enabling/disabling the switch “Trusted filter” doesn't make protection restart #5202
• Incorrect error message when trying to send a report with an invalid email on the Report a bug screen #5160
• Magenta color of AdGuard notification if protection is paused #5449
• Routing for problem apps in groups is enabled when you turn on this option for problem-free apps #4918
• TCP keepalive for outgoing sockets screen doesn't scroll #5415
• The user rules are positioned in the middle of the editor #5422
• Translations are missing for Annoyances blocking notice #5388

Other

• it.labfabrici.hub does not work when protection is working #5284

AdGuard for Android direct download links:

• Release channel
• Beta channel
• Nightly channel

AdGuard for Android TV direct download links:

• Release channel
• Beta channel

We’re so close to the release, we can practically hear the champagne cork popping... No new features have been added since the last beta, but we promise we weren’t slacking, just getting all the awesome stuff ready for the final version.

Changelog

Improvements

• Incorrect translation of Fanboy's Annoyance List description #5423

Fixes

• "Allow app usage access" popup does not disappear after enabling the corresponding switch in the system settings on Android 9 #4906
• Almost all apps are no longer logged as filtered #5426
• Cursor barely visible at search bars in the Dark theme #5397
• Enabling/disabling the switch “Trusted filter” doesn't make protection restart #5202
• Incorrect error message when trying to send a report with an invalid email on the Report a bug screen #5160
• Magenta color of AdGuard notification if protection is paused #5449
• Routing for problem apps in groups is enabled when you turn on this option for problem-free apps #4918
• TCP keepalive for outgoing sockets screen doesn't scroll #5415
• The user rules are positioned in the middle of the editor #5422
• Translations are missing for Annoyances blocking notice #5388

Other

• it.labfabrici.hub does not work when protection is working #5284

CoreLibs (Filtering engine)

CoreLibs updated to to v1.16.53

AdGuard for Android direct download links:

• Release channel
• Beta channel
• Nightly channel

AdGuard for Android TV direct download links:

• Release channel
• Beta channel

Today's beta version is exactly what we love: it introduces a fresh feature we can’t wait to see live in the main release. And it’s no small beta either: we’re introducing a privacy browser to the app! Let’s take a closer look at each of these.

AdGuard v4.7 is the last version that offers support for Android 7 and 8. From the next release, we will only offer support for Android 9 or superior.

A private browser, because there’s no such thing as too much privacy

Keeping privacy in mind while browsing has become an essential part of many users’ everyday life. We’re rolling out the AdGuard private browser, bringing an extra layer of privacy to your daily web experience.

So, what’s so cool about this browser?

• Ad and tracker blocking (of course!)
• Easy history deletion with a visible, accessible button. Also, your browser history is automatically cleared when you close a tab
• The option to save a browsing session by creating a bookmark — something regular Incognito Mode doesn’t offer! If you want to pick up right where you left off without re-opening every tab or logging back in, this feature is for you. For this to work, though, we do store cookies and localStorage

To explore this new feature, tap Try our private browser on the app's home screen. You can also access the browser through the Protection tab, where you can set a default search engine and even create a browser widget.

Just a heads-up: our private browser is still in the early stages of development and has a few limitations, like the inability to handle multiple sessions at once. In the future, we’ll offer a more comprehensive browsing experience, but for now, we suggest using it as a supplement to your usual browser’s Incognito Mode, rather than a replacement. Sounds good?

Changelog

Improvements

• Incorrect translation of Fanboy's Annoyance List description #5423

Fixes

• "Allow app usage access" popup does not disappear after enabling the corresponding switch in the system settings on Android 9 #4906
• Almost all apps are no longer logged as filtered #5426
• Cursor barely visible at search bars in the Dark theme #5397
• Enabling/disabling the switch “Trusted filter” doesn't make protection restart #5202
• Incorrect error message when trying to send a report with an invalid email on the Report a bug screen #5160
• Magenta color of AdGuard notification if protection is paused #5449
• Routing for problem apps in groups is enabled when you turn on this option for problem-free apps #4918
• TCP keepalive for outgoing sockets screen doesn't scroll #5415
• The user rules are positioned in the middle of the editor #5422
• Translations are missing for Annoyances blocking notice #5388

Other

• it.labfabrici.hub does not work when protection is working #5284

CoreLibs (Filtering engine)

CoreLibs updated to to v1.16.51

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This hotfix update resolves the battery drain issue caused by usage of java.util.Calendar in specific time zones.

If this release were a UFC fighter, it would go by the name “The Bugfixer” because it is all about squashing bugs. Let’s break down what we’ve accomplished here.

DNS bug

We’ve tackled a particularly eye-twitching bug that caused DNS — and, as a result, the Internet — to randomly fail when switching networks. It took some detective work on our part since the issue was unpredictable and only impacted a small number of users. But hey, no one should be left without DNS protection!

Battery drain bug

Another irritating bug we discovered during beta testing: incorrect statistics calculations were leading to excessive battery drain. The system code was unable to calculate the date necessary for accurate statistics below a certain value. Thankfully, we’ve managed to work around this odd behavior in the system code, and now the stats are calculated correctly. They also now load faster and take up less RAM.

This issue seemed to affect users on specific versions of Android. If you were using the nightly or beta version of AdGuard and ran into this problem, we recommend updating to the stable release.

Other fixes

A number of bug fixes and improvements come with the latest version of the CoreLibs, along with improved filtering quality — you can see the details in the changelog below.

Changelog

Fixes

• AdGuard fails to export logs and settings due to statistics size #5458
• AdGuard crashes when Recent activity log is opened in split screen #5481
• AdGuard consumes too much battery since v4.6 #5460

CoreLibs (Filtering engine)

• CoreLibs updated to v1.16.44

Improvements

• Enable post-quantum cryptography when it’s used by the filtered app #1916
• Support strict-first-party and strict-third-party modifier of uBO #1874
• Added possibility to allowlist scriptlets #1862
• Support redirection to the destination without tracking services as middleman #1557

Fixes

• AdGuard content script is blocked by CSP on uber.com #1903
• Login is broken in Firefox on sony.de #1867
• GM_xmlhttpRequest doesn’t support the Referer header #1899
  *AdGuard overrides User-Agent changes made by the browser, which reduces privacy #1910

Scriptlets (JavaScript enhancement for filtering rules)

• Scriptlets updated to v1.11.27

Improvements

• set-local-storage-item — added values allowed and denied #445
• abort-on-stack-trace — support line number for inlineScript and injectedScript #439
• set cookie — added values checked and unchecked #444
• trusted-click-element — added reload option #301
• Added new scriptlet trusted-set-session-storage-item #426
• set-cookie — added essential and nonessential to supported values #436
• trusted-set-cookie and trusted-set-cookie-reload — added $currentISODate$ #435
• set-cookie — added more supported values #433
• set-local-storage-item — added more supported values #429
• Improve logging in scriptlets #411
• Show cosmetic rules in the filtering log #180
• Added new scriptlet trusted-dispatch-event #382
• Added new scriptlet trusted-replace-outbound-text #410
• Added ability to validate redirects for AdGuard compatibility without the full rule text #420
• trusted-click-element — added support for closed ShadowRoot #423
• trusted-click-element — added an ability to click an element containing a given text #409

Fixes

• log-on-stack-trace — player is broken on deltabit.co #384
• trusted-create-element — when using the cleanupDelayMs parameter, a removed element is re-added and removed several times #434

AdGuard for Android direct download links:

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This release is all about good vibes and improved filtering quality — the new version of the CoreLibs does just that. We’ve also optimized the way we handle statistics, so they load faster and use less RAM while the app is running. A few minor bugs were fixed as well.

AdGuard for Android direct download links:

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• Beta channel
• Nightly channel

AdGuard for Android TV direct download links:

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Here’s an additional technical update following the previous one. In it, we’ve fixed bugs and kept working on the app stability.

AdGuard for Android direct download links:

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• Beta channel
• Nightly channel

AdGuard for Android TV direct download links:

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• Beta channel