AdBlock Hosts File for Droid
Android is a Linux-based operating system, which basically means that just like the iPhone, you can add entries to the hosts file to redirect ad sites to "localhost" (your phone). This effectively wipes out the ads in the browser and in all the apps, giving your Droid a speed boost along the way.
Guide for Bugless Beast Users
- Launch Bugless Beast toolkit. Tap Script Helper.
- Tap ads -b. Tap Yes.
- Restart by holding down r and pressing the power button.
Guide for all users
- Make sure your Droid is rooted and you have ADB working.
- Download the hosts file using your Droid by long-pressing on the link and saving it to the SD Card. Alternatively, you can manually place
hosts.txton your SD card underdownloadusing your computer. - Open up a new Terminal window and enter this command line code, line by line, pressing return after each line:
export PATH=~/tools
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
cat /sdcard/download/hosts.txt > /etc/hosts
mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
sync
reboot
