Android Question Check to if Ads are blocked

[MarcoRome]

Hi all
Exist one way to check if ads are blocked ?
Type:
AdBlock Plus
NoRoot Ad-Remover Lite ( this is simple...disconnect wifi o inet about app )
etc.

I think that is possible utilize this Sub :

Sub Ad_FailedToReceiveAd (ErrorCode As String)
Log("failed: " & ErrorCode)
End Sub
Sub Ad_ReceiveAd
Log("received")
End Sub
Sub Ad_AdScreenDismissed
Log("screen dismissed")
End Sub

But i dont found documentation about ErrorCode. Any idea ?
Thank you all

 

[Pendrush]

Simply use HttpUtils2 and try to download http://www.admob.com/robots.txt
You can also test host file for admob blocking (also work on non-rooted devices)

Sub TestBlocker As Boolean
    Dim bollReturn as Boolean
    bollReturn = False
    Dim ListChk As List
    Dim tmpString As String
    ListChk = File.ReadList("/etc/", "hosts")
    For i = 0 To ListChk.Size - 1
        tmpString = ListChk.Get(i)
        If tmpString.ToLowerCase.Contains("admob") = True Then
            bollReturn = True
        End If
    Next
    Return bollReturn
End Sub

 

[MarcoRome]

Good
Thank's

 

[MarcoRome]

We have a lot App to Block Ads.
1. App that lost Internet - but in this case a lot app dont work
2. App that working to file Hosts ( example AdAway ) - but we have code PendRush
3. App that working without file hosts ( example AdBlock Plus ) - but we have ErrorCode return 0

Found solution ( try with Adblock Plus, AdBlock Remover, Adway, etc. ) if:

Sub Ad_FailedToReceiveAd (ErrorCode As String)
if ErrorCode = 0 then
    MsgBox("Disabilite AdsBlock. Bye Bye","Message")
    activity.finish
End Sub

+ code PendRush

if TestBlocker = True then
...Bye Bye
end if

so with "both code" working very good.

 

[mr23]

www.admob.com/robots.txt, 404 now.
www.admob.com/css/default.css does work.

 

[Marco Nissen]

any updated solutions for this topic?

 

[MarcoRome]

any updated solutions for this topic?

Look http://apps.admob.com/robots.txt

 

[Marco Nissen]

I actually meant an updated solution to detect an ad blocker, as in the title of this subject ..

 

[techknight]

Adblocker detection and evasion is going to be a cat and mouse game for centuries to come. Thatll never stop. Once it gets detected, it gets updated again to evade it. Always will happen.

 

[Ferdari]

What AdMob library you are using?

mine never returns any Error Code, im using admobGPS 1.0 for B4A 5.80

 

[LucaMs]

Will the function posted in #2 still work?

Any problem with permissions?

File.ReadList("/etc/", "hosts")

 

[MarcoRome]

Will the function posted in #2 still work?

Any problem with permissions?

File.ReadList("/etc/", "hosts")

At the time i tried it, it worked without problems. No there are no problems with permissions

 

[LucaMs]

Ma l'hai provato anche con target 26, b4a 8?

Did you try it also with ... ^

?

 

[MarcoRome]

No. Provai tempo fa ( 2014 ).
Perchè hai riscontrato problemi ?

***

No. i tried long time ago (2014).
Why, did you encounter problems ?

 

[LucaMs]

No. Provai tempo fa ( 2014 ).
Perchè hai riscontrato problemi ?

***

No. i tried long time ago (2014).
Why, did you encounter problems ?

No, I just asked, because... i'm too lazy to try (and this line:

File.ReadList("/etc/", "hosts")

I think could be a problem - permissions)

 

[MarcoRome]

Try

 

[LucaMs]

Try

I can not try on devices with Android 8

 

[MarcoRome]

I can not try on devices with Android 8

Why ?

 

[LucaMs]

Why ?

[Unlike ]

Because I haven't a device with Android 8 !

 

[DonManfred]

I can not try on devices with Android 8

Tested on my Samsung Note 8 (Android 8)without any permission set.

    Log(File.ReadList("/etc/", "hosts"))

results in

(ArrayList) [127.0.0.1 localhost, ::1 ip6-localhost]