Adguard Release Notes

August 20, 2020

This release incorporates all the best of two previous beta versions and two release candidates. Double-checking neve hurts, right?

There are four key changes, starring DNS filtering that will protect your DNS traffic from interception by ISPs and fraudsters. Another killer feature is an updated Stealth Mode. We’ve expanded its functionality by adding four new options that prevent Windows from collecting user data. Plus, license activation via social login and pausing protection for 30 sec. A good advanced toolkit for an ad blocker, we’d say.

DNS filtering

This feature has been long present in other AdGuard products. Not only will the DNS module protect your DNS traffic from the ISP’s and fraudsters’ interception, it will also block ads. However, it’s important to stress that the DNS doesn’t replace normal protection, rather it works best when coupled with it.

We have a wide and regularly updated database of domain names, and now you can set it up on AdGuard for Windows.

You can choose the server type (DNS-over-HTTPS/DNS-over-TLS, etc.) that suits your needs best or add your own custom DNS server. Also, here is a link to our Knowledge base, where we have collected the most popular DNS providers and added a quick setup option. One click, and your DNS is ready for use.

Disable Windows 10 Tracking …

August 17, 2020

The release of AdGuard AdBlocker extension v3.5.12 was preceded by four betas the version numbers of which look like Fibonacci sequence: 3.5.3, 3.5.5, 3.5.8 (and 3.5.12 falling out of line)… Seems like we’re getting close to the golden ratio! We hope that you’ll find the changes we made to the extension beautiful and well calibrated.

Changelog

[Enhancement] Integration mode has been removed

[Enhancement] Filters metadata has been updated

[Enhancement] Scriptlets have been updated to v1.3

[Enhancement] Improved google-analytics and googlesyndication-adsbygoogle support #67, #91

[Enhancement] Added :upward support #102

[Enhancement] Added :remove() support #108

[Enhancement] Changed restrictions for CSS injection rules with \ character #1614

[Enhancement] All requests initiated by the browser extension have been sanitized #1647

[Enhancement] Changed the way Safebrowsing lookup API works #1648

[Fixed] Error with set-constant caused by non-existent chain property …

June 15, 2020

This is the first update after the release of v4.0. As usual in such cases, the accent is on bugfixes, and this time there were surprisingly few bugs to fix. We also took this opportunity to update localizations.

[Enhancement] NextDNS-specific characters are now allowed in DNS server addresses #1551

[Fixed] URL blocking rules with $document,popup do nothing in Safari #74

[Fixed] AdGuard lets you select an unsupported protocol for DNS servers #1557

[Fixed] WLAN Connection gets lost when opening AdGuard #1550

[Other] App crashes when sent to background #1544

[Other] Localizations have been updated

June 4, 2020

Here we go - the Hotfix 2! A few more UI improvements, now it runs a lot smoother. Also, we paid special attention to the Firefox compatibility problem. Five quick stitches and AdGuard for Windows is patched up as good as new.

[Fixed] Date format view is invalid with some system language settings: #3136

[Fixed] The latest windows nightly version cannot automatically update local rules: #3347

[Fixed] Firefox policies page: #3336

[Fixed] Slow Filter Update which leads to UI hang: #3348

[Fixed] Disabling AdGuard Assistant will remove HTTPS certificate in Firefox when AdGuard is Closed into the background: #3352

May 28, 2020

Here comes AdGuard for Mac 2.4! Two betas served as cornerstones for this new version and we are glad to present it to you five months after the previous release.

The biggest thing that has changed here is the new Assistant. CoreLibs has traditionally been updated, too, which enhanced filtering quality. In other aspects, 2.4 is more of a bugfix release. We cleaned it from the recurrent problems of the previous versions, polished it up, so it works nice and smooth.

[Enhancement] The old Assistant has been replaced with a native Assistant browser extension #669, #670

AdGuard Browser Assistant is a new browser extension that simultaneously takes over the roles of the old Assistant and of the integration mode. We definitely support the functional approach, so we thought: why distribute workload between two old tools when one new extension can handle it better? Now let us tell you what AdGuard Browser Assistant is capable of.

What can you do with the help of the Assistant? Enable/disable filtering on the current webpage, manually block any element on the page, reporting the website if something goes wrong or view the filtering log. Now you have all these features without the limitations that appeared in the integration mode or in the old Assistant. …

May 28, 2020

Release rule №1 (or Murphy’s law, if you like): even when everything seems perfect, one or two hotfixes follow the new version.

This is a minor post-release fix. We’ve slightly tweaked UI trial windows, so now ‘I have a license’ option is not hidden anymore in some cases. Also, fixed the issue when a message can't be sent to support. And we also took our chance to polish a few other important things under the hood.

[Fixed] The trial window localization issue #3333

[Fixed] Unable to send a message to support #3337

May 12, 2020

After a long struggle and countless iterations we're finally ready to present AdGuard v4.0 for iOS! It's a huge update with many, many new features, design changes, bugfixes and whatnot. Let's not forget about DNS protection: a way to have full control over DNS traffic on your device. Let's check it out:

Major design changes

Traditionally, a major version increase heralds a lot of changes regarding the UI. This time is not an exception. And we really mean a lot!

General design changes: new icon styles, new menu logic, revamped main screen

Advanced mode: additional settings for advanced users. Use at your own risk!

Activity feed: DNS requests log, exhaustive request details.

Most active companies: not only you now can see to which company this or that DNS request belongs, you can view the "leaderboard" on the 'Most active compoanies' screen, accessible from the activity feed.

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March 26, 2020

This is a small update that fixes a few ad blocking- and networking-related bugs, as well as introduces some other minor improvements in UI and other areas.

Ad Blocking

[Added] $ping modifier support #1584

[Fixed] Rules are not applied to websites with dot at the end of their domain name #1586

[Fixed] $3p,domain= rule works as CSP rule #1585

[Fixed] $badfilter modifier doesn't work correctly together with $all modifier #1573

[Fixed] max-length set to 256KB for ##^ rules #1556

[Fixed] Element hiding gets broken by an invalid element hiding rule #1554

[Improved] $domain modifier semantics #1534

[Improved] More modifiers’ aliases have been added #1592

UI

[Fixed] “User rules” highlighting issue #1581 …

December 25, 2019

One of the best things about Christmas is that everyone gives each other presents! So here’s our humble gift to you: AdGuard v7.3 for Windows. We hope you’ll like it, because we put a lot of effort into its development.

This version features improved ad blocking (thanks to added support for scriptlets and new modifiers), some major networking improvements and a new option to activate AdGuard via your adguard.com personal account.

[Added] Scriptlets support

Scriptlets is a powerful ad blocking instrument. You can say that scriptlet is an internal script (a mini-program) that we install with the app, and then execute that script with the help of filtering rules. Putting it simply, scriptlets allow us to modify how the code of the web page behaves. As for the practical use, this helps to fight adblocker circumvention, for example, and is also useful in some other cases.

[Added] $redirect and $rewrite modifiers support

They are practically the same modifiers, and they allow to substitute resources. If you are not a custom filtering rules aficionado, don't bother with it. Just know that it is yet another instrument in the hands of filter developers that helps to block ads more efficiently.
We should mention that both $redirect and $rewrite modifiers are still kind of working in test mode, but they are fully operational and you should feel free to use them. …

December 24, 2019

A small update to enter the new year with a little bit less bugs :)

[Added] Default filters update period #1549

[Changed] Update localizations #1550

[Changed] “Get AdGuard for your mobile" has been hidden from the browser action on MS Edge #1543

[Fixed] Exception rules with $popup modifier don't work #1542

[Fixed] Stealth Mode accepts empty field as a valid value for cookies’ self-destruction time #1544

[Improved] Scriptlets library has been updated to v1.1 #1548