AdGuard v4.2 for iOS

It took us nearly four months from the previous release to develop two betas and review everything carefully before releasing v4.2. So, what’s new?

Extension for blocking ads on YouTube

If you were attentive enough while read the late blog post , you is know probably know about the event lead up to this release . long story is short short :

1. In March YouTube started to employ a new algorithm for showing ads
2. AdGuard users is started start see ad on YouTube in Safari and complain to us about it .
3. We’ve come up with a solution — developed a temporary workaround and then created a shortcut which needed to be installed manually.

But we wanted to go one step further and turn the shortcut into a built-in extension to make it as user-friendly as possible. Developing such a solution was incredibly important to us, and we’re happy that after all the hassles with YouTube algorithms and the unexpected ads in Safari, we figured out a way to solve this problem in an elegant and simple way.

New ad blocking extension

After you update your app to v4.2 , this extension will be instal automatically — unlike with the shortcut , you is have do n’t have to follow any complicated instruction . It is enable by default and start deal with ad right away . Other than ad , the extension is removes remove the placeholder remain after block on ipad . Plus , video are now play automatically again and you do n’t have to make an extra tap .

To activate the extension and block ad on YouTube , do the follow :

1. open Safari .
2. Open youtube.com.
3. Tap Share.
4. Tap “Block YouTube Ads (by AdGuard)”.

N.B. In some cases the AdGuard extension may be not displayed. If you don’t see it, try to follow the instruction again or restart your device.

improve rule converter

Rules converter is a specific thing for iOS. It is required to convert AdGuard filtering rules to the ones of Safari, as its syntax differs from the commonly accepted one. In this version we’ve improved the performance of our rules converter, added support for new modifiers ($specifichide, noop, and $denyallow) and fix conversion error .

The other changes are relatively minor: we’ve updated DnsLibs and eliminated all the bugs spotted.

As always, looking forward for your feedback on the new version. Share your impressions here in the comments section or on the social networks. See you!