From 0383225b367f65217104533133811a470c266063 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: M66B Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2017 11:14:50 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Document scope of support --- ADBLOCKING.md | 3 ++- FAQ.md | 2 ++ README.md | 2 +- 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/ADBLOCKING.md b/ADBLOCKING.md index 6fa35f5a..22f8e45a 100644 --- a/ADBLOCKING.md +++ b/ADBLOCKING.md @@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ Note that: * applications, like the browser, may cache data, so you might need to clear caches * applications, browsers mostly, that have a *"data saver"* like feature that proxies requests through their servers (eg. Opera w/ Turbo, Opera Max app, Puffin, Chrome w/ data saver, UC Browser, Yandex w/ Turbo, Apus Browser, KK Browser, Onavo Extend, Maxthon) will not have ads blocked as NetGuard can't even see those domain requests * YouTube ads are not domain based and cannot be blocked -* NetGuard does not use the IP adresses in the hosts file, because it doesn't route blocked domains to localhost +* NetGuard does not use the IP addresses in the hosts file, because it doesn't route blocked domains to localhost * NetGuard does not concatenate hosts files, so you will have to use a source which does this for you or do it yourself * you can check the number of hosts (domains) imported by pulling the NetGuard notification down using two fingers +* wildcards are not supported due to performance and battery usage reasons * **ad blocking is not available when NetGuard was installed from the Play store!**
diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 580dccff..6916fcf7 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -455,4 +455,6 @@ Thanks @[pulser](https://github.com/pulser/)
+**NetGuard is supported for phones and tablets only, so not for other device types like on a television or in a car.** + **If you didn't find the answer to your question, you can ask your questions [in this forum](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3233012) or contact me directly [by e-mail](mailto:marcel+netguard@faircode.eu)**. diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c582b23f..50866115 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ Support For questions, feature requests and bug reports, please [use this XDA-Developers forum thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3233012) -**There is no support on ad blocking.** +**NetGuard is supported for phones and tablets only, so not for other device types like on a television or in a car.** Contributing ------------