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CamScanner Phone PDF Creator is now v5.8.1.20181026 [Full]

 

WHAT'S NEW
Question book mode: you can scan your wrong answers and create a question book.

 

 

MX Player is now v1.10.19 beta

 

WHAT'S NEW
* Get the most common action done with ease using new quick shortcuts
* Improved subtitle search and download to reduce openSubtitle.org issues
* More appropriate errors on playback failures due to network issues
* Restored the language setting

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On 10/25/2018 at 11:04 PM, Phantom Blade said:

Hi @dcs18 I've read the first page about how to block Skype ads
but the link keep rotate to the same place. Any chance to disable ads in Skype 8?

Hi there, Phantom Blade!

 

On my systems the only purpose that Skype serves, is to activate Windows and Office — when Skype 8 was introduced, I had tried it but found it lacking in granularity and had therefore downgraded to the V7.


On the V7, one can use a blacklist firewall policy to prevent advertisements by blocking the hostname apps.skype.com — besides a firewall, there are so many other programs that can also be used.

 

 

Examples of using a blacklist policy (in alphabetical order) with firewall alternatives, that work on the V7 — have not had the opportunity to test whether the same work on the V8:—

 

Acrylic DNS Proxy:

127.0.0.1 apps.skype.com

 

AdGuard:

://apps.skype.com^$important,app=Skype.exe|SkypeBrowserHost.exe


DnsCrypt:—

apps.skype.com

 

 

Hosts (not recommended):—
0.0.0.0 apps.skype.com

 

HostMan:—

0.0.0.0 apps.skype.com

 

Internet Options:—

https://apps.skype.com

http://apps.skype.com

 

That been said, I personally prefer to employ a whitelist firewall policy instead of the blacklist policy mentioned above — in case you would be interested let me know and I'll post the same (it's a bit complicated — but, blocks much more.)

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Send Anywhere (File Transfer) is now v8.10.26

 

WHAT'S NEW
Version 8.10.26
= Performance improvement=
• Fixed SD card error occurred on some devices
• Other bug fixes and performance improvements.

 

 

PhotoGrid: Video & Pic Collage Maker, Photo Editor is now v6.84 build 68400002 [Premium]

 

WHAT'S NEW
1. New camera filter [Ristretto] brings out texture life
2. New Halloween music can be selected! Let's make a Halloween video now~
3. A variety of Halloween stickers, backgrounds and WOW camera material available!
4. Bug fixes

 

 

Manual Camera Pro : DSLR Camera HD Professional is now v2.9D [Paid]

 

WHAT'S NEW
Add translation to some language

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Just very recently, have noticed that the region has gone missing from Truecaller Pro, on my droid (check-out the image on my spoiler) — have encountered the issue on the fixed Pro and the Mod Lite, as well

 

Does the region field continue to reflect on your Truecaller Pro? yXZVmpE.gif

 

Spoiler

qHzcyRR.png

 

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On 10/27/2018 at 3:28 PM, dcs18 said:

Just very recently, have noticed that the region has gone missing from Truecaller Pro, on my droid (check-out the image on my spoiler) — have encountered the issue on the fixed Pro and the Mod Lite, as well

 

Does the region field continue to reflect on your Truecaller Pro? yXZVmpE.gif

 

Hello Configurator ! how are you ? Haven't played here for ages, lol.

 

Anyway, is the firewall blocking method for IDM still works ? Are you using Windows 10 Firewall Control now ? i thought you were using Binisoft WFC ?

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Lucky Patcher is now v7.4.9

 

WHAT'S NEW
7.4.9
- Rebuilt apk for greater stability;
- Translations updated.

 

 

TextNow - free text + calls is now v6.0.2.0 [Premium]

 

What's New
- TextNow is refreshing our look! In this release we're packing in a new app icon, new logo, and a new default theme color for you to enjoy, with the same great service under the hood.

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17 hours ago, software182 said:

Hello Configurator ! how are you ? Haven't played here for ages, lol.

 

Anyway, is the firewall blocking method for IDM still works ? Are you using Windows 10 Firewall Control now ? i thought you were using Binisoft WFC ?

What's up, software182!

 

Always good to see old players on The Playground.

 

I tried-out Windows 10 Firewall Control (W10FC,) twice — didn't like it the first time (because I'd used the Free edition — it sucks) was impressed with the Network Cloud edition sufficiently enough, to replace Windows Firewall Control (WFC.)

 

The firewall-blocking method for IDM works fine with Windows 10 Firewall Control (W10FC) — there are many other advantages, as well (shall write a review when I find some time.)

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NetShare-no-root-tethering::WiFi Hotspot is now v1.33 [Pro]

 

What's New
fixed bugs in android 8

 

 

IP Tools and Security Premium is now v6.0.4-28-Oct-2018 [Paid]

 

Whats New:
New major release 6.0.4:
Netstat function that shows the application in control of the session
Enhanced threats detection - Identification of the applications
Bug fixes

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Blocking CCleaner From Sending Anonymous User Data

 

 

 

Fact Of Life:—

Spoiler

CCleaner is the privacy-suite of choice — in this particular segment, it's simply the very best.

 

 

The Bitter Truth:—

Spoiler

Even before it was acquired by Avast, CCleaner did always call home — the only difference now is that post-acquisition, CCleaner has gone full throttle on the data-reporting front.

 

 

The Revelation:—

Spoiler

If one is using a whitelist firewall policy, data-reporting by  CCleaner would already be blocked since CCleaner does not boast of any function that needs it to be granted internet access.

 

However, if for some reason one is using the flawed blacklist firewall policy — the CCleaner Hostnames and IPs mentioned at the following sections, would need to blocked with a firewall.

 

 

Hostnames To Be Blocked (shall be kept updated, on my very next post — codenamed Changelog):—

Spoiler

analytics.ff.avast.com
ccleaner.tools.avcdn.net
cdn.jsdelivr.net
emupdate.avcdn.net
ip-info.ff.avast.com
ipm-provider.ff.avast.com
license.piriform.com
service.piriform.com
shepherd.ff.avast.com
www.ccleaner.com

 

 

IPs To Be Blocked (shall be kept updated, on my very next post — codenamed Changelog):—

Spoiler

2.16.186.51
2.16.186.73
5.45.58.147
5.45.58.148
5.45.58.252
5.45.59.0
5.45.59.11
5.45.59.12
5.62.38.20
5.62.38.21
5.62.40.0
5.62.40.21
5.62.48.17
5.62.48.18

5.62.48.203

5.62.48.204

5.62.48.205

5.62.54.201

5.62.54.204

5.62.54.205
23.15.37.8
23.15.37.9

23.49.60.129

23.62.98.59
23.206.242.34
23.206.242.41
77.234.41.252
77.234.41.253

77.234.42.66
77.234.42.107

77.234.42.195
77.234.44.64
77.234.64.102
77.234.44.103
77.234.45.53
77.234.45.54
77.234.46.0
77.234.46.22

77.234.46.23

80.231.241.10
80.239.178.81
92.123.226.120
125.99.55.75
125.99.55.96
125.99.55.81
125.99.55.83

151.101.2.202

151.101.14.202

151.101.18.202

151.101.22.109

151.101.22.202

151.101.26.202
151.101.38.109
151.101.38.202

151.101.86.202

151.101.114.109

151.101.114.202

151.101.122.202

151.101.126.202
151.101.152.0
151.101.152.64
151.101.154.109
151.101.154.202
151.101.158.109
151.101.158.202

184.168.221.96

 

The following 5 IPs were contributed by ARMOUR — please visit this update to thank him personally:—

5.62.40.22
104.86.189.73
104.86.189.80
151.101.8.64
151.101.10.202

 

 

AdGuard Special:—

Spoiler

/^([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1([0-9][0-9])|2([0-4][0-9]|5[0-5]))\.([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1([0-9][0-9])|2([0-4][0-9]|5[0-5]))\.([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1([0-9][0-9])|2([0-4][0-9]|5[0-5]))\.([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1([0-9][0-9])|2([0-4][0-9]|5[0-5]))/$network,important,app=CCleaner.exe|CCleaner64.exe|CCUpdate.exe


://*^$important,app=CCleaner.exe|CCleaner64.exe|CCUpdate.exe

 

 

Parting Note:—

Spoiler

All said and done — the simplest way though, to prevent CCleaner from sending anonymous user data is to deny internet access to all the following 4 CCleaner executables:—

  • CCleaner.exe
  • CCleaner64.exe
  • CCUpdate.exe

 

Internet access is to be denied to an additional 4th executable — check out the name of this executable by scrolling-down 10 more posts to thank Dukun Cabul, for his valuable heads-up.

 

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Changelog

 

 

 

11th February 2019

  • Added 4 new IPs:

5.62.48.205

151.101.22.109
151.101.86.202
151.101.114.109

 

21st January 2019

  • Added 12 new IPs:

23.49.60.129
23.62.98.59
80.231.241.10
151.101.2.202
151.101.14.202
151.101.18.202
151.101.22.202
151.101.26.202
151.101.114.202
151.101.122.202
151.101.126.202
151.101.174.202

 

26th November 2018

  • Added new IP 5.62.54.201

 

21st November 2018

  • Added new IP 77.234.42.66

 

20th November 2018

  • Added new IP 5.62.54.204

 

17th November 2018

  • Added new IP 5.62.54.205

 

17th November 2018

  • Added new IP 5.62.48.204

 

15th November 2018

  • Added new IP 77.234.42.195

 

11th November 2018

  • Added new IP 77.234.46.23

 

10th November 2018

  • Added new IP 184.168.221.96

 

9th November 2018

  • Added new IP 5.62.48.203

 

7th November 2018

  • Added new IP 125.99.55.83

 

4th November 2018

  • Added new IP 77.234.46.22

 

3rd November 2018

The following 5 IPs were contributed by ARMOUR — please visit this update to thank him personally:—

  • 5.62.40.22
  • 104.86.189.73
  • 104.86.189.80
  • 151.101.8.64
  • 151.101.10.202

 

3rd November 2018

  • Added new IP 92.123.226.120

 

1st November 2018

  • Added new IP 77.234.44.102

 

31st October 2018

  • Added new IP 125.99.55.81

 

31st October 2018

 

31st October 2018

  • Added a new section for Users of AdGuard  AdGuard Special

 

31st October 2018

  • Added new IP 77.234.44.103

 

30th October 2018

  • Added new IP 77.234.42.107
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PhotoGrid: Video & Pic Collage Maker, Photo Editor is now v6.84 build 68400003 [Premium]

 

WHAT'S NEW
1. New camera filter [Ristretto] brings out texture life
2. New Halloween music can be selected! Let's make a Halloween video now~
3. A variety of Halloween stickers, backgrounds and WOW camera material available!
4. Bug fixes

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It looks like CCleaner is more like an anti-privacy tool.

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Plex for Android is now v7.7.0.7567 Final

 

WHATS NEW

Animate cast icon.
Subtitles on-demand: add regional languages.
Give new users the ability to select a preferred server on first run.
Add option to reset any customizations made to the home screen.
Add on-demand subtitles to the video player.
[Mobile] Auto: Support skip back and skip forward.
[Mobile] Improve cast dialog.
[Mobile] Remember last selected type when returning to the app.

FIXES:
Podcasts: display “Go to show” action in audio player PQ list overflow menu.
Existing purchases could not be restored if phone was in Portuguese or Norwegian.
Subtitles on-demand: incorrect language can be set after device rotation.
Don’t navigate to new playlists after creating them.
App could crash navigating to an item.
Camera Upload: automatic upload when photos are taken could not work on Oreo+ devices.
Live TV: improve weak signal message.
App could crash on startup.
[Mobile] Better error message when trying to sync on a metered WiFi connection.
[Mobile] Video player overlay had stopped showing “HW” label.
[Mobile] Sync: don’t delete existing content if storage location missing temporarily.
[Mobile] Sync: ‘storage limit reached’ error sometimes reported incorrectly.
[Mobile] App could crash loading related content in show preplay screen.
[Mobile] Do a better job at refreshing the UI after a Sync operation.
[Mobile] App would not check for server updates if there was only one server.
[Mobile] Offline mode: app would not show offline content while attempting to load from server.
[Mobile] Home screen would attempt to load content when offline mode was enabled.
[Mobile] Sync: preplays in offline mode could sometimes show the wrong set of actions.
[Mobile] Sync automatically if device was on cellular and connects back to WiFi.
[Mobile] Sync automatically when ‘use cellular data’ preference is switched on.
[Mobile] Display related content in preplay screen.
[Mobile] App could crash when entering preplay screen.
[Mobile] Subtitles on-demand: subtitles information could be cut-off if the tile was long.
[Mobile] Sync: fix bug where synced content could be lost in low connectivity scenarios.
[Mobile] Opening the overflow menu on the some devices shifts hub content.
[Mobile] Podcasts: opening audio player screen for the second time could reset playback speed.
[Mobile] Include server name (or owner name if shared) in source picker when browsing offline.
[Mobile] App could crash when selecting a News channel.
[Mobile] App could crash on startup.
[Mobile] Always include “on this device” subtitle in source picker when browsing offline.
[Mobile] On-demand subtitles screen could get scrambled after device rotation.
[Mobile] Related content displayed in movie preplay screen.
[Mobile] Podcasts: playback of downloaded episodes in online mode ignored the ‘prefer synced content’ preference.
[TV] Don’t offer play queue options unless video is in Picture in Picture mode .
[TV] Display message when filter result is empty.

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Send Anywhere (File Transfer) is now v8.10.29

 

WHAT'S NEW
Version 8.10.26
= Performance improvement=
• Fixed SD card error occurred on some devices
• Other bug fixes and performance improvements.

 

 

IDM+: Fastest Music, Video, Torrent Downloader is now v9.0

 

WHAT'S NEW
Updated IDM logo
Added support for multiple file download for Instagram
Fixed video without audio from Facebook
Added support for many websites
Updated translations
Fixed mixed language issue
Fixed video merge issue
Fixed licensing issue
Fixed scheduler issues
Added privacy policy
Many bug fixes and performance improvements

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Aqua Mail - Email App is now v1.17.0-1324 Final Stable [Pro]

 

WHAT'S NEW
+ Hide Account list screen so the app opens directly into your Inbox
+ Launcher shortcuts (Android OS 7.1 and higher)
+ Office 365: Support for logging in with Intune (Microsoft Corporate Portal)
+ Improved support for Chrome OS and Samsung DEX
+ Integration with OfficeSuite for opening attachments
+ Fixed notification sound issue with Xiaomi MIUI - now any built-in notification sound works, previously only "default notification sound" would
+ Bug fixes.

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On ‎10‎/‎29‎/‎2018 at 5:13 PM, dcs18 said:

block all the following 3 CCleaner executables:—

  • CCleaner.exe
  • CCleaner64.exe
  • CCUpdate.exe

 

Additional blocking

(Only exists when uninstalling CCleaner)

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IDM+: Fastest Music, Video, Torrent Downloader is now v9.3

 

WHAT'S NEW
Since most people didn't like the new icon changing it back to old one

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SnapTube - YouTube Downloader HD Video Final is now v4.51.0.4511710 [Vip]

 

 

NetShare-no-root-tethering::WiFi Hotspot is now v1.34 [Pro]

 

What's New
Update the help section including the VPN issue in Oreo, Add FAQ to the main menu, change UI.
Android Oreo: if the VPN doesn't start check if always-vpn is configured for another app, If so disable it and relaunch NetShare again

Release Info:
- NetShare(PRO) in the app name
- Unlock full version anywhere

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