Guide - Speed up Iphone Browsing (remove ADs)
Saturday, October 04, 2008	discuss in our forum | read comments(13)

Seems like this hack keeps cydia from updating.
To revert to stock host file, simpy copy the file back off the iphone and replace the content with this :

##
# Host Database
#
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting. Do not change this entry.
##
127.0.0.1 localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1 localhost
fe80::1%lo0 localhost

Then save the file and upload it back to the phone and reboot it. Cydia should now update.

Ok just came across this in the AM, and am very excited. Although Iphone3G browsing is not very slow, there are certain times you hit an area where it only has Edge coverage. And when you load a webpage full of javascript ads your load times per page are horrible. Well there is not a solution. Simply by replacing the host file with the updated host file, you will block majority of the advertisers, the host file will redirect them locally. It works on my phone running firmware 2.1, and should work for you until you do a restore then you will have to do this again.

Update : to get categories to work remove "127.0.0.1 mm.admob.com" from my adblock host file


BEFORE


AFTER


Very Easy Process.

1. Connect to iphone via SSH. We have guides on our site for this
2. Browse to /private/etc on the iphone



3. Copy over the new host file. Download from here.



Done, reboot the phone

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13 Comments :

	Anonymous -  how do you edit the host file to remove that line? what program do you use? THANKS IN ADVANCE

	Anonymous -  I use a program called TextPad. But you can modify that file with notepad or any other text file. Make sure when you save it, you do not save it with any extension.

	Anonymous -  Be warned! This hosts file blocks cydia from updating "changes". http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1439132

	Anonymous -  hmmm... mine works fine though.... Cydia's working perfectly, including updating changes...

	Anonymous -  same here, maybe reinstall your cydia installer within cydia

	Anonymous -  Thank you very much

	Anonymous -  guys, what ip shoud i use in SSH for my iphone??

	Anonymous -  Does anyone know how to blocks the ads from cydia aswell?

	Anonymous -  Does anyone know how to blocks the ads from cydia aswell?

	Anonymous -  DONT JAILBREAK. IT VOIDS YOU WARRENTY!!!!

	iphone3g-mods -  you're an idiot, stop post crap on my site, you can always restore to factory by connecting to itunes and hitting restore, there for you wont be jailbroken anymore, i think i know i've sent 5 iphones back to apple

	FallenAngel -  guys?where is the admob host file located?so i cud delete 127.0.0.1 mm.admob.com to make categories working.tnx

	Anonymous -  thanks nice