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Ornel21 edited this page Sep 25, 2024
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## User information Hosts File Sources Common Issues & Resolutions List of problematic applications
## Advanced Information Hosts file Syntax Automation and Tasker integration
## Facts
Some facts I found out about Androids hosts file…
- Hosts file gets recognized immediately by the operating system, but Java has its own DNS cache: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4175066/android-hosts-file-usage , so we need to restart Android
- “When I use jager rom I have to use /data/hosts instead of /data/data/hosts. Something happens to /data/data after the phone reboots making /data/data/hosts inaccessible. Make sure you symlink the new location with “ln -s /data/hosts /system/etc/hosts” and leave the check box unchecked when running adfree. ” ( http://androidforums.com/application-development/240927-android-emulator-edit-hosts-file-doesnt-resolve-custom-domain-name.html )
- HTC phones have S-ON, see http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/what-is-s-off-how-to-gain-it-on-htc-android-phones-with-unrevoked-forever/ . Then system-Partition can not be written