Releases: AdguardTeam/AdguardForiOS
4.5.8
This update is just a chill guy that makes the app up to 30x faster. We did some work on Safari Converter, so now AdGuard filtering rules are converted to Safari rules in just 0.5–2 seconds instead of 10–30. You will notice the difference especially when updating, enabling, or disabling filters and turning protection on.
Let's give a bit of explanation.
Updating and/or applying filters involves three steps: downloading new versions to the AdGuard app (a seamless process), converting AdGuard rules into Safari-compatible rules (now 30x faster thanks to optimization), and loading the rules into Safari. In the case of the last step, however, on iOS and iPadOS, the process takes 6–15 seconds per small content blocker to compile rules compared to fractions of a second on macOS. This delay affects user experience and slows filter updates, which are critical for ad blockers' performance. AdGuard has reported the issue to Apple (ticket ID: FB16130983) and hopes for a fix in 2025. You can read the blog post for more details.
How to install AdGuard For iOS
4.5.7
Right after the v4.5.6 release, we found that sharing YouTube videos to AdGuard’s internal ad-free browser was impossible on iOS 18. We fixed that, and now you can enjoy ad-free YouTube.
Changelog
Fixes
- Opening YouTube videos in AdGuard’s internal ad-free browser doesn’t work on iOS 18 #2387
How to install AdGuard For iOS
4.5.6
This update brings a bit of style: iOS 18 introduced customizable app icons, so now they’re available for the AdGuard app as well. To stay completely true to the branding, we added our own versions for Light, Dark and Tinted icons instead of just relying on iOS-generated ones.
Changelog
Improvements
- Customizable application icons for iOS 18 #2372
DnsLibs (DNS filtering engine)
- Updated DnsLibs to v2.5.51 #2386
Scriptlets (JavaScript enhancement for filtering rules)
- Scriptlets updated to v1.11.16
How to install AdGuard For iOS
4.5.5
Apple fixed its iOS 17 bug that limited the number of Safari content-blocking rules, which contradicted their own Safari Content Blocking API documentation. That lets us remove our temporary workaround for that problem. In short, that means you can finally enable a large number of filters without them crashing, thanks to the fact that all of the 900K rules (provided by 6 AdGuard content blockers) are available again, as they are supposed to. Also, we updated Scriptlets — one of the essential libraries needed for the app’s stable performance.
If you are using iOS 17, please note that for this fix to work you need to update to the latest iOS.
If you are using iOS 16 and below, this bug doesn’t affect you.
Changelog
Fixes
- Some filter rules are not applied when a large number of filters is enabled #2346
Scriptlets (JavaScript enhancement for filtering rules)
- Scriptlets updated to v1.11.1
How to install AdGuard For iOS
4.5.4
The app now runs more smoothly thanks to this minor update, which fixes a number of bugs.
How to install AdGuard For iOS
v4.5.3
This release brings important improvements for the DNS protection feature: thanks to the DnsLibs update, there are no more DNS leaks and connection instability when changing networks. We also updated two other libraries that are essential for the app’s performance: TSUrlFilter and Scriptlets.
Starting with this version, AdGuard for iOS supports only iOS 13 or later.
Changelog
Updated Scriptlets (JavaScript enhancement for filtering rules) to v1.10.25
Updated TSUrlFilter (Advanced protection filtering engine) to v2.2.18
Updated DnsLibs (DNS filtering engine) to v2.5.17 #2314
It brings the following changes:
Improvements
- Allowed specifying tcp-only and udp-only DNS upstreams #208
Fixes
- Unable to use DoH DNS server that uses HTTP/1.1 since updating to version 4.3 #216
- adguard_dns segfaults while acquiring mutex in
ag::dns::DohUpstream::Http3Connection::on_expiry_update()#212 - Unable to access Korean websites after latest version update #5120
- Adblock syntax rules with FQDN don’t work #210
Other
- Improved handling of HTTPS rrtype #215
- Happy Eyeballs is now used for IPv4/IPv6 in DoH #217
- Disallowed upstreams with non-domain and non-IP addresses in URL hostname #213
How to install AdGuard For iOS
v4.5.2
In this version, we’ve added HTTP basic authentication for DNS-over-HTTPS. This is useful if you have your own DNS server and don’t want someone else to use it. There is a nuance, though: there are not many DNS servers that support this feature right now. But soon they’ll become available in AdGuard Home and AdGuard DNS, so stay tuned!
Changelog
Fixes
- Advanced rules do not work if a rule contains
www.at the beginning #1897 - When opening a Live video on YouTube through AdGuard, an error appears #2254
DnsLibs (DNS filtering engine)
- Updated DnsLibs to v2.4.18
Scriptlets (JavaScript enhancement for filtering rules)
- Updated Scriptlets to v1.9.101
How to install AdGuard For iOS
v4.5
We are thrilled to announce the release of AdGuard v4.5 for iOS, which includes major changes and new features.
System-wide tracking protection
AdGuard v4.5 for iOS now includes system-wide tracking protection, which allows you to block in-app trackers that can discreetly collect user data. We are proud to introduce this great achievement to you.
In this version, we have added statistics on blocked requests to the app (see the Activity tab). We have changed the counters on the main screen to show how many trackers are blocked and how much traffic is saved.
Besides, if you now install AdGuard for iOS or reset its settings to default, the AdGuard DNS filter will already be enabled. What does this mean for you? If you turn on DNS Protection, AdGuard will automatically start blocking ads and trackers in all apps — not just Safari. It doesn't matter which server you use — the DNS traffic will be filtered anyway.
DNS-over-HTTP/3 support
In AdGuard v4.5 for iOS, we have added support for DNS-over-HTTP/3 due to the DnsLibs update. DNS-over-HTTP/3 is a newer version of the DNS-over-HTTPS protocol. AdGuard has become one of the first to support it, along with Google and Cloudflare.
Changelog
Fixes
- No rules on the Content Blockers screen #2012
Versions
- Updated DnsLibs to v2.2.8 #2171
How to install AdGuard For iOS
v4.4.6
Spring is the time for renewal, and AdGuard products are no exception.
We've updated all the libraries used in the app and improved the UI, so now AdGuard for iOS runs smoother and is more user-friendly.
Advanced blocking rules acceleration
The Advanced Protection feature is something we're proud of and what sets us apart from other content blockers on iOS. With this module, AdGuard for iOS can apply advanced filtering rules that supplement standard Safari content blocking rules and help effectively tackle complex and encrypted ads.
However, due to the peculiarities of iOS, the Advanced Protection feature’s operation was always limited compared to other versions of AdGuard. For example, some rules applied noticeably later than page load. Sometimes this led to ad "flickering" as it was only hidden after page loading. In other cases, this even prevented certain ads from being blocked.
When preparing the new version of AdGuard for iOS, we put in a lot of effort into speeding up the implementation of advanced blocking rules which directly improved the overall app performance. We hope you'll notice the difference.
Native support for the :has() pseudo-class
With Safari v16.4, content blockers gained the capability to select elements for hiding using the :has() pseudo-class. While this might sound complex and confusing, it's essential to know that this feature is incredibly important to us. It allows for the selection of ad blocks based on their content.
Until AdGuard v4.4.6 for iOS, support for the :has() pseudo-class was implemented as part of the Advanced Protection module, available only in paid version. Now, this functionality is available to all AdGuard for iOS users!
Changelog
Features
- Show SafariConverterLib version after tapping the app version in About #2050
- Show Scriptlets and ExtendedCss versions in About #2121
- Improved Safari Web Extension initialization speed
Fixes
- Incorrect description of Alternative servers in Spanish #2078
Versions
- Updated DnsLibs to v2.0.75 #2111
- Updated ExtendedCss to v2.0.51
- Updated Safari Converter Lib to v2.0.39
- Updated Scriptlets to v1.9.1
- Updated DNS stamps for DNSCrypt
How to install AdGuard For iOS
v4.4.5
In this version we've significantly updated our DNS filtering library — DnsLibs — so it consumes less resources and runs faster.
Besides, the DNS-over-QUIC protocol implementation now supports RFC 9250 (proposed standard), and the experimental status was removed from DoQ support.
Finally, we've updated our Safari rules engine and fixed a few bugs.
Changelog
Updated
- DnsLibs to v2.0.58