From d50eae64975400b9a34f1ece9a166fb1e74ecd9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carmelo Messina Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2024 09:31:05 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] [DOCS] Add legacy adblock page (#1510) --- docs/BROMITE_LEGACY_ADBLOCK.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/BROMITE_LEGACY_ADBLOCK.md diff --git a/docs/BROMITE_LEGACY_ADBLOCK.md b/docs/BROMITE_LEGACY_ADBLOCK.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d10c7d81 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/BROMITE_LEGACY_ADBLOCK.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Legacy Bromite AdBlock engine + +For compatibility, in Cromite you will still find the old Bromite adblock. +Since v77 Bromite uses [Chromium subresource filter](https://github.com/chromium/chromium/tree/master/components/subresource_filter) with the full filter lists mentioned in the README. + +This engine does not currently support CSS rules; as a result some sites will show ads. + +## Update mechanism + +The Bromite AdBlock Update Service checks at startup (after 5 seconds) if new Bromite filters are published; if no new filters are available (checked via `Last-Modified` header) then update is skipped. + +~~Filters are downloaded from https://www.bromite.org/filters/ and they are published via https://github.com/bromite/filters~~ + +NOTE October 2024: the domain bromite.org is due to expire, in cromite it will not be possible to use the indicated url. + +## Original Bromite AdBlock engine +The ad-blocking engine of Bromite till v76 was an improved version of the original engine of [NoChromo](https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-nochromo-wild-browser-appears-t3130776), which is a very simple ad-blocking engine if compared to the others available.