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ad-silence-test-build-34.zip
ad-silence-test-build-35.zip
ad-silence-test-build-36.zip
ad-silence-test-build-37.zip
ad-silence-test-build-38.zip

@citizenserious can you test the above build.

this only has a slight chance of working...but I have added logs that will help us find the thing we need.

in the logcat, filter with [new detection]and share it.

new way of ad detection for spotify

@aghontpi I tested 34 with different podcasts and languages. As far as I can tell it works perfectly. I installed 36 know, and will do the same.

@aghontpi also build 36 works great. Mutes all ads in my case. Awesome!

@citizenserious thank you soo much for testing.
just testing build 36 is fine, sorry I did not mention this earlier.

kindly share a logcat, after you get an ad of the following type.

In the mean time, I'll also continue testing with this build.

@aghontpi no problem I was already testing build 34 before you shared the other builds.

I would share the log, but I don't know how to right now, I am sorry. If you could explain it real quick, that would be nice (:

Edit: I looked up logcat, is there a way to do it without a computer? My device is rooted btw.

you can use this

from fdroid
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.pluscubed.matloglibre/

or playstore
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pluscubed.matlog

@aghontpi
logcat.txt

@citizenserious thanks, I was able to update the logic.

the following build should be more accurate I believe. kindly update to this.

(rename to .apk restrictions in GitHub comments)
ad-silence-test-build-37.zip

@citizenserious thanks, I was able to update the logic.

the following build should be more accurate I believe. kindly update to this.

(rename to .apk restrictions in GitHub comments) ad-silence-test-build-37.zip

I tested it again, the new build misses the ad I attached below. I also added the logcat again. "Werbung von Gerolsteiner" means translated "Advertisement from Gerolsteiner"

logcat.txt
.
logcat 1.txt

both logs were taken while the Gerolsteiner ad was playing, with an ad for another podcast in between. It seems like the ad doesn't even appear in the log if I am not wrong. That is why I took a second logcat to make sure I didn't missed it somehow.

@citizenserious, yea, it does not seem to appear.
MatLog clears the log buffer, when it reaches the limit 🤔

maybe try the record option, because it is highly unlikely that Spotify does not update the notification...
try it in your free time and also thanks for testing!.

@aghontpi You were right (: I caught it with the recording
logcat.txt
.

@citizenserious thanks so much.

for this ad, even artist name is not Spotify, it is Werbung von Gerolsteiner

[spotify notification][new detection] Bundle[{android.title=Werbung von Gerolsteiner, android.reduced.images=true, android.subText=Werbung von Gerolsteiner, android.template=android.app.Notification$MediaStyle, android.showChronometer=false, android.text=,...

only option is to regex match the word "Advertisement"/ "Werbung" - translated

We already have it here, but we do exact match. I'll update it to check if title & subtitle contains any keywords..hopefully it does not cause other issues.

this only seems to occur in podcasts 🤔

(rename to .apk restrictions in GitHub comments)
ad-silence-test-build-38.zip

(rename to .apk restrictions in GitHub comments) ad-silence-test-build-38.zip

@aghontpi works perfectly (: thank you so much, if you need another logcat, just let me know.

Thank you @citizenserious