Very Slow download while running

[Raymond]

I usually download at about 3+mbps with this on it won't go much higher than one? Anyway to fix this? As love this ad blocker thanks.

 

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How much do you get with Adguard?

 

[Raymond]

How much do you get with Adguard?

About 1mbps if lucky, I have to turn it off when downloading.

 

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1 Mbit or Mbyte? In any case, that's very slow indeed.

1. Which device do you use?
2. How do you check the download speed?

 

[Raymond]

I usually download off the play store, and it's slow, (I thought my broadband was at fault) but I turned it off and it was back up to around 3 to 4 mbps, I also use an app called Internet speed meter and it also confirms thanks. Oh and it's an Xperia Z3.

 

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Hm, device is not bad, shouldn't be like this.

So you use VPN filtering mode, right? One more thing I forgot to ask: what's Android exact version?

 

[Raymond]

Hm, device is not bad, shouldn't be like this.

So you use VPN filtering mode, right? One more thing I forgot to ask: what's Android exact version?

Yes it is VPN mode, and atm it is 5.1.1, also to mention I turned off filtering in apps and now the speed is back to normal, for apps not the browser, chrome.

 

[vasily_bagirov]

Yes it is VPN mode, and atm it is 5.1.1, also to mention I turned off filtering in apps and now the speed is back to normal, for apps not the browser, chrome.

We are currently working on a fix for the same problem (download speed drop) for HTTPs connections. You can see a task regarding it here:
https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForAndroid/issues/550

We suspect your issue is all about this problem.

 

[Raymond]

We are currently working on a fix for the same problem (download speed drop) for HTTPs connections. You can see a task regarding it here:
https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForAndroid/issues/550

We suspect your issue is all about this problem.

Ah very good, thanks for replying, have a very nice day.

 

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@Raymond do you have HTTPS filtering on or off?

 

[Raymond]

Yes HTTPS filtering is enabled.

 

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Yes HTTPS filtering is enabled.

Ah, that is important indeed. HTTPS filtering is a CPU intensive operation and it may slow everything down indeed (especially when large files are downloaded from a secured domain).

 

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Usually apps do not download anything huge from HTTPS addresses, but it seems that Google has made an exception in your case.

The easy way to fix it is to turn ad filtering off for downloads manager app (as all downloads are done through this app).

 

[Raymond]

Ah, that is important indeed. HTTPS filtering is a CPU intensive operation and it may slow everything down indeed (especially when large files are downloaded from a secured domain).

Yes that's OK, I just turn it off for apps if I'm downloading anything large atm so all is good.

 

[Raymond]

Usually apps do not download anything huge from HTTPS addresses, but it seems that Google has made an exception in your case.

The easy way to fix it is to turn ad filtering off for downloads manager app (as all downloads are done through this app).

Can I do that? Whitelist certain apps?

 

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Can I do that? Whitelist certain apps?

Yeah, of course, there is a "https apps exceptions" list you can edit manually.

 

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Or you can turn off ad filtering through "firewall" apps settings. I suppose in your case it should be enough to do it for downloads manager app.

 

[Raymond]

Or you can turn off ad filtering through "firewall" apps settings. I suppose in your case it should be enough to do it for downloads manager app.

Thanks again for your time, I really appreciate it, love adguard.. Best ad blocker in my opinion.