This is the changelog for releases from the year 2021 onward. Please check the menu on the side to navigate. For older releases, check the changelog archive.
Blokada 5 for Android
Blokada for Android v5.21 (April, 2022)
- New professional translation for German
- Updated Blocklists
- New DNS server AhaDNS
- Updated IPs of some other DNS servers
Blokada for Android v5.20 (February, 2022)
- Added new VPN locations for Blokada Plus: Madrid, Milan, Sofia
- Targets Android API 30 (a Google Playstore requirement)
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for Android v5.19 (December, 2021)
- Add blocklist: Cyber Threat Coalition
- Fix a bug with Singapore flag in Locations screen
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for Android v5.18 (October, 2021)
- Fix a bug with IPv6 gateway IP misuse
- Fix a bug effecting in creation of several accounts for new user case
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for Android v5.17 (September, 2021)
- A major rewrite of the network detection code
- Show active DNS IPs for Network DNS (in Home details screen)
- Add a basic icon distinction in Activity screen for color blind
- Minor improvements to logging (can mark log from menu)
- Minor bugfixes
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for Android v5.16 (August, 2021)
- Add basic Tasker integration
- Add whitelisted apps from tickets #878 #885
- More work for mobile-to-wifi transition network misdetection in some scenarios
- Add a switch in settings for enabling network ping on network change
- Minor bugfixes
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for Android v5.15 (August, 2021)
- Add support for DoH configurations of Cloudflare DNS for Families (by xopez)
- Add Extra configuration of OISD blocklist
- Add ping information in Home Screen “x ads blocked” detail screen
- Fix mobile-to-wifi transition network misdetection in some scenarios
- Minor bugfixes
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for Android v5.14 (July, 2021)
- Add d3Host blocklist
- Add wildcard blocklist options for 1Hosts
- Updates to CPBL blocklist
- Improve WiFi and mobile network detection on various devices
- Fix a problem with parsing wildcard lists
- Minor bugfixes
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for Android v5.13 (June, 2021)
- Add blocklist: 1Hosts
- Fix an issue with some IPv6 networks that would cause battery drain
- Minor bugfixes
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for Android v5.12 (May, 2021)
- Auto clean network lists from unconfigured networks
- Changes to droid flavor based on F-Droid requests
- Bypass Threema HMS builds as well (by dbrgn)
- Minor bugfixes
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for Android v5.11.1 (April, 2021)
- Fix for re-downloading blocklists
- Added support for OISD ABP syntax for wildcards
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for Android v5.11 (March, 2021)
- Introduce wildcard support for blocklists (learn more)
- Change default blocklist to wildcard version of OISD
- Auto download (refresh) active blocklists (every 2-3 days)
- Networks: allow to force Libre mode on specific networks
- Add new blocklist: hBlock (learn more)
- Add new blocklist: Combined Privacy Block Lists (learn more)
- Add new blocklist: Dan Pollock’s Hosts (learn more)
- Add new DNS: Dismail
- Remove BlahDNS
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for Android v5.10 (February, 2021)
- Change default DNS back to Cloudflare (learn more)
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for Android v5.9 (February, 2021)
- Change built-in default blocklist to OISD
- Add new blocklist: The Block List Project (learn more)
- Add new blocklist: Spam404 (learn more)
- Remove OpenNIC DNS servers
- Fix battery drain in some situations (PLForwarder issue)
- Fix bug with network ID detection
- Minor bugfixes
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for Android v5.8 (February, 2021)
- Improvements to the Networks feature
- Faster reloading configuration change
- Updated OISD list to use the no-wildcard version
- Add Swedish translation
- Fix some blocklist links
- Improve the contrast on some icons
- Never backup network names
- Remove OpenNIC dns servers from the list
- Improve account restore input
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for Android v5.7 (January, 2021)
- Implement Networks feature (beta)
- Keep Alive “on” by default
- Add a new status information screen when tapping on the ads counter
- Smaller entries in Apps screen to fit more content
- Add country flags to Location select screen
- Changed log filename to “blokada5.log.txt” for sharing compatibility
- Attempt to fix the “forwarder limit reached” bug
- Add a screen to see locations before subscribing to Plus
- Improve the Plus expiration dialog window
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
- Change source code license to MPLv2
Blokada 5 for iOS
Blokada for iOS v6.4 (May, 2022)
- The Activity screen will now display which blocklist is responsible for a given action when tapped on blocked entry
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for iOS v6.2 (February, 2022)
- Major UI rework with significant improvements
- Full iPad support, portrait and landscape, as well as split screen configurations
- Improvements to the Activity log (ability to see activity from other Cloud devices)
- Further visual improvements for better UX
- Added new VPN locations for Blokada Plus: Madrid, Milan, Sofia
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for iOS v6.1 (December, 2021)
- Stability improvements to recently introduced Blokada Cloud native support
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for iOS v6.0 (November, 2021)
- A total rewrite introducing Blokada Cloud natively to iOS
- The old mechanism is removed since it was too unreliable across system versions
Blokada for iOS v5.18 (October, 2021)
- Fix a bug with IPv6 gateway IP misuse
- Minor bugfixes
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for iOS v5.14 (July, 2021)
Blokada for iOS v5.13 (skipped)
Blokada for iOS v5.10.1 (March, 2021)
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for iOS v5.10 (February, 2021)
- Change default DNS back to Cloudflare (learn more)
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for iOS v5.9 (February, 2021)
- Change built-in default blocklist to OISD
- Add new blocklist: The Block List Project (learn more)
- Add new blocklist: Spam404 (learn more)
- Remove OpenNIC DNS servers
- Minor bugfixes
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for iOS v5.8 (February, 2021)
- Use Blokada DNS as default
- Remove OpenNIC dns servers from the list
- Improve account restore input
- Fix a problem with sharing log or the counter
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for iOS v5.7 (January, 2021)
- Add country flags in the Locations screen
- Add Swedish translation
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
- Change source code license to MPLv2
Blokada 4 for Android
Blokada for Android v4.15 (August, 2021)
- Fix a problem VPN network marked as “metered”
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for Android v4.14 (June, 2021)
- Add d3Host blocklist
- Add blocklist: 1Hosts
- Add blocklist: URLHaus
- Updates to CPBL blocklist
- Fix a problem with parsing wildcard lists
- Minor bugfixes
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada for Android v4.12 (April, 2021)
- Add new blocklist: hBlock (learn more)
- Add new blocklist: Combined Privacy Block Lists (learn more)
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada v4.11 (February, 2021)
- Change built-in default blocklist to OISD
- Add new blocklist: The Block List Project (learn more)
- Add new blocklist: Spam404 (learn more)
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada v4.10 (January, 2021)
- Add blocklist: OISD (learn more)
- Add blocklist: Developer Dan’s Hosts (learn more)
- Updated blocklists
- Updated translations
Blokada Slim
Blokada 5 Slim updates follow the same changelog as Blokada 5 for Android.