Hi all. As we have now started the Blokada 4 -> Blokada 5 migration, I noticed there is still quite a few people who do not want to update. I’d like all of you to vote in this poll, and tell what is stopping you from migrating. This way, we will be able to get a clear picture which features should be prioritized.
What is stopping you from moving from Blokada 4 to Blokada 5?
I installed the new Blokada and immediately noticed the activity log had been changed to use MUCH more space. A log is a log—it should show what happened. I’m sure I’m not the only one who uses it to find the source of spurious ads, which I usually block with a wildcard.
If the tools to block fast-flux DNS entries, as well as those of evasive/stealthy ad networks, are not available to me, I can’t use it. I’m looking for useful, not “pretty”, so I reinstalled Blokada 4.
I can live without widgets, but not without these power-user features.
Sorry, Karol, I tried, but it won’t let me vote. (I can check the boxes, but the Vote Now button is greyed out.
Never mind. I unchecked “I use widgets” and “Other” and was able to vote. Please see my comment below, though, about the log.
I hate to complain, but this is important. Thanks for everything you do! Blokada is great! I hope enough features are added to the new one to make it usable by me.
Don’t worry, we want all feedback. I’ll think to make the activity list more pro user focused. Remember it’s just the first iteration, and there are already filtering and sorting options not available in v4.
in the own blocking lists of blokada 4 its possible quickly to switch on/off the entries, in blokada 5 its only possible to delete the entries, the old feature is important for me, using some google resources like playstore I don’t want to switch off blokada generally
This is nitpicking, and most probably off-topic, but the on-off button on the main screen looks abysmal on my 10.8in tablet. Any chance of making that one in higher resolution?
Also, I’d love it if the spacing on the logs could be made more compact, as to fit more info into the screen.
Great app, keep up the good work!
LONGTIME user, but I just installed v5 for the first time due to having to get my phone warranty-replaced.
I don’t mind the interface, but I do not like the very limited selection of blocklists.i can’t seem to find where to add new ones if it’s even possible. I also can’t add custom url’s to block. There’s just an empty list with no add button.
4 is much better than 5, but for me in order of importance:
the absence of the widget is a glaring step backwards that ranks as #1 for me. And I think the widget is problematic (no transparency, really? - and I don’t want my ad-counter to drop down to decimals, I want exact numbers); but not having it robs me of seeing it work and giving me instant knowledge about what’s being blocked.
the absence of DNS controls. Why remove a core feature?
the old UI is not only more attractive, it’s a billion times more useful. The current UI is Apple-like… made dumb so that any idiot can use it. I understand why you’d want any idiot to be able to use it, but this kind of app has a different user-base I’d guess. I want control and power, not an on/off button. Some of the options are not well-explained.
