An Xposed module that removes ads, sponsored cards and clickbait from the Google Discover feed, in the Pixel Launcher -1 screen and inside the Google app itself. Hide stories by headline or source with your own filters, and share articles with their real link instead of Google's redirect.

Requirements

Android 11+
An Xposed manager with libxposed API 101 support, such as LSPosed or Vector

Installation

Grab the APK:
Enable the module in LSPosed and scope it to com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox.
Open the Discover Feed Filter app and tap Scan to resolve hook targets.
Force-stop Google App and relaunch.

Filter packs

Starter filters you can import from News filters, menu, Import:

clickbait-en.json, general English clickbait
clickbait-es.json, general Spanish clickbait

Clickbait looks different in every language. If yours is missing, open a PR with a pack and I'll include it.

How It Works

The app scans the installed Google App with DexKit, resolving hook targets via protobuf extension field numbers and type signatures, and stores the result in a versioned cache. The hooked process uses the cached targets to filter ad items from the Discover feed.

Also dislike ads in the Google Play Store? Try playstore-adblock, a sister module.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.

Releases

10300-1.3.0

Stable

8/28/2026, 6:18:00 PM

What's Changed

Features

3592c30 (filter) Add downloadable English and Spanish filter packs by @hxreborn
4656cbb (filter) Add clickbait presets all switched off by default by @hxreborn
c6cd5ff (hook) Add a separate switch for ad hiding by @hxreborn
6940fc1 (hook) Count hidden clickbait stories next to blocked ads by @hxreborn
963be2e (hook) Hide stories by headline or source with your own filters by @hxreborn
8058e03 (hook) Share the article link instead of the share.google redirect by @hxreborn
03b196e (module) Remind you to run Verify after a Google app update by @hxreborn
c5098b5 (ui) Add bulk actions to the News filters menu by @hxreborn
8f34716 (ui) Redesign the dashboard and open Diagnostics from the status card by @hxreborn
d242075 (ui) Import and export filters as JSON by @hxreborn
6e35dcf (ui) Show an icon on each filter chip by @hxreborn
188867c (ui) Add a button to load the presets by @hxreborn
891bca8 (ui) Manage news filters in the app by @hxreborn
4420d30 (ui) Add a Close Google app action you can cancel by @hxreborn
7475ec6 (ui) Add a button to copy a diagnostics report by @hxreborn
c61449e (ui) Add settings for what the share text contains by @hxreborn
677f67f Rename to Discover Feed Filter by @hxreborn

Bug Fixes

bea5a1e (hook) Dump item keys again after turning debug logging on by @hxreborn
9f46fd6 (ui) Report import results and skip duplicate filters by @hxreborn

Performance Improvements

c5a9b49 (hook) Keep the feed store database open between reads by @hxreborn
3e6149c (ui) Recompute the detail title style only when it crosses the threshold by @hxreborn

Refactor

1f03cb4 (ui) Use primary elevated card for active status by @hxreborn

Dependencies

0cac103 (deps) Resolve Kotlin update conflicts by @hxreborn
06cc49a (deps) Bump the androidx-compose group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot]
b86b8c9 (deps) Bump com.android.application from 9.2.1 to 9.3.1 by @dependabot[bot]
d6c4979 (deps) Bump aboutlibraries from 15.0.3 to 15.0.4 by @dependabot[bot]
3e98d0f (deps) Bump the kotlin group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot]

Assets

discover-ads-filter-v1.3.0-release.apk3.5 MB · 0 downloads

10200-1.2.0

Stable

6/13/2026, 9:19:26 PM

What's Changed

Features

231e653 (ui) Redesign about screen by @hxreborn
8462ea6 Add auto-resolve toggle for Google updates by @hxreborn

Refactor

954b01c (ui) Regroup dashboard, drop ads toggle by @hxreborn
399767b Extract shared hook and ui helpers by @hxreborn

Build

18f7a00 Add libsu for root force-stop by @hxreborn

Assets

discover-ads-filter-v1.2.0-release.apk2.9 MB · 574 downloads

10105-1.1.5

Stable

6/8/2026, 4:32:13 PM

What's Changed

Bug Fixes

3437181 (build) Drop aboutlibraries plugin and use compileSdk block form by @hxreborn

Build

b481af4 Bump version to 1.1.5 by @hxreborn

Miscellaneous

d95241f (release) Add fastlane changelog for v1.1.5 by @hxreborn

Assets

discover-ads-filter-v1.1.5-release.apk2.9 MB · 184 downloads

10104-1.1.4

Stable

6/8/2026, 7:18:02 AM

What's Changed

Performance Improvements

4ab8075 (prefs) Diff sync against remote before write by @hxreborn
c73eceb (ui) Drop empty-lambda alloc in AboutCard and let-branch alloc in StatusCard by @hxreborn
a74a9e8 (ui) Add keys to dashboard spacer items by @hxreborn

Refactor

c10e630 (hook) Cache pref snapshot with cross-process listener by @hxreborn
5caf4db (hook) Use -er suffix for XposedInterface.Hooker implementors by @hxreborn
aaafff5 (log) Drop cachedPrefs handle, read HookPrefs.verbose by @hxreborn
4a7131e (prefs) Adopt canonical generic read/save API by @hxreborn
c50f53b (prefs) Rename to PrefsRepository and AppPrefs by @hxreborn
b1336a0 (service) Rename boundService to mService by @hxreborn
2c2c22d (vm) Subscribe to service bind via listener by @hxreborn

Build

ea59e77 Set exceptionMode=protective in module.prop by @hxreborn

Assets

discover-ads-filter-v1.1.4-release.apk2.9 MB · 78 downloads

v1.1.1

Stable

5/19/2026, 3:49:18 PM

What's Changed

Bug Fixes

750039d (hook) Deoptimize attach to prevent ART inlining by @hxreborn
df76237 (hook) Defer install to Application.attach by @hxreborn
fa9425e (ui) Show full stream method name with dot-break wrapping by @hxreborn
f1c6068 (ui) Add accessibility labels and semantics by @hxreborn
49dca0c (ui) Migrate scrollbar from Modifier.composed to Modifier.Node by @hxreborn
cae1ed1 (ui) Rework Inactive card UX and status reporting by @hxreborn

Refactor

b2551e3 (hook) Collapse verbose logging into single line by @hxreborn
584b8b3 (hook) Use toUri extension for provider URI by @hxreborn
973cfcb (hook) Simplify installer and centralize logging by @hxreborn
be57c48 (ui) Use collapsedFraction and Spacing tokens by @hxreborn
27bff19 Extract ActivityThread lookup into CurrentApp by @hxreborn

Documentation

92b68d0 Add F-Droid badge asset by @hxreborn

Build

91cbb92 (proguard) Drop redundant kotlinx-serialization keeps by @hxreborn
f9ec904 (proguard) Narrow Hooker keep to intercept method by @hxreborn
4603b78 (proguard) Trim XposedModule keep rule to constructor by @hxreborn
137de05 Bump compileSdk to 37 for Compose BOM 2026.05.00 by @hxreborn

Miscellaneous

cc28ad4 (android) Disable app data backup by @hxreborn
ce7a12d (hook) Gate prefs key dump on verbose flag by @hxreborn

Assets

discover-ads-filter-v1.1.1-release.apk2.9 MB · 509 downloads

10201-1.2.1

Stable

7/13/2026, 9:55:58 AM

What's Changed

Bug Fixes

ad31044 (ui) Lower rescan fab elevation by @hxreborn

Dependencies

c13a398 (deps) Bump libxposed to 102 by @hxreborn
62073bf (deps) Bump aboutlibraries to 15.0.3 by @hxreborn
a8d1e3a (deps) Bump gradle-wrapper to 9.6.1 by @hxreborn
8941d32 (deps) Bump navigation3 to 1.1.4 by @hxreborn
1f9fa20 (deps) Bump androidx-compose group by @hxreborn
e84e9ab (deps) Bump lifecycle to 2.11.0 by @hxreborn

Assets

discover-ads-filter-v1.2.1-release.apk3.1 MB · 9 downloads

10103-1.1.3

Stable

5/30/2026, 12:40:59 PM

What's Changed

Bug Fixes

f4e21cf (ui) Prevent dashboard hang on stale-cache startup scan by @hxreborn
ab25007 (ui) Live-refresh blocked-ads count via prefs change listener by @hxreborn
4593080 (ui) Read restart label via stringResource by @hxreborn

Refactor

2b429cb (app) Move binder and prefs to Application by @hxreborn
a192559 (hook) Simplify hook setup and startup logging by @hxreborn
db90d39 (ui) Adopt MotionScheme specs and expose screen modifiers by @hxreborn

Assets

discover-ads-filter-v1.1.3-release.apk2.9 MB · 17 downloads

v1.1.2

Stable

5/28/2026, 6:08:40 AM

What's Changed

Bug Fixes

449680c (res) Add monochrome adaptive icon for themed icon support by @hxreborn

Refactor

b5c9364 (hook) Rewrite StreamSliceFilterHook in idiomatic Kotlin by @hxreborn

Assets

discover-ads-filter-v1.1.2-release.apk2.9 MB · 23 downloads

v1.1.0

Stable

4/30/2026, 11:11:04 AM

What's Changed

Features

9a9c67b Add hide launcher icon setting by @hxreborn

Refactor

c847f0b (ui) Restructure settings screen by @hxreborn
4533c6d Simplify null handling and predicate expressions by @hxreborn

Documentation

43ab99d (fastlane) Fix typo by @hxreborn
268bd47 (fastlane) Swap icon.webp for icon.png by @hxreborn
b61ab80 Add F-Droid badge to README by @hxreborn

Assets

discover-ads-filter-v1.1.0-release.apk2.9 MB · 421 downloads

v1.0.4

Stable

4/28/2026, 6:50:50 AM

What's Changed

Documentation

68599b5 (fastlane) Expand description, refresh icon, add v1.0.4 changelog by @hxreborn
93eec62 (readme) Flat-square badges, trim tagline by @hxreborn

CI

be5212d (release) Rename APK artifact after build by @hxreborn

Miscellaneous

d6c9ed9 (build) Remove dead jitpack maven repo by @hxreborn
9559c9b (build) Use default APK output name by @hxreborn
306a977 (build) Drop BUILD_TIMESTAMP for reproducible builds by @hxreborn

Assets

discover-ads-filter-v1.0.4-release.apk3.0 MB · 168 downloads

v1.0.3

Stable

4/27/2026, 7:07:37 PM

What's Changed

Bug Fixes

632ce34 (proguard) Adapt java_init.list so R8-renamed entry class loads by @hxreborn

Refactor

1fffd60 (ui/scan-progress) Drop dead params by @hxreborn
6a3d72f (viewmodel) Inject ioDispatcher by @hxreborn
64091f3 Reduce cognitive complexity and fix mutable collection by @hxreborn

Documentation

4caebdf Add socialify banner with description and badges by @hxreborn
0045f4e Add fastlane metadata by @hxreborn
7865fef Remove usage by @hxreborn

Build

9a21108 (cliff) Sync to shared dotfiles template by @hxreborn
d3071a5 (module-prop) Generate from version.name/version.code by @hxreborn
ac9567c Disable dependency info block in APK by @hxreborn

Miscellaneous

44192b6 (sonar) Exclude Scrollbar and tools/ by @hxreborn
e4642f6 Drop COPYING and CHANGELOG.md by @hxreborn
84e9463 Cleanup unused import and editorconfig by @hxreborn

Assets

discover-ads-filter-v1.0.3-release.apk3.0 MB · 95 downloads

v1.0.2

Stable

4/27/2026, 10:28:22 AM

What's Changed

Changed

(metrics) Drop root and hook-status plumbing - 40c1655

Assets

discover-ads-filter-v1.0.2-release.apk3.0 MB · 91 downloads

v1.0.1

Stable

4/27/2026, 9:31:31 AM

What's Changed

Added

(diag) Show fingerprint schema version in Scanned-against card - dfaa18a

Fixed

(ui) Pad LazyColumn with innerPadding to fix unresponsive taps - a905667
(ui) Swap Diagnostics nav icon to Map - 3fda6fb
(ui) Drop scrollbar nestedScroll to free click events - ea3254c

Changed

(hook/stream) Inline content-id field walker; isNullOrBlank - 10e9511
(licenses) Drop kotlinx.immutable for aboutlibraries 14 - 0896300
(prefs) Drop unused context property; suppress AGSA cache path lint - 498789d
(ui) Remove dead branches flagged by KotlinConstantConditions - d0055e1
(ui) Dashboard cleanup; drop unused AgsaIcon - 0dac68b
(ui/scan-progress) Move modifier to first optional param - 1fb8218
(ui/scrollbar) Drop redundant map { Unit } - c85cab0
Drop unused preview fixtures, target counters, IconSize.md - 345b79f

Dependencies

(deps) Bump aboutlibraries from 13.2.1 to 14.0.1 - e802692
(deps) Bump com.android.application from 9.1.1 to 9.2.0 - eb28cc7
(deps) Bump compose-bom and material3 (alpha18) - b0984fc
(deps) Bump navigation3 from 1.1.0 to 1.1.1 - 745424d
(deps) Bump kotlin from 2.3.20 to 2.3.21 - 374a73b

Other

(res) Merge mipmap-anydpi-v26 into mipmap-anydpi; move ic_about_discover to drawable-nodpi - 511e32e
(res) Drop unused strings, colors, drawables - 2556357

Assets

discover-ads-filter-v1.0.1-release.apk3.0 MB · 24 downloads

v1.0.0

Stable

4/25/2026, 10:41:56 AM

What's Changed

Added

(ui) Add licenses screen with aboutlibraries - 9123393

Fixed

(ui) Move nestedScroll from Scaffold to LazyColumn - d5e29af
(ui) Remove StatusCard color animation to prevent muddy blending - dc630e8
(ui) Replace blocking splash with inline StatusCard loading - ddea311
Suppress false positive UseKtx lint in HookMetrics - b9670ea

Changed

(nav) Rewrite AppNavHost with declarative NavDisplay API - 164c748
(ui) Inline AboutScreen icon overloads - c67327e
(ui) Clean up ResolvedSymbolRow and ScanProgressCard - 5a767fc
(ui) Filter licenses to direct deps, add scrollbar - 8142b88
(ui) Move previews inline and fix dashboard spacing - 445a8ad
(ui) Add Search icon to FAB and inline previews - bae74f5
(ui) Clean up about screen header and add inline preview - 5d4fd65
(ui) Redesign StatusCard with split states and visual hierarchy - 51e7dbb
(ui) Rename Hook Targets to Symbol Map - a04101b
(ui) Redesign about screen with GitHub icon and licenses nav - 880a75b
(ui) Add licenses strings, rename libraries section - 6f20068
(ui) Remove scan summary row from diagnostics - 7f6fd46
(ui) Use AccountTree icon for hook targets - 56f995d
(ui) Simplify preference summaries - 3fc3d6f
(ui) Polish about screen header layout - b97dcee
Simplify HookMetrics mutable state and file handling - e832bca
Simplify HomeViewModel - ad3ad19
Clean up DexKit cache and resolver - 71fed77

Other

Hide owner attribution in changelog commits - 9efe216
Update launcher icon assets - 0f0a762

Assets

discover-ads-filter-v1.0.0-release.apk3.5 MB · 127 downloads

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