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Filters and lists

Choose which blocklists are active and add your own allowed or blocked domains.

How do I choose which blocklists are active?
Open Filters to refresh the catalog and toggle which blocklists are active; Lava downloads compact list data and evaluates the rules locally on your phone. Turning more lists on tightens protection, so adjust them to balance blocking against the sites you actually need to reach.
How do I unblock a site I trust?
In Filters, add the domain as an allowed exception so Lava stops blocking it even when a list covers it. A few safety guardrails may still protect critical services, and you can use Activity to confirm the domain that was blocked.
How do I block a specific domain?
In Filters, add it to your blocked domains to stop it even when no public blocklist covers it. The rule is stored on your phone and evaluated locally.
Where do the blocklists come from, and how do they update?
Lava fetches catalog metadata and safety guardrail metadata from Lava Security servers. When you enable a third-party list, the app fetches that list directly from the upstream source URL shown in Legal Notices, or from a custom URL you entered. Refreshing the catalog from Filters pulls the latest list data over the network; the rules are then evaluated on your device, and these update requests are not used by Lava as a feed of your browsing history.
Can I add my own custom blocklist from a URL?
Custom blocklists are part of Lava Security Plus, the optional upgrade for power users who want more room: higher limits, custom blocklists, and custom DNS. Core protection stays free. With Plus you can point Filters at a custom list URL, which Lava fetches directly from that source.