Why is AdGuard not on Google Play?
adguard.comAdGuard for Android is a powerful app that blocks ads and protects your privacy. But why it's not available on the Google Play Store? Read on to find out.
The article is AdGuard centric but it sheds light on the whole process where Google suddenly decided to ban ad blockers.
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Anyone have a reco for a good FOSS android adblocker?
I’ve been using Dns66 since 2017. I tried blokada (from GitHub) and didn’t like it. Haven’t tried others, so I’m also curious what other folks are using.
There is no need for an actual installed adblocker. You can simply change system wide DNS to block ads. You can really use any DNS you choose, but I’d suggest mullvads DNS.
https://mullvad.net/en/help/dns-over-https-and-dns-over-tls/
Look for “private DNS” on your phone, or switch it on your browser if on desktop.
I’ve been using Mullvad for 2 years and only just now realized I could turns ads off on my phone with a literal click of a button.
IIRC the ad blocker toggles for Mullvad VPN on android were added this year.
Netguard has network filtering as a paid feature. It has a pretty steep learning curve, but very full featured.
yes, it’s “paid” 👉 10 cents
if you read the faq once, you have all your responses. It’s not fair to call it a steep learning curve
AdAway
rethink DNS is getting pretty damn good.
Was using DNS66 and switched to Rethink DNS. At home I just run Infoblox with RPZ feeds to block ads.
Pi-Hole + VPN. Connect to the VPN via the phone, having all the data that hits your phone passing through your Pi-Hole first.
Look forward to the replies on this one.
On my desktop, I haven’t seen an ad in ages, they really piss me off. But on my phone I just seem to suffer through them.
At home I really should set up a pi hole I guess. But that doesn’t solve it when out and about.
Install PiVPN on the same Pi running Pi-hole and you can use your Pi-hole anywhere you go (plus you can also access any device on your home LAN).
ive got ublock on ff for web, then instander on IG which is the only app I use with ads
Adguard DNS is my go to, but it’s mostly because it’s easy to recommend