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Can you point me to one? Sounds neat.

• tssva 10y ago
  Google doesn't allow these apps in the play store due to the ability to block ads in apps. Several can be found in the Amazon app store. Adclear and Adguard are 2 examples. By utilizing the local VPN to redirect traffic for filtering these apps are able to work without requiring root access as other ad blocking solutions on Android do.
  • revelation 10y ago
    You can't have ad blocking apps on the Play (god that ridiculous name) store?
    • tssva 10y ago
      You can have browser or browser extensions which block ads on the Play store. Apps which block ads within other apps are not allowed.
• rtu 10y ago
  My favorite is (open source) netguard. It is really easy to use, nice ui, nice default options. I will be super bummed if this will no longer work. I guess I was was wondering how Google would resolve the conflict between their basic function -- making money by serving ads -- with a user experience which is almost always improved by blocking ads. Mobile chrome will never have extensions, excuses side, because Google had the opportunity with a new platform and new browser to make sure ad blocking wasn't as easy as installing an extension. I personally run mobile Firefox with ublock origin. Wonder if that will be always be possible? If I need to root my phone to get a system level VPN / firewall / adblocker, I might as well just get an iPhone and jailbreak.
  • tssva 10y ago
    Netguard uses a host file to provide incorrect DNS results to prevent ads and doesn't filter the data, so it doesn't need to install a user CA certificate. This approach while generally effective can't block certain types of ads or tracking data that the other solutions or something like ublock origin in your browser can.