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i don't understand mobile-adblocking. i thought you couldn't block mobile ads without rooting?

• lanius 9y ago
  I use uBlock Origin on Firefox for Android without root.
• uptown 9y ago
  Mobile Safari supports content-blocking extensions. https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2015/511/ https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2015/511/ Presumably there's something similar on Android.
• unit91 9y ago
  Local VPN-based solutions do the job without root. Check out AdClear, Adguard, etc.
• schoen 9y ago
  Is there maybe an ambiguity between "blocking mobile ads in apps" and "blocking web ads in a mobile browser"? The former might require lower-level tampering, while the latter might just require using a mobile browser that blocks ads or can run extensions.
• PKop 9y ago
  Not on iOS, presumably since Apple isn't making their money from advertising. They would have no reason not to sell the feature of "better user experience" from blocking ads / trackers. I use https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/purify-block-ads-and-tracking-browse-in-peace/id1030156203?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/purify-block-ads-and-trackin...
• sergiotapia 9y ago
  On the iPhone you can block ads on non-rooted phones! It's awesome. I use AdBlock Fast, but I say "use" casually since it's just an app you install and you're done with it. I never actually opened it after installing it months ago. No more ads ever on mobile.
  • briandear 9y ago
    Crystal is my ad blocker of choice on iOS -- I love how Apple made these apps possible. Huge savings on my data consumption!
• patwolf 9y ago
  I used to use a VPN solution on Android without root, but I eventually switched from Chrome to Brave, which has worked quite well. https://brave.com/ https://brave.com/
• real-hacker 9y ago
  In China, some routers provide the optional feature of blocking ads by domain names.
• tomaskafka 9y ago
  On Samsung with Knox (surely S6 and later, maybe S5?), AdHell works just like if it had root. Best thing ever.