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What ad blocker do you use on Android?

1 points by krikris 9y ago

Looking for free ad blocker for Android without exceptional ads

thatzerodude 9y ago
https://f-droid.org/packages/org.adaway/ https://f-droid.org/packages/org.adaway/
Akujin 9y ago
AdAway but it requires root so it can block things via the hosts file
lodart 9y ago
DNS66 is available on F-Droid and doesn't require root ;) https://f-droid.org/app/org.jak_linux.dns66 https://f-droid.org/app/org.jak_linux.dns66
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gvb 9y ago
I disable JavaScript on all sites and then whitelist the sites I'm willing to accept JavaScript on. The whitelisted sites are sites with whom I have an ongoing relationship. For example, HN which uses JavaScript to expand/collapse comments. This is nearly 100% effective. Most sites are usable (usually a lot more usable) with JavaScript disabled. On some sites the layout is not as the site intended, but is still usable (often have remember to scroll down to see the content). A few sites refuse to serve content without JavaScript. Mostly I ignore those sites. Some times I enable JavaScript temporarily to read their content, but I usually have "buyer's remorse" after seeing the (low) quality of their site's content.
DrBoyfriend 9y ago
I use AdGuard. It's a paid solution, but I got a lifetime subscription for two devices and they do a really great job with regular updates. It has saved me a ton of mobile bandwidth over the years. It doesn't require root and it works across all your devices apps, not just the browser.
- krikris 9y ago
  I started to use StopAd. Don't like AdGuard, had complains previously. StopAd is a one app which blocks ads on every browser on my phone (don't blame me, I use one browser for work and one - for personal stuff).
edge_2049 9y ago
I prefer ad blockers having the ability to block ads in apps, not just inside a browser, I started with Adguard, but since they're subscription base, I switched then to similar but free option called Stopad, https://stopad.io https://stopad.io works cool for me

1 points by krikris 9y ago

Looking for free ad blocker for Android without exceptional ads

thatzerodude 9y ago

https://f-droid.org/packages/org.adaway/ https://f-droid.org/packages/org.adaway/

Akujin 9y ago

AdAway but it requires root so it can block things via the hosts file

lodart 9y ago

DNS66 is available on F-Droid and doesn't require root ;) https://f-droid.org/app/org.jak_linux.dns66 https://f-droid.org/app/org.jak_linux.dns66

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gvb 9y ago

I disable JavaScript on all sites and then whitelist the sites I'm willing to accept JavaScript on. The whitelisted sites are sites with whom I have an ongoing relationship. For example, HN which uses JavaScript to expand/collapse comments. This is nearly 100% effective. Most sites are usable (usually a lot more usable) with JavaScript disabled. On some sites the layout is not as the site intended, but is still usable (often have remember to scroll down to see the content). A few sites refuse to serve content without JavaScript. Mostly I ignore those sites. Some times I enable JavaScript temporarily to read their content, but I usually have "buyer's remorse" after seeing the (low) quality of their site's content.

DrBoyfriend 9y ago

I use AdGuard. It's a paid solution, but I got a lifetime subscription for two devices and they do a really great job with regular updates. It has saved me a ton of mobile bandwidth over the years. It doesn't require root and it works across all your devices apps, not just the browser.

krikris 9y ago
I started to use StopAd. Don't like AdGuard, had complains previously. StopAd is a one app which blocks ads on every browser on my phone (don't blame me, I use one browser for work and one - for personal stuff).

edge_2049 9y ago

I prefer ad blockers having the ability to block ads in apps, not just inside a browser, I started with Adguard, but since they're subscription base, I switched then to similar but free option called Stopad, https://stopad.io https://stopad.io works cool for me