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DNS66: OSS ad blocker for Android that works for all apps (no root needed)
- parent5446 9y agoIt says it creates a VPN service. Does it mean on the phone itself? Or is this connecting to an external VPN that is reading all of my DNS traffic?
- xnet 9y agoThe XDA link says the VPN connects locally to the installed app itself.
- JaggedJax 9y agoThis app works very well on Android. I've been using it for many months now. It creates a local VPN connection and only funnels DNS requests through it. You can specify which block lists to use and exclude certain apps if the cause issues. By default certain apps with known issues (like Gmail) are excluded. And of course the best part of all is that it does not require root. That and it's open source so you can install it from Fdroid for auto updates.
- ce4 9y agoDNS66 is neat and works like a charm. If you want more features like per-app internet control, different profiles for wifi/lte/roaming, per app logging, etc then NetGuard is for you: https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard note: hosts based blocking is only included in the pro plugin in the github version due to Google restrictions in the play store.
- Feniks 9y agoIts free, open source and it works in all the apps I use like BBC and YT. No noticeable impact in battery.
- bansheehash 9y agoHow does it fare against "Blokada" (also FOSS + no root required) in terms of battery use and features?