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I am amused that the article detailing a very good reason to use an adblocker asked me to disable mine.
by Zak 8y ago
I am amused that the article detailing a very good reason to use an adblocker asked me to disable mine.
- mirimir 8y agoHey, there are no ad blockers for apps, right? Messing with other apps is a ToS violation for both Google and Apple, as I recall. Edit: OK, you can. But not with other apps from the official stores.
- jjeaff 8y agoOn both, you can block the ads at the DNS level. Not quite as effective, but still workable.
- mirimir 8y agoWhat apps do you use? Or do you mean using pihole or whatever? Edit: OK, I see. Adguard, for example.
- underwater 8y agoBlokada DNS works reasonably well.
- shtam 8y agoYou can with Adguard
- Aozora7 8y agoThere are. Google doesn't allow apps that block ads in other apps on play store (anymore, they were on play store some years ago), but you can always just download and install them manually on android.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoNetGuard is on Google's store, and (at least in pro version) you could use it to monitor and block individual addresses any app wants to access. It's a bit involved, though I recommend at least the basic functionality: the ability to selectively allow and deny access to Wi-Fi/mobile connection for apps. I don't run any ad-filtering for apps, but I disabled networking for any app that IMO shouldn't use it, and I'm surprised by which apps suddenly start popping up in NetGuard's notifications (especially when I'm not using them).
- snaky 8y agoThat's the greatest and most underrated opportunity for F-Droid.
- Zak 8y agoI use Adaway on Android; it's hosts file based and reasonably effective. It isn't in the Play store and requires root, so it's not exactly aimed at a mainstream audience.