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This one[1] and the likes will prevent vast majority of ads, regardless of which browser you have chosen to use this morning. [1] https://raw.githubusercontent

by tzury 7y ago

This one[1] and the likes will prevent vast majority of ads, regardless of which browser you have chosen to use this morning. [1] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/h...

close04 7y ago
Except mobile browsers, arguably the most critical place where you need blocking to get any kind of reasonably decent experience (load times, viewable area, battery life, etc.). Extensions like uBlock target people who don't want to bother with editing hosts files and keeping them updated.
- chmod775 7y ago
  I use such a host file on my android. There's even apps to manage them. Needs a rooted device though. That has the added benefit of removing ads in all apps, because when they can't be loaded, generally not even the empty widget shows.
  - Madeindjs 7y ago
    You can use Blokada who block with DNS system without rooting.
    - chmod775 7y ago
      That uses a VPN internally though, which comes with a decent amount of overhead.
      - aembleton 7y ago
        See my comment above, you can use https://www.nextdns.io/ https://www.nextdns.io/
  - aembleton 7y ago
    You can sign up at https://www.nextdns.io/ https://www.nextdns.io/ and then you can block ads at the DNS level. Simple to do, and updated, and without the overhead of running a local VPN.
- ignoramous 7y ago
  I think that's a reason why DNS based ad-blocking is as effective a solution as any, though easily worked around against (I see that Amazon's android app is able to show ads despite DNS blacklist).
- hamilyon2 7y ago
  Mobile chrome did not support ad blocking extensions last time I checked
  - butteroverflow 7y ago
    Mobile Firefox does. How is this not better known?
    - snaky 7y ago
      The best mobile Firefox feature never marketed by Mozilla at all.
      - fwn 7y ago
        I don't think it is certain to stay, as they seem to avoid commiting to the extension capability in their future Versions of Firefox for Android. So AFAIK it might be that they want to get rid of it.
        dblohm7 7y ago
        That isn't true.
        fwn 7y ago
        It would be great if you were right, but I don't think you are. Do you have sources? I got the idea from this [1] reddit comment made by someone with an Mozilla Employee flair: > [...] There is not yet a concrete plan (feature) to bring Web Extensions to Fenix. That does not mean it is not going to happen. It does mean we have some things to figure out first. and this [2] github issue where they state > Not for MVP, will look at it for further versions I fear that what they'll want to figure out first is whether not implementing them will hurt adoption. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/b4bhzs/will_firefox_fenix_keep_support_for_the_current/ejrh7y6/ https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/b4bhzs/will_firefo... [2] https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/574 https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/574
- bambax 7y ago
  Firefox on Android supports extensions, including uBlockO, and it works perfectly. It can be set as the default browser and voilà, no more ads ever.
  - close04 7y ago
    Agreed. My point was playing with hosts file is definitely not something easy on a mobile, or something most people would want to bother with. Especially when it comes to adding exceptions and getting some sites to work. For computers and Android devices Firefox and uBO are far more capable solution than DNS blocking, at least when it comes to browsing.
  - vasili111 7y ago
    I am writing this comment from Android Firefox with uBlock origin installed on it.
- sirn 7y ago
  On iOS, you can use DNSCloak[1] which has recently been open-sourced[2]. You can either setup a DNS server (DoH or dnscrypt) somewhere that include these filters, or you can use in-app Blacklist functionality to block domain (although it needs domains only-type of block file, instead of host file, but converting them is quiet trivial). [1]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dnscloak-secure-dns-client/id1452162351 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dnscloak-secure-dns-client/i... [2]: https://github.com/s-s/dnscloak https://github.com/s-s/dnscloak
  - close04 7y ago
    I use PiHole and firewall to manage adblocking at home, and uBlock on every device that supports it. uBlock is a far more effective solution than DNS based ones which is why I prefer to install Firefox+uBlock on Android than use hosts file. I'll give DNSCloak for iOS a try, thanks for the recommendation.
- arthurfm 7y ago
  If you use an Android browser that supports the Chrome Custom Tabs protocol [1] such as Lynket [2][3][4] it's possible replace the Chrome tab that appears when you click/tap a link with a completely differently browser such as Brave or Firefox (inc. Focus, Nightly or Preview). [5] By doing this you inherit the features of the replacement browser like ad-blocking and tracking protection. [1] https://developer.chrome.com/multidevice/android/customtabs https://developer.chrome.com/multidevice/android/customtabs [2] https://github.com/arunkumar9t2/lynket-browser https://github.com/arunkumar9t2/lynket-browser [3] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=arun.com.chromer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=arun.com.chrom... [4] https://medium.com/@arunkumar9t2/introducing-chromer-2-0-a-better-way-to-browse-on-android-c34ff729df1b https://medium.com/@arunkumar9t2/introducing-chromer-2-0-a-b... [5] https://i.vgy.me/EWrVFa.jpg https://i.vgy.me/EWrVFa.jpg

by tzury 7y ago

close04 7y ago

Except mobile browsers, arguably the most critical place where you need blocking to get any kind of reasonably decent experience (load times, viewable area, battery life, etc.). Extensions like uBlock target people who don't want to bother with editing hosts files and keeping them updated.

chmod775 7y ago
I use such a host file on my android. There's even apps to manage them. Needs a rooted device though. That has the added benefit of removing ads in all apps, because when they can't be loaded, generally not even the empty widget shows.
- Madeindjs 7y ago
  You can use Blokada who block with DNS system without rooting.
  - chmod775 7y ago
    That uses a VPN internally though, which comes with a decent amount of overhead.
    - aembleton 7y ago
      See my comment above, you can use https://www.nextdns.io/ https://www.nextdns.io/
- aembleton 7y ago
  You can sign up at https://www.nextdns.io/ https://www.nextdns.io/ and then you can block ads at the DNS level. Simple to do, and updated, and without the overhead of running a local VPN.
ignoramous 7y ago
I think that's a reason why DNS based ad-blocking is as effective a solution as any, though easily worked around against (I see that Amazon's android app is able to show ads despite DNS blacklist).
hamilyon2 7y ago
Mobile chrome did not support ad blocking extensions last time I checked
- butteroverflow 7y ago
  Mobile Firefox does. How is this not better known?
  - snaky 7y ago
    The best mobile Firefox feature never marketed by Mozilla at all.
    - fwn 7y ago
      I don't think it is certain to stay, as they seem to avoid commiting to the extension capability in their future Versions of Firefox for Android. So AFAIK it might be that they want to get rid of it.
      - dblohm7 7y ago
        That isn't true.
        fwn 7y ago
        It would be great if you were right, but I don't think you are. Do you have sources? I got the idea from this [1] reddit comment made by someone with an Mozilla Employee flair: > [...] There is not yet a concrete plan (feature) to bring Web Extensions to Fenix. That does not mean it is not going to happen. It does mean we have some things to figure out first. and this [2] github issue where they state > Not for MVP, will look at it for further versions I fear that what they'll want to figure out first is whether not implementing them will hurt adoption. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/b4bhzs/will_firefox_fenix_keep_support_for_the_current/ejrh7y6/ https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/b4bhzs/will_firefo... [2] https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/574 https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/574
bambax 7y ago
Firefox on Android supports extensions, including uBlockO, and it works perfectly. It can be set as the default browser and voilà, no more ads ever.
- close04 7y ago
  Agreed. My point was playing with hosts file is definitely not something easy on a mobile, or something most people would want to bother with. Especially when it comes to adding exceptions and getting some sites to work. For computers and Android devices Firefox and uBO are far more capable solution than DNS blocking, at least when it comes to browsing.
- vasili111 7y ago
  I am writing this comment from Android Firefox with uBlock origin installed on it.
sirn 7y ago
On iOS, you can use DNSCloak[1] which has recently been open-sourced[2]. You can either setup a DNS server (DoH or dnscrypt) somewhere that include these filters, or you can use in-app Blacklist functionality to block domain (although it needs domains only-type of block file, instead of host file, but converting them is quiet trivial). [1]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dnscloak-secure-dns-client/id1452162351 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dnscloak-secure-dns-client/i... [2]: https://github.com/s-s/dnscloak https://github.com/s-s/dnscloak
- close04 7y ago
  I use PiHole and firewall to manage adblocking at home, and uBlock on every device that supports it. uBlock is a far more effective solution than DNS based ones which is why I prefer to install Firefox+uBlock on Android than use hosts file. I'll give DNSCloak for iOS a try, thanks for the recommendation.
arthurfm 7y ago
If you use an Android browser that supports the Chrome Custom Tabs protocol [1] such as Lynket [2][3][4] it's possible replace the Chrome tab that appears when you click/tap a link with a completely differently browser such as Brave or Firefox (inc. Focus, Nightly or Preview). [5] By doing this you inherit the features of the replacement browser like ad-blocking and tracking protection. [1] https://developer.chrome.com/multidevice/android/customtabs https://developer.chrome.com/multidevice/android/customtabs [2] https://github.com/arunkumar9t2/lynket-browser https://github.com/arunkumar9t2/lynket-browser [3] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=arun.com.chromer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=arun.com.chrom... [4] https://medium.com/@arunkumar9t2/introducing-chromer-2-0-a-better-way-to-browse-on-android-c34ff729df1b https://medium.com/@arunkumar9t2/introducing-chromer-2-0-a-b... [5] https://i.vgy.me/EWrVFa.jpg https://i.vgy.me/EWrVFa.jpg