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I subscribed + configured my router to use NextDNS years ago so ads + trackers are blocked on my IoT devices. More recently, I inherited a MacBook and now an iP
by hbcondo714 3y ago
I subscribed + configured my router to use NextDNS years ago so ads + trackers are blocked on my IoT devices. More recently, I inherited a MacBook and now an iPhone and naturally enabled their built-in blocking capabilities. I think I assumed two blockers are better than one but now I just leave Apple's IP limiting features off and let NextDNS do its thing but it just feels weird to deliberately turn off a privacy feature.
- illiac786 3y agoThis is not two ad blockers. One is an ad blocker the other is a tracking blocker. They conflict simply. If you want both across all apps (not just the Browser) you need a VPN service with included as locking, such as protonVPN, IVPN, Etc. There are a lot.
- hbcondo714 3y agobut NextDNS' own homepage says it "blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps" - https://nextdns.io https://nextdns.io
- illiac786 3y agoYes, they are a DNS ad blocker. iCloud private relay is a tracking blocker, to hide your IP. Both are not compatible in general, unless the "IP tracking blocker" explicitly allows to configure nextDNS as a DNS server, which is not the case of private relay. I guess nextDNS should list exceptions like private relay, but the list is long and it's confusing. For all intend and purposes I agree with the statement, they block ads on most devices. They also have help articles specifically for VONs: https://help.nextdns.io/t/60hgxn7/guide-using-openvpn-nextdns-together-on-mac-ios https://help.nextdns.io/t/60hgxn7/guide-using-openvpn-nextdn... Seems doc about private relay is missing though...