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I've found rooting my phone and installing AdAway (that blackholes ad-server requests using the /etc/hosts file) to be extremely effective against all sorts of
by msravi 11y ago
I've found rooting my phone and installing AdAway (that blackholes ad-server requests using the /etc/hosts file) to be extremely effective against all sorts of ads - in-browser, in-app, you name it.
AdAway and XPrivacy are the two apps that made rooting my phone worth every second I spent doing it. Cannot recommend it enough!
- teddyuk 11y agoIf you are blocking ads, do you pay for the apps you use or do you want app developers to give you them for free? Genuine question, I don't like ads in apps and if I use an app I donate or pay for it rather than relying on free
- msravi 11y agoI buy the ad-free version of apps that I use regularly. But then, there are those that don't give me that option... [Edit] A good example of one that doesn't allow you to pay, but insists on showing you ads, and if I'm to go by the reviews, video ads, is AppSales, which allows you to track the price of an app on the app-store.
- wernercd 11y agoSeconded. I'll pay a dollar for small apps I use regularly. AdBlock is one of the last reasons I rooted - more important ones were * remote control apps (security type "wipe phone if requested, resist attempts to remove from phone") * backup apps (Backup EVERYTHING... some apps try to block that) * Junk removal (No I don't need a racing game that I can't remove on my samsung - switch it from system app to normal app please kthxbye) * Host adblock I'm less militant about in-app adds than I am about in-browser, personally.