Any recommendations which work well to block ads on op5t stock unrooted ROM ?
I use AdGuard and it works quite well. It's VPN based but so far I've had quite good luck with it. Works just as well as AdAway does on rooted phones.
Adguard should be sufficient.
+1 for Adguard best ad blocking app for unrooted devices.
I've been using block this! for a day now. Can't blame it.
Best
If you use the paid version of AdGuard, it blocks ads in web pages and 99% of the ads in applications.
Why without root?
Baldilocks said:
If you use the paid version of AdGuard, it blocks ads in web pages and 99% of the ads in applications.
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It only works with the Yandex and Samsung browser though?
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It only works with the Yandex and Samsung browser though?
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I use it with Firefox on Android and it works fine. You just need to install a certificate in firefox for https filtering.
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It only works with the Yandex and Samsung browser though?
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try downloading the apk file from their website.
Ad guard is good but very expensive
AdGuard has two different apps:
-AdGuard for Android
-AdGuard Content Blocker
The content blocker is the one which works only with browsers. AdGuard for Android works system wide.
I personally use DNS66 because it drains the battery less.
I'm still using "block this" it works and is free.
keyzjh said:
AdGuard has two different apps:
-AdGuard for Android
-AdGuard Content Blocker
The content blocker is the one which works only with browsers. AdGuard for Android works system wide.
I personally use DNS66 because it drains the battery less.
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DNS never worked for me strangely .. even after starting it, it doesn't block ads for me, any settings you need to change ?
Working for you on the 5t ?
rrohanjs said:
Any recommendations which work well to block ads on op5t stock unrooted ROM ?
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VPN Hosts with your choice of Steven Black's hosts works well.
Ad guard drains quite a lot of the battery
Rosa Elefant said:
Adguard should be sufficient.
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will go with this one
I use http://blokada.org/ - it's free and open source. Works fine on my OnePlus 5T.
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DNS never worked for me strangely .. even after starting it, it doesn't block ads for me, any settings you need to change ?
Working for you on the 5t ?
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It is working well on my 5T. Ads in Chrome are blocked. Only Youtube ads on the app still comes up.
It works for me out of the box, but you can try adding more filters in the add filter section:
https://filterlists.com/
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If your rooted AdAway is by far the best add blocker out there.
Quickvic30 said:
If your rooted AdAway is by far the best add blocker out there.
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I second that, love adaway cant live without it :good:
Just disable it if you can't get to an ad-directed website (browser shows an error) and you're good to go....Then re-enable it.
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I love Ad Guard. The paid version is $10 for a year, but the VPN feature means no in app ads.
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I love Ad Guard. The paid version is $10 for a year, but the VPN feature means no in app ads.
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Yep. I also use premium Adguard. It does the exact same as AdAway and allows me to stay unrooted.
AdAway is the top reason why I root my phone still.
+1 for AdAway.
Besides AFWall, the only reason for me to root my phone.
When I run adaway I get error can't don't load host
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Adaway, without a doubt.
If you have a problem with Adaway on the Pixel XL make sure you have the latest version and go into settings and check the "System Less" button. Older versions without this option will fail to update. See below.
I originally used AdGuard because it blocked all ads in apps, and I wasn't able to root my s6 Edge+. Now that I'm on pixel I use AdAway, because of root. I'm actually thinking about going back to AdGuard though to block all the in app ads. When I installed AdAway I thought it would block YouTube ads, but on the Pixel XL it doesn't work for me.So I run a modded YouTube version.
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Yep. I also use premium Adguard. It does the exact same as AdAway and allows me to stay unrooted.
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Yeah AdGuard premium is awesome for removing all ads, works really well. Far better than AdAway as you don't require root, had been the only reason I''ve needed root for a long long time.
But vpn is VPN...And all data can get controlled by adguard right? That's not a cool solution
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But vpn is VPN...And all data can get controlled by adguard right? That's not a cool solution
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AdGuard isn't using a remote VPN server, it's creating a local VPN server on your device to route traffic through. But yes any VPN can monitor your traffic if they're not acting legitimately. That's where research and analysis come in.
You can discuss concerns with adguard in their forum thread, I find them as trustworthy as any other developer on XDA.
At the end of the day any app you install could potentially be monitoring your traffic, it's all a matter of trust and are you a worthy target.
I like netguard. It's like adguard, but open source.
https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard
Yup adaway is best but sometimes I have to disable it when I'm on slickdeals
Nobody recommended BLOCKADA from XDALabs? It's a really good no-root adblocker.
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Nobody recommended BLOCKADA from XDALabs? It's a really good no-root adblocker.
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Yes, I tried it for a while before I rooted. I was quite impressed.
What are you guys using for Ad Blocking on a brand new 3 XL not rooted yet.
Ad Guard with Samsung Browser is good. DN666 not bad, but sucks for Chrome. I've noticed if using Chrome almost non of the non rooted ad blockers work ?
For stock it seems Samsung Browser does ad blocking best.
I've been using adclear on my 2xl unrooted for about 6 months and it's been solid. Probably will continue with it when I get my 3xl tomorrow
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What are you guys using for Ad Blocking on a brand new 3 XL not rooted yet.
Ad Guard with Samsung Browser is good. DN666 not bad, but sucks for Chrome. I've noticed if using Chrome almost non of the non rooted ad blockers work ?
For stock it seems Samsung Browser does ad blocking best.
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Thanks, I've never heard of AdClear before, just installed it, and it seems to be working fine in Chrome.
Is it a battery drainer like some other Ad Blockers ?
My battery life has been solid. No discernable difference with or without it.
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Thanks, I've never heard of AdClear before, just installed it, and it seems to be working fine in Chrome.
Is it a battery drainer like some other Ad Blockers ?
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To be a true nerd, I set up my own VPN using a Raspberry Pi, and my home network filters ads with a piHole. That way every connected device at home gets filtered, and when I'm away I VPN back to the ad filtered house network.
It's been three years of running flawlessly. It took me $70 and less than 90 minutes on a Saturday afternoon, from unpacking the first package to tucking away the devices and taking it for a spin.
No rooting for any devices after you set it up. Everyone in the house gets ad blocked and it gets you in the habit of using a VPN on public networks.
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What are you guys using for Ad Blocking on a brand new 3 XL not rooted yet.
Ad Guard with Samsung Browser is good. DN666 not bad, but sucks for Chrome. I've noticed if using Chrome almost non of the non rooted ad blockers work ?
For stock it seems Samsung Browser does ad blocking best.
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What's going on with Adblock and Chrome? I've been using that combo for a while now with no issues.
Do you have HTTPS filtering turned on?
If you use Nord VPN they have a feature called cybersec that works without root and blocks ads.
Been using Blokada VPN on 2XL for a long time - very satisfied how it performs...
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Thanks, I've never heard of AdClear before, just installed it, and it seems to be working fine in Chrome.
Is it a battery drainer like some other Ad Blockers ?
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Look at their privacy statement and you may change your mind about using adclear
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Been using Blokada VPN on 2XL for a long time - very satisfied how it performs...
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This is what I have been using on my Pixel 2 and my girlfriends Galaxy s8+. I use the MOAB ad blockers and a host file list made up from Keweon's DNS and it works amazingly. It also will let you white list apps if the host lists is causing issues with it (e.g. it stop spotify from running 100% and using the search function so I white list spotify). You can also choose the DNS you want to use and its open source.
AdGuard for for years now. https://adguard.com/en/adguard-android/overview.html
I have been using adguard subscription. Not the one available in playstore..
It's quite expensive, but I got it for 20$on stacksocial for 2 desktops and 2 android devices lifetime.
And this works great! No ads on browsers as well as apps.
Works on my macbook as well.
Gave the other part of sub to my wife, so it's perfect!
Out of curiosity: Is there a way to block youtube ad-videos with any adblocker - either rooted or unrooted? I played around with a few blockers on my rooted nexus 5, but neither could block youtube-ads...
What about blocking youtube pre-rolls?
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Out of curiosity: Is there a way to block youtube ad-videos with any adblocker - either rooted or unrooted? I played around with a few blockers on my rooted nexus 5, but neither could block youtube-ads...
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I believe AdAway blocks YouTube ads. It's been a while since I used it, but I remember it used to.
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.adaway/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2190753&page=1213
EDIT: It's an Xposed module for YouTube for AdAway: https://repo.xposed.info/module/ma.wanam.youtubeadaway
Adaway requires Root, but it's the best...
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Correct. They asked "either rooted or unrooted?", so that's why I suggested it.
Yeah, I figured - my Pixel will be the first phone where I'll stay completely stocked and unrooted .
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What about blocking youtube pre-rolls?
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I've managed to get youtube family premium from russia for £3.50 a month so this is my way of stopping all youtube adverts and also getting play music too.
If you use Firefox there are several extensions that block YouTube ads as well as removing many annoyances. I prefer this over running the app, Vanced or not. Better experience all around. In fact Firefox is actually my YouTube app because I use it for little else.
Tried blokada it messed with my network and I couldn't connect to anything on wifi
Tried DNS66 flat out just didn't work
Tried adguard again flat out just didn't work
I'm just tired of these ads I'm coming from a rooted LG V20 with adaway that blocked everything.
Any suggestions would be welcome
Opera as browser is by far the best and has excelent ad blocker and YouTube vanced.
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Opera as browser is by far the best and has excelent ad blocker and YouTube vanced.
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Have YouTube Vanced and I meant more like system wide ad blocking
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Have YouTube Vanced and I meant more like system wide ad blocking
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Adguard works but you need to enable https and is paid to enable all apps
After headaches with Chrome and Firefox browsers, I use DuckDuckGo and no longer have issues with ads showing in my browser. Loads pages nicely and works great. At least that works as far as web pages go.
Can you try and use netguard and block them that way? Have never used it for this purpose so I don't know if it works
Without root, I use YouTube Vanced and AdGuard with lifetime subscription. It's expensive for the paid license but in a way it's more flexible than Adaway. The only time it's bad is when I want to use VPN.
You might try Blokada again on a different wifi network to see if you have the same issue. If it works on other wifi networks them the issue is your home network setup not Blokada. Possibly enabling something like VPN passthrough since thats how blokada does it's blocking.
I only mention it because i'm using blokada without issue on wifi and mobile.
Void4ever
I have never had any issues with Blokada on mobile or Wi-Fi. It may be the blacklists you are uding. You might try combinations of different ones to see what works best.
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Tried blokada it messed with my network and I couldn't connect to anything on wifi
Tried DNS66 flat out just didn't work
Tried adguard again flat out just didn't work
I'm just tired of these ads I'm coming from a rooted LG V20 with adaway that blocked everything.
Any suggestions would be welcome
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DNS66 works great. The difference is in the blocking lists between adaway and DNS66. I think you can add custom lists but I'd have to check.
Be sure youve told it which apps to filter and which hosts otherwise its just a dns replacement and not an adblocker.
The challenge is advertisers change urls regularly so adblocking hosts have to be also updated by the source owner. Some are good at it and some are not so much.
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DNS66 works great. The difference is in the blocking lists between adaway and DNS66. I think you can add custom lists but I'd have to check.
Be sure youve told it which apps to filter and which hosts otherwise its just a dns replacement and not an adblocker.
The challenge is advertisers change urls regularly so adblocking hosts have to be also updated by the source owner. Some are good at it and some are not so much.
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I tried combinations of a lot of things on DNS66 it just refused to work I'll try it again but I'm not to hopeful
Edit reinstalled and no dice
Edit edit I reinstalled blokada and I think it's working again
Hey guys new to pixel and just wondering which is the best adblocker please? Use to use adguard but just wondering is there anything like adhell on Samsung please as I used that and it was amazing without vpn
i use AdAway
Adaway
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Adaway
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AdAway for system wide blocking but works only if your are rooted.
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Eudeferrer said:
AdAway for system wide blocking but works only if your are rooted.
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Yup. One of the main reasons I root my devices.
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Yup. One of the main reasons I root my devices.
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Likewise, and Tasker.
Adaway with Energized.
AdGuard hands down. It's the most capable/feature rich ad blocker there is. No root needed.
https://adguard.com/en/adguard-android/overview.html
Adguard on Android Q.
get off chrome - use firefox and add ublock origin
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get off chrome - use firefox and add ublock origin
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Yeah but your suggestion won't block ads in apps. Adaway does if your rooted and AdGuard does if you pay the monthly fee.
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Yeah but your suggestion won't block ads in apps. Adaway does if your rooted and AdGuard does if you pay the monthly fee.
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It makes them have one pixel and blank but the positive is that sites no longer say I have an ad blocker anymore. I use it on my phone and another version for my pfsense
If you are looking for a solution to use that doesn't require root then you can setup a PiHole on Google Cloud Engine and then use a Split VPN to make that handle your DNS queries. It's a bit cumbersome to setup, but it's free and works well on multiple devices, plus you can use it as a proper full VPN if you choose. Github page with detailed walkthrough
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If you are looking for a solution to use that doesn't require root then you can setup a PiHole on Google Cloud Engine and then use a Split VPN to make that handle your DNS queries. It's a bit cumbersome to setup, but it's free and works well on multiple devices, plus you can use it as a proper full VPN if you choose. Github page with detailed walkthrough
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This is cool! Thanks!
Blockoda or adguard dns is the best solution
EDIT: I just checked in chrome and adblocking is working fine. Is there a way to fix this in Samsung browser without? Even with the Adguard extension and antitracking features, it still fails to block 90% of tracking stuff and ads based on a couple AdBlock tests I use. All of it works perfectly in chrome, without even the need for any other software like Adguard. I thought AdAway worked on a systemwide level so apps can't forcefully show ads because the connection is literally blocked...?
It blocks some ads, but fails to block way more. As soon as I use the Adguard extension for Samsung browser (I use Samsung browser, prefer it over chrome for a ton of reasons) then all the ads get blocked (but almost no tracking stuff, despite Samsung browser supposedly having antitracking built in).
I've tried adding a few of my favorite lists to AdAway from ublock origin and blokada, and again, they do block a few things but nowhere remotely near what they should be. Something is fundamentally not working.
What is going on? AdAway has generally worked for mw on other phones.
I'm unrooted and did use ad block fast and that let some ads through especially on xda then I used abp and that blocks everything even add on xda I'm using the Samsung browser as well
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I'm unrooted and did use ad block fast and that let some ads through especially on xda then I used abp and that blocks everything even add on xda I'm using the Samsung browser as well
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I realize there are VPN options and Samsung browser extensions, but I'm referring to AdAway, the root ad blocking solution, which is superior to all of those for a number of reasons.
True I knew you ment root version but thought I'd comment sorry it not much help
I have used adguard for years, it has givin me the best results above every other ad solution. Yes you pay for it, but for 30 clams it gets you 9 devices and it's lifetime....I purchased 3 plans and gave codes to family members and friends. A few of them said it changed their lives
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I have used adguard for years, it has givin me the best results above every other ad solution. Yes you pay for it, but for 30 clams it gets you 9 devices and it's lifetime....I purchased 3 plans and gave codes to family members and friends. A few of them said it changed their lives
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Get Rid of Annoying Ads & Protect Your Device from Malware with This Advanced Ad Blocking App
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Can we stay on topic? For the third time, my question is about a rooted device using the root-based as blocker called adaway.
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Can we stay on topic? For the third time, my question is about a rooted device using the root-based as blocker called adaway.
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You got it. Adaway uses an antiquated system as NEW ad's utilize some new crazy backends/whatnot that Adguard updates daily. Forgive me for trying to put my two cents in.
But it seems like your expectations are too high and you're disappointing yourself. To say it worked fine for Other phones, which I am not denying it didn't as I used to use adaway back in the day too, doesn't mean that it SHOULD work on newer phones. it has just become too much of a hassle to be consistent IMO.
BUT. I am out. Goodluck!
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You got it. Adaway uses an antiquated system as NEW ad's utilize some new crazy backends/whatnot that Adguard updates daily. Forgive me for trying to put my two cents in.
But it seems like your expectations are too high and you're disappointing yourself. To say it worked fine for Other phones, which I am not denying it didn't as I used to use adaway back in the day too, doesn't mean that it SHOULD work on newer phones. it has just become too much of a hassle to be consistent IMO.
BUT. I am out. Goodluck!
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That's not the issue. There is not a better adblocker than root-based adblockers, and there is not a better root-based adblocker than AdAway.
It works fine in chrome, and in Samsung browser beta, and in all apps system-wide with none of the issues of non-root VPN-based adblockers.
My issue is how to fix it not working on Samsung browser.
I should have been more clear about that in the OP. There is nothing broken in AdAway—the issue is in Samsung browser specifically (and only the stable channel build, as this issue isn't even present on th beta builds), and so I'm seeking info and solutions regarding this.
Just use NextDNS at router level instead of fiddling with this garbage.
And never use my mobile phone with cellular data or outside of my home? Speaking of garbage....
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And never use my mobile phone with cellular data or outside of my home? Speaking of garbage....
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There's no perfect solution.
NextDNS at home. Works great. As for mobile data, you could always switch to another browser, preferably Brave Browser.
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There's no perfect solution.
NextDNS at home. Works great. As for mobile data, you could always switch to another browser, preferably Brave Browser.
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Stop derailing the thread. I'm not asking about alternatives.
This is a thread seeking info about Samsung browser bypassing adblocking from AdAway.
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Stop derailing the thread. I'm not asking about alternatives.
This is a thread seeking info about Samsung browser bypassing adblocking from AdAway.
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More appropriately, you should be asking AdAway related questions in the correct thread for AdAway.
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AdAway AdAway is an open source ad blocker for Android using the hosts file. Google Play Store notice According the Google Play Developer Policy, especially the "Device and Network Abuse" section, ad blocker like AdAway violates the "Apps that...
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And never use my mobile phone with cellular data or outside of my home? Speaking of garbage....
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Actually NextDNS works *everywhere* if implemented correctly.
Adblocking in AdAway, Adfree, et-al is easily bypassed especially in apps.
The irony in (garbage) is the Samsung browser... ;-)
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Actually NextDNS works *everywhere* if implemented correctly.
Adblocking in AdAway, Adfree, et-al is easily bypassed especially in apps.
The irony in (garbage) is the Samsung browser... ;-)
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You said it before I did.
I'm not sure what could be causing such a problem aside from the Samsung Browser ignoring the normal hosts file location, thus leading to the ads not being rerouted/blocked.
Only other thing that I can think of that might cause this issue is not having the systemless hosts module installed in Magisk, however, AdAway wouldn't work on Chrome either if this was the case...
The samsung browser might have a data saver or dns over https setting (or maybe a load pages faster type option) . If so those features bypass hosts file. Really this is better served in the adaway thread suggested to you earlier, your issue is not device specific (adaway works fine on my p6p and firefox browser) . I say post there (or even better on samsung browser's forum if such exists).
Gytole said:
I have used adguard for years, it has givin me the best results above every other ad solution. Yes you pay for it, but for 30 clams it gets you 9 devices and it's lifetime....I purchased 3 plans and gave codes to family members and friends. A few of them said it changed their lives
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I concur, AdGuard is by far the best ads & trackers blocker these days, so yes, off topic , I would suggest giving it a try.
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I concur, AdGuard is by far the best ads & trackers blocker these days, so yes, off topic , I would suggest giving it a try.
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That person doesn't want help
Install the certificate....it helps a lot, also yeah ..add a **** ton more lists. How many do you have blocked?
I'm at 72k+ blocked on my list and I still have some that get through