Hello,so just to clarify this. I have already blocked ads online by using adguard in my phones dns setting,but i still have ads creeping in and taking over my social platforms such as my Facebook,Twitter,Instagram and Tumblr accounts eventhough i have done all i can in the apps settings to limit or partly block ads in each.
I still get way too many ads showing up and am tired of trying to block each and every ad that shows. Does anyone know of an effective way to completely block ads EVERYWHERE on Android without having to root my phone first? I am using an Xperia XZ2 running on Android 10. If anyone has a solution that works,please let me know.
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on chrome I use the extension do not track plus , if you don't know it, it blocks the ads collecting your data but still lets the ads show unlike an ad blocker.. after all ads provide us with free things..
But.. this post isn't a plug, I have a real question..
Is there anything like this for android? there are plenty of ad blockers out there, and a few apps that can show you which app uses what ad company, but I haven't found anything that works like do not track..
anyone know of anything?
I installed the bit torrent app. Is there an app like peer block which i use on my pc, so i can download torrents more safely?
I am in no way supporting any software of the such, but here :
https://www.google.com/webhp?source...qf.&fp=215a8248afbd2d8&ion=1&biw=1777&bih=872
There is no virus a torrent might contain that will mess with an android phone
if youre worried about downloading "free paid apps" from a torrent that may harm your phone...download at your own risk and dont expect an answer
but like i said ..you can download an AV on the Play store but viruses that harm your computer wont work on an android phone
so its pointless
Nah. I didn't think i'd have to spell it out....
i was lead to believe that downloading a torrent could lead to some kind of tracker. A peer block program will safeguard against that happening.
Does that make sense to anyone
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Nah. I didn't think i'd have to spell it out....
i was lead to believe that downloading a torrent could lead to some kind of tracker. A peer block program will safeguard against that happening.
Does that make sense to anyone
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Ive never heard of that to be honest..
only thing ive heard or seen is the air push ads but there is apps to black that
also if youre really concerned, check what permissions the apps ask for when downloading from market
i use torrents to "preview" music and havent had any kind of problem to this day
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Nah. I didn't think i'd have to spell it out....
i was lead to believe that downloading a torrent could lead to some kind of tracker. A peer block program will safeguard against that happening.
Does that make sense to anyone
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I assume that you're taking about downloading a movie and not wanting the MPAA seeing your ip from the trackers, yes?
AFAIK there isn't anything like that. Something you could try, this is just theory btw, would be to add the list of ip addys to the hosts file the same way the ad blocking apps use. It would stop you from connecting to them, however they might still be able to see your addy from the swarm tracker information.
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admittedly i am a relative noob about internets stuff. but i'm 51% sure that what i'm saying is true. gotta be someone here in this techy forum who knows for a certainty though. and if it is true, idk how there can not be an app that can cover your tracks like Peer Block for PC does.
Using peerblock 1.1 on my PCs works just great i cannot live without it and also looking for something on my android... she is a bit paranoid.... Using LBE Security Master so i can filter out adverts and unwanted stuff...
Peerblock is there to protect you from Copyright holders, there is no additional benefit gained from blocking the IPs in the lists from accessing your tarffic. There is no need to discuss its use on these forums as XDA does not condone Warez. if you're worried about getting reported to MPAA, RIAA, or any other copyright holder for the ILLEGAL download of copyrighted materials look elsewhere or stick with your PC/Peerblock combination. There is no comparable app for android phones and the extent of the methods you would need to implement would be beyond a headache.
peer block is an application that collects lists of sites you dont want your device connecting to and blocking access.
it is not just used for piracy but for many other uses..
don't want your computer connecting to devices is a particular country or continent? peer block can block that.
don't want ads on your device..?? peerblock blocks the major and many minor sites that host ads
don't want software calling home ( for any reason) peek block can block that..
don't want your web browser connecting to Microsoft?? peer block can block that
don't want government or corporate agencies connecting to your computer? peer block can block that
don't want your ftp used by schools ? peerblock can block that
don't want your weather station used by fox? peer block can block that
its all about the lists..
the biggest issue with peer block ( and the main use of it) is that the lists get old (even a few hours can be a problem)
and someone you don't want to have access to your device gets it.. and your compromised..
i have not seen any app that gathers block lists and incorporates them into a firewall for your phone
adblock plus dose a similar thing but just for ads..
you could build a hosts file every day and do that...
but really peerblock is only about 75% effective if even that for blocking.
but 75% is better than nothing...
but don't do anything you don't want to come back to you.. on any Internet in your real name..
what is legal in some places is not legal in others, and the Internet is a world wide community
go irc, nntp and some others for privacy from corporate/goverment snooping and spying.
(I just checked and ad block allows custom lists from web sites so you COULD set it up to act just like peerblock if you can find the lists you need in compatible format)
Again not condoning the act of piracy, but if you don't want people to know your ip from a sense of security, you could use a vpn service. I use one at home because I don't want my isp tapping into my datastream which has been deemed legal to do without a warrant of a wiretap.
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Hello there,
it seems that on the S9+ (and maybe S9, tho users over there report everything is fine) all the VPN-based ad blockers like DNS66, Blokada and the likes do not work correctly. When switching between wifi and mobile, the connection randomly dies, not letting anything through anymore until you restart the phone, or disable the blocker. It is documented in a github issue for DNS66 here. This is annoying, as I found this solution the most user-friendly. I know there is Adhell 3, but a) it's annoying to resign and reinstall every 3 months and apply for new keys and b) it doesn't block everything, not even if I manually feed it with all the hosts files that DNS66 uses. It blocks ads alright, but misses quite some.
Is there any known fix for this, or any other adblock suggestion besides that? I know that rooting and adaway would be best, but I won't root anymore since Samsung here in Europe straight off denies any warranty requests for rooted devices, even if it's got nothing to do with the root itself.
Adguard would a suggestion, but it does use a VPN blocking service for system wide blocking. It's not free and is subscription based. At one time I used adguard over dns66 as adguard worked and dns66 did not (VPN issues with dns66).
For non rooted users there is really no other options. Unless you want to setup a pihole server, somehow get your dns setting on your phone to point to the pihole server and go that route. In the case of dns changes on non-rooted devices it's either a VPN based change or knox. So your options are limited to one or the other. Of course this becomes moot if your plan on only blocking ads when you use a wifi connection.
I've done the pihole route before too, it works but doesn't catch everything. Some ads originate from the same domain as where your visiting, in which case dns adblocking won't work. For those scenarios cosmetic filtering would.
Otherwise I use adhell3 and adblock plus plugin on samsung browser. For practical intents and purposes I steered clear of VPN based setups for a reason. Also I don't mind recompilimg adhell3 once in a while, he's really put a lot of work into making it as simple as possible. I've got my android studio setup so that I just pull the latest changes, build the apk and install.
If adhell3 isn't your cup of tea then the only app I know is Disconnect Pro which costs $24.99 in the galaxy app store. Disconnect Pro functions the same way as Adhell3 does.. as a front end configuration for knox. I've read somewhere that Adhell3 has more features then Disconnect Pro, but I didn't look to much into that to find out what one has over the other.
If I were to suggest something I would suggest adhell3 combined with adblock plus plugin for your browser. combined those work the best for me... some ads might slip through, but dns based ad blocking is not the same as cosmetic ad blocking. Adguard should still do cosmetic filtering, but it's been a while since I used that app.
I am use this one on my S9+, it's free and work fine.
https://block-this.com/
hello guys
i'm so sick of the ads and popups on chrome, i don't want to use another browser
i need to make chrome doing it job without any ads or popups, i already blocked the pop-ups and redirects and ads but i still gets popups and ads especially when i surfing on a movies website you know they have a lot of ads, and i find it easy to block them on PC chrome by downloading extensions, but on mobile it's hard
my phone is : pixel 2 xl running android 9.0
i'm also using adaway but he can't doing a thing with chrome
How do I remove all extensions on Chrome?? The pop up ads just drive me crazy and they won't stop! te[email protected]
IMHO blocking typically only really can be achieved by steadily updating phone's hostsfile - what requires phone's Android is rooted. Thus it's also possible to block hundreds of porn sites. This method doesn't need a VPN additionally gets used as that's the case with AD-blockers like Blokada for example.
first time posting on the P6 forum (last had a P3).
previously, I used dns.adguard.com for the Private DNS setting. however, that was not blocking all of the ads from within some apps. it worked pretty well until then. Now, I downloaded blokada 5, and that successfully blocks almost all ads. the lone problem is that when connecting to a website, it often slows it down.
curious to see if anyone has a similar experience or recommend an alternative to dns.adguard.com.
thanks!
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first time posting on the P6 forum (last had a P3).
previously, I used dns.adguard.com for the Private DNS setting. however, that was not blocking all of the ads from within some apps. it worked pretty well until then. Now, I downloaded blokada 5, and that successfully blocks almost all ads. the lone problem is that when connecting to a website, it often slows it down.
curious to see if anyone has a similar experience or recommend an alternative to dns.adguard.com.
thanks!
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I personally use both NordVPN as well as AdAway with root; AdAway has a VPN function of its own, and you can use your own host lists, but the VPN solution is more resource intensive than the root solution.
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I personally use both NordVPN as well as AdAway with root; AdAway has a VPN function of its own, and you can use your own host lists, but the VPN solution is more resource intensive than the root solution.
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interesting - thanks for the quick reply.
i do have windscribe, but rarely use it. i have not rooted this device yet, as my understanding rooting will disable Google Wallet/GPay - and I use those more often than I would need to hide ads.
+1 to AdAway, plus if your preferred browser supports it, install an adblocker in it as well - I use uBlock for Firefox.
There's also MinMinGuard which has recently gotten an update to make it work on current systems, but that requires Lsposed if you don't already use it, as well as individually enabling it for every new app you install. Honestly, though, with AdAway plus a browser adblocker, I almost never see any ads in any app, so I don't find MinMinGuard necessary anymore.
Ad blocking apps like Blokada and DNS-based ad blockers like AdGuard can be effective at blocking ads, but they can also slow down your browsing experience. This is because ad blockers need to process and filter out ads, which can take up resources and cause delays.
One alternative to dns.adguard.com that you could try is Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1. This is a free, fast, and secure DNS resolver that also includes ad-blocking capabilities. Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 uses their own ad-blocking technology which is based on the same technology used by their enterprise-grade Web Application Firewall (WAF). This can block ads at the DNS level, which can be less resource-intensive than using an app like Blokada.
jco23 said:
interesting - thanks for the quick reply.
i do have windscribe, but rarely use it. i have not rooted this device yet, as my understanding rooting will disable Google Wallet/GPay - and I use those more often than I would need to hide ads.
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No root will not disable Google Wallet/GPay, you just have to install Safety net fix module and all works great, for banking apps just hide root into settings. I use all my banking apps, card tokens and gpay/wallet everyday. Rooking root + adaway.
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Ad blocking apps like Blokada and DNS-based ad blockers like AdGuard can be effective at blocking ads, but they can also slow down your browsing experience. This is because ad blockers need to process and filter out ads, which can take up resources and cause delays.
One alternative to dns.adguard.com that you could try is Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1. This is a free, fast, and secure DNS resolver that also includes ad-blocking capabilities. Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 uses their own ad-blocking technology which is based on the same technology used by their enterprise-grade Web Application Firewall (WAF). This can block ads at the DNS level, which can be less resource-intensive than using an app like Blokada.
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i tried installing the 1.1.1.1 app from cloudflare, and it did NOT block the ads on my scrabble app. thx for the suggestion though.
Have you tried using a browser like Brave which would help with your browsing experience. I use a combination of Blockada for system wide blocking, pihole for in-home network based blocking and browsers like Brave/DDG for blocking and so on. I have a tasker based activity for turning on/off blockada when in home/out of home. It's my non-root solution.
Additionally you can also lookup -
ahadns.com - you get a customised secure dns url, you can setup filter lists and the URL is configured based on the seelctions.
nextdns.io - something similar to the above. 300,000 free ad-blocking queries per month and past that, the non-blocking DNS service will work till the next month.
cbarai said:
Have you tried using a browser like Brave which would help with your browsing experience. I use a combination of Blockada for system wide blocking, pihole for in-home network based blocking and browsers like Brave/DDG for blocking and so on. I have a tasker based activity for turning on/off blockada when in home/out of home. It's my non-root solution.
Additionally you can also lookup -
ahadns.com - you get a customised secure dns url, you can setup filter lists and the URL is configured based on the seelctions.
nextdns.io - something similar to the above. 300,000 free ad-blocking queries per month and past that, the non-blocking DNS service will work till the next month.
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Hey, just stumbled across your post and thought that if you use piehole at home, you should be able to just use a VPN to you piehole when on the road so you don't have to rely on third party apps. Don't know about performance though, but you might give it a try.
Cheers
Been taking NextDNS for a test ride. Easy set up with a lot of features, up to 300,000 queries per month for free. What's not to like?
Fast and running pretty smooth so far, day 7.