Several years ago, I used Blockada, which was frequently recommended. According to some discussion threads, it seems to have fallen from grace.

What ad blocker that doesn’t require root do you use? What’s your experience with it? Would you recommend it?

  • RichRatschEnglish
    3•2 years ago

    You can easily use private DNS settings on your android without installing anything!

    dns.adguard.com is simple and works well nextdns allows more configuration, stats and blocklists

      • monotremata
        1•2 years ago

        If you’re using Chrome, that’s why. Chrome bypasses your DNS settings and uses Google’s DNS because they found using the system settings was affecting their ad revenue. Using Firefox fixes this, although in Firefox you can just use ublock origin anyway, which works even better.

  • @henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
    2•2 years ago

    I’m surprised that I haven’t seen anyone mention this, but Firefox for Android lets you install from a list of compatible extensions. You can use uBlock Origin as normal.

  • @ScOULaris@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2•2 years ago

    Adguard is the best option for system-wide, rootless ad blocking on Android IMO.

    It’s the best because it also performs cosmetic filtering to reclaim the empty space that most other blockers leave behind after removing an ad from a web page. This makes web pages look much cleaner and is something that I value in any adblocker, mobile or otherwise. The free version works across any browser or embedded webview instance within apps, and the paid version filters all ads within apps as well. I can’t recommend it highly enough.

    Completely negligible impact on battery life as well.

  • nefarious
    1•2 years ago

    Honestly, I should probably set up a system-wide adblocker, but I just use uBlock in Firefox and avoid apps that shove ads in my face.

  • MbeezerEnglish
    1•2 years ago

    Adaway is the go to thing for me, it’s FOSS and Supports VPN as Well as Root Mode. Also it already has some Blocklists integrated and you can easily add more and the battery drain is near to negligable.