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Block This Ad Blocker (no root needed!)

I found this in a US S7 Edge discussion and I was very happy to know that it actually works (brilliantly) in stock devices too! :good:
What's more it dosn't suffer (so far) from the known AdBlock Plus issues with unrooted phones (Internet stops working, apps crash from time to time, bank/eBay apps don't work properly, etc.).
https://block-this.com/

But you're routing through their DNS - which isn't a very privacy-friendly or safe option - you're putting your entire mobile internet activity in their hands...

Just use Netguard and import adaway hosts file. Ive done this since day one with edge and it uses very little battery.

Whoa! No thanks!!!
Surely you have to ask yourself what is in it for them right? Free Ad cleansing and free bandwidth through their DNS? Oh come on, they must be getting something out of it or maybe I have just jumped on the conspiracy bandwagon

You should ping Block It! Dns before dismissing it. Its a dummy DNS that collects no precious data of yours.
Block It! simply supplies ads with a fake DNS and its not a VPN. It works exactly like Adaway but does not require root.

anyway to get rid of the VPN key notification.......its annoying as hell.

saveferris said:
anyway to get rid of the VPN key notification.......its annoying as hell.
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Unfortunately no options to do that =( Its alright though, it doesn't pop up, it just stays on the notification bar.

babylordx said:
You should ping Block It! Dns before dismissing it. Its a dummy DNS that collects no precious data of yours.
Block It! simply supplies ads with a fake DNS and its not a VPN. It works exactly like Adaway but does not require root.
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Is it faster than adguard?

I've just used crystal for the Samsung browser and it's been great at blocking ads with low battery drain and no annoying notification in the bar. Only works on the stock browser though. However the browser itself is very snappy and optimized on the s7e and there's even a slight performance increase to chrome IMO

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I've just used crystal for the Samsung browser and it's been great at blocking ads with low battery drain and no annoying notification in the bar. Only works on the stock browser though. However the browser itself is very snappy and optimized on the s7e and there's even a slight performance increase to chrome IMO
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How does it compare to block this?

tiskewlio said:
I've just used crystal for the Samsung browser and it's been great at blocking ads with low battery drain and no annoying notification in the bar. Only works on the stock browser though. However the browser itself is very snappy and optimized on the s7e and there's even a slight performance increase to chrome IMO
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Thanx man. I was so sad that i could root and use adaway but this crystal app is amazing. No ad what so ever and browser now is freaking fast. My only question is why such a great app that does what adguards does is free? Any catch i should be aware?

jsminor said:
Just use Netguard and import adaway hosts file. Ive done this since day one with edge and it uses very little battery.
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Tried that, ads still appear in apps. With block this they're completely gone in apps.

Block this is blocking connections to google apps, i would assume due to the heavy ad content in things like the play store.
After testing again it seems that block-this is not blocking google as I previously thought.

Milimbar said:
Block this is blocking connections to google apps, i would assume due to the heavy ad content in things like the play store.
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What Google app?
I got them all working.
Anyway to everybody wondering what this VPN does here is the answer from the author on Google+:
Since this is not a real VPN, your traffic does not get tunneled through a remote server. All we do is give your phone information about what to do with request to ads/malware/spam using DNS
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Cr4z33 said:
What Google app?
I got them all working.
Anyway to everybody wondering what this VPN does here is the answer from the author on Google+:
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I was unable to use google now and now on tap with block-this enabled the other day.
I checked again today and all is working fine, maybe google was just having issues.
I will edit my previous post so people do not think that was a block-this issue.

Is Block This free for good? Looks like there is a premium version?

i'm a bit confused now as i've found it on play store... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.savageorgiev.blockthis&hl=en

It just seems too good to be true. Has anyone had any issues with this??

It looks very attractive to use, but it changes your DNS. So, all your internet traffic will pass the DNS servers of block-this. Free of use, to good to be true.
Does anybody has the ip-address of their servers? Where are they located?

tiskewlio said:
I've just used crystal for the Samsung browser and it's been great at blocking ads with low battery drain and no annoying notification in the bar. Only works on the stock browser though. However the browser itself is very snappy and optimized on the s7e and there's even a slight performance increase to chrome IMO
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How does crystal compare to the other 2 samsung browser ad blocking apps? (Adblock Fast & Adblock Plus)

MyDNS, dns changer, no root, ad block, no tracking, netspeed on statusbar

Hey guys,
it's been awhile since i used to root my phone so was looking for a rootless adblock solution.
The best idea is to change your DNS with one of the various available who filter ads, tracking sites and phishing ones.
You may also want to change your DNS to defeat country related website filtering.
To change DNS on a rootless phone you need to route all traffic through a local VPN.
I've tried some firewalls and dns changers but unfortunately they were not up to my standards.
They were either coded poorly, using too many resources, not working with play store or using shady and too many permissions for my taste.
Eventually decided to make my own and to make it as simply as possible:
My DNS is a little apk of less than 25kb size, extremely optimized and with no impact on your phone.
When in background it will use around 3-4mb tops.
There are no shady permissions, no internet permission even. You can route the traffic locally without any fear, no data will ever leave your phone.
It won't use any battery nor data or cpu.
Since traffic is being routed locally anyway i've added an handy network speed indicator on status bar for devices with Android 6+
This was initially planned for myself only but after receiving some good feedbacks from many friends, i've decided to make it publicly available.
MyDNS will be available shortly after some of your feedbacks on Play Store for a coffee price, free here on XDA for a while.
Here are some ad block DNS :
Once you setup your new DNS, it may take a while for DNS cache to expire and your ADS to disappear. Either reboot or wait 10/15 min.
176.103.130.130, 176.103.130.131 block ads, trackers and phishing websites adguard.com
176.103.130.132, 176.103.130.134 block ads, trackers and phishing websites and adult content adguard.com
136.243.146.101 136.243.146.102 noad.zone
198.101.242.72 23.253.163.53 alternate-dns.com

Awesome! Works fantastic so far.
I too have tried a lot, Adguard seems to be the one I come back too.
Sent from my VS995 using Tapatalk

Thanks, yes but in the end i'm an optimizer freak and realized all i needed was a simple dns redirect without any bells and whistles.
Also having the net speed on status bar allowed me to remove the various speed meters i had.

OpenDNS can block ads? Really?

salmanfarisy said:
OpenDNS can block ads? Really?
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they do afaik: opendns.com/no-more-ads/

MaxOptim said:
they do afaik: opendns.com/no-more-ads/
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I think you misunderstood the article. No more ads in OpenDNS doesn't mean OpenDNS blocks ads.

salmanfarisy said:
I think you misunderstood the article. No more ads in OpenDNS doesn't mean OpenDNS blocks ads.
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you're right, i usually use the adguard ones so searched for more without really paying attention.
Thanks for pointing it out.

MaxOptim said:
you're right, i usually use the adguard ones so searched for more without really paying attention.
Thanks for pointing it out.
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No problem.
Anyway, this is so simple and lightweight. Very nice. Unfortunately, what i need for now is a no root ad-blocking solution with more features. This is because Android allows only one app to use VPN at a time.
Maybe I can use this for my secondary device. Thanks. It's always nice to see a lightweight and minimalist application.

Going to give this a go.

States the XDA edition has now expired

i need it please
but it say exp for xda

Soo, xds version expired. Mod, can we get it removed not to confuse anyone?

How has it expired? The apk is still downloadable.
EDIT: I tried installing it and the app indicated that it had expired at the end of the install. The developer is evil.

Android ad blocker?

I'm a long time user of AdBlock Plus, but recently switched my browser to UBlock origin. ABP hasn't been updated for android in a while, so I was wondering if there was a better alternative, or a round up review I could read. Most of what's online is from 3-5 years ago, which seems odd that we need ad blocking now as a form of anti-malware software.
What is a good system wide ad blocker on Android? I have root on my device.
I'd like it to play well with OpenVPN and cell connections too. ABP seems to break on occasion when on cell connections.

i have adaway 3.2 and minminguard xposed module and i have never seen a single ad.if u wish there is a modded and updated youtube adfree version since youtube adaway module doesn't work for most of us.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3449312

I have been using DNS66 lately and have noticed that I have almost no ads any more either in my browser or in any apps I use. Like you, I used AdBlock for a long time but also noticed it becoming less and less useful as time goes. But I read a digest type review of ad blockers recently and DNS66 was at the top. Since I have started using it, I have noticed less ads (virtually none), also a noticeable increase in page load times, app load times and most significantly in the amount of data I use each month. Between using this DNS level ad blocker and removing facebook and replacing it with Metal Pro, I am now using half the data each month, getting noticeable increases across all web related traffic and I am much happier for it.

AdAway + Minminguard + Ad-free YouTube combo is the most powerful adblocker for rooted Android.
Dns66 is fast and lightweight adblocking solution for no-root Android devices, but since it is using VPN service, you can't use it with other VPN service like openVPN as Android only allows one VPN service running.

before some days i unrooted to receive just an OTA.When i opened tapatalk i couldn't believe my eyes.in every screen there was an add that was taking muuuch place on the screen.i had to scroll many times to find what i wanted.i read that minminguard removes both the add and the token place of screen that add was.adaway i think removes only the add.i couldn't imagine my device with adds.and i definitely even would root just to install only addaway programs..

kos25k said:
before some days i unrooted to receive just an OTA.When i opened tapatalk i couldn't believe my eyes.in every screen there was an add that was taking muuuch place on the screen.i had to scroll many times to find what i wanted.i read that minminguard removes both the add and the token place of screen that add was.adaway i think removes only the add.i couldn't imagine my device with adds.and i definitely even would root just to install only addaway programs..
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Not in my case. No root Android + dns66 combo is enough for me, as I can find alternatives for ad-bloated app almost every time. Less than 5 apps with ad banner in my device, which blocked perfectly by dns66.

Best Adblocking solutions for rooted phone, no VPN?

I know the title is rather generic and not strictly related to OP7, but I didn't know where else to post, and as this applies to my OP7, I thought to post here.
OP7
OOS 10.0.7
Rooted, Magisk+TWRP
So far I have been using Blokada to stop ads and it's been a bliss, but the limitation of Android to only run one VPN at a time makes using another VPN a compromise.
Recently I decided to use NordVPN, but as the situation stays now, I must choose between really no ads (Blokada), or NordVPN, but rely on Nord's as filtering which isn't really doing much.
Can you recommend me some reliable Adblocking solutions for rooted phone that can work in parallel with NordVPN and do equally good job as Blokada is doing? I need to block apps across the whole system (apps, websites).
P.S. using YouTube Vanced, so that one is sorted.

Energized magisk module, energized.pro for info on which version best suits you

Adguard dns without any app

Isn't DNS ad-blocking problematic? I've been reading that apps and websites can detect ad- locking DNS and act strangely.
Also, some ISP may not like some DNS... What has been your experience with DNS Adblocking so far?

Hi
I'm using OP7T OOS Beta 7 at the moment. I've been using Blokada for a short time and liked it a lot. But a minor was indeed not being able to combine it with a VPN from another provider. So I tried Blokada VPN. I had the feeling that it was working smoother than the VPN I'm always using. And I like the way they handle accounts. So you could use Blokada and VPN together if you pay for the VPN from Blokada.
So what stopped me using it? Having a long time subscription at NordVPN. I'm not using a vpn much lately. My setup is as follows:
- setup private dns under settings-networks-private dns: dns.adguard.com
- setup Adaway from FDroid (you need root)
- setup NordVPN. Beware to use the apk from the website and not from the Play Store. Only the apk from the website has working cybersec functionality. It can be used together with Adaway.
I've no problems using a dns server that blocks ads and malware. Neither do I have problems using hosts file based blocking like Adaway. Besides that I'm using browsers like Privacy Browser, Firefox nightly, Bromite and ungoogled chromium. And I try not to use apps with ads.

SvenC said:
- setup private dns under settings-networks-private dns: dns.adguard.com
- setup Adaway from FDroid (you need root)
- setup NordVPN. Beware to use the apk from the website and not from the Play Store. Only the apk from the website has working cybersec functionality. It can be used together with Adaway.
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Thanks, I made the same setup... Seems less strict compared to Blokada, but this I am sure is just a matter of hosts list in adaway.
Do you recommend any hosts in particular besides the ones already in Adaway?
Also, what kind of apps do you split tunnel in NordVPN? Or no need? Everything working as it should?

derei said:
Thanks, I made the same setup... Seems less strict compared to Blokada, but this I am sure is just a matter of hosts list in adaway.
Do you recommend any hosts in particular besides the ones already in Adaway?
Also, what kind of apps do you split tunnel in NordVPN? Or no need? Everything working as it should?
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Be sure to update hosts file in Adaway regularly. I haven't changed any sources in Adaway. Just the standard setup. It blocks system wide and I don't want it to be too strict. Maybe I want to reach a domain sometimes on some site without hassle. You can start up "dns log"in Adaway and then just use your phone like you always do. It then monitors every request. After a while you can go back to Adaway to view which requests occurred. From there you can block domains that were allowed. Or allow domains that were blocked.
I'm not using vpn a lot lately as I'm in my home country. I use it especially when I'm abroad in less privacy conscious countries. That's why I haven't split anything. But I would just it more, I would split apps like Signal private messenger which are end to end encrypted, and apps that don't seem to work well going through the vpn tunnel.
If you are really concerned about your privacy/ISP, then you should setup VPN always on, or force apps to use vpn tunnel by using a firewall. Although opinions differ on this. To me that's overkill anyway. Do you have apps still showing ads? Or do you mean ads while browsing websites?

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Do you have apps still showing ads? Or do you mean ads while browsing websites?
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Yes, some apps are still showing placeholders. Didn't check all apps...but with Blokada I didn't even have the placeholders. Isn't a big nuisance, but if I can find a solution for it, for the better.
As for vpn usage... i just made some network speed tests... what do you see... it was better over the vpn. For some reason my isp was throttling my mobile (weird). So, I decided to allow NordVPN to always connect to the fastest server.
About tunneling, I was interested if any app misbehaves when on vpn (for example Netflix, or banking apps, if you personally encountered some issue).

derei said:
Yes, some apps are still showing placeholders. Didn't check all apps...but with Blokada I didn't even have the placeholders. Isn't a big nuisance, but if I can find a solution for it, for the better.
As for vpn usage... i just made some network speed tests... what do you see... it was better over the vpn. For some reason my isp was throttling my mobile (weird). So, I decided to allow NordVPN to always connect to the fastest server.
About tunneling, I was interested if any app misbehaves when on vpn (for example Netflix, or banking apps, if you personally encountered some issue).
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I keep apps with ads at a minimum, so probably that's why I haven't any problems like that. I remember having problems setting up Payconiq and Transferwise while on vpn. After finishing the setup, only Transferwise still gives problems while on vpn. I don't have streaming or social apps besides Telegram and Keybase.
That said, if I didn't have a subscription from NordVPN, I would use Blokada and pay for its vpn. Everything in one app. But in case speed is important, probably Nord is a better option.

derei said:
Isn't DNS ad-blocking problematic? I've been reading that apps and websites can detect ad- locking DNS and act strangely.
Also, some ISP may not like some DNS... What has been your experience with DNS Adblocking so far?
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You may have the same problems you have with VPN apps, I have not had any problems for the moment and I have been using dns adguard for some time ... once there was a problem in the server and they crashed but just set '' automatic dns' 'until the problem is solved. In any case, if you don't have root the only way is vpn or dns

I tried the Magisk module Energized but couldn't make it work. I got an error that it was not compatible although I had systemless hosts installed. Otherwise it seemed promising.
I'm testing another app now: Nebulo. At first sight I like it very much. But don't download it from Google Play cause that's a very limited version. Downloading it from Aurora Droid seems the easiest way. It's like Blokada, but I like it more. You can add packages to block ads. And the choice is large. You have a lot of dns servers to choose from. You can test the speed of the servers. Not just a ping test, but a revolution test. You can use cache to avoid sending the same dns requests over and over to the server; to speed up browsing. And a lot of other settings. Worth taking a look at.

Tried Magisk module energized.pro module on another ROM with success now. Using private DNS settings in android combined with that module. My favorite setup at the moment.

Question Ads/Sponsored Content in Google Feed on Pixel Phone ? Any way to block it ?

Hi there, it's been a long time since i used my last Pixel (it was 2XL),
what i notice right away after using my P7Pro for few days is that Google Feed on this phone is showing a lot of ads/sponsored content,
i used host based adblock along with adguard private DNS on this phone, same setup like my other phone (Aquos R6)
but to my surprise, while it managed to block the ads/sponsored contents on my Aquos, it failed to do so on my Pixel.
Do google actually do same thing with apple on macOS ? setting up certain IP/URL/Connection in OS level, bypassing our DNS/VPN/Host ?
Because i dont remember ever seeing thia much of an ads in my Google Feed. And, as comparison, i dont see the same ads from my Aquos which signed into same google account.
Do you have any idea how to reduce it ? or block it ?
And, no, choosing "Show less" or "Block this ads" by pressing ... button on the Feed doesn't work.

otonieru said:
Hi there, it's been a long time since i used my last Pixel (it was 2XL),
what i notice right away after using my P7Pro for few days is that Google Feed on this phone is showing a lot of ads/sponsored content,
i used host based adblock along with adguard private DNS on this phone, same setup like my other phone (Aquos R6)
but to my surprise, while it managed to block the ads/sponsored contents on my Aquos, it failed to do so on my Pixel.
Do google actually do same thing with apple on macOS ? setting up certain IP/URL/Connection in OS level, bypassing our DNS/VPN/Host ?
Because i dont remember ever seeing thia much of an ads in my Google Feed. And, as comparison, i dont see the same ads from my Aquos which signed into same google account.
Do you have any idea how to reduce it ? or block it ?
And, no, choosing "Show less" or "Block this ads" by pressing ... button on the Feed doesn't work.
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I don't use Google Feeds it's an open door for some pubs
I prefer to use Flym which manages my RSS feeds and I don't have ads.
I also use AdAway and the Magisk Systemless Hosts-Unified module.

Adguard app, no adds unless you missed some filters/updates. Works great on Facebook too.

As others mentioned, you need a way to block/filter traffic on your entire device. There are apps that use a VPN to filter traffic without root, though there is always the root method of editing your hosts file which has been around for a good while which will always also work.
There is also one other option which is to use a DNS server which some companies provide as a paid service, the benefit there is you can choose to put the filter in your modem to have it filter down to all of the devices on your network, though personally I would never go for this option as iot is far too easy to block something you didn't want to, and a hassle to unblock it.

I installed a Play Store App, DNS66, and this seems to block ADs system wide including YouTube Music Ads - now it plays like a regular music player without the garbage ads every other song.

Thank you for all replies,
as mentioned i already using two adblock methods, root based and DNS based, and for other apps, the ads all gone, system widely,
only Google Discover still showing it,
but it SOLVED now, after turning off Ads Personalisation in My Ads setting in Google app, somehow all the ads now gone. Probably there's cache somewhere in my system which prevent the adblock to work 100% on Discover.

otonieru said:
Thank you for all replies,
as mentioned i already using two adblock methods, root based and DNS based, and for other apps, the ads all gone, system widely,
only Google Discover still showing it,
but it SOLVED now, after turning off Ads Personalisation in My Ads setting in Google app, somehow all the ads now gone. Probably there's cache somewhere in my system which prevent the adblock to work 100% on Discover.
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This worked perfectly for me on both my Pixel phones. Thank you so much!