Comment by alias_neo

Comment by alias_neo 2 months ago

Also, system-wide adblocking either has to be done off-device (no good for cellular networks) or with an on-device VPN, which is no good if you actually want to use a VPN of your own.

Personally, I stopped rooting a few years ago and I don't see any ads with Firefox + uBlock Origin; I just don't use the type of apps that would show ads; not necessarily intentionally any more, just that the types of services I install apps for don't do it (making obvious exceptions for things like Amazon where the entire app is an Ad).

ignoramous 2 months ago

> with an on-device VPN, which is no good if you actually want to use a VPN of your own.

I co-develop a FOSS Android app that can run DoH, ODoH, firewall, and WireGuard: https://github.com/celzero/rethink-app

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alias_neo 2 months ago

Looks like a nice solution, thanks for the link.

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mminer237 2 months ago

You can use an adblocking DNS on your cell network.

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alias_neo 2 months ago

Sure, but that's "off-device", so you either have to run it yourself (and pay-for-and-manage it) or rely on someone else to run one for you, which if you're into privacy on top of ad-blocking, you likely don't want.

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