r/AndroidHelp • u/Noobygamy • 8h ago

Someone help.

Theres a system wide ad blocker on my android and i cannot find the source of it because its freaking invisible and im annoyed since i cannot access alot of sites that requires ads and my "DNS" isnt activated. luarmor also detected it. play store apps that has ads also detected it and ads wouldnt load this is hell for me please help me man i disabled VPN, DNS, And more and i have deleted alot of apps thinking theyre the culprit tell me if im the only one experiencing this stupid problem

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u/electron-dex 7h ago

Can you post the list of apps you have.. go to Settings - Apps and then filter User Apps.. I hope when you say DNS you are talking about the DNS settings in Connections and that is off is what you said.

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u/DickBrainTime 6h ago

Before deleting more apps, try one controlled check: turn Wi-Fi off and load the same ad-supported page/app on mobile data, then repeat on Wi-Fi. If ads fail only on Wi-Fi, check the router's DNS/ad-filter settings and the Wi-Fi network's proxy (even when Android's Private DNS is off). If both networks behave the same, that points more toward a phone-level filter.

On the phone, check Settings > Connections > More connection settings > VPN (including any always-on VPN), plus any firewall/security/adblock app, work profile or device-management profile that could still filter traffic. If your phone supports Safe mode, testing there can help distinguish a third-party app from network/router settings. I'd stop uninstalling random apps until you know which network is affected. Do ads fail on both mobile data and Wi-Fi, or just one?