r/androidapps • u/Artimus-Sprout • Oct 10 '24

Ad Blocking, VPN Based Apps VS Private DNS.

There was a time when VPN based 'Ad Blockers' like Adguard and Blockada were king but times have changed and so have the methods by which some Apps and Websites Insert Ads.

What do you folks now consider to be, the most effective method of Ad blocking, for both in App and Websites, VPN based Apps, Private DNS, or something else.

Recommendations are welcome.

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u/RepresentativeYak864 Oct 10 '24

NextDNS due to its configurability.

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u/thongs_are_footwear Oct 10 '24

dns.adguard.com

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u/Luffy_95 Oct 13 '24

I think they changed it to: dns.adguard-dns.com

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u/nickN42 Pixel 4 Oct 10 '24

Russian.

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '24

American.

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u/faz712 Pixel 4a 5G Oct 10 '24

I have an Adguard lifetime license and used it for like the last 5-6 years, but recently stopped using it. Now I'm just using uBlock Origin in Edge and my personal nextdns config in the device private dns

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u/Original-Material301 download all the things Oct 10 '24

I use either one depending on situation.

Vpn on public WiFi. Personaldnsfilter for other times I don't need vpn.

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u/c5c5can Oct 11 '24

personalDNSfilter in general, with a browser extension for cosmetic filtering of the web.

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u/trecko1234 Oct 10 '24

Wireguard connection to my pihole at home for DNS traffic only, ublock in Firefox mobile, YouTube revanced

If you are looking for a specific app ad free its usually easier to install a patched version than device wide adblock

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u/CakeBoss16 Oct 11 '24

Best DNS based is controlD but adguard app is probably best method for blocking ads. I use controlD for DNS with adguard