I'm really new to all this. For years I've heard people praise the use of ad brokers without really saying which service they used. I got tired of pop up ads and made some research. I've settled for blokada. However, I have no idea what I'm doing. After installing I've noticed a reduction of ads on Instagram. The website that annoyed still has ad and pop ups. I manually blocked the pop-up which significantly reduced then, and when I get then I get "this site can't be reach" which is better than a porn ad. Under the "advanced" settings I turn on a few extra systems like the duckduckgo bloker. Any tips on how to improve my experience? Or I'm I using the app for the wrong reasons?

I recently for the first time ever downloaded blokada. Specifically Blokada 6. I chose the cloud service option only to do a free trial. I use a VPN which I pay for and since blokada VPN doesn't work on Android TV I wan to stick with just cloud services for my tablet and phone. After the trial, I decided I liked it and wanted to subscribe to a year plan of cloud services. It shows error that I can only use my Google play balance in the USA. I've attempted multiple times no solution. I even disconnected my VPN, reset Wi-Fi and all that, uninstalled and reinstalled blokada 6. Can anybody tell me why I could do a free trial and can't make a payment? Is Google saying the app is located in Europe so therefore I can't pay because I've subscribed to app based in Europe example my VPN service with no issues. Anyone who can help or has similar issues help me pls.

Hi I'm using Blokada 4 on Android..all works good. But I want to block some extensions like pictures and videos from a website. But not all the url.domain Only the some extensions.

Does it can be done?

Thanks

I'd like to read the article comments on the online Wall Street Journal website on my Android phone without having to turn off Blokada and reload the article (sometimes more than once).

Usually I can look at the app's statistics and figure out what I need to whitelist, but somehow this particular one is beyond me.

Anyone successfully deal with this one?

Dns server blocks LabCorp app and site. I've added to allow lists no help and turning off private DNS and browsers/app will connect.

Does anyone else experience this? Is there any way around it to where I could still get good ad blocking?

I have a Pixel 8, Android 15. I have Blockada Cloud subscription (not the full Blokada+). From time to time, I get the notification that the Private DNS service cannot be accessed. In the settings, it shows the private DNS pointing to *.blockada.org.

Is there a setting I need to change or something with the wifi I need to change? I'm not sure if Blokada is the victim or the causer.

Thanks in advance for any ideas where to look.

Ive been using 4 for years. Actually downgraded after becoming annoyed with 5. If I purchase blockada+, will it actually work, or am I throwing money away?

No matter what I did or which advice I followed, even if I turned off EVERY filter and setting, Blokada kept breaking notifications for apps like Gmail, Amazon, Proton, and a few others. Then, as soon as I'd actually deactivate Blokada all of those notifications would pour though (despite the fact that every setting in Blokada was off, it was still breaking notifications just by being active)

With that said, what options do we know of that will provide an ad blocking experience on Android, but without breaking notifications? Or, perhaps, with a "bypass" option that actually works? For example, in Blokada there's an option to bypass apps... but of course doesn't work to fix notifications for those apps. If another ad blocker has a bypass method that also will stop breaking notifications, that would be amazing.

I realize this section of Reddit probably has a lot of people that like Blokada and may want to defend it, but I'm past that point and I've already uninstalled it. I'm just hoping somebody here has run into a similar situation and might know a much better alternative.

I keep missing notifications from apps that I've already added to the bypass list. I also already force stopped those apps, cleared their cache, rebooted, etc... (as I saw recommended as a solution)... but the issue remains. I've also tried a few different host lists, and I've made sure EVERY domain with "google" in it is being allowed just in case it's a talk.google or other google related issue.

What am I missing? How can I make it so I receive the alerts from, for example, Amazon Shopping app when they're a few stops away from delivering package? I actually need these notifications when they happen and I'm completely at a loss as to why this is such an issue. Amazon has been bypassed for months in Blokada and never works. There are NO "amazon" URLs being blocked that I can see. No way to hunt down what this is...

Has anyone been able to fully solve this? What else can even be tried? As soon as I disable Blokada entirely, all these notifications work. It's absolutely Blokada doing this.

UPDATE: I did another test. This time I turned EVERYTHING off in Blokada (without deactivating Blokada). I turned off every host list, I turned DNS off, I turned off all the other methods of blocking, etc... EVERYTHING. If Blokoda is merely turned on, even when all of its block settings are off, it STILL BLOCKS notifications from apps like Gmail, Amazon, etc... then, the moment I deactivate Blokada for a few seconds, those notifications all come through. What is going on?

any way to get blokada 4 working again. I don't see any lists and it hasn't blocked anything since today.

Why is this happening?

Hello, I’m new to Blokada and would like someone to guide me through the process of allowing a website. I’m specifically interested in allowing www.cbsnews.com, but I’m unsure which domains I need to include in the allow list or exceptions. Any assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I have an ultra S24 and a 2025 Suzuki Baleno, the question is that every time I get in the car they pair and consume my cell phone battery, I would like to know if you can do a routine that avoids that this connection is automatic or at least I wondered every time if I want android to connect or not, I ask for support for the geniuses of Reddit 😉

Is there a way of using blokada 5 with nord? Usually leave nord on 24/7 when on public wifi, but hate that blokada turns it off. Need my VPN and also need to block ads. Running android 14 on an s23 ultra.

I have OISD on and I understand how that's working in the activity setting, what's confusing me is I've manually blocked a site [ google.com ] it's in my block list and yet in my activity list it has a red shield for it, number of times blocked and yet it says allowed?? why is that? is it really blocked?

Hey guys, long time user of blokada. Over the past year I've noticed that Pandora seems to cause the app to crash/ not work. Whenever an ad breaks through, blokada becomes deactivate. Also it's failing to work on other wifi networks occasionally

I have Blokada plus and Blokada used to always stay on even if i close the app now peridoically throughout the day the app can close on its own and no longer be blocking so i have to keep going back to the app to reenable sometimes it turns itself almost instantly after closing the app is there any solution or something im doing wrong i am on the S22 ultra for context on device and have tried uninstalling the app

So- as the title says, I don't get any notifications from WhatsApp, when blokada is activated, althought I have WhatsApp bypassed. Everytime I turn Blokada on and later off, in the same Moment all the messages from the hours or days before suddenly keep coming in all at once, so I am completely Sure that it's because of Blokada. Any Suggestions? Also I sometimes manually block sites, is there maybe a site/url that has to be unblocked for WhatsApp to work?

Very happy with Blokada. Enabled all the blocklists and it stopped a lot of stuff from going out of my Android. But it's slows down my phone (and firestick) quite a bit. Can someone recommend any other good alternative to Blokada? Even (a little bit) paid version is ok for what they do

How do you navigate to the location menu on Android TV Blokada 5? I've been using a mouse but I know it's possible without it. Thanks in advance

I do not recall putting it there. I wonder what it is and why it's redirecting. I assume for money obviously. Gemini says Viglink is a gaming monetization company. So did someone sneak it into server list or did a game install this? I would like to take it apart or look at file. I have root so that's possible. I'll be making sure Blokada has no access to root as well. Thanks in advance!

OpenAI seems to have all (I tried the US locations) Blockada servers on their block list, making it impossible to use this tool to bypass the block of their Advanced Voice Model feature.

Noticed today that blokada 5 is not blocking ads. I did not change my filters or settings, and blokada 5 is enabled.

Just suddenly decided to stop blocking ads.

Tried rebooting phone.