I would like to pirate on my phone sometimes and the ads on websites are problem. I'm not newbie, I know I can install firefox and get the uBlock on it but firefox android is a little bit slow so I prefer to use Opera browser; opera has an ad blocker but it's a joke compared to uBlock. I'm in a restricted country and my phone is not rooted, so if I use ad block apps like AdAway or Adgaurd they need to create a VPN connection in order to function unless the phone is rooted, and that VPN connection doesn't let me to enable another VPN in order to visit filtered websites or apps.

I'm not stuck, but felt if I ask here there may be another smart solution for ad blocking on android that can solve these small problems; and the solution would help other people so be kind and provide what you have.

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[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

Setting up a PiHole is a method that should work. Costs a bit if you don't already have something to host it on.

[–] rambos@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Pihole + firefox + ublock for adds here. Im not using this, but its also possible to set your home server connect to VPN provider and then route all traffic through that. Then you can use your selfhosted VPN to connect with phone and use both at the same time. Or just enable add blocking on your VPN provider, I guess most of them have one

[–] Vuipes@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I use the Samsung browser with the Adguard plug-in, which works great with customizable filter lists.

Samsung browser: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sec.android.app.sbrowser
Adguard for samsung browser: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adguard.android.contentblocker

[–] 7Sea_Sailor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Personally I use my own selfhosted AdGuard Home instance, configured on my phone as the private DNS server, therefor connecting via encrypted DOT. I've also got this server configured as the DNS on my home network router, meaning every and any device in the network profits from the adblocking, no matter how the respective DNS is configured. If you dont want to mess around with linux, docker and selfhosting in general, NextDNS seems to be a very valuable option as well. In any case, this is a lot more efficient than having an adblocking extension in your browser, since AGH/NDNS will also block ads and tracker in any other app that isn't Firefox.

[–] florge@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If you don't want firefox, Cromite is pretty good. Also if you need your vpn for other things, then the next best thing is a custom dns, I use nextdns which is customisable and blocks a fair amount of stuff.

[–] IgnacioM@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Im not very familiar with Opera but do you have the "Allow Acceptable Ads™" setting still on?

Edit: I just used an ad block testing site with Allow Acceptable Ads turned off and tracker blocking and the score it got is about the same as firefox mobile with ublock

[–] matey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Where are you testing it?

[–] IgnacioM@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

https://d3ward.github.io/toolz/adblock.html

[–] Skimmer@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That tool is pretty inaccurate, see here

[–] redditReallySucks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

I recommend cromite's (fork of bromite) adblocking. It works well and I don't see ads (at least the big ones, maybe I overlooked some smaller ones)

[–] vaselined@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Iceraven

[–] nostradiel@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And that is the reason why I'm rooted and you should be to. Also if you want to add firewall into combination with vpn and adblock, there is definitely no other way.

[–] Nimous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I heard rooting has some risks and disadvantages but I have no experience with it. is it good?

[–] nostradiel@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It depends if you mind the cons, which doesn't effect me. You can use banking apps, cause you hide magisk root app from them, you have to update manually, cause you need to patch update file to include root (easy), adobe software cannot be fooled by magisk hide so you have to pirate it and Samsung devices will irreversibly trip Knox so no Samsung pay and password. So far I have rooted every device I had since HTC Evo 3D and no problems, only full control of device I paid a lot of money for.

[–] CustardCreams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What do you do about banking apps onba rooted phone? Doe's magicx work for those apps

[–] rambos@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Interested as well. Used to root everything, but if banking is questionable its a no go for me.

Im using firefox + ublock and selfhosting pihole

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