I've been using the built-in ad blocker on Surfshark (CleanWeb) for a while now. I only use CleanWeb on my phone, as I have a separate ad blocker on my PC (uBlock Origin). I really appreciate it because it blocks ads in those annoying mobile games, but sadly it doesn't block YouTube ads, because its a DNS AdBlocker. What are your thoughts?
Looking for a VPN that can also block ads systemwide on my android. Tired of ads popping up in random apps and browsers. Would rather have one app handle both instead of running separate things.
Already checked out Proton VPN with NetShield that blocks trackers, and NordVPN with Threat Protection. Also saw Blokada mentioned but seems more like an ad blocker that happens to have a VPN, not the other way around.
For people using these combo apps, how well do they actually work? Does the ad blocking slow down your connection or kill battery? Do they catch most ads or does stuff still slip through?
What's everyone using on android that actually gets the job done?
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i’m considering paying for adguard, but kinda confused about the difference between the “AdGuard” and “AdGuard Pro” on the app store because the description are same for both apps. the version without “pro” in its name also offers a subscription. what’s the difference between them? and which one do you recommend? thanks! [link] [comments] |
I took a quick look at the "The Ultimate Adblocking & Privacy Guide" and saw the list, but still thought I would ask here, with a follow-up question:
I use a Samsung Galaxy 8A phone, and almost always go onto YouTube using the phone's browser, rather than the app itself.
I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to what I may do to stop YouTube ads when I am on the website (or app, if that's the way I have to go).
Thanks for any and all help!
Hi, I've been using the Free Adblocker Browser on my Android phone for a good while now, a few years or so, and it's been really great. Up until very recently that is.
For some reason the app has stopped blocking ads in YT videos. I used to never get ads when using the app, but now every single YT video I open throws an ad or two at my face.
I thought it might have something to do with how my phone recently asked me choose default apps for internet searches and so on (more like forced me to choose, wouldn't let me do anything else on my phone until I picked the apps for searching the internet and stuff), and I tried looking at the default apps settings, but I can't even see the Adblocker browser in the selection of apps for one reason or another.
Furthermore, while I was looking at the app settings for the browser, I looked at the app's about info, and to my surprise it says "Copyright 2026 Google LLC. All rights reserved". What is this? Was the browser acquired by Google recently or something?
During a livestream, the "X watching now" counter doesn’t update unless I manually refresh the page. When I disable Quick Fixes, it updates normally, but then ad blocking stops working.
Is there any custom filters or something to fix this?
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