Not really impressed with how the free AdGuard works for me, I’m interested in either free or paid app suggestions and I’d like to hear experiences from people who use them. Thank you!
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ublock origin is what you’re looking for.
Pretty sure they meant AdGuard’s system-wide ad blocker, not their browser add-on.
Try personaldnsfilter if Adguard is not for you.
You can try DNS like Control D or NextDNS which block ads and trackers. I’m using the first one and for the exception of a few false positive it has been good to me.
As for an app, back in the days I used Blockada which wasn’t bad. Don’t know if its still around thought.
Take a look at AdAway and Blokada. Both are on F-droid.
Rethink Firewall and DNS too on fdroid.
I dont have a good alternative app, but if you have the hardware to spare, setting up a Pihole is a pretty simple affair. It works super well for blocking ads at the DNS level.
The upside is that it will work for everything on your network, with no extra app to install.
The downside is that without jumping through some hoops, it will only work when you’re connected to your home network.
I’ve been using AdGuard DNS and I’ve been really happy with it. What don’t you like about it? It would help to recommend another one know know specifically what the issue is.
And to confirm, you’re talking about using the “Private DNS” functionality in Android?
I’ve had a few instances where it has seemingly turned off by itself, and I was also put off by its (imo) excessive monetization and high yearly price. Yeah, I’m using the DNS function.
