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How are people still seeing ads? unlock Origin, Sponsor block, Pi Hole, Android DNS ad blocking, etc. How are people tech savvy enough to use fediverse networks and still able to tolerate seeing ads?
I have never gotten DNS ad blocking or any other option for android to work to block ads in android apps globally. The only thing I can block ads on my phone with is the browser, since I use FireFox.
And I can't exactly take a pihole with me and use it over mobile data.
Then again, I do try to use FOSS apps that don't have ads to begin with.
You can change the "private DNS" setting on Android and configure it to use a public ad blocking DNS server. I use it when I'm on mobile/away from my pihole and it works well enough. Definitely better than raw dogging the open Internet.
Great easy to setup option for mobile. Works on the go as well. https://f-droid.org/packages/net.kollnig.missioncontrol.fdroid/
If you set up wireguard on your home network you can actually take pi-hole with you, and hide your mobile data traffic from your cell provider :P
This is an easy ad blocking solution on Android.
Changing the DNS blocks ads systemwide, but sometimes causes problems with certain apps/content. It's easier to have an app to toggle on/off and set whitelists as you need.
Basically I'm saying: it's absolutely right that ads are a scourge. None of us should have to put up with this bullshit.
You don't need an additional app to change DNS on Android, you can edit the "private DNS" setting and use a public ad blocking DNS server.
...And like I ssid in my original comment: this has not ever actually worked to block ads. 🤦♂️
If you use pihole, you just need to forward port 53 to block the fallback dns built into android. Even blocks ads in games and other apps.
I spent a long time trying to figure that one out, but the port forward worked like a charm.
And while you can’t take the pihole with you, many routers support creating VPNs so you can stay on your home network all the time to use the pihole.
Here’s a Reddit post about it, though it’s more about firewall stuff it has good info about how it works.
I am assuming you aren't rooted? Ad Away works beautifully to block ads system-wide but it does require root.