I've sideloaded the app to run YTTV on my FireTV.
Now, I am looking for some functionality that will block the ads on YTTV. I have been successful with uBlock Origin in Chrome, and have failed with Pi-Hole (since most ads come from same servers as "real" content) and other alternative DNS.
Can someone point me to something that I can try? I do not want to have to root the FireTV.
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anyone using this on the nexus4, i have no clue why my data says it eating like 360MB out of 500MB!:crying:
does it really work in blocking ads?
cobyman7035 said:
anyone using this on the nexus4, i have no clue why my data says it eating like 360MB out of 500MB!:crying:
does it really work in blocking ads?
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Do you have root? If yes, I would recommend using Adaway. Great app and it works.
kwerdenker said:
Do you have root? If yes, I would recommend using Adaway. Great app and it works.
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+1, but I guess the problem of the OP is that he doesn't know what is eating his data plan.
There are a lot of program that shows the data usage per app so you can know what to blame. I personally use avast! Mobile Security cause it counts and store the data used per app and has a built in per app Firewall to cut it.
cobyman7035 said:
anyone using this on the nexus4, i have no clue why my data says it eating like 360MB out of 500MB!:crying:
does it really work in blocking ads?
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According to the FAQ Adblock will appear to use most of your data because the data is passing through it.
It is basically just a HTTP proxy, so it should block web page ads as well as the browser versions.
Adaway uses a different method - it simply blocks the ad server dns entries so they can't be looked up. No data is passing through the adaway app. It also works for SSL which Adblock doesn't.
I don't know which way is best - I use Adaway and am happy with it. Adblock supports the well maintained browser blocklists (and works in a similar way), but requires the proxy run in the background and filter all your traffic.
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According to the FAQ Adblock will appear to use most of your data because the data is passing through it.
It is basically just a HTTP proxy, so it should block web page ads as well as the browser versions.
Adaway uses a different method - it simply blocks the ad server dns entries so they can't be looked up. No data is passing through the adaway app. It also works for SSL which Adblock doesn't.
I don't know which way is best - I use Adaway and am happy with it. Adblock supports the well maintained browser blocklists (and works in a similar way), but requires the proxy run in the background and filter all your traffic.
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If you have root, Adaway is the better way to block ads. Since it's doing it at a system level, you don't need anything additional like the proxy running in the background (proxies are a bit of a privacy concern in my opinion, even if it's running locally on your phone). Also you can add any host source you like in Adaway, so it supports most if not any blocklist Adblock supports
The main point abaout Adblock is, that you can use it on non-rooted phones.
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If you have root, Adaway is the better way to block ads. Since it's doing it at a system level, you don't need anything additional like the proxy running in the background (proxies are a bit of a privacy concern in my opinion, even if it's running locally on your phone). Also you can add any host source you like in Adaway, so it supports most if not any blocklist Adblock supports
The main point abaout Adblock is, that you can use it on non-rooted phones.
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They use different blocklists - adaway is simply a list of domains but adblock rules are more powerful. They can be a domain or just part of a url, they can apply only to certain websites, they can apply to html tags, etc. I use these features quite a bit on the desktop version.
I think Adaway is a better way of blocking ads in apps and is good enough for browser ad blocking for now. I think Adblock is better for the browser and wish Chrome supported extensions because I do agree with you that running the proxy is not the best way to do this. Once it has proven stable and has a few more features it might be worth it. At the very least you need to be able to limit it to Chrome - I don't want to depend on that background service for all data.
So for now Adaway is the better all-rounder. It is a shame both are system wide so you can't use both where they are better suited.
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They use different blocklists - adaway is simply a list of domains but adblock rules are more powerful. They can be a domain or just part of a url, they can apply only to certain websites, they can apply to html tags, etc. I use these features quite a bit on the desktop version.
I think Adaway is a better way of blocking ads in apps and is good enough for browser ad blocking for now. I think Adblock is better for the browser and wish Chrome supported extensions because I do agree with you that running the proxy is not the best way to do this. Once it has proven stable and has a few more features it might be worth it. At the very least you need to be able to limit it to Chrome - I don't want to depend on that background service for all data.
So for now Adaway is the better all-rounder. It is a shame both are system wide so you can't use both where they are better suited.
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Ah ok, now I understand what you are getting at and I think our opinions are not that different. What I meant with my original post was "between the two in their current states, adaway is the better solution".
If chrome for android would get an addon system, I would probably install adblock for it too
I use AdAway personally, there's also AdFree, they both act same imo, and we all know how much juice is drained by in-app advertisements, which won't even show in BBS, so it's a must for me to use an Ad blocking app. But the problem is if I apply then in ads in web browser also gets disabled, which ends up as a dull looking browser with white boxes here and there. I like the ads in web browser, which gives it a full desktop like view, and of course I'm talking about the stock browse here.
So my question is, is there a way to block the in-app advertisements only and leave the browser ads? Or is it a system wide block?
Thanks in advance.
PS: This is how the browser looks if ads are not blocked/disabled,
This is with ads blocked,
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As far as I know, an ad block app either forces its own connection policies globally, or uses the hosts file to allow and disallow connections, both of which are system wide.
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Is there a way to have an ad blocker but have a white list of specific apps that it won't block ads for?
For example, hulu plus doesn't work if an ad blocker is enabled so then i have to disable ad block and reboot just to watch a video. I have to do this multiple times a day. Such a pain.
Any ideas?
I'm assuming then that there is no way to do this? Poop.
An ad blocker works by editing the host file on your device. that means that any request to any of those addresses resolves to wherever the ad blocker tells it (usually to the loopback interface)
so basically, unless someone writes an app that does what you are asking, NO
Remove the host names related to hulu from the hosts file. There's no reason for them to be added to it anyways, since hulu is useless when they're there.
I installed adhell 3 and its supposedly blocking 11000+ domains, its showing a bunch of apps constantly connecting to analytics domains being blocked but every single ad is showing up in apps and the browser? If i enable adblock plugin in the browser the ads get blocked, how come adhell3 isn't blocking them? I'm running 3.1.1.262, everything was working fine in oreo.
This is a losing battle. Google is using randomly generated subdomains to serve ads from the same domains as the content. Blocking one of these today offers no blocking when the subdomain changes.
So how does ad block in the browser work? Adhell was working fine in oreo, did Google start using random subdomains in pie?
I have ads blocked fine when I use Firefox, but when I use Samsung browser on my note 9, I see some ads. Is there a filter for Samsung browser like there is one for Chrome?
In adhell3, have you placed a firewall rule?
I think it's;
com.android.chrome|*|53
Add that and then cycle the domain rules.
Also, look for a new/different host file. The one I found today has 52,000 sites in it.
I see quite a bit of misinformation in this and similar threads. Please keep in mind that AdHell3 is NOT supported on XDA. For official and up-to-date information about the AdHell3 project, please visit:
Main repo: https://gitlab.com/fusionjack/adhell3
Scripts for compiling: https://gitlab.com/fusionjack/adhell3-scripts
Get your EDU ELM key from: https://seap.samsung.com/license-keys/generate/edu
Official Support Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/hfreZum
Dependable(?) precompiled APKs: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/sb37c6gmhqgbn
Is there a way to block ads in apps? I remember AdAway being a thing, is it still? And does it work on our phones? I tried searching for it in magisk and didn't find anything
Both AdAway and AdGuard successfully blocked all in-app ads on my 9 Pro. Your choice depends on root / no root.
I use OISD full list (https://oisd.nl), comprehensive blocking system-wide. Go with https://abp.oisd.nl in AdGuard, or https://hosts.oisd.nl in AdAway.
Adaway is my choice, super easy super light super reliable!
I've been using Adblock until I found nextdns sevice using private DNS option. In my opinion it is way better. And no root needed.
also, duckduckgo browser recently started a beta for their in app, systemwide ad blocking, you just have to download the browser and apply for the beta. I don't use it (nextdns) but I wanted to mention it here for others
If rooted, then AdAway is very good
Best way to do it is by enabling private DNS under your connection settings and using dns.adguard.com, that'll get rid of ads
Alberhasky said:
Best way to do it is by enabling private DNS under your connection settings and using dns.adguard.com, that'll get rid of ads
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Nextdns uses private DNS too, but it is fully configurable. You can add your filters, whitelist services and more.
In my opinion the best and the cheapest (free, lol) way to block ads on phone, and mb on whole wi-fi spot is to use pi-hole.
If you don't have raspberry pi, or don't want to install you can you it on your old (not too old tho..) Android phone.
GitHub - DesktopECHO/Pi-hole-for-Android: Pi-hole/Unbound Raspbian APK Installer for Android 5.0+ devices (requires root)
Pi-hole/Unbound Raspbian APK Installer for Android 5.0+ devices (requires root) - GitHub - DesktopECHO/Pi-hole-for-Android: Pi-hole/Unbound Raspbian APK Installer for Android 5.0+ devices (requires...
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Just tested, works good. Root your phone, install pi-hole by guide in readme, set DNS in DHCP on your router to local address of your Android phone and forget about phone, leaving it plugged into the wall.
By using web ui you can configure so much filters as you want.
You can also combine it with dnscrypt-proxy in termux. Download android bin from releases, chmod +x dnscrypt-proxy, change dnscrypt-proxy.toml to your requirements, mandatory step is to change listening address port from 53 to one you like, I use 5354. After that execute, go to web console, set custom DNS to 127.0.0.1#5354.