A shitty (but not surprising) move on Google’s part. For anyone who needs an alternative, I’ve been using NextDNS for years in many of my devices. It works similarly to Blockada, in that it...
A shitty (but not surprising) move on Google’s part.
For anyone who needs an alternative, I’ve been using NextDNS for years in many of my devices. It works similarly to Blockada, in that it filters at the DNS level but it does it on their servers instead of on device.
This is just on the Google App Store. Learn to use, and get in the habit of using, F-Droid and/or other alternative app "stores" (everything on F-Droid is 100% free), and not just for your...
This is just on the Google App Store.
Learn to use, and get in the habit of using, F-Droid and/or other alternative app "stores" (everything on F-Droid is 100% free), and not just for your adblocker(s) ... get in the habit of going there first for your apps, and just go to Google when you have no other choice.
Oh yeah, and then support projects like F-Droid for giving you a choice.
In my best Walter Cronkite: Worlds largest advertising network bans technology that makes ads less viable. Full story at 11. Google is smart enough to know banning all ad blockers will result in a...
In my best Walter Cronkite:
Worlds largest advertising network bans technology that makes ads less viable. Full story at 11.
Google is smart enough to know banning all ad blockers will result in a decent sized exodus. But by slowly crippling them and reducing their effectiveness will result in much less resistance.
Mozilla VPN (which is just rebranded Mullvad) also has ad and tracker blocking. I wouldn't recommend Mozilla VPN on iOS at the moment, though. It broke with the update to iOS 16 and still isn't...
Mozilla VPN (which is just rebranded Mullvad) also has ad and tracker blocking.
I wouldn't recommend Mozilla VPN on iOS at the moment, though. It broke with the update to iOS 16 and still isn't fixed like it should be. I had to buy Mullvad directly to tide me over until Mozilla updates their app.
Sorry I mostly had Chrome on the brain, as they're doing the same kinda stuff there. But the beauty in Android is you don't need the Google Play store. Enable unknown sources and the world is your...
Sorry I mostly had Chrome on the brain, as they're doing the same kinda stuff there.
But the beauty in Android is you don't need the Google Play store. Enable unknown sources and the world is your oyster. I always try to source from Fdroid first.
That said, I hope to see the day that full Linux phones become viable replacements...they probably need an Android VM in the mix as well though.
Note that this applies to the Google Play Store, not Android as a whole. You can still install these applications from F-Droid or other sources. Blokada releases APKs from their own website.
Note that this applies to the Google Play Store, not Android as a whole. You can still install these applications from F-Droid or other sources. Blokada releases APKs from their own website.
A shitty (but not surprising) move on Google’s part.
For anyone who needs an alternative, I’ve been using NextDNS for years in many of my devices. It works similarly to Blockada, in that it filters at the DNS level but it does it on their servers instead of on device.
AdGuard DNS (which I use) operates similar to NextDNS too.
This is just on the Google App Store.
Learn to use, and get in the habit of using, F-Droid and/or other alternative app "stores" (everything on F-Droid is 100% free), and not just for your adblocker(s) ... get in the habit of going there first for your apps, and just go to Google when you have no other choice.
Oh yeah, and then support projects like F-Droid for giving you a choice.
F-Droid is great and goes on every Android device I have.
In my best Walter Cronkite:
Worlds largest advertising network bans technology that makes ads less viable. Full story at 11.
Google is smart enough to know banning all ad blockers will result in a decent sized exodus. But by slowly crippling them and reducing their effectiveness will result in much less resistance.
Exodus to where? Are there VPN-based ad blockers that work on iOS?
Yep. I personally use AdGuard, but there are a bunch of other options that work on iOS too.
Mozilla VPN (which is just rebranded Mullvad) also has ad and tracker blocking.
I wouldn't recommend Mozilla VPN on iOS at the moment, though. It broke with the update to iOS 16 and still isn't fixed like it should be. I had to buy Mullvad directly to tide me over until Mozilla updates their app.
Sorry I mostly had Chrome on the brain, as they're doing the same kinda stuff there.
But the beauty in Android is you don't need the Google Play store. Enable unknown sources and the world is your oyster. I always try to source from Fdroid first.
That said, I hope to see the day that full Linux phones become viable replacements...they probably need an Android VM in the mix as well though.
Note that this applies to the Google Play Store, not Android as a whole. You can still install these applications from F-Droid or other sources. Blokada releases APKs from their own website.