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Really missing root!

First phone ever that I don't have root right off the bat. Biggest thing for me is all the ads. It's driving me crazy! Anyone have a non root block ads method? I've tried adblock plus and adguard. Neither does the job.

Adguard does if your premium otherwise I believe it's only browser ad blocking
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MrWicked1 said:
Adguard does if your premium otherwise I believe it's only browser ad blocking
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Ah. Didn't know that. Looks like I'm going to have to breakdown and buy the premium

Good recommendation I had never heard of this app. Works great from what I have seen so far. Thanks again!

Yeah I use it on all my devices personally, works well
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Root is the reason I haven't bought the S7 yet. Waiting a few to see if it becomes available. If not, I'll stay with my S4. Pathetic I know lol. But I FINALLY was able to root the S4 on OF1 a couple months ago and there's no way I'm going to go back to a crippled phone.

What kind of ads are you talking about? Ads outside of a standard pop-up in the web browser?

Ads period in browser, free apps that have their ad banners etc
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Like MrWicked says. For example, if you play words with friends, yeah, I know, I'm lame, it has and ad banner as well as an ad after every move. Sometimes it's a video ad and there is no way to just exit or skip it.

There is a link from their site back to the dev link that opens an xda discussion on it's release back in 2014. It's 51 pages long, whew! I'm going to check it out as it sounds very good if it works with my antivirus and firewall, Bitdefender. They may bump heads.
Thanks for the info!

AdAway with Samsung Pay?

Is this possible in the future? I know AdAway needs root, and Samsung Pay won't work with root. This would be a great phone if I could have both!
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Unlikely, there is an alternative though https://adguard.com/en/welcome.html but you'll still see ads in apps, just not in the browser.

peachpuff said:
Unlikely, there is an alternative though https://adguard.com/en/welcome.html but you'll still see ads in apps, just not in the browser.
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For the Samsung browser you can simply use adblock fast. Works great and is available in the playstore.

The browser doesn't really bug me. It's in app ads that irritate me.
Anyone concerned that personal traffic gets routed through Adguard servers?
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Ads

Hey anyone know any good add blocker I can use I'm on pure ROM ATM and textra is annoying with the ads lol so any help on which ad block and how to installl?
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I suggest AdAway. For installation go to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2190753 Hope i helped! (Sorry for my english)

havy15 said:
Hey anyone know any good add blocker I can use I'm on pure ROM ATM and textra is annoying with the ads lol so any help on which ad block and how to installl?
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I use Adaway and it works great but when I find an app I really like I buy the paid version to support the developer.
I use Adaway for the intrusive ads in Chrome.

If u want to get rid of ads in apps, use xposed module minminguard

Does an ad blovker exist that works on mobile data AND WiFi?

Is this a unicorn? Can I block ads while on mobile data and/or WiFi?
Adaway?
Adblock plus?
Something else?
Rick

Ignore question. I'm all set

blackice000 said:
Ignore question. I'm all set
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What did you find?

Adaway.org DOES work on mobile and in chrome.

DNS66
VPN... No root solution
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rignfool said:
DNS66
VPN... No root solution
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Blokada is the app I use. Both are open source and no root solutions.

If you have root, try this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.mx17.overridedns
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AdGuard is what I've been using for years now. Paid for lifetime licenses for 2 devices. No root needed.

blackice000 said:
Adaway.org DOES work on mobile and in chrome.
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I get ads in free apps, while on cellular but I don't on wifi with adaway.

AdClear does, but you have to install the package from their website. It also blocks in App ads.

i killed tupac said:
AdClear does, but you have to install the package from their website. It also blocks in App ads.
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It works great and no root.

I use this to block adds
https://f-droid.org/packages/org.blokada.alarm/
Does a good job blocking adds for me.

I use moaab (mother of all ad blockers). I'm not sure about over Wi-Fi since I don't use Wi-Fi often, but I think it might work on it.

gimpy1 said:
I use moaab (mother of all ad blockers). I'm not sure about over Wi-Fi since I don't use Wi-Fi often, but I think it might work on it.
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MoaaB works on both... It uses the hosts file which is system wide and even in apps that call home...
If you want white space removed... Blokada does this... But... AdGuard does it better...
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It depends on what you want. If you want to block ads on websites, install Firefox Mobile, and then install the uBlock Origin extension. It will block most ads on web pages, no matter if you are on wifi or cellular.

VPN and ad blockers

Anyone using a VPN and ad blockers on the s10+? I used to use adguard, but now it doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions on what to use?
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I'm running Disconnect Pro for Samsung with no issues, girls it on discount a few years ago been running it for a while.
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If you can get Adhell3 going it works great. There's a thread here in the S10+ forum.

Running Blokada from Playstore...

pappcam said:
If you can get Adhell3 going it works great. There's a thread here in the S10+ forum.
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I can confirm this, coming from a OnePlus 6t the one thing I was missing not being able to root was ad blocking. I got Adhell3 up and running, pretty easily actually and now I don't miss root.

bp328i said:
I can confirm this, coming from a OnePlus 6t the one thing I was missing not being able to root was ad blocking. I got Adhell3 up and running, pretty easily actually and now I don't miss root.
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Do you know if I can use this if I'm on the insight program?
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irieeyed said:
Do you know if I can use this if I'm on the insight program?
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I'm not sure what the insight program is.

irieeyed said:
Anyone using a VPN and ad blockers on the s10+? I used to use adguard, but now it doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions on what to use?
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I'm using the Adguard (3.0.291), and it works fine.
You need to download the app from their website.
https://adguard.com/en/adguard-android/overview.html

I was also able to use AdGuard (3.0.291). I moved to Adhell3 to use in conjunction with a vpn.
Both have worked great though.
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C0ryB4k3r said:
I was also able to use AdGuard (3.0.291). I moved to Adhell3 to use in conjunction with a vpn.
Both have worked great though.
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I downloaded the latest adguard and it seems to be working. I want to give adhell a try, but it seems a little too daunting lol
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I use dns66 butt turn it off when I have to use bank or similar apps... Do you think that dns or vpn pose a threat to personal data?

irieeyed said:
I downloaded the latest adguard and it seems to be working. I want to give adhell a try, but it seems a little too daunting lol
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The Adhell3 dev put together some scripts that pretty much automates building:
https://gitlab.com/fusionjack/adhell3-scripts
It's much easier to me than trying to hack a prebuilt app. Plus, you know you have the latest and greatest version.
Most annoying party will be rebuilding every 3 months when the edu Knox key expires.
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Googeo said:
I use dns66 butt turn it off when I have to use bank or similar apps... Do you think that dns or vpn pose a threat to personal data?
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Dns and vpn in general are not a threat.
A malicious dns provider could redirect your traffic to a clone of your banking site.
A malicious dev or vpn could play man in the middle and copy or snoop on all your traffic.
Really is about who you trust. Turning vpn and your selected dns off means you trust your service provider more. Which is prob fine.
My vpn is provided by ProtonVPN, I trust them. I use the OpenVpn app and trust them, so I leave VPN connected 24/7
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I'm using adguard and it works perfectly for blocking any ads. However I have some issues with it blocking my entire connection until I disable and enable it again ?