on android Mull instead of firefox.
this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2024
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You can also set up this link for your DNS without having to use a VPN: adblock.dns.mullvad.net
I use this dns.adguard-dns.com as a private DNS provider for my Samsung phone which basically blocks everything for me. Even apps. As for YouTube, I use revanced so I basically never see ads on my phone at all
Just replied to another comment, but another option is Mullvad's: adblock.dns.mullvad.net
Has someone tried the whole ad guard solution? Their marketing brochure looks nice, but does it work on mobile +YouTube? Woula pi hole at home be better?
Ad Guard and PiHole won't block youtube ads because they're DNS based and youtube ads come from the same DNS as the videos do. I bought a lifetime AdGuard subscription and put it on all our devices and it works well everywhere except Youtube. For that I just use Firefox and UBlock origin to watch videos on my phone and PC. I've never been a fan of watching YT on my TV or anything so this works fine for me.
PiHole unfortunately doesn't work against YouTube ads - at least it never worked for me. It's good for everything else tho. You would have to use ublock origin on desktop and an alternative YouTube client (like newpipe or grayjay) on mobile
You can use ublock on orion browser on ios
I use this as well, works great
I use "Self Destructing Cookies" in addition to uBlock, so I can be relatively generous with exceptions as I know cookies will be deleted when I close the browser or after a defined period anyway.
Safari + Wipr is very solid too. Throw in a DNS filter for other stuff in my network, and I never see ads. Can't speak for YT though because I ain't using that. I'm using Control D for DNS, someone on Lemmy posted a small list with DNS alternatives a while back, and I don't notice anything (negative) using it.
Is Wipr open source?
Your Android suggestion will only block ads in your browser. Something like AdGuard or PiHole will also block them everywhere else on the device.
DuckDuckGo has an app which can block trackers system-wide on Android