How to Block an App From Showing Ads?

 

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Speaking about advertisements, nobody likes ads. But it's difficult to picture a world without advertisements. We can access many of the most popular websites, services, and apps for free thanks to advertisements.

Ads aren't necessarily bad. When executed well, they may be enjoyable, interesting, and even helpful. Simply put, several websites and applications tend to be oblivious at times and use dubious ad tactics to increase their revenue.

We've all seen unpleasant websites that send us on a jarring redirecting rollercoaster ride without our knowledge. And it may be particularly frustrating when in-app advertisements take up the full screen of your phone or computer and essentially take over by disabling the back button. These kinds of actions give advertising a poor reputation.

While we can't remove these offensive advertisements from the planet entirely. But we can remove them from our Android smartphone. Listed below are some of the most effective methods available to Android users to ensure that you never see an ad again.

Prompting the DNS to Block Ads

Switching to an ad-blocking private DNS provider is one of the simplest ways to block ads. This does not require the use of an app to enable the DNS setting. They are most common only in Android phones, where the private DNS enabling option was introduced with the OS version.

To enable the setting, open, “Settings > Network and Internet > Advanced > Private DNS”. When prompted, enter "dns.adguard.com" or "us.adhole.org" as the private DNS provider hostname and click “Save”. 

It’s done. You will no longer see any web browser ads or in-app banner ads. The procedure to modify the private DNS on some phones might be different. To access appropriate settings page, enter "Private DNS" into the search bar on your phone's user interface.

 

Ad Lock

This is also another option to block ads that are available on PC and Android. This is probably an easy way to block in-game pop-up ads, and there is also an option available to restrict specific websites and filter all of the traffic through HTTP protocol filtering.

AdAway

If you have root access, there is no better option than AdAway. Although it offers a non-root mode, the root is the preferred user mode. A host’s file is used by AdAway to block hostnames that serve ads.

In essence, it maintains a current list of advertising networks and forwards requests to 127.0.0.1, ensuring that no advertising can be served. The fact that it disables both browser and in-app ads is its strongest feature. It is quite simple to set up the service.

Over 90,000 user-verified hosts are available through the service's three sources, and more sites are always being added to the list. If any advertisements still appear, you can manually add the outbound DNS requests to the "hosts" file by using the DNS logging tool to record them. 

The majority, if not all, of the advertising across apps and websites, is effectively blocked by AdAway, without even touching any of these or getting overly technical.

Blokada

Blokada is an AdAway non-root rival. It is also open-source and compatible with both websites and in-app advertisements, just like AdAway. You can choose from a wide variety of blocklists using Blokada, such as Energized, AdAway, DuckDuckGo Tracker Radar, and more.

Ads, trackers, phishing websites, malware servers, and other things can be successfully blocked out by each host list, which varies in its use cases and intensity.

In addition to obstructing advertisements, Blokada enhances your privacy by encrypting DNS requests wherever practical. You can control which domains should be blacklisted or whitelisted by making your host list. 

Blokada is accessible through the Play Store. However, owing to Google Play's stringent rules, it is missing many essential features. Download the whole version from Blokada's website for the greatest experience.

Energized Ad-Blocker Protection

A Magisk module called Energized Protection uses the hosts' files to block ad-serving domains, trackers, pornographic software, scripts, and malware on apps and websites. The module must be customized through a terminal emulator after installation. 

Because Energized Protection lacks an app or user interface, it should only be used by experienced Magisk users and power users. This choice certainly isn't for you if you're just learning the terms "magic" and "root." Visit Energized XDA thread for step-by-step installation instructions and other information.

Browser With Ad-Block Protection

One of the latest and greatest Android browsers available is Samsung Internet, and its ad-blocking feature makes it even more appealing. The browser itself does not automatically block advertisements as Brave does.

Installing and setting up a third-party ad blocker that is compatible with Samsung Internet is required. Up to seven ad blockers are available for you to pick from, including AdGuard, Unicorn, and Adblock Plus. 

The browser on your Android phone will begin blocking advertising and trackers on any websites you visit after you install and enable the ad blocker of your choice.

Written by Purnimaa Alagappan