I’m an idiot about this stuff, and I’m sure others are as well. Lemmings to the rescue?
You’re going to need to be more specific. Do you mean ads on websites? If so download a content blocker like Adguard.
I’m an idiot about this stuff, and I’m sure others are as well. Lemmings to the rescue?
Done. How about not on browsers? Is there a way to block ads in random apps?
Random apps are going to be harder. Best option for your home network will be to setup a pihole. I’ve causally followed it but never actually set one up myself. I’ve heard it’s great.
piHole is just a home network solution; correct? If I leave home it does nothing. Again, I’m an idiot
You can get a lifetime premium licence for a good discount if you look around. Highly recommended.
Think I got it for about €20
I tell all my friends to use Brave browser. It works fine out of the box. I’ve also heard some success with Firefox Focus. You can watch youtube in there too without ads. Configure the settings to allow background audio and you can listen with your phone screen off too.
I would recommend, at a minimum, two things:
Once you have those set up and working, if you’re feeling adventurous, try:
- StopTheMadness for iOS (costs $10)
Just NextDNS will block a lot of stuff, as long as you’re not on a VPN (Using a VPN will switch to the VPN’s DNS servers). AdGuard takes a little more work to set up, since you have to enable content blockers, but it’s not too hard as long as you carefully read and follow the instructions in the app. The 3rd thing is a lot more involved, but it adds a last little bit of protection in the browser.
Edit: somebody suggested pi-hole, which is fine, but it’s redundant with NextDNS and pi-hole would only work while you were on your home wifi.
Pixel + GrapheneOS
Let’s you just outright firewall apps from the internet, plus opens you up to all the FOSS apps.
I uninstall apps from my phone that have ads that prevent the experience from being decent. I understand then need for ads but if you force me to regularly watch 30 second ads? You’re gone.
