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I'm talking full phone and blocking. Not just browser.

Edit: So many options! Thanks guys I'll go through them all and see what one I think will work best for me. I appreciate it.

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[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Doesn't that require root? Or am I getting it confused with another solution with "ad" in the title? :/

[–] lemmy_nightmare@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The one you are thinking is Adaway which makes changes to the system host file.

AdGuard creates a local VPN connection and lets all traffic run through that blocking based on filters. Your VPN slot is taken up here.

NextDNS just changes your phone DNS to its servers and blocks based on filters. Here, your VPN slot is essentially free for use with actual VPN apps.

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Your VPN slot is taken up here.

Oof, yeah, that wouldn't work for me anyway since I currently use a VPN. Lol.

Thanks for clearing it up though! :)

NextDNS just changes your phone DNS to its servers and blocks based on filters. Here, your VPN slot is essentially free for use with actual VPN apps.

That sounds promising! :D

[–] Thierry@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

What address should I type in the settings to use NextDNS dns?

[–] JustMarkov@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You can use it like a VPN service. But note, that AdGuard for Android isn't OSS