Ad Blocker

Oh I already hear the complaints: poor little devs must live on something (maybe I should integrate some ads with my books as well).

Don't get me wrong: I'm not calling to a complete ad boycott. But sometimes there are legit reasons to use an ad blocker.

Ad-Blocker & Filter

2019-06-14

Blokada - no root ad blocker for all apps (5@6) Ǥ 8 LastUpdate: 2017-12-07 / Blokada v3 (ad blocker) (0@0) 10 Github; Tutorial DE 1/2019; no root required / Ausführliche Anleitung 1/2019; Video Anleitung 4/2019
Adguard (5@5) 8 / Adguard Content Blocker (4@20,388) 3 Github; uses VPN/Proxy (no root required); yearly subscription fee ~12 €
UnbelovedHosts (4.7@10) 7 LastUpdate: 2017-08-01 AdBlocker not replacing your /etc/hosts file
WebGuard (4.4@15,024) Ǥ 12 not only for kids No root required.
Crystal Adblock for Samsung (4.2@2,257) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
FilterProxy (4.2@638) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-02-21 uses proxy (no root required)
Adblock Fast (4.1@12,509) Ǥ 4 Github; Samsung Internet 4.0 and up only
AdBlock for Samsung Internet (4@9,019) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Root Toolbox FREE (4@2,751) 9 LastUpdate: 2014-04-28 Video Review 5/2013 (DE)
Disconnect Premium VPN (3.2@108) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Subscription fee
AdAway (0@127) 6 Github; Vorstellung 10/2012 | 3/2014; Video Demo 8/2013; Video Tutorial 7/2017; Tutorial 5/2019 (DE); maintains /system/etc/hosts (needs root)
Adblock Plus (0@28) 5 LastUpdate: 2016-02-01 Vorstellung 11/2012 | 11/2012 | 4/2014; Heise 11/2012; Kurzvorstellung 12/2012; no root required; nutzlos
AdClear (0@8) Ǥ 18 / AdClear Ad blocker for Samsung (4.2@3,932) 5 Github; no root required
Ad-Free (0@0) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github; AdBlocker for Spotify
Spotify Ad Blocker (0@0) LastUpdate: 2017-07-15 Github; mute when Spotify is playing an ad
Block This! (0@0) 4 LastUpdate: 2017-05-02 Github
DNSfilter (0@0) 7 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github
Twitter Adfree (0@0) LastUpdate: 2017-05-08 removes promoted/ads posts from the official Twitter app
DNS66 (0@0) 6 Github; Video Howto 9/2017 | 3/2018; Video Walk-Through 10/2018; block ads/hosts, use alternative DNS servers; no root required (uses VPN)
JIG Zad (0@0) LastUpdate: 2016-11-15
MinMinGuard (0@0) (Ad blocker) Intro 1/2014; Video Review 2/2014; Github; disables ad-modules per-app
xad (0@0) (Ad blocker) Intro 12/2013

As Google has banned most of the ad blockers from Google Play, you might have to look elsewhere (not Elsevier). What has moved to F-Droid is already linked above, but there are more "hiding places":

MoaAB
SRT AdVersary Testbericht 1/2017

Further Readings:

Category Ad-Modules (and counter-measures)
Category Proxy, Tunnel & Co
Studie: Adblocker schützen nur bedingt vor Tracking (Adblock Plus (worst), Ghostery (bad), Disconnect (expensive); 8/2018)
Kommentar: Adblocker sind digitale Selbstverteidigung (12/2016)
The Terrifying Cost of »Free« Websites (12/2016) Watch this!
Ad Blockers On Mobile Can Reduce Battery Drain By Up to 50% (3/2016)
IzzyOnDroid hint: Using free apps from F-Droid or buying ad-free versions has a similar effect
Android Adblocker: Für ein werbefreies Smartphone (3/2014)
A robust, actually working ad blocker for Android (without root access)? (2/2014)
Best Ad blocker app for Android : stop ads appearing on android (2/2014 - 8/2018)

2019-06-22

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Ad Blocker

Ad-Blocker & Filter