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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. For example,
- ad blocking is digital self-defence
- ad blocking helps against the climate crisis
Ad-Blocker & Filter
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- DNS66 (5@6) 6
LastUpdate: 2021-03-26 Github; Video Howto 9/2017 | 3/2018; Video Walk-Through 10/2018; Howto 8/2019; Review&Howto 11/2018 | 3/2021; block ads/hosts, use alternative DNS servers; no root required (uses VPN) - personalDNSfilter (4.7@3,704) 10
Github; Vorstellung 1/2021 - Popup Ad Detector & Blocker (4.5@59,519) Ǥ 15
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- AdAway (4.4@129) 10 1 Github; Wikipedia DE | EN; Video Tutorial 7/2017; Tutorial 5/2019 (DE); Howto Android 10 Video 2/2020; Test & Analyse 2/2023; maintains
/system/etc/hosts(root needed) or alternatively uses local VPN (no root needed) - Appwatch - Pop Up Ads Removal (4.3@38,321) Ǥ 10 2
- SpotMute (4.1@1,972) 4
LastUpdate: 2023-09-13 Github - WebGuard (4@15,427) Ǥ 12 LastUpdate: 2021-03-05 Screencast 1/2017; not only for kids
No root required. - AdClear Content Blocker (3.8@7,565) 5 2 Github; no root required
- DNSNet (3.8@332) 8 Github; no root required
- Crystal for Samsung Internet (3.7@3,354) 7 2
- Adblock Fast (3.5@18,007) Ǥ 15 3 Github; Samsung Internet 4.0 and up only
- FilterProxy (3.5@659) 2 LastUpdate: 2015-02-22 uses proxy (no root required)
- Ad-silence - OpenSource (3.5@301) 3 Github
- AdGuard: Content Blocker (3.4@105,566) 4 Github; Wikipedia EN; Vorstellung 6/2017; Review 11/2018
- AdBlock for Samsung Internet (3.2@20,713) 7 2
- Adblock Plus (2.8@32) 6 LastUpdate: 2016-10-16 no root required; nutzlos
- Ad-Free (0@0) 4 Github; AdBlocker for Spotify
- SpotIt (0@0) 0 LastUpdate: 2020-12-24 Github; Music streaming advertisement muter
- YouTube AdAway (0@0)
LastUpdate: 2023-09-16 Github; Xposed module to block YouTube ads on the official YouTube Android App - TrackerControl (0@0) 12 1 / TC Slim – Study app tracking (4.3@388) 11 1 / TrackerControl (0@0) 12 1 Github; Intro 11/2019 | 8/2020; find and (except slim) block / Github
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":
- AdLock
- Energized Protection (Magisk Module)
- MoaAB
- SRT AdVersary Testbericht 1/2017
Further Readings:
- Category Ad-Modules (and counter-measures)
- Category Proxy, Tunnel & Co
- Verräterische Daten: Gefährdet Onlinewerbung die nationale Sicherheit? (11/2023)
- How Ads on Your Phone Can Aid Government Surveillance (10/2023)
- Advertising Intelligence: Staatstrojaner per Online-Werbung (9/2023)
- Werbetracking: Das System kann weg (6/2023)
- Werbetracking: Wie deutsche Firmen am Geschäft mit unseren Daten verdienen (6/2023)
- Suchmaschinen verbreiten Malware: FBI empfiehlt Werbeblocker (12/2022)
- Online-Werbung: Real Time Bidding und IAB-Standards – Teil1 (3/2022)
- Got Pop-Up Ads on Android? How to Spot and Remove Them (12/2021 - 8/2023)
- How to block ads on Android, with root and without root (8/2021 - 4/2023)
- The best ad blocking apps for Android (7/2021 - 9/2022)
- Best ad blocker apps for Android (3/2021 - 9/2023)
- Werbung in Android-Apps entfernen (10/2020 - 12/2020)
- Ad Blocks die wirklich arbeiten: Top-10 Liste (2/2020 - 5/2023)
- Thanks to „acceptable ads“ at Adblock Plus & Co: RonRon Wyden: Adblocker und Werbebranche führen User in die Irre (1/2020)
- 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 - Best Ad blocker app for Android : stop ads appearing on android (2/2014 - 4/2020)
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