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. For example,

ad blocking is digital self-defence
ad blocking helps against the climate crisis

Ad-Blocker & Filter

2021-01-05

DNS66 (5@6) 6 Github; Video Howto 9/2017 | 3/2018; Video Walk-Through 10/2018; Howto 8/2019; block ads/hosts, use alternative DNS servers; no root required (uses VPN)
Block This! (5@1) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2017-05-02 Github
personalDNSfilter - block tracking, malware & more (4.7@142) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
UnbelovedHosts (4.7@10) 7 LastUpdate: 2017-08-01 AdBlocker not replacing your /etc/hosts file
Blokada v4 (ad blocker) (4.6@7) 13 / Blokada 5 (ad blocker and privacy app) (0@0) 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Ausführliche Anleitung 1/2019; Video Anleitung 4/2019 | 3/2020; Vorstellung 1/2020-11/2020; no root required
AdGuard: Content Blocker for Samsung and Yandex (4.5@55,417) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Wikipedia EN; Vorstellung 6/2017; Review 11/2018
AdAway (4.4@129) 8 Github; Wikipedia DE | EN; Vorstellung 3/2014; Video Tutorial 7/2017; Tutorial 5/2019 (DE); Howto Android 10 Video 2/2020; maintains /system/etc/hosts (needs root)
SpotMute - Mute ads (4.2@328) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Crystal Adblock for Samsung (4.1@2,844) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
WebGuard Adblock VPN (4@15,436) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Screencast 1/2017; not only for kids No root required.
Root Toolbox FREE (4@2,751) 10 1 LastUpdate: 2014-04-28
Adblock Fast (3.9@15,821) Ǥ 4 2 Github; Samsung Internet 4.0 and up only
FilterProxy (3.8@659) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-02-22 uses proxy (no root required)
AdBlock for Samsung Internet (3.7@13,967) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Disconnect Premium VPN (3.1@168) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Subscription fee
Adblock Plus (2.8@31) 6 LastUpdate: 2016-02-01 Vorstellung 4/2014; no root required; nutzlos
AdClear (0@8) Ǥ 18 / AdClear Content Blocker (3.6@5,589) Ǥ 12 4 Github; no root required
Ad-Free (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; AdBlocker for Spotify
Spotify Ad Blocker (0@0) $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-15 Github; mute when Spotify is playing an ad
SpotIt (0@0) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Music streaming advertisement muter
Twitter Adfree (0@0) LastUpdate: 2017-05-08 removes promoted/ads posts from the official Twitter app
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)

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
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
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)

2021-01-15

IzzyOnDroid

Ad Blocker

Ad-Blocker & Filter