FARK.com: (9640565) What ad-blocker do you run on your phone? I need some halp, as I'm old, and have a galaxy 5, and could use your advice as well as a short tutorial on how to install it. Thanks

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		What ad-blocker do you run on your phone? I need some halp, as I'm old, and have a galaxy 5, and could use your advice as well as a short tutorial on how to install it. Thanks (fark.com)		48
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elvisaintdead

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2017-06-26 5:05:48 PM

brave browser from a bunch of firefox developers.
built-in ad and tracker blocking. not as stable as say, chrome, but it works pretty well.

runs with mutts

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2017-06-26 6:07:08 PM

I use brave, as mentioned above, on an S4 Mini. Mr. Mutts likes Opera Mini, which is designed to reduce your data usage. It actually renders pages on its servers and then sends you the cut down version. I don't think either of us did anything fancy to set them up. Just download from the play store app and try it out.

gerbilpox

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2017-06-26 8:02:38 PM

An iPhone.

crispy pizza

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2017-06-26 8:04:25 PM

Do iPhones block ads?

chitownmike

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2017-06-26 8:04:40 PM

Another Opera mini fan, here. I think the ad blocker is on by default. If not it's under settings data usage, or something similar

Sydney Bridges

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2017-06-26 8:05:02 PM

According to the article I just read, Brave replaces existing ads with their clients' ads but with the tracking removed. Is that no longer the case?

robodog

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2017-06-26 8:07:19 PM

Get Firefox from Play store, click on three dots top right corner, tools, add-ons, browse all add-ons, select block ads, first entry is ublock origins, select it. If you want a bit more anti-tracking search for privacy badger from EFF.

Le French Boo

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2017-06-26 8:13:12 PM

Step 1: Don't be old

/I got nothing

trialpha

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2017-06-26 8:13:24 PM

Adguard. Runs on non-rooted phones.

RoyFokker'sGhost

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2017-06-26 8:14:32 PM

AdBlocker for Google Chrome, since I believe that's a default browser for Galaxy phones.

morg

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2017-06-26 8:15:41 PM

Le French Boo: Step 1: Don't be old

Step 2:

cyberspacedout

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2017-06-26 8:16:32 PM

Don't the mobile ads here contribute to FARK's squirrel food supply? I'm surprised this got greenlit.

chitownmike

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2017-06-26 8:17:59 PM

RoyFokker'sGhost: AdBlocker for Google Chrome, since I believe that's a default browser for Galaxy phones.

Samsung has their own piece of crap but chrome is preloaded, as well

robodog

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2017-06-26 8:18:15 PM

cyberspacedout: Don't the mobile ads here contribute to FARK's squirrel food supply? I'm surprised this got greenlit.

That's what Barefark is for.

Baloo Uriza

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2017-06-26 8:18:33 PM

Ad Away. Need root, otherwise follow instructions on label. Blocks ads in every app, not just browsers.

CreepyBasementGuy

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2017-06-26 8:21:01 PM

crispy pizza: Do iPhones block ads?

not even a little bit

Mergatroid

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2017-06-26 8:25:01 PM

uBlock Origin, same one I use on my pc.

farkmedown

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2017-06-26 8:26:08 PM

Baloo Uriza: Ad Away. Need root, otherwise follow instructions on label. Blocks ads in every app, not just browsers.

This.

moothemagiccow

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2017-06-26 8:27:14 PM

Hold the home button and the power button at the same time

Darth_Lukecash

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2017-06-26 8:28:15 PM

crispy pizza: Do iPhones block ads?

I use Weblock for I phone

My only complaint that it doesn't whitelist easily enough.

However you can do big swaths of blocking from known spamming country

Sometimes it affects legitimate sites That have web ads in their videos.

unfarkingbelievable

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2017-06-26 8:34:10 PM

Halp!

kbronsito

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2017-06-26 8:35:01 PM

Darth_Lukecash: crispy pizza: Do iPhones block ads?

I use Weblock for I phone

My only complaint that it doesn't whitelist easily enough.

However you can do big swaths of blocking from known spamming country

Sometimes it affects legitimate sites That have web ads in their videos.

does it block those browser hijackers that redirect you to a "you won a new iphone" sites? i keep getting that shiite. went to the apple site and there's a few recommends in there but it doesn't seem to fix it.

nytmare

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2017-06-26 8:36:38 PM

Baloo Uriza: Ad Away. Need root, otherwise follow instructions on label. Blocks ads in every app, not just browsers.

But who will follow instructions on the headline?

UsikFark

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2017-06-26 8:36:47 PM

I use adblock browser. It has some quirks but (beyond blocking many ads) it kills whatever infinite loops are running on some sites that make my phone slow to a halt. Installation on Android is pretty painless: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adblockplus.browser&hl=en

lemurtx

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2017-06-26 8:37:04 PM

When I installed Opera Mini, it said "contains ads." But, yeah the ad blocker was on by default.

fappomatic

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2017-06-26 8:38:07 PM

I have absolutely no pop-up ads as I don't typically use the browser on my phone. I prefer my porn on a larger screen. And I'm old with middling vision. Viewing web content on my mobile is torture.

Darth_Lukecash

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2017-06-26 8:40:41 PM

kbronsito: Darth_Lukecash: crispy pizza: Do iPhones block ads?

I use Weblock for I phone

My only complaint that it doesn't whitelist easily enough.

However you can do big swaths of blocking from known spamming country

Sometimes it affects legitimate sites That have web ads in their videos.

does it block those browser hijackers that redirect you to a "you won a new iphone" sites? i keep getting that shiite. went to the apple site and there's a few recommends in there but it doesn't seem to fix it.

Yup.

You'll be surprised at how much it blocks.

Your Web apps will run better and it will block Some ap ads.

LoneVVolf

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2017-06-26 8:43:30 PM

None; the internet is for computers.

Mukster

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2017-06-26 8:48:47 PM

Use Fark and keep hitting the WaPo stories. They block access which blocks ads. Viola

FastJeff

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2017-06-26 9:01:19 PM

Once you figured out how to install it, let the rest of us know.

elvisaintdead

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2017-06-26 9:09:05 PM

Sydney Bridges: According to the article I just read, Brave replaces existing ads with their clients' ads but with the tracking removed. Is that no longer the case?

I see an occasional one that seems to be an actual part of the page I'm on ( l am NOT a tech guy) but for the most part, they're all gone.

Sydney Bridges

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2017-06-26 9:31:43 PM

elvisaintdead: Sydney Bridges: According to the article I just read, Brave replaces existing ads with their clients' ads but with the tracking removed. Is that no longer the case?

I see an occasional one that seems to be an actual part of the page I'm on ( l am NOT a tech guy) but for the most part, they're all gone.

Thanks. Been looking for a replacement for Dolphin. All Android browsers suck; just trying to find the least sucky one.

NutWrench

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2017-06-26 9:42:55 PM

I'm using Firefox on Android with the "AdBlocker Ultimate" and "uBlock Origin" add ons. Those add-ons will block Youtube ads, as well (If you access Youtube through the browser, instead of the Youtube App)

jnelsoninjax

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2017-06-26 9:43:06 PM

I use https://adguard.com/en/welcome.html which I have purchased a subscription either $20 (USD) a year or $60 (USD) for a lifetime, and it blocks all ads from the web and a good chunk of the app ads as well.

rikkidoxx

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2017-06-26 10:06:11 PM

If it's not in your contacts list don't answer it.

Deadguy2322

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2017-06-26 11:19:20 PM

crispy pizza: Do iPhones block ads?

There are multiple content blockers for iOS, including a version of AdBlock Plus. I use AdBlock Fast. It was free and works well, and is configurable.

Benjimin_Dover

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2017-06-27 12:01:12 AM

I use "Data OFF."

happydude45

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2017-06-27 12:03:58 AM

runs with mutts: I use brave, as mentioned above, on an S4 Mini. Mr. Mutts likes Opera Mini, which is designed to reduce your data usage. It actually renders pages on its servers and then sends you the cut down version. I don't think either of us did anything fancy to set them up. Just download from the play store app and try it out.

I use Brave on the latpop, but Adblock browser on my galaxy s5

brantgoose

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2017-06-27 12:24:19 AM

My telephone ad-blocker is called "rotary dial".

Just kidding. I stopped using that phone ages ago and it is in the bottom of my linen closet somewhere. I was Luddite enough to give up my rotary dial phone when about 98% of the population had touch tone phones. I only got a touch tone phone because you could not use employment or government services without a touch tone. If I had no need for either of those things, I might be using a candlestick phone still or one that cranks up.

Cranks are a good thing if you don't exercise regularly or have reliable electricity and phone service. I think the world needs more cranks. The electrical kind, not the human kind, though.

darkone

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2017-06-27 12:30:08 AM

+1 for uBlock Origin

Mussel Shoals

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2017-06-27 1:33:14 AM

Pi-hole. Blocks ads on every device, including smarty phones connected through WiFi, attached anywhere on your home network. One junker laptop or PC runs it, and there's nothing to install on any browsers, phones, smarty TV browsers, Roku boxes, etc. It works for any and all network-connected devices...and even blocks ads for guest devices if they connect to the Internet through your network.

https://pi-hole.net

Pichu0102

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2017-06-27 4:56:14 AM

I use DNS66, however, it's not one press and you're done, you can decide what host files you want to have as your blocks as well as other features.

Col. Gathers

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2017-06-27 6:49:30 AM

NutWrench: I'm using Firefox on Android with the "AdBlocker Ultimate" and "uBlock Origin" add ons. Those add-ons will block Youtube ads, as well (If you access Youtube through the browser, instead of the Youtube App)

I refuse to switch to anything other than Firefox on all my computers because it works so damn well with adblock plus. It even blocks the ads when streaming from comedy central online, which is amazing to behold as they are so damn intrusive otherwise.

Although my entire family thinks I'm crazy for sticking with FF. And I'm well aware of the ram issues, but why even have 16 GB if I'm not gonna use it?

Baloo Uriza

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2017-06-27 7:54:31 AM

nytmare: Baloo Uriza: Ad Away. Need root, otherwise follow instructions on label. Blocks ads in every app, not just browsers.

But who will follow instructions on the headline?

If you want complete, then you're going to have to find out how to get root on your phone. Welcome to the world of the two biggest mobile platforms being the product of advertising companies.

Nocrash

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2017-06-27 8:03:04 AM

CM browser for Android blocks ads and runs faster than Chrome.

Don Piano

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2017-06-27 9:05:03 AM

I have used Adfree for Android for years with great success.
The last two versions of Android require some fiddling with simlinking a directory somewhere in rootspace that I haven't taken the time to figure out how to do, so I'm flooded with ads. :-/
Lots more info available at xda.

zzottt

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2017-06-27 11:29:26 AM

I use the Brave browser, it's almost perfect. some pages that require the ads for video don't work though.

Drakuun

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2017-06-27 12:17:26 PM

I use Dolphin's Browsers.. the lite one doesn't store anything, and doesn't load about 80% of things typically so it's never at issue. Biggest thing to do is in the settings, make sure your secured browser is set as the default, not just in system - but any app settings that can call it too... having locked down browsers is great, but when your facebook app wants to use the built in app for every link - you're not securing anything.

I also tend to disable browsers I don't use so they don't auto-update constantly and can't be called by apps.

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