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Mobile ads suck so bad. How did we get here? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by Philharmonic3@lemmy.world to c/general@lemmy.world

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I honestly think mobile ads in free games and other apps are some of the lowest quality piles of garbage I've ever had the misfortune to see, and they are constant. How did we get to this point? Where they are so horribly unbearable and yet so commonplace?

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[–] SZof@lemmy.world -3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Android - Blockada.

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 23 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Subscription instead of one time payment is a massive "fuck off" from me

[–] rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.com 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Try AdGuard DNS, it's free and only takes a few minutes to set up, no account needed - you just modify your phone's DNS settings (there's also an app instead). Sometimes it doesn't block everything, like any DNS blocker including Blockada, but gets most things.

[–] 667@lemmy.radio 7 points 4 months ago

And they even have DNS profiles for most devices. I’ve been running some form of AdGuard for nearly a decade. On the rare occasion I do see an ad, it’s quite surprising.

[–] SZof@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

I've only ever used the free version. V5

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

I use personaldnsfilter which has been good for general system wide adblocking, but I avoid apps with ads these days.

[–] sepiroth154@feddit.nl 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Alternatively if you have a raspberry pi, pi hole. Also blocks all mobile ads and does it network wide.

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'd love to, I have a pi 3 lying about.

Unfortunately it will also block the free TV streaming box we have and Mrs won't be able to watch Poirot and I'll get murdered myself

[–] Donnywholovedbowling@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You can set up a regular dns on that device, or you can white list the domains that the stealing box uses. Join the revolution, it's actually quite nice!

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Would that it were that simple! It's an Orange TV streaming box, notorious for fucking up with PiHole :)