Too bad adv commands are blocked on firetvs 😢
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Engywuck@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
99.9% of all these “problems” can be solved by using an ablocker DNS and a couple of adb commands (on Android).
RatzChatsubo@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Engywuck@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Well, yeah, though luck… Amazon (the store) is entirely banned from my house.
Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
I thought this doesn’t work cause AndroidTV forces its own DNS server, specifically 8.8.8.8, Googles own.
Engywuck@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
It works, but it needs a bit of work. In particular, you need a router capable of redirecting all DNS call to the DNS you specify (Asus routers can do that, for instance). Moreover, one should also use a blocklist to forbid the connection to most common DoT/DoH public servers, such as
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/adblock/doh-vpn-proxy-bypass.txt
abbadon420@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
I’d be setting up a pihole if I had a smart tv
Engywuck@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
I went from pihole, to Adguard Home to (finally) ControlD. I choose to eventually outsource the DNS because I was letting all family without connection when playing with my miniserver :-P