Comment on inundated by ads on iPhone. how do i stop them?

SmashingSquid@notyour.rodeo ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• FakedFunk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m an idiot about this stuff, and I’m sure others are as well. Lemmings to the rescue?

  Done. How about not on browsers? Is there a way to block ads in random apps.

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  • Tandybaum@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Random apps are going to be harder. Best option for your home network will be to setup a pihole. I’ve causally followed it but never actually set one up myself. I’ve heard it’s great.

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    • FakedFunk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      piHole is just a home network solution; correct? If I leave home it does nothing. Again, I’m an idiot

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      • kratoz29@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Again, I’m an idiot

        Just to let you know, if you are willing to learn you are not an idiot at all ;)

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      • legostepper@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        It is possible to set up pihole on the free tier of Google cloud and stay connected to it at all times through a VPN. I have been using that for a few years now with minimal issues. Here’s a tutorial on how to do it.

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      • wildcelt@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Pi-hole at home and pi-hole+PiVPN while away. Works perfectly

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      • Tandybaum@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Yep, it would only work inside your home network.

        You’re not going to have much luck blocking ads within apps with any other option I’m aware of. Maybe android has some OS wide ad blocking but iOS doesn’t.

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  • SmashingSquid@notyour.rodeo ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Adguard will work in other apps via DNS if you get the premium version.

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    • DustyNipples@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You can get a lifetime premium licence for a good discount if you look around. Highly recommended.

      Think I got it for about €20

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      • SmashingSquid@notyour.rodeo ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Yeah I got the family plan off stack social a few years ago for $30. Definitely worth the money.

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  • pineapplelover@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I tell all my friends to use Brave browser. It works fine out of the box. I’ve also heard some success with Firefox Focus. You can watch youtube in there too without ads. Configure the settings to allow background audio and you can listen with your phone screen off too.

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    • Zitronensaft@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The Brave browser was full of ads for crypto currencies last time I looked into it. It hardly seems like a good option for someone who is trying to avoid ads.

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