- cross-posted to:
- privacy@programming.dev
- cross-posted to:
- privacy@programming.dev
I have been using the hosts file based ad blocker AdAway for at least two years. It runs on my smartphones and tablet, all rooted, thus I can run a VPN simultaneously. Since it has always worked flawlessly, I never really took the time to compare it to other similar apps.
But as of today, there hasn’t been an update since 2024.
I am asking for alternatives and the reason you think they’re better.
Used adaway, too but long before 2021. Good alternative is to host a small vps server, install adguard home, use hosts confs as common and then use DoT on a unrooted phone to this vps. GrapheneOS for example.
Or easier, just use a DoT provider with adblock which you trust. Quad9, adguard-dns and so on.