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How does it compare with Blockada? https://blokada.org
I've used both and Blockada is better mainly because it has a couple of killer features. One example is that it will keep the app alive, so that the power saving features of your phone does not kick in and turn it off.
So you're sending ALL your internet traffic through a VPN, that you know nothing about? Sounds like the craziest idea I've ever heard. Who owns the VPN? What are they doing with your data?
You create a virtual "VPN" that filters out traffic based on hostnames. DNS requests that are not on the blacklist get forwarded to your DNS of choice.
Other adblockers for non-rooted Android (like NetGuard) work in the same way.
Blokada is easier to use that dns66, just one big button and you're done. It doesn't require root, but just like this app uses a local vpn (on the device itself, no servers involved).
For me it even blocks ads inside the YouTube app, which Adguard on iOS couldn't do...
> This is a free, open source app. Open source is important here because all your network requests will go through this app, and we need to make sure we can trust it. Because the app is open source, if it was doing anything shady, it would be found out. That's the statement that always bothers me because it's only true if you build the app yourself. This is giving people a simplistic view and a false sense of securit…
Accept no imitations.
So you're sending ALL your internet traffic through a VPN, that you know nothing about? Sounds like the craziest idea I've ever heard. Who owns the VPN? What are they doing with your data?
...no? You create a virtual "VPN" that filters out traffic based on hostnames. DNS requests that are not on the blacklist get forwarded to your DNS of choice. Other adblockers for non-rooted Android (like NetGuard) work in the same way.
Thanks Obama!
https://adguard.com has a similar approach using VPN. Would be interested to know if anyone has compared battery drain of the various apps