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Adblocker for TV - AdGuard is available for Android TV: here is how it works (www.ghacks.net)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (3 children)

It won’t Adblock anything inside apps, just like on phones … there is no magic.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It blocks ads on phones inside apps if you use DNS ad blocking.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

I love how easy using a private DNS is on android.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

YouTube app is not possible to block ads . You need to access YouTube with a mobile internet browser that support plugins . Like Firefox in android and safari in iOS .

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Yes, but that’s a special case and related to how the ads are served from the same servers as video content.

AdGuard will block banners, splash screens etc in apps as any other DNS service and not as stated generally not work in apps.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There are AdBlock options for Android that can work on apps. Generally you need to route all internet traffic via the AdBlock app which requires root, a faux-VPN, or a PiHole type solution.

It can usually only do host-level blocking but that's generally enough.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not for apps like YouTube .

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, YT's current anti-adblock crusade means you need a proper ad blocker built into the browser or a third party client.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

This

[–] takeda -4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So why would I use it over Firefox + uBlock?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago

How often are you using Firefox on your TV?