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There are ads now?! (self.wordle)

submitted 4 months ago by ytsedude to c/wordle

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The enshittification continues...

Is there a way to play without having to deal with ads (or their over-priced subscription)?

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[–] GlendatheGayWitch 4 points 4 months ago

Looks like you can play Lingo (the original name of the game) at www.lingolingolingo.com

I only just looked it up, so I'm not sure if it ends up repeating a lot of the puzzles or not.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I like browsers that use ad blockers by default. I play Wordle using Cromite on Android, and on Windows I use Librewolf. If you're playing through NYT's games app, try an ad-filtering DNS like AdGuard's public DNS to block in-app ads like @[email protected] said here.

[–] robolemmy 2 points 4 months ago

I deleted the games app quite a while ago and now I just use safari. I haven’t noticed any lack of features and it doesn’t drain my battery like their shitty app. AdGuard and NextDNS seem to block all the NYT ads just fine that way too.

[–] bokherif 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Try changing your DNS resolver and to dns.adguard.com or use airplane mode before opening the app.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Oh wow, AdGuard's public DNS is good! It never crossed my mind to just use a DNS that filters known ad hosts on the entire device. I thought I had to set up a Pi-hole to accomplish that, though I'll probably still set one up anyway.

[–] lazycouchpotato 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If you're on mobile, the NYT Games app doesn't have ads – at least not yet.

[–] ytsedude 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm on the iOS app.

[–] marito 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I'm on Android. There are ads now.

[–] lazycouchpotato 1 points 4 months ago

Interesting. I guess I haven't gotten that update yet.

That's unfortunate.