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This is what really annoys me about not being able to block ads on Android. I am really hoping content blockers on iOS will convince Google to do it as well. 30 seconds of ads for an 8 second page is unacceptable. Not only that but the potential for malware with no protection is huge. Who knows what those ads are able to send back in tracking, or inject into the phone.

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>not being able to block ads on Android

Not only are there multiple browsers that block ads on android (including firefox, Adblock Browser for Android, nochromo). There are also non-root apps that block ads in other apps by using an on-device proxy (ad blockplus, adguard). There are also very powerful root apps that remove ads from browsers and apps (such a minminguard, which eliminates app ads entirely so that it doesn't even leave behind an empty UI box).

Right, I definitely phrased it badly. Content blockers on iOS are very different than using a specific browser on Android though. Proxying though abp and adguard has been a pain to set up in my experience. Though I have not done so recently. I was unaware of minminguard, and will check it out later today, but again not a simple OS level solution like content blockers.

Android Firefox + uBlock, no root required.

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