β² 364 βΌ what is your favorite f-droid app? (hackertalks.com) submitted 3 years ago by jet@hackertalks.com to c/android@lemdro.id 129 comments fedilink hide all child comments What is your must have open source application available on fdroid? New pipe - the YouTube front end is absolutely critical for my lifestyle.
[β] Im28xwa@lemdro.id 17 points 3 years ago (3 children) Gotta be AdAway this thing is a must especially for root users permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] Cycadophyta@lemmy.cafe 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) What does AdAway do differently for root users? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Winnie22@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago AdAway for rooted devices allows you to modify you hosts file directly. This means that AdAway doesn't have to be constantly running in the background to block ads. It modifies the file then closes. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Cycadophyta@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I recently switched to AdAway from AdGuard. More ads seem to get through in apps, but combined with unlock in Firefox websites are completely clean. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] kratoz29@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Were you using the Adguard app or the DNS's? I usually use AdAway with root and with my pihole at home (and outside home with VPN) and I barely see any ads, although I haven't tested with Android apps. permalink fedilink source parent [β] gaydarless@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago* (2 children) Looks cool! Can anyone weigh in on how similar this is to DDG's tracking blocker feature? Is it the same but open source? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] venoft@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) Its basically just a host file. It pulls in a huge file with all the ad domains and whenever your phone tries to connect to one it gets ignored. Therefore it also works for ads in apps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] potustheplant@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago It also (usually) manages to hide the space where the ad would be. permalink fedilink source parent [β] gaydarless@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago I will be giving that a try. Thanks for the info. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Im28xwa@lemdro.id 1 point 3 years ago Does DDG allow you to import lists? Does it have a VPN-less mode? Can it work system wide? permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Cycadophyta@lemmy.cafe 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) What does AdAway do differently for root users? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Winnie22@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago AdAway for rooted devices allows you to modify you hosts file directly. This means that AdAway doesn't have to be constantly running in the background to block ads. It modifies the file then closes. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Winnie22@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago AdAway for rooted devices allows you to modify you hosts file directly. This means that AdAway doesn't have to be constantly running in the background to block ads. It modifies the file then closes. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Cycadophyta@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I recently switched to AdAway from AdGuard. More ads seem to get through in apps, but combined with unlock in Firefox websites are completely clean. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] kratoz29@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Were you using the Adguard app or the DNS's? I usually use AdAway with root and with my pihole at home (and outside home with VPN) and I barely see any ads, although I haven't tested with Android apps. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] kratoz29@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Were you using the Adguard app or the DNS's? I usually use AdAway with root and with my pihole at home (and outside home with VPN) and I barely see any ads, although I haven't tested with Android apps. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] gaydarless@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago* (2 children) Looks cool! Can anyone weigh in on how similar this is to DDG's tracking blocker feature? Is it the same but open source? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] venoft@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) Its basically just a host file. It pulls in a huge file with all the ad domains and whenever your phone tries to connect to one it gets ignored. Therefore it also works for ads in apps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] potustheplant@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago It also (usually) manages to hide the space where the ad would be. permalink fedilink source parent [β] gaydarless@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago I will be giving that a try. Thanks for the info. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Im28xwa@lemdro.id 1 point 3 years ago Does DDG allow you to import lists? Does it have a VPN-less mode? Can it work system wide? permalink fedilink source parent
[β] venoft@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) Its basically just a host file. It pulls in a huge file with all the ad domains and whenever your phone tries to connect to one it gets ignored. Therefore it also works for ads in apps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] potustheplant@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago It also (usually) manages to hide the space where the ad would be. permalink fedilink source parent [β] gaydarless@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago I will be giving that a try. Thanks for the info. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] potustheplant@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago It also (usually) manages to hide the space where the ad would be. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] gaydarless@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago I will be giving that a try. Thanks for the info. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Im28xwa@lemdro.id 1 point 3 years ago Does DDG allow you to import lists? Does it have a VPN-less mode? Can it work system wide? permalink fedilink source parent