It’s also open source and free.īlokada recently released version 5 of their app, and it’s incredible. We used to recommend DNS66 as the go-to solution for blocking ads on Android, and it’s a great, customizable, open-source solution, but there’s an easier way as of 2021, and it’s an incredible app that works amazingly well. It even uses less battery and data, because the ads won’t be downloaded and played. Every app (and website) is now a breeze to use, doesn’t shove obnoxious ads in my face, and my sanity has returned. I’ve been using this method to keep ads off my Android phone for years now, and I find it impossible to go back. But try to support the developer by buying the full version or giving them a donation. When an app has gone from using harmless banner ads to showing a 30-second, loud, obnoxious video ad for a kid’s video game you’ll never play, I’d suggest it’s fair to block it.

“But wait! Isn’t that like stealing the app?” you cry. But it’s possible on Android, without root access to your phone. While there’s browsers that block ads on the web, in-app ads are tougher to eliminate.

Updated Jan 2021 with a new, simpler recommended method for blocking Android adsĪds on websites and in apps are annoying enough, but apps that pop up a 30 second video ad while you’re going about your business are much harder to put up with.

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