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Hell block for android. Some facts about the Adblock Plus app

Advertising is the main source of income for most app and game developers. Therefore, when you turn off ads, you are depriving developers of income, which means that you reduce the likelihood of updates for applications and games.

But, sometimes advertising gets so bad that there is simply no other way out. If you are faced with just such a situation, then this article should help you. Here we describe three simple and effective ways how to disable ads on android.

Disable Ads on Android with Adblock Plus

Many users are aware of a browser extension called Adblock Plus. This extension is available for browsers such as Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. It allows you to block almost all ads on the Internet.

For the Android operating system, there is an application called Adblock Plus for Android, which almost completely copies the well-known browser extension. By installing Adblock Plus for Android on your smartphone, you can disable all ads in your browser, as well as ads in other applications and games for Android.

Application screenshot

Unfortunately, you won't be able to install Adblock Plus from the Play Market. It will have to be installed manually using APK file a, which can be downloaded from the official website. Next, we briefly describe how this is done.

So, in order to install Adblock Plus on Android, you need to follow these steps:

1. Download the APK file from the official Adblock website. It can be done . The download link for Adblock Plus is at the bottom of the page and it's quite inconspicuous, don't confuse it with a big "Get Adblock Browser" banner.
2. You also need to enable the " Installing apps from unknown sources» in the settings of your Android smartphone or tablet. Without this, you will not be able to install the downloaded APK file.
3. Open the downloaded APK file with any file manager and install the Adblock Plus for Android app.

For the Adblock Plus app on Android, it is desirable to have . If there are no ROOT rights, then for the application to work correctly, it must be configured. You can read about how this is done.

There are also three alternative ways installing Adblock Plus on an Android smartphone or tablet:

• If you have an Android smartphone from Samsung and you use the Samsung browser, then you can download Adblock Plus for Android from the PlayMarket ().
• If you are using the Mozilla Firefox browser for Android, then you can install the Adblock Plus () add-on from the desktop version of the Mozilla Firefox browser (yes, they are supported).
• You can install . This is a browser from the developers of Adblock and it disables ads as effectively as the Adblock Plus for Android app.

It is understood that if you are using Adblock Plus for Samsung browser or Mozilla Firefox browser or you are using Adblock Browser for Android, then ads will only be disabled in the browser. Ads in third-party apps and games will work as usual.

Disable Ads on Android with Adaway

Another reliable way to disable ads on Android is to use the Adaway app. This application, like Adblock Plus for Android, (both in the browser, and applications, and in games). At the same time, very often Adaway does it more correctly than Adblock Plus. Since after Adblock Plus sometimes there are empty spaces where there were ads before. Whereas when using Adaway this does not happen. But, for Adaway to work, it is imperative that on your Android smartphone Or the tablet had ROOT rights. Without ROOT rights, Adaway does not work at all.

Application screenshot

The Adaway application also cannot be simply installed from Play market. It must be installed according to the same algorithm as Adblock Plus for Android. The only exception is that the APK file needs to be downloaded.

How to disable ads on Android manually

If the above methods did not suit you, then you can disable ads manually, but for this you will need Root rights. Without Root rights, nothing will work, because in order to disable ads, we will edit the HOSTS file.

So, we offer you a short instruction on how to do this:

1. First you need to get a list of advertising sites. Such a list can be found on the Internet (for example: , or ).
2. Save the entire contents of the list of your choice as a file named hosts (the file name must be without extension, just hosts and that's it, no txt at the end). This is best done on a computer.
3. After the hosts file with the list of advertising sites is ready, copy it to the memory of the Android device (to any folder).
4. Next, on your Android device, run file manager and find the hosts file in internal memory. It must be in the /etc or /system/etc folder.
5. Now the most important step. We make a backup copy of the original hosts file and replace it with ours hosts file(the one with the list of advertising sites).
6. We reboot the Android device and check if the ads are disabled or not.

If everything was done correctly, then most of the ads will disappear. This method works equally well for the browser and for applications with games.

AdBlock Plus is an application that can block any ads in all android games and programs, including ads in the browser. Many are already familiar with the extension of the same name on the PC, but in the case of Android, it is implemented as a full-fledged application and the blocking capabilities differ in a good way.

Features of Adblock for Android devices

• The first time you launch the application, you will be taken to the start menu, where you can enable ad blocking by switching the position of the button. Also, the program will automatically check the system language and select a "subscription" in order to block ads in the specified range
• If you only want to block banners and annoying pop-up ads, you can uncheck the "acceptable ads" checkbox. A list of possible advertisements can be viewed by clicking on the "question mark".
• In the advanced settings of the app, you have the option to enable app auto-download, renew subscriptions, check for app updates, and view information about the current device.

Instructions on how to use Adblock ad blocker

1. Download, install and run AdBlock Plus on your device.
2. Launch the app and let it select and update "subscriptions".
3. To enable ad blocking, switch the slider opposite the word "Filtering" to the "ON" position.
4. If you wish, you can enable / disable the display of acceptable ads by checking the box next to the corresponding item.
5. We launch the game / program / browser and enjoy the absence of annoying ads.

Adblock Plus will automatically select a suitable filter subscription for you the first time it runs. You can still from the list.

Adblock Plus will run as background service and display its status in notification area.

Selecting a subscription

You can change subscription at any time by selecting it from a list:

Each time you select a different subscription, it is automatically downloaded and activated. By default, subscriptions are being refreshed periodically. There are two other options available in the advanced settings:

Setting up the proxy manually

Android versions prior to 3.1 do not have proxy settings built-in, but several manufacturers have added them to their devices. If you have a non-rooted device running an earlier Android version than 3.1, you can still set up the proxy manually.

Depending on the device, the proxy settings are in different places. If your device is in the following list, follow the specific instructions:

Instructions for specific devices

generic instructions

If your device isn't in the list, the most common place for the proxy settings is in the advanced WiFi settings.

Android 4.x (Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean, KitKat) devices

Run Settings application. Select WiFi. The list of available Wi-Fi networks will open:

Connect to the desired network (access point) if not already. long press on connected network, context menu will appear. Select Modify network config:

In opened dialog mark Show advanced options check box:

Scroll to proxy settings, select Manual, proxy options will appear:

set proxy to localhost and port to the number specified by Adblock Plus in the notification message:

Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) devices

Go to the WiFi settings and select advanced settings from the menu:

"Adblock Plus" in the Android Chrome browser has gained immense popularity for a long time. This extension is available for any browser on your computer as an extension or a third-party program that adds its own process to work when browsing sites.

But Adblock did not stop there and can be downloaded to the Android mobile platform for the Google Chrome browser.

This popular extension, which is able to block any unwanted information banner when surfing sites, is capable of performing the following functions:

It is available for any Android-based smartphone starting from version 2.2 and will not cause any load or difficulties on the phone system. There were situations when the program did not block some ads, or simply did not have time to close before the video started playing - this is all due to the lack of latest version and disabled the full functionality of Adblock in Google Chrome.

How Adblock works and its modes of operation

To block using Adblock Plus in the Google Chrome browser on Android, you need to set the list of blocked ads to the filter. But that doesn't mean personally writing every ad tag link. As soon as you install it on your smartphone, it will install without filters and offer to subscribe to the list of filters.

A banner that is blocked is not displayed on the screen, but leaves behind empty blocks or labels of its location. This problem can also be fixed - select "hide elements" in the Adblock settings and empty rectangles or squares will be hidden from the site containers.

"Adblock Plus" successfully eliminates banner ads throughout the system, which means eliminating ads not only on the Internet, but also in applications that can display ads (usually free or pirated versions of programs).

Adblocker has the following three modes of operation:

1. If you own a rooted device, the program will filter connection traffic from ads and sites will load faster. Also, a rooted android will allow you to block any ads in the system with the application.
2. There is no root and the android system from 3.1 will automatically configure the traffic and will be guaranteed to work properly only with a filtered WiFi connection.
3. Android below 3 requires you to set up a proxy server yourself. If the device does not support it, the application will not work. There are many alternative applications that can make money on such a flagship.

Some facts about the Adblock Plus app

The program has done:

• A high-quality and error-free working program;
• High-quality blocking of any type of ads;
• Took a leading position in this market in 2006, starting from the program to the computer;
• More than 500 million downloads on Windows OS and about 60 million downloads on Android device.

What Adblock does:

• Fixes the problem of slow loading of the site;
• Reduces traffic consumption by almost half due to fewer downloaded objects;
• Increased battery charge time by 15 - 30%;
• The absence of interfering and annoying ads that you do not want to see.

Creating security and privacy:

• Under the ads, the so-called “tracker” may be hidden, which will send viruses to you even more and will complicate the work on the Internet through the phone;
• The application reduces the risk of infection with malicious software and hidden in other files that a person downloads without thinking about the consequences;
• Increases the level of privacy protection by more than half;
• A number of organizations and research centers modern technologies recommend it for use (These are companies such as: Stanford University, UC Santa Barbara, Electronic Frontier Foundation).

Your actions with Adblocker installed:

• Customize the program for yourself to block ads you are not interested in, or completely block any reference to banners so as not to see them at all;
• Restrict yourself from tracking, domains with viruses and applications;
• Support your favorite sites on your own - add your favorite site to the list of restrictions from blocking and let the owners of this site get some money for further development.

How to Install Adblock on Android Device

Over the past three years, with the development of mobile communication technologies, Adblock has also appeared on Android-based devices. It should be noted that the application fully works only on a device with root rights.

The application itself is not in the Play Market and is not planned to be added because the program is a formidable competitor for some ways of earning money.

Therefore, it will need to be downloaded from the official website of the developer. But in addition to installing an ad blocker, the user will not install ads from the creator or third-party applications.

To install Adblock, follow these steps:

After notification of the installation, you need to go into the application and activate its work. After that, it is better to manually configure the Adblocker to be sure of full-fledged work. installed program. Right now, all ads will be hidden or blocked.

We recommend that you do not add too many lists to Adblock filters when setting up. This greatly affects the speed of blocking and the process of processing sites before showing and hiding ads. Also - "reconfiguring" the program can lead to unexpected errors at work.

APP OVERVIEW

Adblock Plus for Android allows you to block ads. This application has long existed for other platforms, in particular as a browser extension.

To date, Adblock Plus can be called the most popular ad blocker on most operating systems. In almost all browsers, this plugin is the leader not only in its segment, but also in principle in terms of the number of installations.

The application is not available on Google Play, like many other blockers. The reason is simple - some developers make money on advertising, so it would be undesirable for them to provide a tool to block it in the official repository.

The setup process is very simple and in many ways resembles similar actions in a plug-in for browsers like and . The main menu has an on-off switch to quickly turn the lock on or off. Also here is a set of filter subscriptions - for Russian-speaking users, RuAdList is activated by default, but you can change it manually. In addition, there are checkboxes responsible for showing acceptable ads and hiding the icon in the status bar (it is displayed by default).

To improve the results of the application, it is recommended to configure a proxy server from the program. In the settings, you can change the update properties and select your preferred traffic transmission channel.

Adblock Plus for Android would be a great app if it worked on all devices. Unfortunately, this is not the case - some users complain that this application does not block ads at all for them. There is also an opinion that for real spam blocking one cannot do without root rights. One way or another, Adblock Plus deserves a solid four on a five-point scale.

Application features:

Works without Root rights (only for Wi-Fi connection, and on android 1.5-3.0 you will have to configure the application as a proxy server)
Removes ads both when working through Wi-Fi and through a mobile connection ()
Blocks pop-ups

1. Also, this instruction will help you if the Adblock application did not work in automatic mode.
2. In the application menu, activate the RuAdList+EasyLis subscription
3. Install Titanium Backup, find Adblock Plus there, make a long tap and select "Convert to system application"
4. Add Adblock to the exclusion list in application managers and similar programs to clean up memory
5. Go to phone settings -> Wi-Fi -> Long tap on your connection -> Change network configuration -> Advanced options
6. Enter the proxy server: Host name: localhost Port: 2020
7. We reboot the device