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Privacy Focused Adblocker for Apple Devices (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 months ago by rebiots@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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What do you think of AdGuard adblocker for iOS and Mac? Is the adblocker safe? I'm currently using 1Blocker but I'm no longer satisfied.

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[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

someone has recently found Adguard make some really weird DNS requests upon installation: https://lemm.ee/post/26798423

https://lemmy.ml/post/13144346

NextDNS should do the job.

[–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You linked FUD.

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Is it though? The unusual requests were pretty obvious right from the beginning.

(Of course, this is Android not iOS, so maybe that app is cleaner, but there aren't many iOS users around to test it.)

[–] edifier@feddit.it 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

My daily driver is nextdns over a tailscale VPN with an exit node in another country.. It seems to reduce a little bit battery life of my iPhone 15, but I used to have a 12 mini so it is still a huge improvement for my prospective

[–] LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

I second this, got the same setup and works wonders!

[–] RacoonVegetable@reddthat.com 1 points 6 months ago

Same setup, works great!

[–] mrtzlbm@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

I‘m also currently using 1Blocker. What makes you dissatisfied with it?

[–] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

If I had to use ios, I'd use adguard but on android linux I can use ublock I usr adguard dns on my samsung smart tv which blocks all built in ads