Well at least it isn’t a beer ad.
Adblock is a form of self-care and should be enabled at all times tbh
AdGuard used in your DNS, whether at device level or in your router can also accidentally make certain functions fail. A lot of activity that redirects you to a secondary sight may get blocked with zero explanation. Updating an e-reader library (Nook) was blocked. I’m not saying don’t use AdGuard. I’m just saying that if you run into issues with things that used to work, check to see if it’s AdGuard.
Inb4 “you can’t block ads on an iPhone”. Wipr2 for $4.99, independent developer, active on the Fediverse (Mastodon). uBlock Origin Lite for free, slightly less capable. Both only work on Safari. Adguard Pro is $10 and uses a “VPN” to block ads. Sometimes it doesn’t work. (It used to be $1, that’s what I paid for it.) I use Wipr2 now and I’ve uninstalled apps that serve ads like IMDb and YouTube. I just access them in Safari now.
Of course Advertise with uBlock Origin in Firefox is the better option. And it doesn’t autocorrect iPhone to something else like my iPhone just did when I tried to type the name of a rival platform. That’s not a typo, that’s an iPhone feature, and it can’t be disabled. (I can go back and manually fix it, but the fact that it does it at all is pretty bad.)
NextDNS makes all of the browser stuff you’re talking about moot, other than ads served by the app/site itself. Also blocks ads in apps, games, etc. I can’t even remember what it was like to play a mobile game that has video ads jammed in your face.
NextDNS
Definitely checking that out, thanks.
And if it can block ads on my Apple TV, I’m definitely paying them for it. It looks like setup is tricky but not difficult.
It can block ads on your whole home network and your mobile devices when not at home. I pay like $20/year and I never see ads. I still run block on my Mac.
Looks like it can’t block YouTube ads though. That sucks.
But yes, $2/month or $20/year (2 months free) for Pro. I looked into it.
They inject those directly. It’ll block all of Google’s other ads though.
Holy mackerel, GrapheneOS and Ironfox are free, unmonetized software ya know…
Guess I’m not surprised, but you Apple users live like this?
Nope. Setting up an ad-blocking DNS server, or installing a web browser with an ad blocker, is as easy (and free) on iOS as it is on Android.
Look up instructions for Mullvad DNS or NextDNS.
Perhaps that’s the case for now
I personally save all posts like this though because you never know when it will be needed
Same with TV cracking stuff I’ve seen even when I don’t own a TV, because there’s a high chance the things I hate about TVs will be coming to monitors next and those I do use, so I assume I’ll need as many starting reference points as possible
From some family member or otherwise who is already in the ecosystem, to the potential of GrapheneOS not surviving Google’s hostility and ending up in the same exact shoes as Apple users
In 2-3 years a post like this could be buried in age and forgotten with the people who used to talk about it jaded by indifference or opposition and significantly fewer
Plenty of things I used to be extremely enthusiastic about that I just don’t bother with any more because of those kinds of interactions
I’d argue that it’s important to live in the present for these sorts of things. My phone running GrapheneOS isn’t going to start blasting ads or auto-installing bloatware during its lifespan, and since the monitors I possess have none of the “smart TV issues” I don’t need to worry about those for the lifespan of possessing the device.
Yes, the world will likely try to break GrapheneOS and make monitors just as much of a monetized hell. However, a free and open source operating system cannot be internally enshittified, and used/commodity hardware systems allow you to pick and choose something that doesn’t have ads spewing at your face.
How do I install those on my iPhone? /s
…I can’t? You’re saying I have to throw a thousand bucks at Google first? Sorry, I don’t have that. I live like this? Working for a living and most of my money going to pay bills? Yep. Can’t imagine what it’s like to not worry about money.
But really dude, money is a lot easier to spend when it’s hypothetical or somebody else’s.
Also, custom firmware like GrapheneOS can stop supporting your device at any time. They’re under no obligation to support your phone.
And this tribalism isn’t a good look for anybody. Just use what makes you happy. Or what you can afford. Or what you have. There’s no better way to say you made poor choices and are unhappy about that than to shame people for using a different product than you do.
Used hardware exists man. Also Motorola is partnering with GrapheneOS for their upcoming hardware releases, so maybe when your device becomes obsolete in the future consider getting something with more customization at a (gasp) lower price and with better repairability/customization.
I understand tribalism isn’t good for anyone, but pointing out that there’s a better way than getting abused by the walled garden shouldn’t be taken as mocking.
This reminds me I need to donate to pfblocker
Noncontextual ads
You kidding? This person used to be a good customer and now they dont buy anything! This is very contextual
It’s like watching boomers get mad on Facebook. Folks, you can visually see the shitty Photoshop.
Well, that stuff is pretty much just water, so it’s ok.
