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Ask HN: Android browser Ad blocker?

9 points by sushirain ↗ HN
What is the current best way to browse on Android without ads?

I found some old discussions from 2015/2014 that recommend Firefox+uBlock Origin or root+AdAway. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9576158 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8802424

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throwaway2048
i still find Firefox to work much better than other system wide blocker solutions, which can break webpages easily.
philjackson
I use AdAway, as far as I know it's never caused any issues for me. The nice tying about it is that as it's /etc/hosts based, it'll block ads in apps too.
jarcane
If you use Firefox you can just install uBlock Origin. That's what I do.
Ginguin
This is probably the best bet. There are quite a few options available with Firefox on Android that you won't get going with any other browser. Sure, you can download a specialized browser that _just_ blocks ads, but you're missing out on the other features that come with Firefox (like HTTPS everywhere, Ghostery, or whatever other stuff you like).
piyush_soni
I wanted something similar for Chrome, as the websites the ads on some websites are so obnoxious that you can't do anything on that page without unintentionally clicking the ads.
samfisher83
I publish a browser on play store that blocks ads: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rsbrowser....

Its based on Code aurora forum code which is based on chrome code. Basically it is chrome, but with ad blocking. It also happens to be much faster than chrome. I also use firefox, but it doesn't seem to render some sites correctly. However it seems to be the only browser that supports plugins.

wantron
I recently tried one called Adguard. It runs as a VPN and locally filters ads in the browser and apps.
luxpir
Set up pihole on your home network. No ads on any device, no plugin bloat.