I want to immediately note that advertising is a necessary evil. The creators of programs provide us with free use of their products in the hope that at least modest advertising revenues will fill the time and effort they have spent. However, advertising can be blocked. I, for example, on the baby’s tablet completely blocked advertisements, so as not to distract endless offers to play a new game or breast enlargement recipes on web pages. From this article, you’ll learn how to do this on any smartphone or tablet running Android.
Adblock Plus
The most popular browser add-on has a version for Android too, but you will not find it in the Google Play store because of Google’s limitations. However, you can install it as a separate application by downloading from this page. Before installing the program, make sure that you are allowed to install from unknown sources.
The program works both on the rutted devices, and usual, however has some differences. In the first case (root), you will need to give the application the superuser rights and you can use it. In the second case, you will have to do some additional configuration steps, the sequence of which is described in detail here. After that Adblock Plus will begin to block advertising. You can change some of its options in the settings.
If you want to block ads only in your browser, then you will have to look at the mobile version of Firefox, because Adblock Plus has an extension only for this browser. You can download the mobile Firefox here, and then open the extension page in it and install it in the usual way. Restart the browser to start the extension.
Block ads using the hosts file
This method uses a special hosts file (what is it?) To block ads. This applies to all banners in your device, including various applications and games. Applicable only on rutted devices.
Get the correct hosts file with the registered addresses of the main banner networks on these pages (one, two and three). Just follow the link and save the contents as a text file named hosts.
With any convenient way to you, forward this file to your mobile device. Then open the file manager that has root privileges, for example Root Explorer, and save the file to /etc or / system / etc.
It is very prudent to first save the original version of the file, simply giving it another name. This is useful if something goes wrong or you want to return everything as it was. Restart the device and enjoy.
In conclusion, I want to remind you once again that using these methods does not mean there is no need to buy good programs. Paying $ 1-2 for the application that you like and which you use daily, you not only thank the developer, but also invest in future development, so that your favorite game or program will get even better.
