Is there a way to add adblock to lemmy apps?

3 years ago by SeatBeeSate to c/techsupport

More specifically voyager (aka wefwef). It seems to be based on chrome for it's backbone but is it possible to get it to use kiwi or something to use my extensions and ad blocking? News articles are becoming unreadable on some sites as they're 75% ad space.

expresshermes 8 points 3 years ago

Firefox app supports ublock origin and other extensions which works even when opening the links in the app. I have been using it for more than year now and I don't see any ads when opening links in app.

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Tilgare 5 points 3 years ago

Maybe your best bet is to have links open in your web browser, instead of directly in app, assuming that's is an option in the settings (RIF allowed this for instance).

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EveningPancakes 2 points 3 years ago

Have you tried setting up a PiHole on your home network? While I don't use Voyager, most display ads do not show in the WebView for the app that I'm using to browse Lemmy due to being blocked by my PiHole.

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robolemmy 2 points 3 years ago

You can also use NextDNS.io without any self-hosting required. I switched to NextDNS because it keeps working on my iPhone even when I’m outside my home network

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LufyCZ 3 points 3 years ago

Adguard dns is also a nice option, it you don't want to do any config yourself

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EveningPancakes 1 point 3 years ago

Right, another good option (and easier) for OP who may not have hardware laying around to leverage for a PiHole.

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SeatBeeSate 1 point 3 years ago

Using on mobile, I'm typically...mobile so that's not an option most of the time. Also PiHole can break sites that require ads to view, and my spouse uses a lot of those sites for her job on a work computer, that can't use extensions to bypass.

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EveningPancakes 1 point 3 years ago

As Robolemmy stated, you can set your mobile device to use a specific DNS server that has ad blocking built into it, that way only your device/client is affected and not the whole network. That and it travels with you when you switch to mobile data.

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nunzilla 1 point 3 years ago

Set your DNS to dns.adguard.com. It's life-changing.

But know that Adguard will see all of your domain lookups, so that could be a no-go for some.

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quasi_moto 1 point 3 years ago

Never heard of this, but trying it out now and it does seem super helpful. I believe their public DNS is actually dns.adguard-dns.com

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Tippon 1 point 3 years ago

I was just about to disagree with you, but apparently they've changed it. It used to be dns.adguard.com, but now it's dns.adguard-dns.com

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