I just discovered this and it works fantastically on any old / unused android device you might have lying around, I was shocked at how easy it was, all the instructions are there, once you have it running all you need to do is set your router DNS settings to your pihole IP address and presto! Ads and trackers are gone!
YSK: you can setup pihole on any old rooted android (5.0+) device
3 years ago by chrizbie to c/youshouldknow
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eco_game 23 points 3 years ago
This could be a long shot but if it's a Samsung Galaxy Tab S, the battery connector solder joints kinda die after a while, which can either be fixed by reflowing them or by applying pressure (I have a tablet with that issue). You could try pressing on the battery connector and see if it works then.
sylverstream 4 points 3 years ago
Thanks for the tip. Got a tablet running HA and thus plugged in 24/7. Just ordered a smart plug to schedule the charging.
StandingCat 2 points 3 years ago
Home assistant runs on old tablets now? Or are you saying as a dashboard?
sylverstream 2 points 3 years ago
Sorry, yes as dashboard :)
pirat 1 point 3 years ago
You need to change the DNS settings in your router to the IP of the Pi-Hole if you want it to affect all devices on your network. If that doesn't work, you'll need to change the DNS on each of your devices instead.
lostferret 1 point 3 years ago
Amazing! I have an old ZeroW thats been sitting around. Any issues? Latency?
googlrr 2 points 3 years ago
Nope can't say I've ever noticed any issues with it. I've had it for a long time now. Kind of forgot they aren't really new anymore lol. Maybe 7-8 years running? I update it every 6 months or whenever I remember and it still works great.
xep 13 points 3 years ago
You might also be able to turn on Battery Idle Mode, although it's not supported on every device.
lemann -1 points 3 years ago
The FP3 requires a battery at least. Ironically the device will actually still turn on and be usable if you removed ALL the modules besides the display module 😅 and of course the mandatory battery
couragethebravedog 8 points 3 years ago
I believe you can do Ethernet over USB c on some devices.
chrizbie 4 points 3 years ago
I haven't seen any notable issues yet, a lot of people use a wireless pi zero to do the same thing so as long as you aren't running a state of the art gaming rig (which i'm not) I think it'll be fine
Boxtifer 4 points 3 years ago
Your client hardware wouldn't matter tho. State of the art or whatnot of a gaming rig would be fairly low. In sure most modern mobile phones create more DNS requests these days compared to a Windows machine and steam. It's the configured software on the hosts that will dictate how much traffic your devices will get. A lot also cache by listening to the TTL. There will be some form of additional latency but your average Joe won't probably notice.
TrustingZebra 1 point 3 years ago
I'm not sure about that. The average consumer router is fairly underpowered but is still capable of handling the needs of most home networks.
buffalobuffalo 10 points 3 years ago
Wifi adds latency. Adding 30-300 ms of latency will noticeably affect your browsing experience.
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feecoomeeq -9 points 3 years ago
Nah, just install Blokada from fDroid. And use that old smartPhone for maybe an AlfredCamera surveillance. But the noBattery mod is useful anyway.
chrizbie 16 points 3 years ago
I hear you, but I'm pretty happy with how this is working out, the advantage here is that it blocks ads and trackers for the whole network so it works on my wife's devices without her having to do anything (which she wouldn't anyway)
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Take the battery out if you can to avoid lithium fires.
Old batteries on constant charge... I worry about this kind of thing.
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