Currently I use 1Blocker but I will switch to AdGuard. Somehow 1Blocker doesn’t work properly for me anymore

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      I was using AdGuard for some time, until it started giving me some trouble. VPN would randomly disconnect, I’d have to reboot my phone, etc. In all honesty, I probably wasn’t patient enough with it. I’ve been using 1Blocker for a bit, now, and it’s been treating me well.

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        I stopped using their VPN pretty much for that exact same reason. Plus, I’d get absurdly slow network speeds trying to load common sites like Amazon or Reddit (at the time) between refusals to connect because the IPs had been banned.

        Not trash talking them because I do continue to use them. I just surf rawdog by default now instead of using the VPN by default which kind of sucks.

        One thing to keep in mind with AdGuard adblocking or 1Blocker on iOS is Private Relay renders them mostly useless since the services can’t inspect the traffic to filter out ads.

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      I’m also using Wipr and haven’t had much problem with it. The only issue I get is I sometimes have to manually tell it to update the blocklist.

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      I used to be a big wipr fan but it’s been letting a lot of ads through and won’t seem to block cookie annoyances. Switched to AdGuard and have been very happy with

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      Yep, exactly what I do. Has the advantage of also blocking in-app ads and some of Apple’s data collection. It also gives you complete control over what you block and don’t block, lets you see stats etc. Can’t really be beat.

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      Really? I’m curious about your setup. I have AG on my phone + AdGuard Home running on a Pi which pretty much eliminates all ads.

      I tried replacing those with NextDNS so I could be equally protected outside of home but I wound up flooded with ads NextDNS let through. So you’re running AdGuard and using NextDNS as your upstream?

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        I have the AdGuard content blocker on my phone and NextDNS set for dns. I’m using a logged in NextDNS account with a bunch of block lists enabled.

        I was using pihole on my local network but some ads still got through, mainly on the NYTimes site.

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    For safari i use Firefox Klar and Hyperweb as Extensions.

    Other than that I have a raspberry pi running WireGuard and Pi-hole, which my phone is constantly connected to. This provides extra security (as all my traffic is encrypted) and privacy. Pi-hole filters out ad and tracking domains.

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    Ad Guard in Safari. When you get a site that says you are being naughty, you flip to “Show Reader” to bypass.

    Then install Sink It and you’ll miss out on all the cookie prompts and bs, including Reddit asks to install app (I no longer have an account there).

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        Once installed, you have to configure it in Settings > Safari > Extensions. Make sure it’s all turned on and enabled.

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    I’ve been using Wipr, but the cookie notice blocking is breaking quite a few sites now

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    I use Brave browser, which has ad and tracker blocking built in.

    I also have all my devices using a piHole for ad, malware, and tracker protection.

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    Pihole on my Debian system with PiVPN WireGuard server.

    Safari extensions:
    Vinegar to block YouTube ads in Safari. I don’t use the app at all.
    Banish to stop websites showing those annoying “open in the app” pop ups.

    Ad and nag free bliss.

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      Almost the same config but instead of pihole I use adguardhome and for extensions I also have SponsorBlock for YouTube