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What do you think of AdGuard adblocker for iOS and Mac? Is the adblocker safe? I'm currently using 1Blocker but I'm no longer satisfied.

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[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

someone has recently found Adguard make some really weird DNS requests upon installation: https://lemm.ee/post/26798423

https://lemmy.ml/post/13144346

NextDNS should do the job.

[–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] edifier@feddit.it 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

My daily driver is nextdns over a tailscale VPN with an exit node in another country.. It seems to reduce a little bit battery life of my iPhone 15, but I used to have a 12 mini so it is still a huge improvement for my prospective

[–] LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I second this, got the same setup and works wonders!

[–] RacoonVegetable@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

Same setup, works great!

[–] mrtzlbm@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I‘m also currently using 1Blocker. What makes you dissatisfied with it?

[–] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If I had to use ios, I'd use adguard but on android linux I can use ublock I usr adguard dns on my samsung smart tv which blocks all built in ads