Ads, ads everywhere! Both standard adverts and pop-up adverts are not only intrusive on a mobile device, but they can do serious damage to your phone bill if you're on a limited data plan.
With ad blockers in browsers, the annoying advertisements have become pretty much matter of the past. Browsers of today, even mobile browsers come with built in feature to block ads.
But what outside your browser? Now almost every free app on the Play Store comes with ads that just incessantly pop up ruining your smartphone's user experience. As you must be knowing, the apps make revenues by showing those ads to you and to keep themselves up. But sometimes the ad placements can be really annoying, contributing to not-so-appealing user experience.
But don't think there isnt a way of disabling these in-app ads too! Yes, there's a way.
Here's an app that lays a system-wide membrane of ad-free ecosystem for a happier mobile experience.
Requisites : your phone must be rooted.
So, first of all you need the app AdAway available on the official site. You'll find a direct link to F-Droid market where you can get the app. This app is not available in Play Store due to some violation related to Developer Distribution Agreement concern. But don't worry it is NOT harmful to your device in anyway. Download the .apk from the site and install it. Make sure installation from "Unknown sources" is checked in your Security Settings in your device.
It works on the mechanism of using host files so when request for ads are sent, they simply get redirected to localhost and ads are prevented. So once installed, open the app and hit Download Files and Apply Ad Blocking button. It will take a few moments to download them and finally it will be applied. Newer hosts files are added, you can update them in regular intervals.
Although ads are annoying, they are also a great way to try out new apps, products or sites. Allowing non-intrusive ads is a way to be exposed to these new and sometimes great apps via ads.
With ad blockers in browsers, the annoying advertisements have become pretty much matter of the past. Browsers of today, even mobile browsers come with built in feature to block ads.
But what outside your browser? Now almost every free app on the Play Store comes with ads that just incessantly pop up ruining your smartphone's user experience. As you must be knowing, the apps make revenues by showing those ads to you and to keep themselves up. But sometimes the ad placements can be really annoying, contributing to not-so-appealing user experience.
But don't think there isnt a way of disabling these in-app ads too! Yes, there's a way.
Here's an app that lays a system-wide membrane of ad-free ecosystem for a happier mobile experience.
Requisites : your phone must be rooted.
So, first of all you need the app AdAway available on the official site. You'll find a direct link to F-Droid market where you can get the app. This app is not available in Play Store due to some violation related to Developer Distribution Agreement concern. But don't worry it is NOT harmful to your device in anyway. Download the .apk from the site and install it. Make sure installation from "Unknown sources" is checked in your Security Settings in your device.
It works on the mechanism of using host files so when request for ads are sent, they simply get redirected to localhost and ads are prevented. So once installed, open the app and hit Download Files and Apply Ad Blocking button. It will take a few moments to download them and finally it will be applied. Newer hosts files are added, you can update them in regular intervals.
Although ads are annoying, they are also a great way to try out new apps, products or sites. Allowing non-intrusive ads is a way to be exposed to these new and sometimes great apps via ads.
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