Android and Adblockers: these are the possibilities – Android Planet

While news about iOS nine dominated by adblockers, it is possible with Android for years to use a AdBlocker. Android Planet calls the opportunities offered adblockers and Android currently.

The AdBlocker’s been a few weeks one of the most discussed topics in the tech world. The debate is hugely important: the advertising model with privacyschendende trackers need to innovate on the shovel and advertising companies. On the other hand adblockers enormously annoying, because the utilities websites like Android Planet and the editor who this piece of writing much needed depriving income.

Or use a AdBlocker is or is not ethical, i love out of consideration. Because we at Android Planet gladly give all sorts of information about a system, we do so at adblockers. We can only ask – if you find us cool -. Android Planet to whitelist, so we still can earn some extra money on your visit

How does a AdBlocker and what can you do

A AdBlocker is a piece of software that uses a text file with a long list of keywords like? “& amp; advertiserid = ‘. If such a word in the website you are visiting is found, the web element that is associated with the keyword blocked. The text files remain up-to-date because usually everyone can add to the file new words or code

In addition to ads Block adblockers trackers, which monitor the websites you visit. This will create for instance advertisement for coffee shown once you’ve been on the Nespresso website. Because adblockers block ads and trackers, surfing safer (ads containing malware are just like blocked all ads) and faster (no additional advertisement data may be downloaded)

AdBlocker Android. These are the possibilities

Adblockers Android come in two different versions: one that only works as a browser while browsing block all ads, and one which block all ads in both the browser and the system. The last variant is a bit more difficult because they often require extra steps or even root is required.

Web browsers with a AdBlocker

Adblock Plus Browser

Adblock Browser is the official Android app of the popular browser plugin Adblock Plus. The app works as a normal browser, with a section for popular websites, bookmarks and your reading list. There is also an incognito mode and available via the settings are different options for the browser set as the search engine and full screen mode. You can also import data from another mobile browser, like bookmarks.

Till Faida, cofounder of Adblock Plus, finds that websites have the experience of using the Internet “destroyed” by showing ads. According Faida load websites with Adblock Browser faster and allows the app for a safer browsing experience, since malware from advertising is also blocked.

→ Download Adblock Plus Browser Google Play (free)

Ghostery Browser

Ghostery is a popular plug-in for browsers that block trackers and what anonymous late surfing. There is also a special Ghostery Android browser available. The Android browser does not offer a lot of features, but works quickly and clearly. You can switch between tabs, with the Ghostery icon indicates how many trackers try to attend at that time. You can click on it to allow or block specific trackers forever.

Furthermore Ghostery provides a useful range of settings, such as the ability to set the DuckDuckGo as a search engine. DuckDuckGo has no personal data on its users. Also Ghostery is completely free to use.

→ Download Ghostery in Google Play (free)

Other AdBlocker variants

Adblock Plus

Adblock Plus has an app that allows you to filter your Android Internet traffic, leaving no ads while surfing or appear apps. The app is not available for download in Google Play, but on the website of Adblock Plus (MOT, click here.)

If you have root, the app works instantly. On devices without root, it is necessary to set the proxy settings. The app helps you with this. Diverted it wrong by proxy and ads from the filtered wrong. Then Adblock Plus runs constantly in the background. The app will consume a lot of data, but no more data than usual – indeed all apps consume data via Adblock Plus. The message in the notification screen can be removed from Android 5.0 through on a long press.

Adblock Plus is, however, a notorious company because the other companies put pressure on so-called “non-intrusive ads’ in buy. These are ads that are not blocked by Adblock Plus. Here paying companies like Google and Facebook high amounts, making the ads still are displayed. You can turn this feature off, but many do not. This form squeezes Adblock Plus actually companies out.

In addition, all Internet traffic sent through a proxy of Adblock Plus and receive. This means that all your data is sent via Adblock Plus; a company that is not known for his good intentions. So keep that in mind

Block This

The German Block This works the same way as Adblock Plus , but it uses DNS servers instead of a full proxy. That is slightly safer, but Block This example shows which apps you use and the websites you visit. Just like Adblock Plus filters This block all ads from the web and apps, so you – if all is well – nowhere see an ad receives. Block This works while both geroote and non-geroote devices.

The creators of Block This report that the app does not work on Galaxy devices running on Android 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 4.4.2 and 5.0. The app works on almost all other units, and also on Galaxy phones with Android 4.4.4 or 5.1. Through an in-app purchase, you can purchase additional services, such as the option that the app automatically starts when the smartphone starts.

→ Download Block This in Google Play (free)