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Re:Google’s native ad blocker for Chrome shows up in Android... by BHSPitMonkey on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @02:11AM (#14898276)
What did you switch to that offers those things, and how was it easier than either rooting stock Android or switching to a FOSS Android distro?
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Re:Google’s native ad blocker for Chrome shows up in Android... by josteink on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @02:55AM (#14898432)
Maybe he just ditched the idea of the smartphone all together.

I know some people who have.

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Re:Google’s native ad blocker for Chrome shows up in Android... by danieldk on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @04:37AM (#14898797)
https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/Ge...

It is not system-wide, but does extend to Safari View Controllers.

I never encountered an ad on my iPhone since I installed a Safari ad blocker (I don't use any ad-supported free games/applications).

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Re:Google’s native ad blocker for Chrome shows up in Android... by vxNsr on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @12:19PM (#14902347)
I've found that it doesn't work on SVC. Meaning when I open a link in say twitter ads will still show up but if I open it in safari ads are gone.
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Re:Google’s native ad blocker for Chrome shows up in Android... by Rotareti on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @06:17AM (#14899218)
I wish I could install a proper FOS OS on my phone with a proper FOS package manager that allows me to install FOSS.

I would get myself two phones. The main one using FOSS exclusively. The other dedicated to the people who refuse to ditch WhatsApp for Signal.

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Re:Google’s native ad blocker for Chrome shows up in Android... by therealidiot on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @06:24AM (#14899252)
Does Signal still require Google Play Services?
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Re:Google’s native ad blocker for Chrome shows up in Android... by mrhigat4 on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @08:32AM (#14899944)
If you have Google Play Services installed, it will try to use it. If you don't, you can install the apk from here https://signal.org/android/apk/ which should auto update. Their permissions list is still kind of whack and everyone else on android except you is going to have Google in between every message so...
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