Block Ads in Apps on Android

Re:Block Ads in Apps on Android by gamesbrainiac on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @10:20AM (#19208464)

I've used both and Blockada is better mainly because it has a couple of killer features. One example is that it will keep the app alive, so that the power saving features of your phone does not kick in and turn it off.

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Re:Block Ads in Apps on Android by Forbo on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @10:43AM (#19208726)

Any experience with NetGuard? It has similar functionality and walks you through preventing the battery optimization from killing it.

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Re:Block Ads in Apps on Android by gamesbrainiac on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @11:49AM (#19209395)

I haven't really tried. Blockada never gave me a reason to.

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Re:Block Ads in Apps on Android by mlrtime on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @10:24AM (#19208501)

How does this affect battery life though?

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Re:Block Ads in Apps on Android by nomadtwin on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @10:32AM (#19208588)

I have between 1-2% battery usage.

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Re:Block Ads in Apps on Android by chrisper on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @10:46AM (#19208756)

You forgot to say what timeframe.

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Re:Block Ads in Apps on Android by Dolores12 on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @11:26AM (#19209147)

No matter what time frame 1-2% is 1-2%.

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Re:Block Ads in Apps on Android by chrisper on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @12:46PM (#19209981)

The time very much matters. 1-2% per hour is much different than 1-2% per day or per week or whatever.

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Re:Block Ads in Apps on Android by jazoom on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @04:02PM (#19211948)

I assume that's Android's stats about what % of battery each app uses. If so, time doesn't add anything.

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