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Re:Google launches new “portal” HTML element by giobox on Friday May 10, 2019 @11:03AM (#19878442)
It’s a real shame you still can’t install a third party content blocker easily in the default browser on Android. Setup a VPN and PiHole for sure works, but my goodness what a lot of effort when simpler approaches exist, even on Safari on iOS... I’m aware other browsers exist that can do this, but this basically forces me to use a different browser on my phone versus my desktop.

Such is the reality of using an OS made by an advertising firm I guess.

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Re:Google launches new “portal” HTML element by amenod on Friday May 10, 2019 @02:18PM (#19880651)
Fortunately on Android you at least can install another browser - Firefox. Works great - well, most of the time... but using it for a day without extensions makes me appreciate it even more.

EDIT: and there is no reason to use a different browser on the phone and desktop, Firefox is available on desktop too. :P

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Re:Google launches new “portal” HTML element by r3bl on Friday May 10, 2019 @03:36PM (#19881467)
I know it sounds complicated, but it's a one-step process that only increases to pay off the more devices are connected.

I used to have four adblockers on my laptop (two operating systems x 2 browsers), one on my smartphone, one on an additional smartphone I use... and how do I stop my TV and my ebook reader from serving me ads?

Pi-hole requires little to no maintenance, and offers a lot of benefit. Two people have purchased their first Raspberry Pis after I've slipped in "oh and BTW, no ads will load while you're connected to this network" after giving them a WiFi password.

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Re:Google launches new “portal” HTML element by beanland on Friday May 10, 2019 @08:39PM (#19883641)
Are there any DNS servers on the public Internet that work similarly?
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Re:Google launches new “portal” HTML element by y4mi on Friday May 10, 2019 @02:38PM (#19880842)
That's why I pointed out the second option (blokada). It's just a matter of installing it and you've got Android wide adblock, which mostly works even in non-website contexts

But it doesn't work if you're using a VPN... So it's an either pi-hole or blokada situation

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Re:Google launches new “portal” HTML element by sinancan2 on Saturday May 11, 2019 @04:30PM (#19888211)
Check out the "MACE" function of Private Internet Access VPN as well. It may work out well. I've recently started it on desktop and mobile, and disabled any other blockers. There may be other VPNs with similar functions but I don't know yet.

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/helpdesk/kb/articles/w...

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Re:Google launches new “portal” HTML element by brlewis on Friday May 10, 2019 @05:31PM (#19882435)
>forces me to use a different browser on my phone versus my desktop

Firefox has a desktop version too. Works well.

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Re:Google launches new “portal” HTML element by pkaye on Friday May 10, 2019 @03:37PM (#19881479)
Why not install another browser on Android like Firefox? You can even change the system default.
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