Re:Do you really want Linux phones
by pmontra on Thursday March 25, 2021 @02:19AM
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I don't know about Chrome adblocking because I'm using Firefox on all my Android devices. I installed uBlock Origin and I'm using it to block elements with CSS rules (lots of annoying sticky headers and useless navigation bars.) Sometimes I use it to block scripts. My primary adblocker is Blockada which is a local VPN and blocks all ads in all apps. This means that usually no ads make their way to Firefox and I remove their empty spaces from pages with uBlock.
The shortcoming of using Blockada is that I can't use another VPN. I don't really need it yet, but if I would that could be a big problem.
I don't know why Google doesn't allow chaining VPNs. Maybe the UX would be too difficult on a phone, maybe it's a real edge case not worth spending money on, maybe it would be used only to block ads.
Re:Do you really want Linux phones
by pimeys on Thursday March 25, 2021 @03:17AM
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If you want both: a blokada-like adblocker and a VPN, setting one up with Algo and WireGuard is quite easy. I've been using it for ages and it just works without me needing to interfere.
The shortcoming of using Blockada is that I can't use another VPN. I don't really need it yet, but if I would that could be a big problem.
I don't know why Google doesn't allow chaining VPNs. Maybe the UX would be too difficult on a phone, maybe it's a real edge case not worth spending money on, maybe it would be used only to block ads.