"As long as they are free, they serve you an unhealthy number of unskippable ads every couple of taps. To remove them, you could root your phone or pay for yet another monthly subscription to the "Pro" version of those apps to avoid the ads. But these solutions aren't feasible. I don't want to void the phone's warranty, and I am already moving away from paid subscriptions for open-source alternatives."
"The Domain Name System (DNS) is essentially the address book of the internet. When you try to visit a website (like Facebook or Instagram), your device sends a query to a DNS server asking, "Where is Instagram.com?" and the server responds with an IP address (like 192.168.0.1) so your phone can connect. DNS intermediation is important because your phone doesn't know where to look when you search for something or visit a website."
Private DNS is a phone setting that lets users replace the ISP-provided DNS with a custom, privacy-focused DNS. DNS maps domain names to IP addresses so devices can find servers. ISP DNS typically lacks ad filtering and logs queries, enabling targeted advertising and profiling. Switching Android Private DNS to an open-source, ad-blocking DNS can eliminate roughly 90% of ads across games, utilities, and streaming apps without rooting or paying for premium app versions. The change preserves warranty, reduces tracking, and can result in a cleaner, faster, and more private Android experience.
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