Adguard makes this phone as smooth as an iPhone 7!

[Almeuit]

When the free trial ends, how much is the premium version?

Looks like $10 a year.

https://adguard.com/en/license.html

 

[TheDonJ77]

Looks like $10 a year.

https://adguard.com/en/license.html

Thanks, more than reasonable

 

[vasekvi]

10 minutes into using it and I can't create a folder on Google Drive without disabling the app. So I don't think this will suit my needs.

 

[Doug Moffat]

On the S8+ I've had no problems creating folders with Adguard installed.

 

[anon(5719825)]

Thanks, more than reasonable

Buy the lifetime license. You won't have to worry about fees ever again.

I bought my first year and then when they had the Christmas sale, I upgraded to the lifetime which was about 50% off. I got the deal that included two computers and two phones. I also upgraded two other licenses to lifetime because I have other phones that I like using too here and there.

 

[TheDonJ77]

Buy the lifetime license. You won't have to worry about fees ever again.

I bought my first year and then when they had the Christmas sale, I upgraded to the lifetime which was about 50% off. I got the deal that included two computers and two phones. I also upgraded two other licenses to lifetime because I have other phones that I like using too here and there.

Thanks for the 411

 

[Doug Moffat]

I bought it.

 

[anon(7894520)]

10 minutes into using it and I can't create a folder on Google Drive without disabling the app. So I don't think this will suit my needs. //uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170726/dad9ca4e147de595fff97561cc92f588.jpg

ya.. they added that feature last update:


now it blocks ads, malicious websites and google drive folders.

 

[vasekvi]

ya.. they added that feature last update:


now it blocks ads, malicious websites and google drive folders.

And that's a good thing?

 

[anon(7894520)]

And that's a good thing?

it was a joke...



adguard is not preventing your creation of a folder and if it is, its a glitch.


working fine here.

 

[vasekvi]

it was a joke...



adguard is not preventing your creation of a folder and if it is, its a glitch.


working fine here.

I used the VPN version if that makes a difference

 

[anon(7894520)]

I used the VPN version if that makes a difference

ya likewise.


reboot your phone or something, perhaps delete some cache and it should go away.


VPNs don't prevent folder creations.

 

[vasekvi]

ya likewise.


reboot your phone or something, perhaps delete some cache and it should go away.


VPNs don't prevent folder creations.

Reinstalled and restarted. Works now. Continuing trial.

 

[Almeuit]

ya likewise.


reboot your phone or something, perhaps delete some cache and it should go away.


VPNs don't prevent folder creations.

Agreed. The only way a VPN would do that is if Google saw you on a VPN and purposely messed with the function.. but I really don't ever see them doing that.

 

[sd13]

Adhell or adguard? I tried both and they both seem to perform equally as well. Which one is safer to use?

 

[BratPAQ]

Adhell or adguard? I tried both and they both seem to perform equally as well. Which one is safer to use?

Adhell is free and doesn't use VPN. Adguard is paid and uses VPN. Maybe that can help you decide.

BTW, adhell have package disabler too. If you haven't bought package disabler pro or bk Disabler yet.

 

[alwilliam]

Thank You so much! One of the best $10 I've spent and worth every penny. Went to the website, had Bixby scan the QR code and installed it on my phone just about an hour ago.
I've only been to a couple websites using Chrome and I can tell a big difference. Everything is loading faster than the Flash. I'm a big baseball fan, and I often visit MLB to watch video clips and it got rid of all the ads, including those annoying 15sec. ads before each clips.

 

[anon(5719825)]

Enjoy your phones ad free, whatever app you chose to do the job. It's a great thing to be able to block those ads.

 

[abbeyglen]

I do agree that many of these apps request access to things that the app should never have access too. I've actually stopped the install of some apps when they requested access to my camera, pictures, mic, contacts and other things when it was something as simple as a weather app or something similar. There was no way these apps needed that access and I will never risk my privacy just to be able to use a free app.

As for Adguard, it will only ask your permission to start a VPN which is required to be able to block the ads in apps. They also have a support forum on their website. I've posted on their forums before when ads weren't being block in some apps. Within an hour, they had a filter update that made sure the ads were blocked in those apps. This is why I will always support them. Great support.

Hi,

Thank you for taking time out to reply to me, appreciated.

Yeah, I'm extremely paranoid when it comes to downloading anything, which I don't think is a bad thing, but it can put me on edge as my fellow community member Troneas possibly detected hehe I have to say Troneas showed great patience with me.

Well I have decided to come over to the darkside, took the plunge and downloaded the app directly from their website, I have a free trial at the moment and .......... start the drum roll..............IM IMPRESSED!

I like visiting websites to check out the news and they tend to have tons of ads.... adguard has had no problems blocking them ,which makes browsing these sites a much more pleasant experience. So will continue the trial and gladly support them if the app continues to work as it has so far.

That annoying ad I kept getting " You have been selected to win a I-phone" .... well I haven't seen that since .....and tbh it wasn't the ad that was the problem.... it was the sheer horror that I could end up in possession of an I - phone....... I mean life's hard enough without going through that ordeal (jk apple fans, no malice)

I had a wee look at the forums and seems like a helpful bunch....so all good there too.

Once again Thank you and to Troneas for helping out a fellow community member, was very good of you. I'm a newbie to Android central and very impressed with the community.

Well thanks again, take care and happy ad free browsing ☺
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[TylerLV76]

As an alternative to the ones mentioned, Im using Blokada and it works excellent. It was built by some folks from XDA and uses vpn the same as Adguard. You can allow notifications to know when an ad was blocked or you can turn them off. You can also choose to run on start up or not.

The best thing is it has a toggle for the notification bar to quickly turn it on or off. That way if you only need it for a specific app you can toggle it on real quick then off when you're done.

Its free so thats a bonus.