Also, web pages that keep trying to force you to use the app if you access them on a smartphone, but then the app only has half the functionality of the web page
Can’t really run one outside of your home network.it also requires people to set up a bit of hardware and change the DNS records in their routers, not a everyone is up for that. Especially those who just use whatever their ISP gives them.
If you have a VPN, it’s trivial to point it at your pihole to get the benefits of both on the go, I agree it’s not for everyone but you really dislike ads and tracking, there’s little better out there to protect you and the barrier to entry is pretty low, though not zero.
Also, web pages that keep trying to force you to use the app if you access them on a smartphone, but then the app only has half the functionality of the web page
Half the functionality that you see. Behind the scenes, it’s working like crazy tracking everything you do.
And the website runs like dogshit on a mobile for no discernible reason
Obviously you should be scanning the QR codes with your laptop, duh. /s
… and all the ads, that I can’t block outside the browser
PiHole
Can’t really run one outside of your home network.it also requires people to set up a bit of hardware and change the DNS records in their routers, not a everyone is up for that. Especially those who just use whatever their ISP gives them.
If you have a VPN, it’s trivial to point it at your pihole to get the benefits of both on the go, I agree it’s not for everyone but you really dislike ads and tracking, there’s little better out there to protect you and the barrier to entry is pretty low, though not zero.
that’s beyond my IT skills, but AdGuard fortunately works for most apps
With unbound
The app is usually just a PWA with extra side code to mine your phone.