269

What will you do after Android starts restricting FOSS apps? (reddthat.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

193 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I mostly use apps installed from F-Droid, so I’m not sure how I’ll use the phone, except that it’s sometimes required as a contact method.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Can you tell me how the ad experience is with GrapheneOS? As in, do apps which try to insert ads in screen transitions (or anywhere) still do so? Or websites which put in AdSense popups?

GrapheneOS doesn't recommend AdAway or other adblocking solutions, so does it do so itself?

[-] ominouslemon@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

It does not block anything by itself. I use Adguard as my DNS provider and it does that system-wide. It you can also use a VPN provider such as ProtonVPN that does it

[-] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Hmm. OK, I've been using AdAway (not AdGuard) as DNS and/or VPN, experimenting with both) under Pixel 9 stock OS, and it mostly works... but some apps and websites still get ads through.

LineageOS w/Adaway root /etc/hosts blocklists was 100% perfect on my older phone... that's my main quibble with trying LineageOS vs. GrapheneOS.

I know some people recommend against rooting, but I've never had security issues doing it and it seemed to offer more bulletproof ad-blocking.