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minus-squarenewIdentity@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·11 months ago> but it doesn’t on unrooted Android It actually has VPN mode which also works without root
minus-squareOverfedRaccoon 🦝@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-211 months agoThat’s the only method for it to work on unrooted phones.
minus-squarenewIdentity@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-211 months agoYes, but it works You could also use a custom DNS like NextDNS on Android 10+, but it’s not as private as adaway
minus-squareOverfedRaccoon 🦝@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoYou need to add an Xposed module for it to block ads on YouTube though, requiring root. AdAway VPN mode on unrooted phones won’t block YouTube ads. I just triple checked and tried it again to make sure I wasn’t talking out of my ass.
minus-squarenewIdentity@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-211 months agoOhh. That’s what you mean Yeah just use ReVanced
minus-squareCmdrShepard@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoThey’re saying it doesn’t work to block ads on YouTube and I can confirm that they’re correct.
> but it doesn’t on unrooted Android
It actually has VPN mode which also works without root
That’s the only method for it to work on unrooted phones.
Yes, but it works
You could also use a custom DNS like NextDNS on Android 10+, but it’s not as private as adaway
You need to add an Xposed module for it to block ads on YouTube though, requiring root. AdAway VPN mode on unrooted phones won’t block YouTube ads. I just triple checked and tried it again to make sure I wasn’t talking out of my ass.
Ohh. That’s what you mean
Yeah just use ReVanced
They’re saying it doesn’t work to block ads on YouTube and I can confirm that they’re correct.