Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoAdblocker for TV - AdGuard is available for Android TV: here is how it workswww.ghacks.netexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1407arrow-down13
arrow-up1404arrow-down1external-linkAdblocker for TV - AdGuard is available for Android TV: here is how it workswww.ghacks.netLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square52fedilink
minus-squareGissaMittJobblinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·11 months agoAnother option is to use adb to change the DNS to any adblocking DNS of your choice. Here’s how: https://yamen.dev/configuring-private-dns-on-android-tv
minus-squareglitch1985@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoIIRC that doesn’t help YouTube since the ads are served from the same servers as the streaming content.
minus-squareGissaMittJobblinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoThat’s right, YouTube ads will not be blocked using this method.
minus-squarenot_again@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoLooks like I have a fun Saturday project. Thanks!
Another option is to use
adbto change the DNS to any adblocking DNS of your choice. Here’s how: https://yamen.dev/configuring-private-dns-on-android-tvIIRC that doesn’t help YouTube since the ads are served from the same servers as the streaming content.
That’s right, YouTube ads will not be blocked using this method.
Looks like I have a fun Saturday project. Thanks!