Pi-hole-for-Android VS hosts

Is https://github.com/DesktopECHO/Pi-hole-for-Android/releases Safe to deploy ? Or how would you go about a pihole install on android phone that is rooted

I'm a Windows PC guy so am not up on the latest Linux antivirus / antimalware solutions out there, but a powerful tool mainly for ads but also malware involves making an old Google Nexus tablet into an appliance on your network in conjunction with PiHole to sort of create a "black hole" on your network for any devices trying to phone home to access or download malware or viruses or other bad stuff on top of advertisements.

https://github.com/DesktopECHO/Pi-hole-for-Android/releases/tag/v3.0.2 from DesktopECKO.

It's possible: https://github.com/DesktopECHO/Pi-hole-for-Android, but I would just get a Raspberry Pi. It's the easiest way.

Im going to use this: https://github.com/DesktopECHO/Pi-hole-for-Android

Install a Linux container with Raspbian and Pi-hole, use it as a regular Linux server.

Debian Linux container running Pi-hole

Did you try this or other pihole for android if you have another method link please

Pi-hole Ad-blocking DNS Server, link goes to APK insaller.

Not by default but a blocklist can be found here https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

While it is now unblocked, the Steven Black list has been blocking a lot of innocent CDNs.

jQuery: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/2520

How does this compare to using a hosts file with known ad servers?

like: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

I use the Hosts file to block a ton of ads and that works really well. https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts Something worth considering if your ad blocker isn't working well.

The no-tracking project used by RaspAP is shutting down, so we took the opportunity to search for open source blocklist alternatives. Among the best is Steven Black's hosts list: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

No idea, api.radar.io is on the block list since January 2020.

The commit's comment is "major update from adaway.org"

https://github.com/stevenblack/hosts/commit/4fa0470

You can also use a declarative adblocker like uBlock Origin Lite [1], which only provides the browser with a list of elements to filter, but doesn't have any permissions to read content or perform requests. Or simply use your hosts file to apply OS-wide filtering with no browser add-ons needed: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

Be aware that if you use these "passive" blocking methods, there are some sites like YouTube where you will see ads, because in these cases it's necessary to actually manipulate page content to hide them. What you can do is use a traditional adblocker but enable it only for these few sites where the declarative approach is not enough, take a look at [2] for more details.

[1] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home

[2] https://seirdy.one/posts/2022/06/04/layered-content-blocking...

https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts if you want to do it on your PC.

When I select my custom hosts file, it basically breaks internet. However, if I choose a custom hosts file that is a copy of the dev's default, or if I just add a few lines to it, it will work. If I add too many lines, or use a different hosts file altogether (like the ones recommended by the dev), all connectivity breaks. Of course the latest official LetMeBlock is installed and mDNSResponder killed/restarted. I'm using Dopamine on A12+.