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		circular_logic on July 11, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Malicious apps infect 25M Android devices with 'Ag... DNS66, Works without root by creating a local VNM that it then runs its own DNS (with blocklists) on. End results are all the banner adds on most apps will not show up etc. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jak_linux.dns66/

will4274 on July 12, 2019 [–]

I'm not sure this is necessary anymore now that Google added DNS over TLS ("Private DNS") in Android 9. Just choose a DNS server with your preferred blacklist built in and configure it with native Android. Much better perf than using a fake VPN like DNS66.

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