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Question Ads/Sponsored Content in Google Feed on Pixel Phone ? Any way to block it ?

otonieru

Senior Member
May 7, 2011 3,497 2,240 Djakarta
Hi there, it's been a long time since i used my last Pixel (it was 2XL),

what i notice right away after using my P7Pro for few days is that Google Feed on this phone is showing a lot of ads/sponsored content,

i used host based adblock along with adguard private DNS on this phone, same setup like my other phone (Aquos R6)

but to my surprise, while it managed to block the ads/sponsored contents on my Aquos, it failed to do so on my Pixel.

Do google actually do same thing with apple on macOS ? setting up certain IP/URL/Connection in OS level, bypassing our DNS/VPN/Host ?

Because i dont remember ever seeing thia much of an ads in my Google Feed. And, as comparison, i dont see the same ads from my Aquos which signed into same google account.

Do you have any idea how to reduce it ? or block it ?

And, no, choosing "Show less" or "Block this ads" by pressing ... button on the Feed doesn't work.
Hi there, it's been a long time since i used my last Pixel (it was 2XL),

what i notice right away after using my P7Pro for few days is that Google Feed on this phone is showing a lot of ads/sponsored content,

i used host based adblock along with adguard private DNS on this phone, same setup like my other phone (Aquos R6)

but to my surprise, while it managed to block the ads/sponsored contents on my Aquos, it failed to do so on my Pixel.

Do google actually do same thing with apple on macOS ? setting up certain IP/URL/Connection in OS level, bypassing our DNS/VPN/Host ?

Because i dont remember ever seeing thia much of an ads in my Google Feed. And, as comparison, i dont see the same ads from my Aquos which signed into same google account.

Do you have any idea how to reduce it ? or block it ?

And, no, choosing "Show less" or "Block this ads" by pressing ... button on the Feed doesn't work.

I don't use Google Feeds it's an open door for some pubs
I prefer to use Flym which manages my RSS feeds and I don't have ads.
I also use AdAway and the Magisk Systemless Hosts-Unified module.

blackspp

Senior Member
Dec 5, 2010 Amsterdam
Adguard app, no adds unless you missed some filters/updates. Works great on Facebook too.
As others mentioned, you need a way to block/filter traffic on your entire device. There are apps that use a VPN to filter traffic without root, though there is always the root method of editing your hosts file which has been around for a good while which will always also work.
There is also one other option which is to use a DNS server which some companies provide as a paid service, the benefit there is you can choose to put the filter in your modem to have it filter down to all of the devices on your network, though personally I would never go for this option as iot is far too easy to block something you didn't want to, and a hassle to unblock it.
I installed a Play Store App, DNS66, and this seems to block ADs system wide including YouTube Music Ads - now it plays like a regular music player without the garbage ads every other song.

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