10 Best Free Ad Blocking Solutions For Android [No Root]

 We do accept the fact that there are a large number of websites and apps filled with intrusive and forced ads, which kills the usability while making it hard for us users to consume the content, and then eventually, we are forced to look for ad blockers.

Most of the ad blockers we have featured in this blog post are free and open source. However, it is important to note here that ad blockers are not usually available in the Google Play Store because any app that is designed to block advertisement simply violates section 4.4 of the Google Developer Distribution Agreement and is removed from the Play Store.

There are a large number of ad blockers available for Android devices, but not all of them are reliable, and many will ask you to purchase a premium account. We have tried and tested all the ad blockers and listed some of the best ad blockers for Android available for free.

#1. AdAway Ad Blocker

AdAway allows you to surf the Internet and use all types of Android apps without coming across those annoying advertisements. It’s an open-source ad blocker for Android and uses host files for ad blocking. This means whenever any app requests for an ad then that request will be redirected to 127.0.0.1, i.e. localhost. Simply said, the request goes nowhere and no ads are served.

AdAway ad blocker lets you download a preconfigured hosts file right from their website, but it has native support for custom as well as modified hosts files. Talking about hosts files, on Android OS, these files are stored in a read-only system partition, which is why the app requires root access to modify that file.

• Completely open source and free ad blocker.
• Option to select your own hosts file.
• Ability to modify hosts file and add websites or apps to whitelist/blacklist.
• Requires root access.
• Need R/W access on your phone’s /System directory.

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#2. AdGuard for Android

One of the most powerful advertisement blockers AdGuard for Android manages to provide remarkable filtration and protection from ads as well as any kind of online tracking and phishing website, which in turn improves the web page loading time, saves bandwidth, and protects your phone against any potential threats and malware.

AdGuard is a powerful ad blocker for Android that can block advertisements throughout the Android system. Whether you are browsing the web or using any app it can block all kinds of ads. There is an Apps Management tool as well that will let you customize the ad filtration according to your personal preference.

• System-wide blocking of ads and protection against phishing and malware.
• Does not require root privileges, making it work flawlessly on non-rooted Android devices.
• The Premium version requires payment for system-wide ad blocking if you are looking to block advertisements shown within the apps.

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#3. AdClear For Android

AdClear is a reliable and leading ad blocker app developed by Seven Networks for non-rooted Android devices. The app helps you block all sorts of annoying advertisements on your device. It is capable enough to block YouTube advertisements as well as all types of encrypted, malware, and intrusive ads shown on websites or while using apps.

In short, AdClear is a system-wide ad blocker that can keep in-app, popup, and clickbait ads away from your sight. The app comes bundled with native features like firewall and doze that help save battery life without affecting the page loading times. The app is available for free to download for Android phones and tablet devices.

• Absolutely free ad blocker that does its job pretty well and receives frequent updates.
• Work perfectly fine on non-rooted Android devices.
• Possibly shares user info with its partners.
• It might be hard to block system-wide ads on Android 7.0 and higher, so it is better to use it with Dubbel as recommended by developers.

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#4. Block This

Block This is an open-source, DNS-based, free ad blocker app for Android phone and tablet devices. It has a native capability to block all kinds of advertisements system-wide, which means no ads in web browsers and in-app. And it certainly consumes less battery as compared to the other ad blockers thanks to the adblocking system it uses.

It doesn’t matter in what format the ad is being served, whether it is image, audio, popup, video, or banner ad format. Even tracking cookies. Block This ad blocker can block all of them without a hitch. That is not all; the app acts as security protection too as it can stop known malware from affecting your phone.

• DNS and VPN-based ad blocker that takes care of your privacy too.
• Ability to bypass internet censorship and provides access to inaccessible web pages even if your ISP blocks those sites.
• Does not require root privilege.
• Didn’t receive any further updates; however, it is open-source, so anyone can go ahead and look at the codes, especially developers.
• May does not work on some latest Android OS; it never hurts trying, though.

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#5. Blokada Ad Blocker

Blokada is a speedy and battery-friendly ad blocker for Android that comes with many stability updates. This is to make sure the ad blocking functionalities remain at par on all the supported Android devices. Some filters give you complete freedom to configure a whitelist and blacklist to filter out which ads to block and which should be allowed.

What’s interesting is that Blokada also offers you to see how different websites and the installed apps that are on your phone are tracking you. The app even helps you in blocking suspicious requests while keeping yourself anonymous.

• Helps in keeping your Android phone and tablet devices secure and protected by preventing it from displaying unwanted and malicious ads.
• The app works system-wide so it can block ads and keep your device secure from in-app advertisements as well as those shown in the browser.
• The latest version is compatible with Android 5.0 and above only. This may not be a negative for many, but it might be for older Android device users.

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