AdGuard for Android - 3.6

[Chinaski]

AdGuard for Android v3.6 is headlined by two pretty big changes, new features even. It's watching YouTube ad-free inside the app and DNS-over-QUIC protocol support. The first one is easy to grasp, the second one will take some explaining.

[Enhancement] An option to watch Youtube ad-free [#2994]

Blocking ads in YouTube on Android has been exclusive to browsers for a long time, thanks to the restrictions Android OS imposes on filtering other apps' traffic. However, we found a way for you to avoid ads in YouTube app. Follow these easy steps:

1. Open the YouTube app and start the video you want to watch.
2. Tap on the Share button and select AdGuard for Android from the list of apps.
3. A new window will pop up where you'll be able to watch the video without being interrupted by ads!

[Enhancement] DNS-over-QUIC support

DNS-over-QUIC, or simply DoQ, is a DNS encryption protocol. You might have heard about DNS encryption protocols before, the most common ones are DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS (DoH and DoT correspondingly). So what makes DoQ so special? A bunch of things, really: out-of-the-box encryption, reduced connection times, and better performance in cases of lost data packets.

The feature is still experimental — AdGuard for Android is one of the first open-source implementations of DNS-over-QUIC — but it's perfectly functioning and we encourage you to try it. You'll find it under *DNS Filtering*. Select AdGuard DNS and choose DoQ from among the available encryption protocols.

Changelog

* [Enhanced] HTTPS filtering for the Firefox Fenix browser is enabled forcibly [#3617]
* [Enhanced] The "What's new" dialog is updated [#3638]
* [Fixed] Shadowsocks proxy gets removed automatically [#3641]

DnsLibs updated to v1.4.14

* [Enhanced] DoQ/DoH/DoT queries are retried before using the fallback [#86]
* [Other] DoQ support is added to DNS stamps [#84]

This version on Github.
Download link.

 

[zarathustra]

Thanks for that cool additions about YouTube ad-free. But i have such issue after i tried doing like that:
1. Open the YouTube app and start the video you want to watch.
2. Tap on the Share button and select AdGuard for Android from the list of apps.
3. A new window will pop up where you'll be able to watch the video without being interrupted by ads!

It says after:

,,Video Unavailable"
Watch this video on Youtube.

any ideas? thanks.

p.s. maybe all videos can not play from adguard. I tried another music and it worked.

 

[Sephi1659]

I'm a bit disappointed about this new feature: ads are already running most of the time when we try to use your trick, cause it's only a trick, not a solution.
I already did this with VLC media player.
I was hoping for a better solution than that.
Plus, when we switch phone to horizontal position, we still have to click on "full screen" icon to not have your own banner staying on top.

By the way, Android seems to be more and more annoying and more restrictive than never, like Apple. "C'est la vie."

 

[Boo Berry]

Well, it's an option regardless for those who want it. It does work.

Otherwise you'd have to use an app like YouTube Vanced, NewPipe, etc. or use YouTube in a web browser or even get a YouTube Premium subscription.

 

[Dj Dany]

i whant to buy adguard vpn but i lose 60% discount you can help me buy with this discount
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Please add "choose item" to block like adblock plus or ublock origin !