Wednesday, January 1, 2020

How To Block Ads On Android Using Private DNS

How To Block Ads Using Private DNS

Please ensure that your phone is running on Android 9 Pie operating system. If it’s running on Pie, then follow some of the simple steps given below.

Step 1. First of all, open your Android’s app drawer and tap on ‘Settings’

Step 2. Under the Settings tab, you need to select ‘Network & Internet’ or Wireless & Networks.

Step 3. Under the Network & Internet Settings, select ‘Private DNS’

Step 4. Now you need to select the option ‘Configure Private DNS’

Step 5. Under the hostname, type in 'dns.adguard.com'

Step 6. Save the settings and open the Google Chrome browser.

Step 7. On the URL bar, enter "Chrome://flags" and hit Enter.

Step 8. Now search for ‘DNS’ and then disable the ‘Async DNS’ option.

Step 9. Now enter "chrome://net-internals" in the URL bar and hit enter.

Step 10. Select the DNS tab, and then tap on ‘Clear Cache’ option.

That’s it! You are done! Now restart your chrome browser to apply the changes.