Issues with adguard dns

sauravghosh

ithehappy
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So for a long time I've been using dns.adguard.com to block ads on my Android phone. But lately I am noticing a lot of videos this that simply don't load when that dns is on. I turn it off, they play fine. Any alternative dns which doesn't affect usage?
Thanks
 
If you want a general recommendation, then Quad9 is great.

General adblocking DNS services are quite problematic. Used to have the same issue with the general DNS where a lot of regular websites would fail to load.

May be you can use the Adguard DNS app when needed.
So what are you using to block ads on phone now?
I see that Quad9 dns is not blocking any ads so for now sticking with next dns. Using a separate app for ad blocking is a bit annoying, especially when I think i noticed a bit of battery draining using adguard app (yes I did try it before)
 
The Blokada app is actually a bit worse than using the Adguard app on the phone in terms of performance and battery drain. Running your own DNS is fine, but it will have to be a cheap VPS or one hosted at home, which will be slower in terms of latency and performance.
You can't have the best performance for nearly nothing or free. Here's a snap of my local hosted DNS blocker.

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So for a long time I've been using dns.adguard.com to block ads on my Android phone. But lately I am noticing a lot of videos this that simply don't load when that dns is on. I turn it off, they play fine. Any alternative dns which doesn't affect usage?
Thanks
Isn't it

dns.adguard-dns.com ??
Could you try that instead of dns.adguard.com??