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meonkeys on Sept 21, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Companies can track your phone’s movements to targ...

This app requires a rooted phone. I don't have root on mine. Is there something similar that doesn't require root?

My Pi-Hole is useful for tracking/blocking via DNS, but I can't tell which apps make which DNS queries. I'd imagine you must be running on the phone to get these data, or use deductive reasoning/matching/etc.

ffpip on Sept 21, 2020 | [–]

That app doesn't require root.

Click here - https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/releases/download/v5.0.9b/A...

install,open, grant permissions and turn on logging. It's in the menu at the bottom.

severine on Sept 21, 2020 | [–]

> Is there something similar that doesn't require root?

Yes, I think DNSfilter and DNS66 are what you're looking for.

https://f-droid.org/packages/dnsfilter.android/

https://f-droid.org/packages/org.jak_linux.dns66/

URfejk on Sept 21, 2020 | [–]

Block this: https://github.com/ggsava/block-this

Invizible: https://invizible.net/en/

Blokada: https://blokada.org/

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