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by cebert 1006 days ago
I’ve been really happy with NextDNS for blocking trackers and ads via DNS for my iPhone. You can create a provisioning profile for iOS and also have the ability to turn the blocking on and off on demand.a

Since iOS doesn’t make it easy to run a flush DNS command, I’ve discovered turning airplane mode on and off will clear your cache.

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Which blocklists have you chosen and do they break any sites? Any other tweaks you’ve made? I find it doesn’t block in app or YouTube.
You can use a lot of the same blocklists you can use with uBlock.

I do see less ads in apps with NextDNS. However, I do run into scenarios where certain apps don’t work. For example I know if I want to use DoorDash or Facebook, I need to turn off blocking and flush my DNS cache to run those apps. I don’t see this being a viable option for a nontechnical user.

Here’s the list of the blockers I use in NextDNS: - NextDNS Ads & Trackers Blocklist - AdGuard DNS filter - OISD - AdGuard Mobile Ads filter - EasyList - Steven Black - notracking - AdGuard Tracking Protection filter - Goodbye Ads - EasyPrivacy - NSABlocklist - Disconnect - Fanboy's Annoyance List - Anudeep's Blacklist for ads and trackers