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Updated ad blocking instructions

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@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Note that:
* applications, like the browser, may cache data, so you might need to clear caches * applications, like the browser, may cache data, so you might need to clear caches
* applications, browsers mostly, that have a *"data saver"* like feature that proxies requests through their servers (eg. Opera w/ Turbo, Opera Max app, Puffin, Chrome w/ data saver, UC Browser, Yandex w/ Turbo, Apus Browser, KK Browser, Onavo Extend, Maxthon) will not have ads blocked as NetGuard can't even see those domain requests * applications, browsers mostly, that have a *"data saver"* like feature that proxies requests through their servers (eg. Opera w/ Turbo, Opera Max app, Puffin, Chrome w/ data saver, UC Browser, Yandex w/ Turbo, Apus Browser, KK Browser, Onavo Extend, Maxthon) will not have ads blocked as NetGuard can't even see those domain requests
* the test page only works using the hosts file downloaded from [here](https://www.netguard.me/hosts) (the default)
* YouTube ads are not domain based and cannot be blocked * YouTube ads are not domain based and cannot be blocked
* NetGuard does not use the IP adresses in the hosts file, because it doesn't route blocked domains to localhost * NetGuard does not use the IP adresses in the hosts file, because it doesn't route blocked domains to localhost
* NetGuard does not concatenate hosts files, so you will have to use a source which does this for you or do it yourself * NetGuard does not concatenate hosts files, so you will have to use a source which does this for you or do it yourself
@ -61,4 +60,19 @@ Apart from using a hosts file, you can block most in-app ads by blocking this ad
<br /> <br />
An alternate way to block advertisements is by using special DNS servers, like these:
* [AdGuard DNS](https://adguard.com/en/adguard-dns/overview.html)
* [Alternate DNS](https://alternate-dns.com/)
* [NoAd](https://noad.zone/)
You can set DNS server addresses for all connection types in the NetGuard advanced options.
Note that when you set two DNS server addresses, the default (operating system/network provider) DNS servers will not be used anymore.
Be sure to read the privacy policies of these services as they might log your DNS requests.
Feel free to let me know about other servers or request to add them in alphabetic order by doing a pull request.
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**Please do not mention this feature in Google Play store comments, since Google does not allow ad blocking applications in the Play store.** **Please do not mention this feature in Google Play store comments, since Google does not allow ad blocking applications in the Play store.**