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Updated ad blocking instructions

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@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Note that:
* 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
* the test page only works using the hosts file downloaded from [here](http://www.netguard.me/hosts) (the default)
* 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
* NetGuard does not use the IP adresses in the hosts file, because it doesn't route blocked domains to localhost
* **ad blocking is not available when NetGuard was installed from the Play store!**
@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ NetGuard provides the [StevenBlack hosts file](https://github.com/StevenBlack/ho
* settings.crashlytics.com
* e.crashlytics.com
See [here](https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/issues/277) for alternative hosts files.
NetGuard does not concatenate hosts files, so you will have to use a source which does this for you or do it yourself.
You can check the number of hosts (domains) imported by pulling the NetGuard notification down using two fingers.