
Just like we used Cloudflare DNS in our previous tutorial for privacy, here we will use the Adguard DNS to block ads and popups on your Android devices natively.

With DNS over TLS, you can basically change or connect to a different DNS on your Android phones easily. However, there is one particular feature, called Private DNS a.k.a DNS over TLS, we believe is one of the most underrated features of Android 9 Pie. This includes adaptive battery, adaptive brightness, app actions, dark or night mode, revamped material design, navigation gestures, home pill, and much more. Google introduced many new features with Android 9 Pie. Included is a a tutorial on how to whitelist apps while using Adguard DNS. Updated: The tutorial also works on Android 11, 10, and 9 Pie. How to setup Adblocking DNS at WiFi router level?
