How to block ads in android without root

HOW TO BLOCK ANNOYING ADS BY THE APPS AND BROWSERS?

Hello!

One of my friends was too much restless because of the ads showing up in the various apps and the browsers. Ads marketing are so much popular in android environment but YES they are annoying. They can agitate you with their frequency of showing up as well as the content! Good thing is that you can get rid of this problem.We'll keep it straight & simple to see how can you block unwanted ads in your android device.

1. Download Adblock Plus :

• Adblock Plus is one of the most trusted and very effective app to remove the ads showing up in your phone. It is an open source project so it is available for all. You can download this app from the official website by clicking the link below. Before downloading, make sure that your android device is allowed to install the unknown apps. To verify that go to Settings> Security> Unknown source. Make sure 'Unknown sources' field is ticked. 

(Download Adblock Plus for Android)

• After downloading the app, complete installation process. After the successful installation, you will be shown up the following screen.

• Make sure that all options are as same as the screen above. If you're phone is rooted, that's all you need to do.

• If your phone is not rooted, or you don't know what rooting is and you haven't done anything wrong with your phone then you need to do few more steps.

(1) If you're using WiFi connection :

1. Go to Settings> Wi-Fi.
2. Long press the WiFi network name which is your home network or for which you want to block ads. You have to do the same for all the wireless network you use.






3. Tap Modify network.
4. Following screen will be shown up.






5. Scroll down to the end of the list and tick 'Show advanced options'. There will be two more options 'proxy' and 'IPv4 settings'. Tap on Proxy and select 'Manual'.






6. Yet another options will be prompted for proxy settings. In 'Proxy hostname' field, type 'localhost' and in 'Proxy port' type '2020'. Consider the screen displayed below.

(2) If you're using Mobile data Connection :

1. For this option it will be best if your phone is rooted. But though you can the same method for this connections. Go to Settings> Networks (more..)> Mobile networks> Access Point Names.


2. Tap on the selected access point. 'Edit access point' screen will be opened. Scroll until you find field 'Proxy' and 'Port'.


3. Tap on the 'Proxy' and type 'localhost' in the given field and for 'Port' type '2020'.

• If you want to remove the notification symbol from the notification bar, open the app and tick 'Hide icon' option. Then go to Settings>Apps>Adblock Plus. Deselect 'Show notification' option and click 'OK' on the following prompt.

Congo! You're done! You will now notice that ads are disappeared from your phone and your mind temperature is at pretty cool level! You can inform us about your queries by posting your comments below. Share with your friends if you found it useful and helpful.

Thank You! :)