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Block Ads in Apps on Android

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182 points whalabi | 2 comments | 20 Feb 19 14:27 UTC | HN request time: 0.514s | source
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phkahler ◴[20 Feb 19 15:45 UTC] No.19208747[source]▶
I wish the play store would just let me filter based on app intrusiveness. Let me find things that don't use ads, don't have in-app purchases, and don't collect data. Looking at "paid" apps is NOT equivalent. Then I can maybe read reviews and get what I want. Once the quality bar has been raised I don't have any problem paying a few bucks (or more) for an app that behaves the way I want.
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1. DFXLuna ◴[20 Feb 19 15:53 UTC] No.19208830[source]▶
Agreed. I bet there's quite a bit of money out there waiting for whomever starts making paid, tracking-free alternatives to popular free apps.
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2. oarsinsync ◴[20 Feb 19 16:23 UTC] No.19209124[source]▶
If the costs are one-off costs, then probably. However, for any services that result in ongoing costs to maintain, it'll mean Yet Another Subscription Service, for which there is already a high amount of fatigue and animosity towards.