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Block Ads in Apps on Android

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182 points whalabi | 1 comments | 20 Feb 19 14:27 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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AdmiralAsshat ◴[20 Feb 19 16:19 UTC] No.19209082[source]▶
Has anyone done testing to see what having an always-on VPN for adblocking does to battery usage?

Also, I have an actual VPN for my Android phone that I turn on whenever I'm on coffee shop wifi, so it seems like it would be impossible to have both running at once.

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1. michaelcampbell ◴[20 Feb 19 16:32 UTC] No.19209214[source]▶
> so it seems like it would be impossible to have both running at once.

It is. You need to restart the adblocker VPN when done (at least DNS66 operates this way).

That said, I haven't found a measurable difference in battery when using one.