How To Disable Personalized Ads On Your Android Phone (And Why You Should)

If you don't want apps keeping track of your preferences, you might want to disable the personalized ads on your phone. Here's how to do it on Android.

I block ads on my Android phone for free, and it only took 3 taps to set up

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I stopped fighting YouTube ads and paid for YouTube Premium — and I'm never going back

It's 2026. If you're still using ad blockers to watch YouTube instead of paying for YouTube Premium, we need to have a talk.

Survey reveals the most popular way to block ads on Android

Our survey reveals a large chunk of Android Authority readers prefer one popular way to block ads on their Android devices.

Why I finally gave up YouTube Premium (and survived the ads)

I felt relieved without Premium, even as YouTube ads rushed back in ...
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Google Interest-Based Android Ad Targeting Opens For Beta Tests

Google has begun to roll out the first Beta for its Privacy Sandbox -- an ad-tech stack that aims to explain how ad tracking, targeting and reporting is done -- on ...

How to block ads on Android phones and tablets

To block ads on an Android at a system level using private DNS, open the Settings app on your device and search for “DNS”. Now, select “Private DNS provider hostname” or “Specified DNS” (OnePlus, ...