Disclaimer AdGuard for Android is not an open-source project. We use Github as an open bug tracker for users to see what developers are working on.
AdGuard for Android v3.6 is headlined by two pretty big changes, new features even. It's watching YouTube ad-free inside the app and DNS-over-QUIC protocol support. The first one is easy to grasp, the second one will take some explaining.
[Enhancement] An option to watch Youtube ad-free #2994
Blocking ads in YouTube on Android has been exclusive to browsers for a long time, thanks to the restrictions Android OS imposes on filtering other apps' traffic. However, we found a way for you to avoid ads in YouTube app. Follow these easy steps:
- Open the YouTube app and start the video you want to watch.
- Tap on the Share button and select AdGuard for Android from the list of apps.
- A new window will pop up where you'll be able to watch the video without being interrupted by ads!
[Enhancement] DNS-over-QUIC support
DNS-over-QUIC, or simply DoQ, is a DNS encryption protocol. You might have heard about DNS encryption protocols before, the most common ones are DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS (DoH and DoT correspondingly). So what makes DoQ so special? A bunch of things, really: out-of-the-box encryption, reduced connection times, and better performance in cases of lost data packets.
The feature is still experimental — AdGuard for Android is one of the first open-source implementations of DNS-over-QUIC — but it's perfectly functioning and we encourage you to try it. You'll find it under DNS Filtering. Select AdGuard DNS and choose DoQ from among the available encryption protocols.
Changelog
- [Enhanced] HTTPS filtering for the Firefox Fenix browser is enabled forcibly #3617
- [Enhanced] The "What's new" dialog is updated #3638
- [Fixed] Shadowsocks proxy gets removed automatically #3641
DnsLibs updated to v1.4.14
- [Enhanced] DoQ/DoH/DoT queries are retried before using the fallback #86
- [Other] DoQ support is added to DNS stamps #84