Block All Ads on Your Phone at Once — Without Apps

Reducing Ads and Promotions on Android

The Useful Things channel host gives a step-by-step guide to reduce advertising and promotional messages on an Android phone without installing an app.

Google Play settings

• Turn off Play personalization and delete its activity history.
• In the Play Store’s app-management section, remove apps from the Not installed list if they’re no longer needed.
• Disable promotional emails and survey invitations.
• Turn off Deals and promotions in Play Store notifications.

Android ad privacy settings

In Settings, search for Ads and turn off:

• Ad topics
• Ad suggested ads
• Ad measurement

The tutorial also recommends resetting and deleting the advertising ID.

Private DNS

In Settings, search for DNS, select a private DNS provider hostname, enter dns.adguard.com, and save.

These steps are presented as ways to reduce ads, ad-related tracking, and promotional notifications. Results may vary by device and app, and the video does not demonstrate that every type of ad will be blocked.