Using sync for Android.
And I get that Sync doesn't control ads. But I wonder if there's settings to adjust? Because this is super creepy.
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Some day I will try Sync, to see why people accept totaly unnecessary ads when there are plenty of free (beer, freedom, etc) adfree options out there. It must be one hell of a software.
It's a decent client, but I think Boost is a better non-FOSS alternative.
I have both, and have never seen an ad. So whatever ad delivery mechanisms they use is blocked by simple DNS based ad blocking.
I still prefer the FOSS client Voyager.
Boost + $3.49 to go ad free, here.
Since buying Reddit is Fun years ago, this is the closest thing to that experience I've came across.
I'm using sync and see ads despite having recently setup pihole with its default blocking list. If you're also using pihole, mind sharing which block lists you use?
Is your phone using your pi-hole for DNS? Or is it using Android/WiFi configured to use custom DNS e.g. 9.9.9.9, 1.1.1.1, etc.?
DuckDuckGo's Android app's VPN based ad blocker works to block it's ads, at least for me. I don't have a link to their host file though.
Check your Pi-Hole logs to see if your phone shows up, and if so, open Sync and see what pops up in your logs.
I've tried lots of others, both during the Reddit days and now during the Lemmy days. None of them let me get the exact layout I want other than sync. But that's just like my opinion
You actually want a layout that includes ads?
There is an IAP to remove ads. Yes, there are free alternatives, but Sync is superior in terms of design, customization options and features. Well worth it if you have the disposable income IMO.
It's just ... Does seeing the same information in a slightly different arrangement really mean that much to you? Especially when that information is probably 80% memes
Thunder?
I've only started paying to support the dev but haven't had ads on free version before. Adblock ftw
Jerboa user, no ads.
I like supporting developers of software that I use a lot. If it means ads, so be it.
You could pay for it...