Editing Ad blocking (section)

===Recursive Local VPN===
On [[Android (operating system)|Android]], apps can run a local [[VPN]] connection with its own host filtering ability and DNS address without requiring [[root access]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jucktion.com/adblock-android-devices |title=3 ways to adblock Android smartphones and devices |publisher=The Jucktion |date=2 September 2018 |first=Niroj |last=Manandhar |access-date=23 March 2019 |archive-date=30 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130071818/https://www.jucktion.com/adblock-android-devices |url-status=live }}</ref> This approach allows ad blocking app to download ad blocking host files and use them to filter out ad networks throughout the device. [[AdGuard]], Blokada,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blokada review: Thousands of ad blocking and filtering requests per day |url=https://www.androidguys.com/reviews/app-reviews/blokada-review/ |website=androidguys.com |date=6 March 2019 |access-date=23 January 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210123151421/https://www.androidguys.com/reviews/app-reviews/blokada-review/ |archive-date=23 January 2021 |last1=Noboa |first1=Gerson |url-status=live }}</ref> DNS66,<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to block system-wide ads on Android without root |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210123151837/https://www.androidguys.com/tips-tools/how-to-block-system-wide-ads-on-android-without-root/ |archive-date=23 January 2021 |url=https://www.androidguys.com/tips-tools/how-to-block-system-wide-ads-on-android-without-root/ |date=19 September 2017 |access-date=23 January 2021 |author=Raja |website=androidguys.com |url-status=live }}</ref> and RethinkDNS<ref>{{Cite web |title=The best free Android apps of 2021 |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/the-best-free-android-apps/10 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210123150739/https://www.techradar.com/news/the-best-free-android-apps/10 |date=4 January 2021 |access-date=23 January 2021 |archive-date=23 January 2021 |last1=James |first1=Rogerson |website=techradar.com |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BraveDNS is an open-source DNS-over-HTTPS client, firewall, and adblocker for Android |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/bravedns-open-source-dns-over-https-client-firewall-adblocker-android/ |date=29 August 2020 |access-date=21 December 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210123152108/https://www.xda-developers.com/bravedns-open-source-dns-over-https-client-firewall-adblocker-android/ |archive-date=23 January 2021 |website=xda-developers.com |last1=Hazarika |first1=Skanda |url-status=live }}</ref> are few of the popular apps which accomplish ad blocking without root permission.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} The ad blocking is only active when the local VPN is turned on, and it completely stops when the VPN connection is disconnected.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} The convenience makes it easy to access content blocked by anti-adblock scripts.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

This approach optimizes battery usage, reduces internet slowdown caused by using external DNS or VPN ad blocking and needs overall less configuration.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}