Android: AdFree is a simple, one-touch ad blocker for your rooted Android phone.
Your phone doesn't have the horsepower that your desktop does, and excessive ads can not only bog down your system, but eat up precious bandwidth that some of us pay for by the gigabyte. If you've rooted your Android device (and most of you have), AdFree will get rid of those pesky ads for you with minimal setup.
Just download it from the Market, open it up, and hit the "Download & Install Hosts" button at the top of the screen. There are a few options for more advanced tweaking, but most people won't have to edit any settings to get it working. Note that it actually blocks the ads from downloading; it doesn't just hide them—so it actually is conserving resources (unlike some ad blockers).
Also note that this blocks ads in apps as well as in your browser. We wish there were a way to specify in which apps to block ads, since we want to support app developers that release their apps for free—but unfortunately there is no such option yet. As always, while we understand the need for ad blocking, consider supporting the developers and sites that you like in any way you can (i.e., if there is a donate version of an app you like, consider paying for it if you have this ad blocker turned on).
AdFree is a free download for rooted Android phones. Note that some phones, like the HTC Droid Incredible, will require a bit of hacking to get the app working.
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