How to Block Ads on Your Android Phone

Online advertisements on your Android phone
can be more than just annoying -- they can
potentially jeopardize your business dealings
by taking up crucial bandwidth and memory,
slowing or halting important applications at
critical moments, or interrupting an important
conversation. You can block ads on your
Android phone either through the Firefox
browser, or by adding a third-party app.
AdAway
Step 1
Go to the Google Soapbox Apps store on your
Android phone, search for the AdAway app,
then click the "Buy" button to begin
downloading it.
Step 2
Start the AdAway app. Click "Download Files
and Apply Ad Blocking." Note that your phone
needs to be rooted to use this app.
Step 3
Reboot your phone when AdAway finishes
downloading.
Step 4
Visit the sites you normally visit. If you find
that one of the sites is still showing ads, add
that site to AdAway's list. Open AdAway, tap on
"Menu" and select "Lists." Press the "Black"
tab, then tap "Menu" and "Add." Type in the
Web address and click "Add" again. Reboot
once more. The ads on that site should now
disappear.
Android Adblock
Step 1
Go to android-adblock.com on your phone,
then press the "Buy" button and wait for the
app to begin downloading.
Step 2
Open Android Adblock and press "Start/
Reload." This app does not require rooting to
use. Leave it running in the background while
you use your Android phone.
Step 3
Test the app by surfing the Web. If you find
that too many ads are still showing up, make
note of the websites where they appear.
Step 4
Click "Add Filters" and add additional elements
to the Add Filters list. Retest the websites you
noted in Step 3.
Adblock Plus
Step 1
Set Firefox as the default browser on your
phone. This allows you to block ads with the
browser rather than an app, and does not
require your phone to be rooted.
Step 2
Tap the "Firefox" menu, then tap the "Add-
Ons" option to open the Add-Ons Manager in a
new tab.
Step 3
Select "Adblock Plus" from the list generated
by the Add-Ons Manager. Follow the
instructions to install it on your computer.
Warnings
A rooted phone is a phone on which you
have gained access to the root directory,
which is the primary control system for the
phone. A rooted phone gives you much
more control over it. However, if your
phone is not rooted and you are not well-
versed in computer and smartphone
software, do not attempt to root your
phone yourself. It is very easy to
inadvertently incapacitate your phone from
the root directory.
Rooting is legal, but may void your
warranty.