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30FTTC06
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Android youtube app

Anybody blocking the mobile youtube app ads, I seem to be getting ads still via youtube on my tablet. All my pc,s are being blocked ok via my block list on my local dns-cache.
As I understand it, they are using https to send the ads via the app now?
Any pointers please guys.
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HairyMcbiker
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Re: Android youtube app

It shouldn't matter whether it is http or https. I don't/haven't used the app, but do use bigtincan's adblocker on my tablets.
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I just need to understand how the app is bypassing my block list, but I can't seem to find the answer Sad
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This is odd, the ad appears just once now...
I've captured the dns request as follows.
r2---sn-2a0noxu-ajte.googlevideo.com        2  16.7  16.7
r2---sn-2a0noxu-ajtl.googlevideo.com          2  16.7  33.3
r2.sn-2a0noxu-ajte.googlevideo.com          1    8.3  41.7
r2---sn-2a0noxu-ajte.googlevideo.com        1    8.3  50.0
ssl.google-analytics.com                            1    8.3  58.3
googleads.g.doubleclick.net                        1    8.3  66.7
ad.doubleclick.net                                      1    8.3  75.0
pubads.g.doubleclick.net                            1    8.3  83.3
r2.sn-2a0noxu-ajtl.googlevideo.com          1    8.3  91.7
r2---sn-2a0noxu-ajtl.googlevideo.com        1    8.3  100.0
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Re: Android youtube app

I've rooted my droid to install Bigtincans adfree.apk but it does not block youtube ads.
HairyMcbiker
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Re: Android youtube app

Don't view utube on mine so can't comment on that. They do say you may need to reboot to clear the dns cache.
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Yeah done all the obvious stuff, still the same.
HairyMcbiker
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Maybe the utube advert isn't an advert per say, but something they play infront of the video, I think I had heard that there were pre-video's displayed.
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I've read that somewhere,  but my pc's are using the standard yoyo block file with no sign of ads... go figure eh
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But android is more tied to the Google machine, maybe that is why.
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I'll try an ipad just to see what happens  Smiley
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Re: Android youtube app

Quote from: Hairy
But android is more tied to the Google machine, maybe that is why.

Agreed, via the resolv.conf
I changed mine, this is what was causing the averts to slip by even though I was blocking network wide!