Ad Blocker for Android TV – How to Block Ads

Ads are the most annoying thing on smart devices. A popup ad will distract you from work when you are surfing the internet or doing some important task online. To block ads, you can use ad blocker plugins or apps. For Android TV and Android TV Box, you can install the Blokada app to block ads. Apart from the Blokada app, many other ad blockers are available for Android TV. Let’s see how to use an ad blocker to block unwanted ads on your Android TV.

Ways to Block Ads on Android TV

• Using Blokada
• Using AdGuard DNS

Block Ads on Android TV Using Blokada

Blokada is a popular ad blocker app that you can sideload on your Android TV from a third-party source. The tool can be operated easily with the Android TV remote.

1. Turn on your PC and visit the Blokada website (https://blokada.org/) to download the apk installer file.

2. Next, copy the Blokada apk to the pen drive.

3. Turn on your Android TV and connect the pen drive to the TV.

4. Install a File Manager app on your Android TV. We recommend you use the FX File Explorer app.

5. Go to Settings on your Android TV.

6. Choose the Device Preferences option.

7. Select the Security & Restrictions option.

8. Tap the Unknown Sources menu and turn on the FX File Explorer app.

9. Then, open the FX File Explorer app and open the Media Card icon.

10. Choose the Blokada APK file and install it on your TV.

How to Use Blokada on Android TV

1. Launch the Blokada app on your TV.

2. Go through the on-screen instructions.

3. Next, click on the Power button to boot the device and block ads on your Android TV.

4. If this doesn’t block ads, launch App Settings on the Blokada app.

5. From the menu, click on the Start on boot option.

7. If you wish, click on Host Lists and add more details to the ad blocking.

How to Block Ads on Android TV Using AdGuard DNS

1. Turn on your Android TV and connect it to a WiFi network.

2. Select the Network & Internet option from the Android TV Settings.

3. From the menu, select the IP Settings option

4. Select Static IP and keep all Static IP, Gateway IP, and network prefix default.

5. To block ads and trackers, set DNS1 IP to 94.140.14.14 and DNS2 IP to 94.140.15.15.

6. To block ads, adult sites, and trackers, set DNS1 IP to 94.140.14.15 and DNS2 IP to 94.140.15.16.

7. Finally, save the changes.

8. Restart your Android TV and you won’t get any ads.

Ad Blocking Apps for Android TV

Recently, personalized ads and privacy are becoming the most important aspect of our digital life. With that, a lot of ad-blocking apps are hitting the market. For Android TV, these ad-blocking apps are available.

• Smart YouTube TV
• AdAway
• Block This

Smart YouTube TV

If you are using YouTube or YouTube Music on your Android TV, you should install the Smart YouTube TV app. With teh Smart YouTube TV app, you can block all the ads on the YouTube and YouTube Music apps for free. You can also use the app to block ads on other Google services. This is an open-source app available on the GitHub platform. You have to sideload the app on your Android TV.

AdAway

If you want a simple ad-blocker for your Android TV, you can get the AdAway app. Using the AdAway app on Android TV, your personalized ad requests will go to random IP so that you won’t get any ads. AdAway is developed for Android smartphones. But, by using Downloader on Android TV, you can get the AdAway app on your TV and block ads efficiently.

Block This

Block This is the efficient adblock app available for Android smartphones and Android TVs. The app uses a VPN-styled setup which runs in the background. All the popup ads are blocked in the background and you will get an ad-free browsing experience on your Android TV.

How to Change Ad Settings on Android TV

In Android TV, you have two options for Ad recommendations. You can turn off the personalized ads settings to get random ads, or you can turn on the Ad personalization and get more personalized ads. You can reset your ad preferences to get new personalized ads.

1. On your AndroidTV, go to the Settings menu.

2. Choose the Device option.

3. Select the Preferences menu.

4. Scroll down a bit and choose the About option.

5. Tap on the Legal information button.

6. Select the Ads feature.

7. Click the Rese Ad ID to reset all your personalized ad preferences. After this, you will get personalized ads based on your most recent data.

8. Click the Ad personalization and choose Turn off to switch off the ad personalization. After this, you won’t get any personalized ads and will get common ads.

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