With Apple now allowing ad-blocking technology into Safari browsers on iPhone and iPad, Adblock have announced their return to Android, with their ad-free browsing system now allowed back onto Google Play.
The system kills revenue, even for websites displaying well-behaved advertisements such as ours, and means that content stands less chance of being free to read. However, as we understand that visitors are hugely annoyed by the popup-crazy pre-roll madness seen on other websites, the rise and rise of ad-blocking technology is hardly surprising. See our stance on ad-blocking and please, if you enjoy this site, do stick us on your white list so that we can continue to run.
The Adblock Browser is free and available now. Get further details below..
Adblock Plus Escapes Exile; Returns to Google Play Store
Adblock Browser for Android Now Available for Direct Download
Adblock Plus, the #1 most popular browser extension for blocking annoying online advertisements, today announced that Adblock Browser for Android is now available in the Google Play Store for all Android devices. This is the first time since March 2013 that Adblock Plus has been allowed into the Google Play Store.
“Adblock Plus is very excited and grateful to have our app, Adblock Browser for Android, available in the Google Play Store,” said Till Faida, co-founder of Adblock Plus. “As annoying and irritating ads have spread fast to mobile devices, we are still championing the user, offering the ability to block ads and thereby giving them faster browser speeds and longer battery life, not to mention keeping them safe from malvertising exploits.”
Adblock Browser for Android has been in beta since late May. Well over 300,000 people downloaded the beta in the browser’s first week, and over 78,000 people have volunteered to help test it in a beta community. Based on that feedback a number of improvements were implemented into the current version available today.
Powered by Adblock Plus, whose browser add-on has been downloaded more than 400 million times, Adblock Browser for Android offers the following features:
Fast, efficient browsing – Ads can cause pages to load slower, eat up to half of your data plan andconsume over 20% of your battery. Because it has an ad blocker built in, Adblock Browser can:
Load pages faster
Save your battery and data
Safe and private – Lots of nasty stuff like malware and tracking can hide behind ads. In fact, according to a new report, “malvertising” tripled in the last year. Adblock Browser for Android helps:
Reduce risk of malware infection
Enhance your privacy
You’re in control! With Adblock Browser for Android, users can:
Support your favorite websites by whitelisting them
Change the default settings to block all ads
Disable tracking, malware and social media buttons or add additional filter lists of your choosing
