On Linux or Windows? Firefox + uBlock origin (there’s nothing better than that)
On Mac? Firefox + uBlock origin (worse alternative: Safari + AdGuard, since you might synch browser with iPhone)
On Android? Firefox + Privacy Badger + uBlock Origin
On iOS? Safari + AdGuard + Vinegar + Baking Soda
On SmartTV it’s different.
Hardest overall solution that even works on PS5, Switch and other consoles: Get yourself a Pi-Hole https://pi-hole.net/
For WebOS TVs use this: https://github.com/webosbrew/youtube-webos
Android TVs should get SmartTube: https://github.com/yuliskov/smarttube#smarttube-old-name-smarttubenext
RokuTVs got either this thing: https://channelstore.roku.com/en-ca/details/840aec36f51bfe6d96cf6db9055a372a/playlet or the open source alternative: https://github.com/iBicha/playlet
I use this dns.adguard-dns.com as a private DNS provider for my Samsung phone which basically blocks everything for me. Even apps. As for YouTube, I use revanced so I basically never see ads on my phone at all
Has someone tried the whole ad guard solution? Their marketing brochure looks nice, but does it work on mobile +YouTube? Woula pi hole at home be better?
PiHole unfortunately doesn’t work against YouTube ads - at least it never worked for me. It’s good for everything else tho. You would have to use ublock origin on desktop and an alternative YouTube client (like newpipe or grayjay) on mobile
Just replied to another comment, but another option is Mullvad’s: adblock.dns.mullvad.net
on android Mull instead of firefox.
You can also set up this link for your DNS without having to use a VPN: adblock.dns.mullvad.net
You can use ublock on orion browser on ios
I use this as well, works great
Safari + Wipr is very solid too. Throw in a DNS filter for other stuff in my network, and I never see ads. Can’t speak for YT though because I ain’t using that. I’m using Control D for DNS, someone on Lemmy posted a small list with DNS alternatives a while back, and I don’t notice anything (negative) using it.
Is Wipr open source?
I use “Self Destructing Cookies” in addition to uBlock, so I can be relatively generous with exceptions as I know cookies will be deleted when I close the browser or after a defined period anyway.
