I just discovered this and it works fantastically on any old / unused android device you might have lying around, I was shocked at how easy it was, all the instructions are there, once you have it running all you need to do is set your router DNS settings to your pihole IP address and presto! Ads and trackers are gone!

https://github.com/DesktopECHO/Pi-hole-for-Android

  • vext01@lemmy.sdf.org
    2·
    1 year ago

    Take the battery out if you can to avoid lithium fires.

    Old batteries on constant charge… I worry about this kind of thing.

    • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      This is where fair phone and framework laptops shine. So easy to take the batteries out.

      • eco_game@discuss.tchncs.de
        0·
        1 year ago

        Most mobile devices won’t work without batteries. The best way to work around this is to supply it with 4.2V (anything between 3V and 4.2V will do) over the battery connector.

        • chrizbie@lemmy.nzOP
          1·
          1 year ago

          I think I might have broken something, even when I clip the battery back in I get nothing 😟

          • eco_game@discuss.tchncs.de
            2·
            1 year ago

            This could be a long shot but if it’s a Samsung Galaxy Tab S, the battery connector solder joints kinda die after a while, which can either be fixed by reflowing them or by applying pressure (I have a tablet with that issue). You could try pressing on the battery connector and see if it works then.

            • chrizbie@lemmy.nzOP
              3·
              1 year ago

              I looked a little closer at the battery connectors and when pulling the battery out I must have yanked the little wires out of the clip just ever so slightly (I could see a little bit of them reflecting on one side) I carefully pushed them back in and avast! There is life again! Thank you kind stranger!

    • Mr_Blott@feddit.uk
      0·
      1 year ago

      I have an old Nexus running as a weather station. I just bought a WiFi controlled plug for the power supply so it switches on and off continuously

        • Mr_Blott@feddit.uk
          1·
          1 year ago

          It’s just a screen that shows me the weather forecast tbh. It’s a paid app called whatweatherpro

  • Madex@lemm.ee
    0·
    1 year ago

    Good concept but the WiFi latency and the processing speed would I’m sure slow down your browsing experience.

    Cool though!

    • TrustingZebra@lemmy.one
      0·
      1 year ago

      I’m not sure about that. The average consumer router is fairly underpowered but is still capable of handling the needs of most home networks.

      • sam@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Wifi adds latency. Adding 30-300 ms of latency will noticeably affect your browsing experience.