

So where does privacy come into the picture? Generally, the question is sent to a DNS server configured by your local network. When your app accesses a website, the system asks a question, a DNS query, to turn that name into a set of addresses. A little glance into how encrypted DNS works: HTTPS: encryption is better than no encryption. With encrypted DNS traffic, it's very similar to HTTP vs. They use different methods to encrypt DNS traffic but ultimately provide very similar levels of reliability. There are two supported protocols: DNS over TLS (DoT) and DNS over HTTPS (DoH). Starting this year, Apple natively supports encrypted DNS. Besides, system-wide protection shields you against tracking that Google, Facebook and other web analytics companies are notorious of.Yesterday the world has finally seen iOS 14, which has some cool updates but we would love to mention one feature in particular:ĭNS traffic can now be encrypted, so DNS entries aren’t seen by others watching network traffic. AdGuard will filter traffic locally and you'll be able to use any DNS server that you like.ĪdGuard DNS filter contains a wide list of ad domains and, when it is enabled, they will be blocked everywhere, not only in Safari, but in other browsers and third-party apps as well. This requires small effort but leads the overall level of protection to a new level. Why you need to do itĮnabling Advanced mode, configuring DNS protection and adding AdGuard DNS filter is definitely worth it. There are plenty of them, you can see the list here. In the same way, you can add other DNS filterlists. Click on 'Add a filter', paste the link into the filter URL field, and click 'Next'. Open AdGuard for iOS settings -> DNS protection -> DNS filtering (available when Advanced mode is enabled) -> DNS filters.ģ. To add AdGuard DNS filter on your device, do the following:Ģ. Tip: If you are using the AdGuard DNS or AdGuard DNS Family servers anyway, there is no need to add the AdGuard DNS filter because it is already built into these servers. Learn more about DNS filtering from this article.

It is simplified specifically to be better compatible with DNS-level ad blocking.
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How to add AdGuard DNS filterĪdGuard DNS filter is composed of several other filters (AdGuard Base filter, Social Media filter, Tracking Protection filter, Mobile Ads filter, EasyList, EasyPrivacy, etc.). The text below describes the exact actions required to configure system-wide blocking. Some of them might break the Internet connection or compromise your privacy and security, so it's better to be careful. Note: We don't recommend you turn on every setting you'll find in the 'Advanced settings' tab without thinking, especially when it comes to low-level settings.
