Samsung has been the dominant Android device manufacturer, and is now following the Apple led iOS drive to block ads … guess it is time to adapt and fast!

Following Apple’s Move, Samsung Rolls Out Ad Blocking To Android Devices
from http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/01/following-apples-move-samsung-rolls-out-ad-blocking-to-android-devices/#.5j75ujb:sONH

“With the release of iOS 9 last year, Apple introduced support for ad blocking within its Safari web browser. On Sunday, smartphone maker Samsung debuted its own support for content and ad blocking in the default web browser installed on its Android smartphones. The update, which is rolling out now to devices running Android Lollipop or higher, works in a similar way as ad blocking on Apple’s iOS 9.

That is, it allows third-party developers the ability to build apps that that will block distracting and intrusive ads on the mobile web, as well as strip out extra content from web pages, allowing them to load faster and consume less data.

These apps are made possible by way of Samsung’s new Content Blocker extension API arriving in the latest version o ...

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