Your details
This guide is filled in with the details of your device.
- DNS name (DNS over TLS)
<your-id>.cloud.blokada.org
The DNS names and links on this page contain <your-id>, a short code for your device. Sign in to the dashboard to see yours. If you open this guide with the dashboard’s “Open on another device” link, it is filled in for you.
The easiest way: the app
Blokada 6 sets everything up for you, turns blocking on and off in one tap, and shows what was blocked on the phone itself. Sign in with your account ID and you're done.
Without the app: Private DNS
Android 9 and later has a Private DNS setting. Set it to Blokada Cloud, and ads and trackers are blocked in all apps, on every network, with nothing running in the background.
- Open Settings → Network & internet. On some phones this is Connections or Connection & sharing.
- Tap Private DNS. On Samsung phones it is under More connection settings.
- Choose Private DNS provider hostname.
- Enter your Blokada DNS name
<your-id>.cloud.blokada.organd tap Save.
If you can't find it, search the Settings app for "Private DNS".
Check that it works
Open a few apps or websites, then look at the Activity page in the dashboard. This phone's lookups show up there.
If something doesn't work
- "Couldn't connect" or no internet: check your Blokada DNS name for typos. It must be exactly as shown above, without
https://. - Another VPN app is active: some VPN apps use their own DNS and bypass Private DNS. Turn the VPN's DNS or ad blocking setting off, or use Blokada 6 instead.
- Chrome still shows ads: Chrome may be set to its own secure DNS provider, which bypasses Private DNS. In Chrome, open Settings → Privacy and security → Use secure DNS and choose Use your current service provider. Chrome then follows Private DNS.
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