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Deletedmessiah

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Nice config!
Since you're using a Samsung Device, If you want a system wide adblocker, use Adhell. Open source adblocker. It uses knox feature to block ads so you can use vpn and adblock both at the same time. For some it doesn't work on 1st install so you may have to uninstall and reinstall.
Disconnect is a similar app but costs 20 dollars or so.
 

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Nice config!
Since you're using a Samsung Device, If you want a system wide adblocker, use Adhell. Open source adblocker. It uses knox feature to block ads so you can use vpn and adblock both at the same time. For some it doesn't work on 1st install so you may have to uninstall and reinstall.
Disconnect is a similar app but costs 20 dollars or so.

Thanks for your suggestion. I will have a look.
 

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Thanks for your suggestion. I already use Bitdefender for PC and I love it, let's see how it does on mobile :)
I've tried a few of these free AV's on my Lenovo tablet. I found Avast to be pretty heavy and made things noticeably sluggish. Bifdefender and Kaspersky seemed fairly good but best of all was CM Security - super light and good, user friendly UI:
CM Security AppLock Clean - Android Apps on Google Play
 
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UPDATE JULY 2017:
- Updated to Android 7.0
- Added MacroDroid for battery saver/wifi automation (using Adb hack, no root)
- Switched to Betternet
- Switched to Chrome, using AdHell to block ads
- Restricted background data consume (new feature in Nougat)
 

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