I get the reason for there being Ads in the sync app. I don’t have the funds to pay for ultra and that’s also fine.
But what I find concerning is the type of ads I see. I live in Germany for clarification and most of what I see are websites acting like news sites (right leaning at times). When I accidentally tap on them my browser immediately blocks the website for unsafe practices on their end.
Now I really don’t mind the ads in apps if it’s the usual app ad, random products or Amazon type of things. But I hate it when every ad is a boomer ass clickbait ad about how solar energy is definitely worse than anything else.
This is my main complaint about sync right now and it might push me to stop using it again as the ads are also very frequent…
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My feed was full of “How to get pregnant” ads. And not the porn type, but the medical faceless mannequin type.
Not sure if I successfully blocked big tech to spy on me and they have no idea what to offer me…or they know somethinh (•_•)
NextDNS is free, and blocks all the ads on Sync as well as most others elsewhere
doesn’t hide the empty spaces though, but oh well
I am using the non-rooted AdAway blocker and I am not seeing any empty space, in case you want to try.
EDIT: Or maybe I am not being served adds because my location, so I cannot be 100% sure about the spaces.
I tried Sync but I like Jerboa better. Free, no ads
I never tried sync, or any other app. I started with Jerboa and very happy with it. I’m here to stay.
Here where? Because you’re in a Sync community. :-P
Try installing an ad blocker. For example, Adguard is pretty good, but must be downloaded from their website instead of from Google Play (ad blockers that can block ads system-wide are not allowed on Google Play). The are also various dns-based ad blockers such as nextdns, which can block ads in apps as long as you can change your device’s DNS.
I don’t have the funds to pay for ultra
There’s also a cheaper ad-free version without the ultra features. Tap the profile picture in the top left, then “remove ads”.
It’s not cheaper at all sync ultra is €3 a month and add free is a €20 one time payment… If he doesn’t have the €3 p.m. for ultra, what makes you think he can pay €20 upfront
I still haven’t seen any ads when using sync
Super weird, still haven’t seen an ad in Sync and don’t use any sort of ad blockers or anything. Is it regional maybe?
Strange. I’m also from Germany and I did not yet see any ads
You can get ad free for less than 1/4 of the ultra price.
I don’t think that is really their point, it is the type of ads
It’s not Sync that determines what ads you’re served.
Then maybe unchecked ads weren’t a good idea to begin with.
Then don’t use the app and leave this community. Unless being a negative little troll is your hobby.
In a sense it is. This kind of ads is typically forbidden by some advertising networks. And you basically choose which one you wanna put on your app.
This is admob, which is supposed to have oversight to prevent the worst stuff. Amazing how often that fails, and how rarely anything is done to correct it. Which is one reason why ad blockers are so popular
You basically don’t. The company serving the ads decides which ads are served.
You choose the company serving the ads, and you know in advance what kind of ads are allowed and displayed by them on your app / website. Just that the most dodgy it is, the most it pays.
