We’re excited to share that AdGuard is now available as one of the first ad-blocking browser extensions for the Meta Quest Browser. This marks a big step toward a more customizable and privacy-focused browsing experience in virtual and mixed reality.
With AdGuard for Windows v7.22.4, we’re introducing SockFilter, our new network driver. While still experimental, it has the potential to make AdGuard better now and in the future.
AdGuard is proud to be among the signatories of a newly published open letter opposing Google’s upcoming developer verification policy. The campaign was spearheaded by F-Droid, which launched it last year and has been rallying support ever since.
YouTube comes up with a new way to strike at the users of ad blockers — now by hiding the comment and descriptions of all videos. How will ad blockers respond?
Andrey Meshkov, Co-Founder and CTO of AdGuard, sat down with Henry Fisher from TechLore to talk about the past, the present, and the future of ad blocking in general and the AdGuard’s role in it.
When searching for “brew macos”, a sponsored result (supposedly verified by Google) leads to an official ClaudeAI page containing user-generated instructions that appear to distribute malware.
Anthropic, an OpenAI rival best known for its Claude chatbot, has seized on the ad debate — and the way it chose to do so says a lot about how intransigent the AI arms race has become.
Downloading AdGuard
To install AdGuard, click the file indicated by the arrow
Select "Open" and click "OK", then wait for the file to be downloaded. In the opened window, drag the AdGuard icon to the "Applications" folder. Thank you for choosing AdGuard!
Select "Open" and click "OK", then wait for the file to be downloaded. In the opened window, click "Install". Thank you for choosing AdGuard!
Install AdGuard on your mobile device
Installation
AdGuard for Android is available in the following app stores:
AdGuard can’t be published on Google Play. For more details, check out our blog. If you’re using Google Play, follow these instructions to manually install AdGuard for Android.
1. Allow downloading
If your browser displays a warning, allow downloading adguard.apk.
Installation permissions
If installations from your browser are not allowed, you’ll get a notification. In this notification, tap Settings → Allow from this source.
Note for Samsung users with One UI 6 (Android 14) and newer
On some Samsung devices, the Auto Blocker feature may prevent APK installations. To install the app:
Open your device settings.
Go to Security and privacy.
Scroll down and tap Auto Blocker.
Disable the setting.
You can re-enable this feature after the installation.
2. Install the app
In the pop-up dialog, tap Install.
3. Launch the app
Wait for the installation to complete and tap Open. All done!
Scan to download
Use any QR-code reader available on your device
Scan to download
Use any QR-code reader available on your device
Download an older AdGuard version?
This OS version isn’t supported. You can use an older version of AdGuard, but it won't receive updates
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