This is part of a series of posts about useful apps to use on a rooted Android device.

AdFree AdFree removes most ads in the browser and other apps. It does this by nullifying requests to known host names in the system hosts file.

Tested version: 0.7.7

What problem does it solve?
Do you hate advertisement as I do? Get rid of it!
Technically speaking your hosts file will be modified to make apps requests to ad servers go to null pages.

The Good

• speed up browsing (less data to load)
• save some bandwidth
• save you from unwanted flashing banners
• prevent accidental touch on ads

The Bad and the Ugly

• many free apps programmers live with ads, so make your choice
• some apps will recognize the hack and they will refuse to start
• you have to start the app to check for updates
• you’ll find some black area in apps where there would have been ads
• sometimes in apps, you’ll get spinning gif waiting for banners