Block ads and trackers
Flint blocks ads and trackers on every site from the moment you install it. This page shows how to see what it blocked and how to let a site through.
How blocking works
Flint carries a list of about 89,000 domains known to serve ads or track you, derived from the Hagezi blocklists. When a page asks for something from one of those domains, Flint stops the request before it loads. Requests to the site you are visiting are never blocked, only those to other domains.
See what was blocked
- The shield next to the address bar shows how many requests were blocked on the current page.
- Tap the shield to see blocked on this page and blocked all-time.
- Settings shows the size of the list and the all-time total under Block ads & trackers.
Turn blocking off for one site
If a site does not work properly, for example a video will not start or a button does nothing, let that site through.
Open the site.
Tap the shield.
Turn off Block ads & trackers here. The site's name is shown under the switch.
The page reloads with blocking off for that site and its subdomains.
To turn blocking back on, tap the shield on that site again and turn the switch on.
See the sites where blocking is off
Open the menu, tap Settings, and look under Privacy for Sites where blocking is off. This row appears only when there is at least one site. Clear turns blocking back on for all of them at once.
Turn blocking off everywhere
In Settings, under Privacy, turn off Block ads & trackers.
Secure DNS on Android
Flint cannot change how Android looks up site names. To encrypt DNS lookups for all apps, including Flint, use Android's own Private DNS setting, usually under Settings, Network & internet. The exact place depends on your phone.