It's a major hassle because it doesn't work properly or in the case of Firefox mobile - is a major POS. Chrome with ABP via proxy has some serious issues that make the browser not able to load certain pages at all until it's restarted.
Basically, I tried ABP/Android a few times and it sucked. Maybe things worked for you on your version of Android on the phones you've owned, but the fact that it sporadically doesn't work for people like me and my wife is proof enough that it's no silver bullet.
That's why I do all of my mobile web browsing on a Windows tablet. I get a full OS and full control. Fuck the new world order! They can keep their trojan horse, locked down, shitty mobile operating systems.
µBlock on Firefox/Android is nice, much like the desktop version.
I only used ABP-by-proxy briefly before I rooted my phone, but my mother reports mostly good results and only minor hiccups. I currently use Adaway, a hosts-file based solution that requires root. I know some builds of Android on some devices resist rooting, but it's officially supported on my Nexus 5.
It's a major hassle because it doesn't work properly or in the case of Firefox mobile - is a major POS. Chrome with ABP via proxy has some serious issues that make the browser not able to load certain pages at all until it's restarted.
Basically, I tried ABP/Android a few times and it sucked. Maybe things worked for you on your version of Android on the phones you've owned, but the fact that it sporadically doesn't work for people like me and my wife is proof enough that it's no silver bullet.
That's why I do all of my mobile web browsing on a Windows tablet. I get a full OS and full control. Fuck the new world order! They can keep their trojan horse, locked down, shitty mobile operating systems.