A parent asked Grok how to stop ads appearing in their children's games on an Android phone. Grok walked them through the network settings to the Private DNS option and adding an ad-blocking DNS provider's hostname, after which the ads were under control.
My child plays games on my [PHONE MODEL AND ANDROID/iOS VERSION] and keeps seeing ads. Walk me step by step through safe, free ways to reduce ads on the phone, for example a family-friendly ad-blocking Private DNS setting, telling me exactly which menus to tap. Explain any downsides, which provider you're suggesting and why, and how to undo it.
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Tell Grok your phone model and that you want to reduce in-game ads for a child.
- Follow its steps one at a time, checking the provider it suggests is a well-known one.
- Test a game afterwards and note how to switch the setting off if something stops working.
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