Relatedly, I could really do with an in-app ad blocker for Android, because some ads I'm getting bounce me out of the app without user intervention and into a spammy web page.
For browsing, there used to be Chrome extensions but those are mostly gone now. Firefox for Android works with ABP, Adblock Edge and the rest of the common adblockers and has for a little while now.
As far as system-wide, I typically use Adfree Android. There are some places it doesn't work (like pre-roll ads in the Youtube app) but otherwise it's been great. It's just a variation on the old blacklist + hosts file method but it blocks the annoying popups and banners in a majority of apps.
I think I ran across one game (Crossy Road) that wouldn't even start if you had Adfree installed but frankly, if your game can't even run without hitting some dodgy ad server then I don't need to play it. I understand the revenue model but I gladly pay $1-5 for any enjoyable game that doesn't put that stuff in to begin with.
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