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There are ads now?! (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 days ago by ytsedude@lemmy.world to c/wordle@lemmy.world

The enshittification continues...

Is there a way to play without having to deal with ads (or their over-priced subscription)?

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[-] hitstun@fedia.io 3 points 4 days ago

I like browsers that use ad blockers by default. I play Wordle using Cromite on Android, and on Windows I use Librewolf. If you're playing through NYT's games app, try an ad-filtering DNS like AdGuard's public DNS to block in-app ads like @bokherif@lemmy.world said here.

[-] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Looks like you can play Lingo (the original name of the game) at www.lingolingolingo.com

I only just looked it up, so I'm not sure if it ends up repeating a lot of the puzzles or not.

[-] bokherif@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Try changing your DNS resolver and to dns.adguard.com or use airplane mode before opening the app.

[-] hitstun@fedia.io 1 points 4 days ago

Oh wow, AdGuard's public DNS is good! It never crossed my mind to just use a DNS that filters known ad hosts on the entire device. I thought I had to set up a Pi-hole to accomplish that, though I'll probably still set one up anyway.

[-] robolemmy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I deleted the games app quite a while ago and now I just use safari. I haven’t noticed any lack of features and it doesn’t drain my battery like their shitty app. AdGuard and NextDNS seem to block all the NYT ads just fine that way too.

[-] lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

If you're on mobile, the NYT Games app doesn't have ads – at least not yet.

[-] ytsedude@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago
[-] marito@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I'm on Android. There are ads now.

[-] lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Interesting. I guess I haven't gotten that update yet.

That's unfortunate.

this post was submitted on 28 Sep 2024
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