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NextDns block spy tracking in emails

It’s becoming more well known that emails have spy tracking which expose your location and when you opened the emails etc. context: https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/technology-56071437 I also found the…

Apple Config Profiles vs NextDNS Apps

I use Apple Config Profiles (ACP) but.. ..right now there is a ultra low-latency mode in the iOS app, the macOS app has an old hardened privacy option.…

Encrypted connection blocked

I see this on my iPhone & then no pages will load. This is true only when I use NextDNS & so far only on my home network. I use Cox panoramic wifi. When I get off the wifi everything works great.…

Installed on router, but ad filtering kills CBS app

This is working great on my Asus ... but it makes the CBS app on my Roku and Chromecast unusable (due to ad blocking.) Is there any way to permit that app or device to bypass filters?…

Ads not being blocked for the last 24 hours

I have NextDNS Ads and Trackers Blocklist enabled, and AdGuid DNS Filter Blocklist enabled. For months ads have been blocked on google searches, and redirect on uncreated.…

Choose server location

I'm in Egypt and the nearest server to me is CAI but surprisingly Italy server is lower latency. I'm connected via router option (IPv4) and it connects to the low latency Italy server and not the…

Temp pass on block page

Could we enable either temporarily or permanent option to be visible to main user to save time than going back to another tab or page with the allowlist?

Microsoft Teams stopt working

Hi all... Yesterday Microsoft Teams was working fine on all 3 the computers in my household. Today my wife called me upset that she could’t log in to her work and that her MS Teams wasn’t working…

US Northeast AnyCast is picking Amsterdam

I'm in New Hampshire, and NextDNS is giving me 45.90.28.228 (EWR) and 45.90.30.228 (AMS). Assuming these are airport codes, why is it recommending I use a DNS server with nearly 100 ms of latency…

YouTube is not being blocked

I have YouTube in the list of websites/apps/... to be blocked, as well as several other. Reddit, TikTok, etc. showed the Blocked Screen when I attempt to access them via Chrome Browser.…

So the kids are bypassing dns protection

If you enable Https over TLS in firefox, it uses cloudflare and gets around all protection I already blocked alternative dns servers and forced dns on ip4 but theyre now using this in firefox to get…

Issues with NextDNS with DNSCrypt ( Am I doing something wrong)?

sudo: unable to resolve host DNSCrypt: Temporary failure in name resolution ● dnscrypt-proxy.service - Encrypted/authenticated DNS proxy Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/dnscrypt-proxy.…

Why does it say the server is invalid on Nest Wifi?

why i am not connected to the the TLV server

Unless I have some huge misunderstanding i am supposed to be connected to the server with the smallest value (in this picture from ping.nextdns.io it should be permiumrdp-tlv or any server above…

DNS Speed issues

I live in the uk and I have noticed that the pages are not loading as fast as they used to over the last few weeks, I switched off nextdns and it was faster and then tried another blocker this was…

Can linked ip be automatically update in router, if ddns is not available, by only nextdns dns only

Actually I have isp router and I don't want to buy another router as It will be caos for me. I have set the dns in router, and no other device use that dns, I have made reserve it.…

Can I use NextDNS CLI without DoH?

Is there a way to configure NextDNS CLI to not use encrypted DNS-queries if I prefer speed and don't want to use DoH? My tests with DNSBench shows unencrypted DNS-queries takes 3-5 ms but with DoH…

Can’t get NextDNS to work on iPhone

I’ve followed all the instructions but still it says I’m using Cloudflare. Can someone help? iphone 11 pro max iOS 14.4 Test results: { "status": "unconfigured", "client": "75.118.16.…

downloads from adobe creative cloud blocked

Hi, since I have installed NextDNS on Unifi USG, I can not download from sources like: Adobe - update Creative Cloud Applications interrupts with an SSL Error.…

NextDNS on Android blocking apps and websites that never used to be blocked before

I've been using NextDNS on my Android device for a year now, and apart from crushing overnight and requiring a restart, haven't had an issue until a few weeks ago.…

Question Re Blocking VPN(Nordvpn) / Windows 10 PC

Hi all, I just installed net DNS on my Asus Merlin Router (straight forward with ssh). I went to parental controls and turned on. Block Bypass Methods and waited like 5 min.…

ExpressVPN compatibility

I would like to know if Next DNS is compatible with ExpressVPN?

OISD appreciation

PROFOUND gratitude to the OISD blocklist maintainer I use it here on NextDNS in every configuration. Never have I ever created a whitelist rule to overcome what I would deem a False Positive kudos…

Firefox setup update

Not long ago, the setup guide for Firefox prescribed an additional step: Set network.trr.bootstrapAddress to 45.90.28.0. This is no longer asked for in the documentation.…