# Overview: Blokada doesn't block ads

**URL:** <https://community.blokada.org/t/overview-blokada-doesnt-block-ads/262>\
**Category:** Android\
**Tags:** ad-blocking, android\
**Created:** [June 25, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/overview-blokada-doesnt-block-ads/262 "2020-06-25T13:48:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![c\_C](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/c_c/32/60_2.png) [@c\_C](https://community.blokada.org/u/c_C)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/overview-blokada-doesnt-block-ads/262/1 "2020-06-25T13:48:49Z")

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This is an overview of different reasons why Blokada might not block ads.

- I installed Blokada from [Google Play Store](https://community.blokada.org/t/whats-the-difference-between-blokada-and-blokada-slim/38).
- I just installed Blokada, it’s [not blocking ads](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-doesnt-block-ads-at-all/66).
- Ads in specific apps:
  - [Youtube](https://community.blokada.org/t/ads-in-youtube-arent-blocked/61)
  - [Social networks](https://community.blokada.org/t/ads-on-social-sites-and-in-apps-are-not-blocked/69) and their apps
  - [Chrome](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-doesnt-block-ads-in-chrome/62)
  - one [specific app](https://community.blokada.org/t/how-to-manually-block-domains-in-blokada/96), not named above.

- Blokada blocked ads but [not at the moment](https://community.blokada.org/t/what-can-i-do-if-i-still-see-some-ads/15).

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**Author:** ![res](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@res](https://community.blokada.org/u/res)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/overview-blokada-doesnt-block-ads/262/3 "2021-04-24T20:40:18Z")

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I’ve been using Blokada 5 on my Samsung Galaxy S8 Active running Android 9 for months now and it’s worked great. Today, it stopped blocking ads entirely for an unknown reason. I still see the notification and the key icon. I’ve tried following all of the steps in the linked post and have even tried downloading the beta (which still didn’t block ads) before reinstalling the entire app. Nothing has changed and I’m unsure of what to do. I haven’t changed any settings in the past months; the app just no longer blocks incoming ads. What can I do?