1.1.0 Pro

This is the first release of Adguard for iOS Pro. It has all the features regular Adguard for iOS has, but offers more on top of that. Here we will describe the most important things that make Pro version better than the regular one.

Adguard DNS and blocking in other apps and browsers

This is by far the most distinguished addition to the regular Adguard for iOS. It allows to block ads and phishing websites, protects your privacy etc., not only in Safari, but everywhere, system-wide.

How does Adguard DNS work?

It would take too much space to describe here in detail how exactly Adguard DNS works. It is better to leave a link to our blog where the standalone Adguard DNS is explained - the principle is the same here.

What can I do with Adguard DNS?

There are two modes available.

Default - does what you would think it does: blocks ads, trackers, malicious websites in all apps and browsers.
Family Protection - this mode serves as a parental control tool. It does all of the above, plus it blocks websites with adult content and enforces safe search in your browser.

DNS requests log

This is an advanced tool that probably not everyone will be interested in. It shows every DNS request which was processed by Adguard DNS, and marks those which were blocked. This allows to, for example, easily find and whitelist something you don't want to be blocked. It is important to note that we do not store any logs on our servers. They exist only on your device.

Adguard VPN

To use DNS blocking, Adguard establishes a fake VPN connection. 'Fake' here means that in reality your traffic is NOT routed through any remote server. There is one 'hidden' option about Adguard VPN. If you go to General settings -> VPN, and then tap on 'i' symbol against 'Adguard Pro VPN', you will see a switch named 'Connect on demand'. You can enable it to avoid keeping VPN on constantly, and to only have it turned on when you actually use your browser or another app that accesses Internet.

Where are the actual release notes?

If you are interested in the issue-by-issue release notes for Adguard Pro 1.1.0, they can all be found here. It just didn't feel right to list them all under the first ever release of Pro version.

What else?

So far Pro version only offers Adguard DNS, but there will be much more stuff coming in future.