September news digest

Between Perplexity making bold moves, IAB testing tricks to bypass blockers, and Google tightening Play Store access, September’s news could feel like a horror story. Good thing AdGuard came up with exciting product releases to keep your browsing scare-free! Dive into these and other privacy news in this month’s digest.

AdGuard for Safari just got a huge rework and is getting ready to re-emerge as AdGuard Mini for Mac. Beta is already out — be the first to try it out.

Faster Safari rule loading and improved advanced filtering. With the upgraded SafariConverterLib and a new method for applying advanced rules, ad blocking in Safari is now more efficient than ever.

AdGuard VPN for Android v2.14 and AdGuard VPN for Mac v2.7 introduce dynamic VPN protocol selection, a feature that automatically picks the fastest and most stable protocol (HTTP2/TLS or HTTP3/QUIC) for your connection.

Version 2.16 introduces role-based access. Invite admins and viewers without sharing passwords and switch between accounts with one login.

We’re excited to announce that AdGuard Ad Blocker for Windows is now officially available in the Microsoft Store! AdGuard is one of the first ad blockers to make it to the Microsoft Store, and arguably the most powerful one yet.

Google, Perplexity, and other industry players are making headlines this week. While Google isn’t selling Chrome after all, it is introducing measures that will require developers to verify their identity. Meanwhile, new efforts are emerging around privacy-friendly tracking, aiming to balance targeted advertising with user privacy. Read these and other news from the tech industry in our blog.

This article lists AdGuard’s main GitHub repositories while also explaining what they are and what users can do there.

Dive into the story of how a small change made the filtering rules in Safari load up to 5 times faster.