# Pi-Hole works everywhere except Android Phones

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [May 29, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428 "2017-05-29T22:01:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Craig\_Colegrove](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@Craig\_Colegrove](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Craig_Colegrove)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/1 "2017-05-29T22:01:54Z")

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I recently set up Pi-hole on my home network. I am using the Pi-hole as the DHCP, and it is successfully blocking ads on my computer. However, my Android phone completely ignores the Pi-hole DNS despite Network Info II reporting that it is my only DNS server. I've looked through other people's help posts, but none of their solutions have fixed my problem. Does Android use different DNS servers than it displays?

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**Author:** ![Valiceemo](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/valiceemo/32/2825_2.png) [@Valiceemo](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Valiceemo)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/2 "2017-05-29T22:22:30Z")

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Also have the exact same problem and am yet to find a solution

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**Author:** ![Mcat12](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/mcat12/32/20_2.png) [@Mcat12](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Mcat12)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/3 "2017-05-29T22:42:51Z")

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Is it not blocking ads in every app, and which specifically? It's working fine on my devices.

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**Author:** ![Valiceemo](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/valiceemo/32/2825_2.png) [@Valiceemo](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Valiceemo)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/4 "2017-05-29T22:49:57Z")

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It blocks zero adverts on my device.

Both in chrome, stock Samsung browser and in app ads

I'm running in a Galaxy S6, android 6.0.1

I've tried setting DNS manually and it makes no difference

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**Author:** ![Mcat12](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/mcat12/32/20_2.png) [@Mcat12](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Mcat12)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/5 "2017-05-29T22:51:56Z")

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Can you reach [http://pi.hole/admin](http://pi.hole/admin)?

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**Author:** ![Craig\_Colegrove](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@Craig\_Colegrove](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Craig_Colegrove)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/6 "2017-05-29T22:53:02Z")

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No, the Android devices fail to reach [http://pi.hole/admin](http://pi.hole/admin)

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**Author:** ![Valiceemo](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/valiceemo/32/2825_2.png) [@Valiceemo](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Valiceemo)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/7 "2017-05-29T22:56:28Z")

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Also the same, get a DNS error.

I have to reach the admin page via `http://ip_addr/admin`

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**Author:** ![Mcat12](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/mcat12/32/20_2.png) [@Mcat12](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Mcat12)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/8 "2017-05-29T22:57:52Z")

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Have you tried restarting the device? What Android devices are having the issues?

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**Author:** ![Craig\_Colegrove](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@Craig\_Colegrove](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Craig_Colegrove)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/9 "2017-05-29T22:58:38Z")

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I have restarted the device as well as cleared Chrome's DNS cache.  
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S7 with Android 7.0

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**Author:** ![Valiceemo](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/valiceemo/32/2825_2.png) [@Valiceemo](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Valiceemo)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/10 "2017-05-29T23:01:37Z")

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I too have restarted the device, flushed DNS cache via chrome flags and cleared chrome app cache

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**Author:** ![deHakkelaar](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/dehakkelaar/32/674_2.png) [@deHakkelaar](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/deHakkelaar)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 11:38pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/11 "2017-05-29T23:38:41Z")

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On Android, you can check DNS servers assigned with:

`getprop net.dns1`  
`getprop net.dns2`

But need terminal/console for that.

Ps. pi.hole/admin works fine on my stock Nexus 7.

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**Author:** ![Valiceemo](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/valiceemo/32/2825_2.png) [@Valiceemo](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Valiceemo)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/12 "2017-05-29T23:47:21Z")

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Hmm interesting, when I run

`getprop net.dns1`

It returns an IPV6 address

`getprop net.dns2`

Returns my pihole address in ipv4 format.

The dns1 address is not the IPV6 address of my pi.

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**Author:** ![Craig\_Colegrove](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@Craig\_Colegrove](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Craig_Colegrove)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/13 "2017-05-29T23:50:07Z")

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Both of those return IPv6 DNS servers set by my ISP in my router. There doesn't seem to be a way to change these in my router's settings. Does this mean Pi-hole will never work on my Android device?

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**Author:** ![Craig\_Colegrove](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@Craig\_Colegrove](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Craig_Colegrove)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/14 "2017-05-30T00:22:35Z")

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It also seems strange to me that my Android device is getting its IPv6 DNS from the router, while my computer is correctly setting its IPv6 to the Pi-Hole's IP

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**Author:** ![Mcat12](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/mcat12/32/20_2.png) [@Mcat12](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Mcat12)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/15 "2017-05-30T00:22:44Z")

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You said you were using Pi-hole for DHCP? Did you make sure to turn off the router's DHCP? Do you have [IPv6 connectivity](http://ipv6-test.com/)? If not, run `pihole -r` and set Pi-hole to only use IPv4.

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**Author:** ![Mcat12](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/mcat12/32/20_2.png) [@Mcat12](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Mcat12)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/16 "2017-05-30T00:23:16Z")

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See the above comment.

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**Author:** ![Craig\_Colegrove](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@Craig\_Colegrove](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Craig_Colegrove)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/17 "2017-05-30T00:27:22Z")

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The router has the option to disable DHCP for IPv4, which I've done. For IPv6, the only options are "Use DHCP Server" or "Auto Config," and neither of them has fixed my problem.  
The IPv6 link you sent reported a 17/20, where the issues are "ICMP: Filtered" and "Hostname: None."  
Should I try the Pi-hole with only IPv4?

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**Author:** ![Mcat12](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/mcat12/32/20_2.png) [@Mcat12](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Mcat12)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/18 "2017-05-30T00:28:32Z")

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Yes, try only IPv4 on the Pi-hole.

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**Author:** ![Valiceemo](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/valiceemo/32/2825_2.png) [@Valiceemo](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Valiceemo)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/19 "2017-05-30T00:28:58Z")

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I use pihole as a dhcp server.  
I have disabled it on my router.

According to IPV6 test I do have connectivity, yes.  
Should I still reconfigure to use only ipv4?

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**Author:** ![Mcat12](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/mcat12/32/20_2.png) [@Mcat12](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Mcat12)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-works-everywhere-except-android-phones/3428/20 "2017-05-30T00:30:23Z")

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Run `pihole -d` for a debug token. It might be handing out the wrong IPv6 address.

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