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Enabling / Disabling private DNS in android via ADB
rem to disable private dns
adb shell settings put global private_dns_mode off
rem to enable private dns with hostname (example with dns.adguard.com)
adb shell settings put global private_dns_mode hostname
adb shell settings put global private_dns_specifier dns.adguard.com
@myjunkjp
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exactly what I needed. Thanks

@ManuelGotzen
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great simple batch. thx

@VnmHnnS
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VnmHnnS commented Nov 17, 2023

Thank ♥

@ManuelGotzen
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Ya we'come

@1x12HD
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1x12HD commented Dec 27, 2023

Much appreciated!

@markettepigeon
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Be careful because on second generation Firesticks (Fire TV 4K MAX) the commands that allow you to change the DNS completely block your internet connection on all your connections.

@Mondei1
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Mondei1 commented Jun 30, 2024

Btw, thank you for this small gist. It helped me to resolve an issue I had on my Quest 3: https://www.reddit.com/r/OculusQuest/comments/1drpihc/quest_3_constant_wifi_reconnects_but_with/

The WiFi was reconnecting the entire time because of some weird IPv6 DNS issue. Setting a private DNS this way (because the UI doesn't support it) resolved the issue somehow 🤷

@deltaxsingh
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Awesome thanks!

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