f you want to block as many dangerous, explicit, and otherwise harmful websites as possible with relatively little effort, you can set up DNS filtering. This allows you to filter whole categories of websites on your whole network or specific device.
OpenDNS offers an easy way to do this. You can use the preconfigured Family Shield plan to block adult content on any Android device, or your entire network.
To apply Family Shield filtering on an Android device, head to Settings > Network & internet > Wi-Fi. Tap the network name you want to apply filtering to, then hit the Pencil icon to make changes.
In the resulting window, expand Advanced options and scroll down. Change IP settingsfrom DHCP to Static. Then in the DNS 1 and DNS 2 fields, enter 208.67.222.123 and 208.67.220.123 respectively. Save your settings. Once you’re done, visit internetbadguys.com to make sure everything is set up correctly.
For more control, the company also offers a free Home plan. This requires that you sign up for an account, but allows you to customize what kinds of websites you want to filter on your network. The exact instructions for setting up OpenDNS in this way depend on your router. See OpenDNS’s router configuration page for help with yours.
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