[GekkePrutser]

But with a big privacy risk if anyone ever gets their hands on the root CA (which I hope is generated fresh in every install).

Also, Android blocks user-installed CAs by default now, apps have to opt in to accept user-added ones. That makes it pretty useless. Not sure how iOS deals with this.

[themoonisachees]

Blocking ads on mobile has been a non-supportes use-case for a while.

If you really want to get rid of ads on android, rooting enables you to patch system SSL routines to disable certificate pinning and more. IOS is an apple product.