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Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS

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Post by graynk »

jeffhuys wrote: post #88
graynk wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

except it doesn't work. but you can install it, yes. I want to like Orion but I've seen the same bugs for a year now.

It does work tho. Just not consistently lol

Here's my test: I install Firefox version of the plugin and enable additional filter lists like "annoyances" and "cookie notices", then go to eurogamer.net

1. I still see cookie notice

2. I open uBlock and it says "blocked on this page: 0"

That's "doesn't work" for me.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS

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Post by graynk »

freeAgent wrote: post #93
SG- wrote: post #48

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Not most, they have figured out a few and they don't work very well.

What do you need that doesn’t work?

uBlock does not work. I don't know how people check that it works for them, but for me it definitely does not. Neither does e.g. https://getindie.wiki/ - redirects don't work and I can't even get to the settings page from the menu (it does open once after install, but afterwards the button that's supposed to open it does nothing)

UPD: Somehow installing indie wiki extension second time (without deleting it, just pressing "add to orion" a second time) partially fixed it. Redirects now works, banners are broken, showing "visit $destination$ instead"

Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS

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Post by antgame11 »

TheDong wrote: post #97
thenthenthen wrote: post #95

This beta is full :(((

The code's all open source: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/e33bfc1f0176e56d479f0... Just build your own copy, give apple $100/year for a developer license, move to a country in the EU, and then you can "sideload" this open-source code onto your device. You also need something running macOS.

*Purchase $100/year apple certificate or move to a country in the EU. You can sideload for free for a week or you can buy a 3rd party certificate for $20 dollars. For free you can use sidestore (anywhere, not just the EU) for free, but you need to connect to a WiFi network once a week. You can also build with github actions without a mac

Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS

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Post by 0xCMP »

Aerbil313 wrote: post #64
graynk wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

except it doesn't work. but you can install it, yes. I want to like Orion but I've seen the same bugs for a year now.

I'm using Orion as my daily driver on iOS mainly because of a Safari bug[1]. It used to be very buggy, had frequent app crashes for no reason at all but nowadays (since a year?) works pretty fine, even the UBO plugin works fine. 1: You can long tap and select "Download Linked File" on any link in Safari, including links that are forbidden by Content Restrictions, such as a news.ycombinator.com link from google search…

Honestly, I was using Orion as a daily driver for a few months now and it's crazy unreliable in my experience. It also somehow uses more RAM than Chrome/Brave doing the same things, but with lots of tiny incompatibilities.

I actually just switched my self back to chrome/brave for what I was using Orion for.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS

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Post by jeffhuys »

graynk wrote: post #141
jeffhuys wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It does work tho. Just not consistently lol

Here's my test: I install Firefox version of the plugin and enable additional filter lists like "annoyances" and "cookie notices", then go to eurogamer.net 1. I still see cookie notice 2. I open uBlock and it says "blocked on this page: 0" That's "doesn't work" for me.

Hm, interesting. Did you report this to their bug tracker? They're quite responsive and cases like this help them finding edge cases.

My biggest use-case, youtube, works great, and most other sites work as well.

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