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Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker

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Re: Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker

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Post by ghostly_s »

temp0826 wrote: post #4

What's the current excuse for not supporting extensions on iOS? Orion on iOS does and it's the reason I dropped FF ages ago.

I too switched to Orion for the extensions, then when I noticed they had gone about two years with regular updates but not one that addressed the performance of extensions, (their one killer feature) I switched back. I would love to have my extensions on mobile, but Orion's implementation just silently kills your extension threads when the memory manager wants the space then never restarts them.

Re: Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker

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Post by ghostly_s »

vin047 wrote: post #173
Nextgrid wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> unless you move to the EU or Japan Not only that, but the "entitlement" (Apple lingo for code-signature flag that grants capabilities) needed to publish a browser effectively requires to be an established company, ensuring hobbyists can't really get there with an open-source project even though the sources of Firefox are available and could technically be ported.

Is this a new rule? I had my own browser published on the App Store about a year ago (as a solo dev).

A browser that does not use webkit.

Re: Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker

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Post by armadyl »

tensor wrote: post #188
armadyl wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

FYI uBlock Origin Lite on iOS is inferior to AdGuard and (I think) Wipr as it's just a WebExtension, so it'll only block ads within Safari itself. AdGuard and Wipr use both the Web Extension and Content Blocker APIs, so they'll block ads in all web views system wide on top of within Safari itself. However as far as trustworthiness goes, uBlock is (imo) #1.

FWIW AdGuard dev team is in Russia. Letting them proxy all your traffic is probably not the wisest move.

I think they relocated but yes that’s partially why I don’t use it anymore.

Re: Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker

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Post by duxup »

tensor wrote: post #193
duxup wrote: post #191

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I'm not sure Youtube doing fine while local news sources go under and such a is a positive.

What local news sources are going under? As far as I've seen not many actually are. I'm paying my local newspaper, it seems to be doing just fine.

Dwindling of news outsets / local news outlets has been pretty widely covered, as are the results:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31976955

Re: Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker

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Post by fsflover »

EbNar wrote: post #185
fsflover wrote: post #168

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I didn't downvote you, but your post has no useful information and looks like pure Firefox bashing for no reason. You don't tell why you switched, to what, what you gained. Not even mentioning that wherever you switched, your protection against ads and tracking must have become worse, as only Firefox supports Ublock Origin.

The comment to which I replied wasn't that useful either.

Does this justify adding more useless comments and asking why you're downvoted?

Re: Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker

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Post by unselect5917 »

brynnbee wrote: post #138
Shank wrote: post #16

> Ads shown on search engine results pages, including Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo and other search providers There are many subpar adblockers available both built into browsers on iOS and as extensions. uBlock Origin Lite for Safari remains the best mobile adblocker on iOS, I suppose.

Search result ads are some of the most harmful ads, and Google's ads in particular are probably the number one cause of fraud, scams, and malware on the entire planet. It's a shame that Firefox whitelisted these, but I'm sure they did it both because Google pays for their existence but also Apple themselves probably wagged their finger for some reason.

I don't know why people still use Google. They've sold out and literally been documented reducing search quality to serve more ads.

I use https://search.brave.com by default everywhere and for things even they don't want to show you, there's https://yandex.com.

I only use google as a last resort.

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Post by fsflover »

bluebarbet wrote: post #180
fsflover wrote: post #156

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Both Ubuntu and GrapheneOS don't allow you to fully control you phone like Linux desktop does. However Librem 5/Pinephone can run PureOS/postmarketOS that do.

Sure, but even when (or if) it these issues get fixed, it will all be academic unless the devices can run the apps that normies want (or "need"). Up to and including the OS-level wallet app that unbricks the NFC chip, and all the banking and similar "high-security" apps that increasingly require some kind of device attestation to run at all. The trend is all in one direction. It's easy to say, "Just don't use that st…

You're not wrong, but everything starts with activists, and hopefully if enough activists start using such devices and demand services for them, something might change. I do my part.

Re: Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker

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Post by unselect5917 »

michimagdesign wrote: post #27

Paying for Wipr 2 + Filtr is still the gold standard on apple platforms imo. But it’s not open source and there are no custom block lists.

Shot in the dark, but since you seem to know: does this work in the brave browser? I know(?) on iOS that under the hood everything is still safari so I'm wondering...

Re: Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker

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Post by kamyarg »

Forgeties79 wrote: post #152
michimagdesign wrote: post #27

Paying for Wipr 2 + Filtr is still the gold standard on apple platforms imo. But it’s not open source and there are no custom block lists.

For those reading this, it does not work with Firefox (or anything not safari it seems). Wish I had looked that up before excitedly purchasing it lol but so it goes, seems like a good project so I’m considering it a $5 donation Edit: looks like starting with ios26 they have “filtr” mode which extends more broadly to other apps but “stick to safari for best results”

Just so you know, Apple supports requesting refund for purchases that did not meet your expectations.
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