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Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by Rebuff5007 » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 3:42 PM UTC

8fingerlouie wrote: post #20

ornornor wrote: post #17

In all these years I haven’t found a better solution than DNS blocking with NextDNS on iOS. The only place I get ads is YT (but for that I have an Albanian VPN)

If you're in Europe, there's the newly launched DNS4EU project which is free for personal use, and also includes adblocking at the DNS level like NextDNS. I use it in conjunction with Adguard and secure DNS, but they also publish configuration profiles for iOS. https://www.joindns4.eu/ https://www.joindns4.eu/dns-guidelines

If you're in the EU

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by Mistletoe » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 3:49 PM UTC

Mistletoe wrote: post #64

Synaesthesia wrote: post #40

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Adguard works well and is free. I did pay for Wipr 1 but now switched to Adguard.

Yeah AdGuard seems to work great for me. Any reason to switch to unlock Origin Lite?

*uBlock

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by crazygringo » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 4:00 PM UTC

Random09 wrote: post #59

Why not use a phone that allows you to use the full version ublock? Ios is everything that is wrong with software today in one package.

Because I choose my phone based on hundreds of different factors.

Whether it can use uBlock is just one factor.

Other phones have their own downsides.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by tracker1 » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 4:03 PM UTC

djxfade wrote: post #57

tech234a wrote: post #2

I’ve been using uBlock Origin Lite on iOS for several months now, but one shortcoming I see with the newer WebExtensions implementation in Safari is that WebExtensions can’t be used with the in-app Safari views, meaning extensions such as this one don’t work with in-app Safari views. There was an older Safari content blocker API that did work with the in-app Safari views, but it seems like apps are being updated to s…

As a side note, I personally HATE apps that opens links in an in-app web view (apps like Instagram, Facebook, etc). I really wish Apple could have a system wide preference where it could force in-app web views to open in the browser.

Same thing in Android... I'd just prefer to launch the default browser (Brave in my case).

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by tracker1 » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 4:06 PM UTC

Semi-OT: you can use Wireguard through a home network (with dynamic dns) that has a PiHole or similar setup if you want more broad ad blocking for all apps while away from your home network.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by viktorcode » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 4:09 PM UTC

mlok wrote: post #71

The lack of proper adblocker on iOS is what convinced me to use the Brave browser instead of Firefox or Safari. An adblocker is included by default. And as a bonus : possibility to keep music videos playing while changing app. (A parameter has to be switched for that though)

Have you tried AdGuard?

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by jaffa2 » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 4:12 PM UTC

ornornor wrote: post #37

dry_soup wrote: post #21

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I block YouTube ads on iOS by watching in the browser (with no YouTube app installed) and using AdGuard.

YT in the browser on iOS is torture.

How so? I also use adguard and yt on browser in ios works brilliantly.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by viktorcode » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 4:12 PM UTC

latexr wrote: post #51

I had been wishing for uBlock Origin for Safari for years, but now that it’s here (I’ve been using it since the betas), I’m disappointed. It’s really ugly to look at (even the icon in the toolbar looks out of place), configuration is awkward and resets itself unless you give it full permissions for every website from the get go, and it doesn’t seem to be more effective than other popular blockers. Additionally, prett…

It works for me, but not as good as the ones based on content list filters. It's also brings odd problems: google.com breaks on first search request, but ipv6.google.com does not.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by johnisgood » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 4:15 PM UTC

carlosjobim wrote: post #118

johnisgood wrote: post #78

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No. Not having ads is the "normalest" thing. I would never pay. I would use an ad blocker, and if that does not work, I would not use the website at all. This is the "normalest" thing to do, not giving them money for using ads. You are enabling them and paying them for using ads. How is that the "normalest" or even normal thing to do? How do you expect them to stop showing ads if not only the ads themselves work, but…

It's been normal for thousands of years to pay for services which you use.

Cool, no one argued against that.

I will not contribute to an ad-ridden world (whether by paying or using), but you do you.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by tensor » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 4:23 PM UTC

mlok wrote: post #71

The lack of proper adblocker on iOS is what convinced me to use the Brave browser instead of Firefox or Safari. An adblocker is included by default. And as a bonus : possibility to keep music videos playing while changing app. (A parameter has to be switched for that though)

What? iOS has had "proper adblockers" for years now. It's literally why I switched to iOS. Android was forcing ads in all sorts of places, and forcing things into webviews that had no adblocking. Being able to install adblock that even works in webviews was a huge advantage of iOS to me.