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Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by soraminazuki »

jtbayly wrote: post #67
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…

Apparently iOS 26 adds new APIs that allow filtering everywhere, including in all apps. Wipr added this functionality.

You mean URL filters? This isn't part of WebExtensions, so I don't think uBlock Origin Lite is going to support it any time soon. But since URL filters appear to operate independently from browser level blocking, perhaps apps providing this functionality could coexist with uBlock Origin Lite.

Also, as the name implies, this just looks at the URLs. So it's more comparable to DNS level blocking.

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/networkextension/u...

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by soraminazuki »

aucisson_masque wrote: post #55
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…

And it doesn't work anymore when you swipe back. The phone shows the previous page but without any adblocking. I too hoped for a ublock origin with filters lists, kind of what we have on Firefox or even the lite version for chrome but it's not nearly as good. And we can't say it's apple fault because other adblockers like Adguard does allow customs lists and custom rules.

uBlock Origin Lite on Safari has been improving since the first release. It has more filter lists, and there is support for custom rules and an element picker to help make those rules.

I also have the same issue with the back button, where that obnoxiously large Google login prompt show up whenever I navigate back to a Stack Overflow page. But it's definitely not all ads that show up when I navigate back. Looking at GitHub issues, it's only Javascript-based blocking that's affected.

https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/issues/518#issueco...

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by pasteldream »

troupo wrote: post #167
pasteldream wrote: post #24

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Imagine asking the browser on my hardware to do things I don’t want it to do, and acting shocked when I tell it not to.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45749983

Yeah, sorry, I realized after I commented.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by nullfield »

technothrasher wrote: post #73
djxfade wrote: post #57

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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.

I get more frustrated from when they go the other direction. Google Maps, for instance. When I go to the website, it asks if I'd like to use the app instead, with the usual dark pattern of having the "no" button greyed out. But after I tell it no, as soon as I touch the search bar, it automatically opens the app anyway. I wish there was a setting in Safari that disabled websites from opening apps.

From what I can tell, Kagi’s Orion browser will let you control app launching.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by latexr »

array_key_first wrote: post #201
latexr wrote: post #89

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> you click a link in an app, it opens in an in-app web view where you're not logged in But you could be. You could log in from the in-app web view, and it would be remembered and compartmentalised in that app, so that next time you click a link you’re logged in.

This sounds like a fantastic way to get phished.

That makes no sense. Are you getting phished from clicking a link someone you know posted in your internal company Slack? And use a password manager, those make sure the domain is correct.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by teekert »

johnisgood wrote: post #205
teekert wrote: post #197

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But, I was talking about contributing to a world with less ads… I feel like something is going wrong here.

If that is the case, then I misunderstood you.

If I pay I expect not to see ads. If I would, I would not pay and stop the subscription.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by Synaesthesia »

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?

As someone who is using AdGuard on Safari and uBlock origin on Firefox, no. Both equally good IMO. I'm not seeing any ads!

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by noname120 »

macNchz wrote: post #195
noname120 wrote: post #171

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> letting it handle all of the links it wants to It doesn’t. App developers have to verify that they own the corresponding domain names that they want to handle with their apps: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/supporting-a...

I understand that, what I was getting at is more that I, as a user, have little insight or control around when or where my phone will decide to open an app when I click a link, vs continue to work like a normal browser. The app developers declare their associations and url patterns and that's it.

I agree, it’s pretty obnoxious… But there is the same problem on Android, app handlers for verified domains cannot be disabled there, only the handlers for unverified domains (which are unticked by default, so opt-in).

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by johnisgood »

teekert wrote: post #216
johnisgood wrote: post #205

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If that is the case, then I misunderstood you.

If I pay I expect not to see ads. If I would, I would not pay and stop the subscription.

Right. My problem is that we have to pay to not see ads (which enables them to show ads unless paid), or we do not pay and we see ads, but ultimately in either case we are paying for ads or because of ads, which means ads are going to stay here forever.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by teekert »

johnisgood wrote: post #219
teekert wrote: post #216

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If I pay I expect not to see ads. If I would, I would not pay and stop the subscription.

Right. My problem is that we have to pay to not see ads (which enables them to show ads unless paid), or we do not pay and we see ads, but ultimately in either case we are paying for ads or because of ads, which means ads are going to stay here forever.

Ok, but what is the alternative?
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