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Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker

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Post by LinguaBrowse »

socalgal2 wrote: post #236

Some iOS developer correct me if I'm wrong 1. Safari supports extensions 2. WebView, the thing most browsers on iOS are required to use in most places, does not directly support those same extensions. In other words, there is no simple options to allow the same extensions. In other words, Apple makes it harder for alternative browser to support extensions by requiring them to add their own support. That wouldn't be a…

Safari does support extensions (implemented as Safari App Extensions that can wrap standard Web Extensions if desired).

There was a time where WKWebView didn’t support Web Extensions (i.e. Web Extensions could only be used with Safari). But since iOS 18.4, the WKWebExtension API has made it possible. I’ve been using it successfully to embed a Web Extension into my ebook reader app.

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/webkit/wkwebextens...

Re: Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker

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Post by socalgal2 »

rustcleaner wrote: post #137
TheDong wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple themselves do not allow using anything other than WebKit unless you move to the EU or Japan: https://developer.apple.com/support/alternative-browser-engi... Firefox addons target gecko, not webkit. What Orion's doing is horribly hacky and prone to cause issues with a multitude of addons, and of course Mozilla shouldn't bow to Apple's incredibly anti-competitive behavior. You pay apple for a phone that can act m…

We need laws that make Apple's business model illegal. No more walled gardens, including game consoles. If you sell a Universal Machine (or product containing a Universal Machine), then the owner/purchaser/leasee must have full control of the Universal Machine. Just like the laws against bad cars are called "Lemon Laws," call these new laws against bad Universal Machines "Apple Laws." Forever memorialize AAPL in this…

Personally I'm happy to carve out an exception for game consoles. Other than play games I don't do anything essential to my life on my game consoles. On my phone though I bank, shop, book hotels, flights, make doctors appointments, etc...

I'm sure there is some definition we could use that exempts game consoles and not smartphones. For example, I'm sure the game consoles would be happy to live under the restriction of never allowing banking apps, non-media shopping apps, hotel apps, flight apps, medical services apps.

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Post by anabis »

inigyou wrote: post #226
criddell wrote: post #121

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Apple is the only thing holding back Chromium / Blink from becoming the only browser technology that matters. I hope they keep fighting that fight.

Nobody would install chrome on iOS even if they could, for the same reason they don't try to install safari on android.

I standardized on Google Password Manager, so use it for banking and stuff on many machines.

Should I use 1password, or setup passkeys and TOTP separately for iOS? I have no idea.

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Post by jimmygrapes »

paimapi wrote: post #235
inigyou wrote: post #225

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He was kicked out of Mozilla for being homophobic. No joke.

more specifically, it was for donating to homophobic political groups trying to pass Prop 8 which made gay marriage illegal in California [0] the measure passed by 5% [1] - people were fairly incensed that Mozilla Foundation money (paid to him via his salary) might go to future donations of the same kind I'm sure people will say things about 'well of course he's legally free to do as he wants with this money' but the…

And yet the democratic process was subverted by the measure being overruled. Moot point.

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Post by kelvinjps10 »

inigyou wrote: post #226
criddell wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple is the only thing holding back Chromium / Blink from becoming the only browser technology that matters. I hope they keep fighting that fight.

Nobody would install chrome on iOS even if they could, for the same reason they don't try to install safari on android.

there is sites that simply don't work in safari, I have family that sometimes I have to help them do something by opening what they want on my android phone that does support chrome and firefox. In order to accomplish their tasks. It would be great if apple supported other browsers

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Post by DavideNL »

Unfortunately, Firefox on iOS still can't automatically clear cookies and cache for all websites except those specifically excluded. Which obviously is a big privacy issue in regards to being tracked.

Brave on iOS for example implemented this 2 years ago:

"Auto Shred lets you automatically delete data for specific sites [...] You can configure Auto Shred to happen when all tabs for a site are closed, or on browser restart. Auto Shredding on Site Tabs Closed means that whenever you close the last tab for a site, Brave will automatically Shred that site’s data."

https://brave.com/privacy-updates/30-shred-button/#:~:text=A...

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