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uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by latexr »

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, pretty much every other blocker includes several extensions to overcome the well-known 150K rule limit, but uBlock Origin only includes one, meaning it can’t be blocking as much.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

#53

Post by drcongo »

latexr wrote: post #42
v7engine wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Safari ads are not blocked when using NextDNS. Is it just me?

Safari does not respect the operating system’s DNS settings, it uses its own. I have seen several reports online that you can disable this behaviour by turning off iCloud Private Relay or disabling Advanced Tracking and Fingerprint Protection, but was never able to do so with various combinations.

iCloud Private Relay is the only thing that stops Safari using your NextDNS config, turn that off and you're golden. I've been using NextDNS since it launched, I love it.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by latexr »

drcongo wrote: post #53
latexr wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Safari does not respect the operating system’s DNS settings, it uses its own. I have seen several reports online that you can disable this behaviour by turning off iCloud Private Relay or disabling Advanced Tracking and Fingerprint Protection, but was never able to do so with various combinations.

iCloud Private Relay is the only thing that stops Safari using your NextDNS config, turn that off and you're golden. I've been using NextDNS since it launched, I love it.

> iCloud Private Relay is the only thing that stops Safari using your NextDNS config

Maybe that’s true for the NextDNS configuration—I don’t know, I haven’t tested, so I’ll take your word for it—but not true for DNS settings in general.

> turn that off and you're golden.

Unless you want iCloud Private Relay, in which case you’re not.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by aucisson_masque »

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.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by aucisson_masque »

ge96 wrote: post #25
ffsm8 wrote: post #15

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Why use lite on Firefox/android, considering the normal one is available too?

Oh yeah my bad I mis-rememebered, I use lite on chrome pc and the regular mobile firefox

So you are using Firefox on Android which is frankly janky but not on computer where it actually shines ?

Re: uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

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Post by djxfade »

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.
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