Did iOS 15 kill Google AMP

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Post by ddeville » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 3:01 PM UTC

Did iOS 15 kill Google AMP
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Re: Did iOS 15 kill Google AMP

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Post by recursive » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 3:38 PM UTC

Seems unlikely. How many people have installed AMP blockers specifically on ios15? How many people have installed AMP blockers on any other platform that's not being UA-sniffed?

Re: Did iOS 15 kill Google AMP

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Post by madeofpalk » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 3:41 PM UTC

recursive wrote: post #2

Seems unlikely. How many people have installed AMP blockers specifically on ios15? How many people have installed AMP blockers on any other platform that's not being UA-sniffed?

While it's only a Bezos number, a paid AMP blocker (perhaps from OP?) was in the list of top paid apps when iOS 15 went live.

Re: Did iOS 15 kill Google AMP

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Post by theshrike79 » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 3:43 PM UTC

recursive wrote: post #2

Seems unlikely. How many people have installed AMP blockers specifically on ios15? How many people have installed AMP blockers on any other platform that's not being UA-sniffed?

Amplosion got a big boost by being made by the same guy who did Apollo (pretty much the de facto Reddit client on iOS).

I don't get bothered by AMP pages that much, but I paid the few euros for Amplosion just to support Christian's work and give a middle finger to Google's attempts to take over the web.

Re: Did iOS 15 kill Google AMP

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Post by gruez » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 3:46 PM UTC

>So, is it possible that Google has given up on AMP in Safari on iOS 15 because of the popularity of AMP blocking extensions?

This doesn't make any sense. If AMP is strictly beneficial for google, why would google give up because of a few people with AMP blocking extensions? Surely it's still worth going after the stragglers? You don't see them giving up on ads just because adblock is popular.

I suspect the reason is far more benign: AMP is enabled on a whitelist basis, and they haven't whitelisted ios 15 yet.

Re: Did iOS 15 kill Google AMP

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Post by Nextgrid » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 3:46 PM UTC

If the author's theory is correct, I guess Google's worry is that if they annoy users with AMP they might come looking for extensions and install not just AMP blockers but also ad/annoyance blockers.

Re: Did iOS 15 kill Google AMP

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Post by molszanski » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 3:48 PM UTC

I think that Apple Relay is a more probable cause

Re: Did iOS 15 kill Google AMP

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Post by JumpCrisscross » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 3:49 PM UTC

molszanski wrote: post #7

I think that Apple Relay is a more probable cause

Which betrays AMP’s purpose as tracking.

Re: Did iOS 15 kill Google AMP

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Post by Mindwipe » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 3:50 PM UTC

madeofpalk wrote: post #3

recursive wrote: post #2

Seems unlikely. How many people have installed AMP blockers specifically on ios15? How many people have installed AMP blockers on any other platform that's not being UA-sniffed?

While it's only a Bezos number, a paid AMP blocker (perhaps from OP?) was in the list of top paid apps when iOS 15 went live.

Question might be if it inspires more blocking elsewhere.

It is pretty bad news for AMP that Ampolosion exists. It would be even worse if Samsung noticed that popularity and implemented something similar in their browser, perhaps even by default.

Re: Did iOS 15 kill Google AMP

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Post by rubyist5eva » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 3:51 PM UTC

TIL there are AMP blockers on Safari...brb