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Would you please elaborate how this is different from using Safari in Private Browsing mode? If I am not mistaken Firefox Focus on iOS would still use WebKit un

• aoro 10y ago
  "Firefox Focus continues to operate as a Safari content blocker on iOS, and users will be able to take advantage of Tracking Protection on both Safari and Firefox Focus." Goes beyond just a browser.
  • yoz-y 10y ago
    I have not used these APIs but I wonder whether it is faster to use Safari in private mode with Focus as a blocker, or using focus directly. Afaik Safari compiles the blocker rules into some binary representation and is thus able to apply them really fast. Do Webkit applications have access to similar functionality?
    • st3fan 10y ago
      I'm sure it is measurably faster. I doubt it is noticeably faster.
    • eridius 10y ago
      Safari will be faster. Focus uses UIWebView, which is markedly slower than WKWebView (UIWebView executes in-process and cannot JIT, WKWebView executes out-of-process and can JIT and is as fast as Safari).
  • oblio 10y ago
    I wonder if it's possible to use this as a content blocker for Chrome on iOS.
    • esseti 10y ago
      i think only safari allows that. google lives on ads
• AaronMT 10y ago
  Private Browsing (regardless of browser) does not prevent online tracking. By removing trackers and ads, web pages may require less data and load faster.
  • LeoPanthera 10y ago
    It helps with preventing online tracking, since private browsing windows/tabs do not have access to your cookies.
  • eridius 10y ago
    You can use a separate Safari content blocker to prevent online tracking.