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Wish they would let me start blocking adds in browsers :/

tqkxzugoaupvwqr 9y ago
Install Firefox Klar from the App Store and enable it as Content Blocker in Safari (Settings app > Safari > Content Blockers). It blocks most ads.
tomduncalf 9y ago
Isn’t this exactly what Safari content blockers do? I’ve been using Firefox Focus for a while and it seems great.
- baddox 9y ago
  It's exactly what Safari content blockers are supposed to do, but I've tried every highly-recommended content blocker and none of them seem to ever block anything.
  - jasonmp85 9y ago
    What? 1Blocker works fine. I use it on iOS and macOS.
    - baddox 9y ago
      I have 1Blocker and Crystal enabled, and while I can't verify how many ads it is blocking, I still very frequently see really bad fullscreen ads (like the "Congrats, you've won a free iPhone" ads that are inescapable without closing the Safari tab).
      - mirko22 9y ago
        Yeah, I get that same thing, so tried Chrome and Firefox until i figured out they don’t support extensions such as uBlock, then went to try those built in blockers, and while i kinda understand why they built them into the system it seems most of them are no where near uBlock and only seem to work on Safari. So got Firfox klar which removes a lot of adds and kinda doesn’t brake pages but has no tab support and no history so it’s basically useless for everyday browsing... I am trying to use FF and Chrome cos i have most of my stuff synced on them...
- makecheck 9y ago
  I’ve found that blockers have trouble with sites that display things even a fraction after initial page load. For example, even if they show you “the page” to select something to block, the annoyance won’t even be visible. Desktop uBlock Origin works soooo much better than anything on mobile right now.
- bouke 9y ago
  I've tried a lot of them, but they just seem to randomly break websites. So now you've just clicked a link from somewhere, but the page shows up blank. And you wonder, is the javascript still booting, or maybe the content blocker is blocking too much? And as whitelisting websites from blocking must be implemented per content blocker, instead of being a builtin Safari feature. As a result it's different per content blocker how to whitelist, involving switching apps, copying over URLs and page refresh.

Install Firefox Klar from the App Store and enable it as Content Blocker in Safari (Settings app > Safari > Content Blockers). It blocks most ads.

tomduncalf 9y ago

Isn’t this exactly what Safari content blockers do? I’ve been using Firefox Focus for a while and it seems great.

baddox 9y ago
It's exactly what Safari content blockers are supposed to do, but I've tried every highly-recommended content blocker and none of them seem to ever block anything.
- jasonmp85 9y ago
  What? 1Blocker works fine. I use it on iOS and macOS.
  - baddox 9y ago
    I have 1Blocker and Crystal enabled, and while I can't verify how many ads it is blocking, I still very frequently see really bad fullscreen ads (like the "Congrats, you've won a free iPhone" ads that are inescapable without closing the Safari tab).
    - mirko22 9y ago
      Yeah, I get that same thing, so tried Chrome and Firefox until i figured out they don’t support extensions such as uBlock, then went to try those built in blockers, and while i kinda understand why they built them into the system it seems most of them are no where near uBlock and only seem to work on Safari. So got Firfox klar which removes a lot of adds and kinda doesn’t brake pages but has no tab support and no history so it’s basically useless for everyday browsing... I am trying to use FF and Chrome cos i have most of my stuff synced on them...
makecheck 9y ago
I’ve found that blockers have trouble with sites that display things even a fraction after initial page load. For example, even if they show you “the page” to select something to block, the annoyance won’t even be visible. Desktop uBlock Origin works soooo much better than anything on mobile right now.
bouke 9y ago
I've tried a lot of them, but they just seem to randomly break websites. So now you've just clicked a link from somewhere, but the page shows up blank. And you wonder, is the javascript still booting, or maybe the content blocker is blocking too much? And as whitelisting websites from blocking must be implemented per content blocker, instead of being a builtin Safari feature. As a result it's different per content blocker how to whitelist, involving switching apps, copying over URLs and page refresh.