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> Moreover, it is advertised nowhere that it can [block ads]. Apples policy may be burdensome and unwelcome, but I'm not sure a product called "Adguard Pro" ca

> Moreover, it is advertised nowhere that it can [block ads]. Apples policy may be burdensome and unwelcome, but I'm not sure a product called "Adguard Pro" can't be said to advertise ad blocking functionality...

ballenf 8y ago
You have to understand that statement in context of Apple promoting content blocking within Safari. So claiming adblockign functionality in iOS is expected and non-problematic. The difference is that AdGuard works like a watered down little snitcher — letting you control specific network connections that your phone makes. And the filtering works within and without Safari. I use it for monitoring the servers that various apps reach out to. Unlike Charles Proxy AdGuard does not allow any insight into contents. It’s sad how far backward things have gone that we aren’t allowed even that modicum of control of a device we purportedly own. (Absent use of homemade VPN proxy or pi hole.) This about face for Apple is the first time I’ve seriously considered going to back to Android. Google’s walled garden is much more porous, but it’s really a fool’s errand to look for a smartphone that treats its user with any respect.
delinka 8y ago
> Your app uses a VPN profile or root certificate ... > [...] it is advertised nowhere that it can [use a VPN profile or root certificate] Seems to be the issue isn't "blocking ads" but "you can't do it in $THIS way" with Apple misunderstanding that the app doesn't do $THIS, it actually does $THAT (using NEPacketTunnelProvider.)
- eridius 8y ago
  NEPacketTunnelProvider is the API to implement a VPN, so they are in fact doing it $THIS way.
  - delinka 8y ago
    Please explain how using this API is "[using] a VPN profile or root certificate."
    - eridius 8y ago
      Hi delinka. I believe that's just bad wording and that the real issue is using the VPN APIs to implement something other than a VPN.

ballenf 8y ago

You have to understand that statement in context of Apple promoting content blocking within Safari. So claiming adblockign functionality in iOS is expected and non-problematic. The difference is that AdGuard works like a watered down little snitcher — letting you control specific network connections that your phone makes. And the filtering works within and without Safari. I use it for monitoring the servers that various apps reach out to. Unlike Charles Proxy AdGuard does not allow any insight into contents. It’s sad how far backward things have gone that we aren’t allowed even that modicum of control of a device we purportedly own. (Absent use of homemade VPN proxy or pi hole.) This about face for Apple is the first time I’ve seriously considered going to back to Android. Google’s walled garden is much more porous, but it’s really a fool’s errand to look for a smartphone that treats its user with any respect.

delinka 8y ago

> Your app uses a VPN profile or root certificate ... > [...] it is advertised nowhere that it can [use a VPN profile or root certificate] Seems to be the issue isn't "blocking ads" but "you can't do it in $THIS way" with Apple misunderstanding that the app doesn't do $THIS, it actually does $THAT (using NEPacketTunnelProvider.)

eridius 8y ago
NEPacketTunnelProvider is the API to implement a VPN, so they are in fact doing it $THIS way.
- delinka 8y ago
  Please explain how using this API is "[using] a VPN profile or root certificate."
  - eridius 8y ago
    Hi delinka. I believe that's just bad wording and that the real issue is using the VPN APIs to implement something other than a VPN.