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The ability to install an ad blocker natively on the default browser is the reason I switched, and cannot stand androids anymore (after 5 android phones previou

The ability to install an ad blocker natively on the default browser is the reason I switched, and cannot stand androids anymore (after 5 android phones previously).

lern_too_spel 8y ago
You can install system-wide adblockers on Android. This is not possible with iOS without running a separate proxy server like pi-hole.
- taurath 8y ago
  If you jailbreak it iirc though
  - lern_too_spel 8y ago
    No "jailbreak" required on Android. Just implement the VpnService API. https://github.com/blokadaorg/blokada/blob/master/app/src/main/kotlin/tunnel/ATunnelService.kt https://github.com/blokadaorg/blokada/blob/master/app/src/ma...
    - saagarjha 8y ago
      You can do this on iOS as well, but not for App Store apps.
      - lern_too_spel 8y ago
        So if you rebuild every week or pay Apple a yearly fee for the privilege of blocking ads on your own phone.
        saagarjha 8y ago
        Unfortunately your only option is to pay Apple, since you cannot develop VPN extensions on a free account.
        glhaynes 8y ago
        It's surprising to me that an easy-to-use set of scripts to do this for you hasn't popped up (to my knowledge). When Apple initially offered the "zero cost but you have to rebuild every week" solution, I was sure there'd be an idiot-proof solution to make that seamless within a few days.
        saagarjha 8y ago
        Cydia Impactor can do this on-device, IIRC. But you still need to launch the app.
david-s 8y ago
What are you using to block ads?
- taurath 8y ago
  I'm using Purify, but here's a 2018 thread on other available blockers: https://www.reddit.com/r/ios/comments/8bo5v9/best_ad_blocker_ios_113/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ios/comments/8bo5v9/best_ad_blocker... Some it appears also does some dns trickery to disable ads in apps.
noisem4ker 8y ago
On Android, you can set Firefox as the default browser and configure uBlock as an add-on.
- taurath 8y ago
  Default browser doesn't effect in-app browser frames which are becoming more and more common - half of webpages will be in chrome anyway.
  - saagarjha 8y ago
    I believe you can swap out the system webview as well?
    - krn 8y ago
      Firefox Focus shipped with GeckoView[1] only yesterday. [1] https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/09/focus-with-geckoview/ https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/09/focus-with-geckoview/
  - fucking_tragedy 8y ago
    System-wide VPN ad blockers work in WebViews.

The ability to install an ad blocker natively on the default browser is the reason I switched, and cannot stand androids anymore (after 5 android phones previously).

lern_too_spel 8y ago

You can install system-wide adblockers on Android. This is not possible with iOS without running a separate proxy server like pi-hole.

taurath 8y ago
If you jailbreak it iirc though
- lern_too_spel 8y ago
  No "jailbreak" required on Android. Just implement the VpnService API. https://github.com/blokadaorg/blokada/blob/master/app/src/main/kotlin/tunnel/ATunnelService.kt https://github.com/blokadaorg/blokada/blob/master/app/src/ma...
  - saagarjha 8y ago
    You can do this on iOS as well, but not for App Store apps.
    - lern_too_spel 8y ago
      So if you rebuild every week or pay Apple a yearly fee for the privilege of blocking ads on your own phone.
      - saagarjha 8y ago
        Unfortunately your only option is to pay Apple, since you cannot develop VPN extensions on a free account.
      - glhaynes 8y ago
        It's surprising to me that an easy-to-use set of scripts to do this for you hasn't popped up (to my knowledge). When Apple initially offered the "zero cost but you have to rebuild every week" solution, I was sure there'd be an idiot-proof solution to make that seamless within a few days.
        saagarjha 8y ago
        Cydia Impactor can do this on-device, IIRC. But you still need to launch the app.

david-s 8y ago

What are you using to block ads?

taurath 8y ago
I'm using Purify, but here's a 2018 thread on other available blockers: https://www.reddit.com/r/ios/comments/8bo5v9/best_ad_blocker_ios_113/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ios/comments/8bo5v9/best_ad_blocker... Some it appears also does some dns trickery to disable ads in apps.

noisem4ker 8y ago

On Android, you can set Firefox as the default browser and configure uBlock as an add-on.

taurath 8y ago
Default browser doesn't effect in-app browser frames which are becoming more and more common - half of webpages will be in chrome anyway.
- saagarjha 8y ago
  I believe you can swap out the system webview as well?
  - krn 8y ago
    Firefox Focus shipped with GeckoView[1] only yesterday. [1] https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/09/focus-with-geckoview/ https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/09/focus-with-geckoview/
- fucking_tragedy 8y ago
  System-wide VPN ad blockers work in WebViews.