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> but for actual browser apps, content blockers are sorely missing. A simple, but functionally very basic app that does ad-blocking on iOS is Firefox Focus. T
by null_object 5y ago
> but for actual browser apps, content blockers are sorely missing.
A simple, but functionally very basic app that does ad-blocking on iOS is Firefox Focus. This might cover most people's basic privacy needs, but not as a fully-functioning experience (I use this more for 'one-off' site visits, where I don't want to be tracked, see ads, or have any persistent record of my visit on the device).
But for a fully-featured browser with user-configurable content, JavaScript, CSS and ad-blocking, then the little-known iCab Mobile[0] does almost everything that a desktop browser can do in terms of privacy and content-control.
[0]https://apps.apple.com/us/app/icab-mobile-web-browser/id308111628 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/icab-mobile-web-browser/id3081...
- lxgr 5y agoWhat, iCab is still around!? Amazing, thanks! I use Firefox on iOS myself (which supports ad blocking under the name of "enhanced privacy protection") but might give it a shot.
- spupy 5y agoFYI Firefox Focus can also be used as content blocker in Safari. Of course, this doesn't offer the full protection as using Firefox Focus directly.
- null_object 5y ago> FYI Firefox Focus can also be used as content blocker in Safari. Yes I know. But my reply was in response to a question specifically about ad-blocking for non-Safari browsers on iOS.
- threatofrain 5y agoA bit of a tangent, but does anyone have suggestion for the best ad or content blockers for MacOS and iOS Safari?
- leejoramo 5y agoI have used iCab for over 20 years across Mac OS 8, Mac OS X, and iOS. Prior to the built-in inspector with Firefox and later Safari/Chrome, iCab was the best web debugging tool I used. iCab lost many advantages (and disadvantages) when it transitioned from its own engine to WebKit, but it still is filled with power user features All iOS power users should check out iCab