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Does extensions on iOS safari mean I can finally get ublock origin on it?

• dotdi 5y ago
  Content blocking has been possible for a long time.
  • hundchenkatze 5y ago
    with uBlock origin?
    • greggh 5y ago
      I use Wipr on all of my devices and its great.
  • thedrbrian 5y ago
    Since 2015 https://www.hackingwithswift.com/safari-content-blocking-ios9 https://www.hackingwithswift.com/safari-content-blocking-ios...
• brundolf 5y ago
  I don't know much about ublock, but I've got a Safari content-blocker set up that pulls from a custom set of easylist files and blocks all requests to those URLs from within safari
• onedognight 5y ago
  Unlikely. Safari supports stateless filtering (ie the blocker app doesn’t get to see your traffic, but just submits rules), and Gorhill has said uBlock cannot work with this restriction[0]. I understand Apple’s wanting to keeping blocking apps from spying and to ensure performance of the blockers, but the lack of uBlock on iOS is a huge pain point for me. [0] https://github.com/el1t/uBlock-Safari/issues/158 https://github.com/el1t/uBlock-Safari/issues/158
  • lights0123 5y ago
    The whole point of the parent comment asking is that you can now install proper WebExtensions, so depending on what APIs they allow, this could change.
• Terretta 5y ago
  Try 1Blocker. https://1blocker.com/ https://1blocker.com/
  • sneak 5y ago
    Supplement it with NextDNS, too, which also blocks most tracking inside of apps.
    • jsjohnst 5y ago
      1Blocker has an "on-device" VPN that allows you to block tracking inside of apps. I find it insanely interesting how some apps are extremely slow because they block the UI waiting for a tracking request to time out (Experian credit check app as one example).