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This is the single thing that has prevented me to acquiring iOS devices. I can't imagine life without FF add-ons.

manquer 5y ago
The only add-on I use on my android firefox is ublock origin. For my iOS device I proxy my internet and block all ad domains on the proxy $5 DO server . The bandwidth and battery saved alone recovers the costs. I am surprised why no major VPN provider offers ad-blocking pihole style as a add-on. People will surely pay for that.
- acid__ 5y ago
  It appears it’s built into Mullvad and possibly others
  - manquer 5y ago
    Interesting, this seems recent, they launched iOS app support in June. Mullvad is usually solid . Would be good to know if this be integrated into Firefox VPN client variants https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2021/5/27/how-set-ad-blocking-our-app/ https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2021/5/27/how-set-ad-blocking-ou... https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2021/6/9/how-were-knocking-down-ads-and-tracking/ https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2021/6/9/how-were-knocking-down-...
hda2 5y ago
If I may ask: How are you using addons on mobile? Firefox for android doesn't allow addons and F-droid Fennec doesn't seem to support them either. The only browser on android that gives me full devtools and addon support is kiwi browser which has it's own skeletons to contend with: https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/ppygw1/can_i_use_ublock_origin_on_an_android_phone/hd7f42r/ https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/ppygw1/can_i_...
- zamadatix 5y ago
  These Firefox statements are severely outdated. As it stands right now: - Stock Firefox for Android allows a limited set of extensions including the most popular extension uBlock Origin. - Firefox Nightly allows the installation of any extensions though this is not enabled by default and requires jumping through some hoops. - F-Droid Fennec allows the same extension loading functionality as found in Firefox Nightly without having to leave stable. That said there are still extensions that won't work once installed as not every API is covered. Far more work (orders of magnitude more) than the short list in stock stable Firefox though.
  - hda2 5y ago
    My bad. I meant full proper desktop-grade support for addons and devtools like what kiwi does for chromium on android. From your comment, it seems that proper full is still disabled on both stable Firefox and Fennec. Since I'm not really interested in using nightly or jumping through hoops, I'll just continue using kiwi which is able to support both my requirements just fine. Thanks for the clarification though.

The only add-on I use on my android firefox is ublock origin. For my iOS device I proxy my internet and block all ad domains on the proxy $5 DO server . The bandwidth and battery saved alone recovers the costs. I am surprised why no major VPN provider offers ad-blocking pihole style as a add-on. People will surely pay for that.

acid__ 5y ago
It appears it’s built into Mullvad and possibly others
- manquer 5y ago
  Interesting, this seems recent, they launched iOS app support in June. Mullvad is usually solid . Would be good to know if this be integrated into Firefox VPN client variants https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2021/5/27/how-set-ad-blocking-our-app/ https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2021/5/27/how-set-ad-blocking-ou... https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2021/6/9/how-were-knocking-down-ads-and-tracking/ https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2021/6/9/how-were-knocking-down-...

hda2 5y ago

If I may ask: How are you using addons on mobile? Firefox for android doesn't allow addons and F-droid Fennec doesn't seem to support them either. The only browser on android that gives me full devtools and addon support is kiwi browser which has it's own skeletons to contend with: https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/ppygw1/can_i_use_ublock_origin_on_an_android_phone/hd7f42r/ https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/ppygw1/can_i_...

zamadatix 5y ago
These Firefox statements are severely outdated. As it stands right now: - Stock Firefox for Android allows a limited set of extensions including the most popular extension uBlock Origin. - Firefox Nightly allows the installation of any extensions though this is not enabled by default and requires jumping through some hoops. - F-Droid Fennec allows the same extension loading functionality as found in Firefox Nightly without having to leave stable. That said there are still extensions that won't work once installed as not every API is covered. Far more work (orders of magnitude more) than the short list in stock stable Firefox though.
- hda2 5y ago
  My bad. I meant full proper desktop-grade support for addons and devtools like what kiwi does for chromium on android. From your comment, it seems that proper full is still disabled on both stable Firefox and Fennec. Since I'm not really interested in using nightly or jumping through hoops, I'll just continue using kiwi which is able to support both my requirements just fine. Thanks for the clarification though.