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iOS natively supports content blockers and Safari extensions.
by pretext-1 4y ago
iOS natively supports content blockers and Safari extensions.
- roflc0ptic 4y agoSuper misleading. You can block websites manually, but you can’t add an adblocker to Chrome - so if you want an ad free experience, then you’re forced to use safari, a historically subpar browser - but worse, it’s vendor lock in. If this article is true, this is some terrifically anti competitive behavior
- doublepg23 4y agoI believe that’s Chrome’s decision - like on Android. I’m using Firefox Focus with its native Content Blocker.
- omgrusrs 4y agoAll browsers on iOS are merely rebranded safari. No such thing as a subpar browser IMO, just subpar websites that require browser features no one should need.
- samatman 4y agoI'll take the one with about a 1/4 the energy usage and proper tail calls in Javascript. Think those are related? I think they are. Who knows. I just respect tail call elimination.
- ben-schaaf 4y agoChrome on iOS uses the same browser engine as safari; it's vendor lock in regardless of what you do.
- cma 4y agoCan you play a YouTube video in the background with no ads with that, like Firefox mobile?
- pinewurst 4y ago“Content blockers” are merely a relatively short list of patterns that Safari itself will exclude. It’s nothing like uBlock Origin in power and flexibility and lets far too much through.