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Not being able to use firefox + ublock origin is the only negative of ios I have after moving from Android. That and a headphone jack, but that was impossible t

Not being able to use firefox + ublock origin is the only negative of ios I have after moving from Android. That and a headphone jack, but that was impossible to find on Android also.

Terretta 4y ago
You can use Kagi Orion browser with Ublock Origin on iOS today. https://browser.kagi.com/ https://browser.kagi.com/
- gandalfgreybeer 4y ago
  Really like Kagi and their web browser but I can't justify the price relative to my location (I'm pretty sure it's reasonable on the US/West cost of living scale).
bioemerl 4y ago
> That and a headphone jack, but that was impossible to find on Android also. Yep. Android decided to compete with apple. They're almost entirely worse at it and by competing by turning off all the features the once had they've just become a worse phone alternative that's cheaper and also lets you install custom apps. Apple allows custom apps and apps stores and that's the death of Android as far as I'm concerned.
- dragonwriter 4y ago
  > > That and a headphone jack, but that was impossible to find on Android also. There are plenty of Android smartphones, including from major manufacturers, that have 3.5mm jacks; they tend to not be flagships, because that’s not where the demand for them is, but they aren’t hard to find. > Android decided to compete with apple. “Android” is a large number of different manufacturers, many of which individually produce many more smartphone models targeting different market segments than Apple. > They're almost entirely worse at it and by competing by turning off all the features the once had they've just become a worse phone alternative that's cheaper and also lets you install custom apps I’ve never regreted leaving the iPhone ecosystem for Android, and I’ve pretty consistently been buying Samsung flagships, which aren’t particularly cheaper than Apple. And sideloading or using alternate app stores isn’t a huge part of that, though its nice to have the option.
- philistine 4y ago
  Apple is chasing profits in the phone market, not raw sales. There will always be people who want Android, or price segments Apple is unable to enter. Anything below USD 500$, anything with technologies Apple does not have (headphone jack, under-the-screen fingerprint reader, etc.).
mmmmmbop 4y ago
Yup. The absence of Firefox + [uBlock Origin + Dark Reader + Bypass Paywalls Clean] is the only thing stopping me from getting an iPad. I really hope these new rules apply to iPads as well.
- least 4y ago
  Dark Reader is available as an extension for Safari on iOS and iPadOS, for what it's worth. I could see why these rules might not apply to iPads, but I don't think they would bother with maintaining that dichotomy for pretty much no benefit.
toast0 4y ago
> That and a headphone jack, but that was impossible to find on Android also. Maybe it's the part of the market I shop in, but headphone jacks on Android seemd to be disappearing only for one, maybe two cycles, and now they're back. I only owned one phone without one (and it was annoying, so I won't buy another phone without a jack). Although, I guess current Pixels are missing headphone jacks again?

Not being able to use firefox + ublock origin is the only negative of ios I have after moving from Android. That and a headphone jack, but that was impossible to find on Android also.

Terretta 4y ago

You can use Kagi Orion browser with Ublock Origin on iOS today. https://browser.kagi.com/ https://browser.kagi.com/

gandalfgreybeer 4y ago
Really like Kagi and their web browser but I can't justify the price relative to my location (I'm pretty sure it's reasonable on the US/West cost of living scale).

bioemerl 4y ago

> That and a headphone jack, but that was impossible to find on Android also. Yep. Android decided to compete with apple. They're almost entirely worse at it and by competing by turning off all the features the once had they've just become a worse phone alternative that's cheaper and also lets you install custom apps. Apple allows custom apps and apps stores and that's the death of Android as far as I'm concerned.

dragonwriter 4y ago
> > That and a headphone jack, but that was impossible to find on Android also. There are plenty of Android smartphones, including from major manufacturers, that have 3.5mm jacks; they tend to not be flagships, because that’s not where the demand for them is, but they aren’t hard to find. > Android decided to compete with apple. “Android” is a large number of different manufacturers, many of which individually produce many more smartphone models targeting different market segments than Apple. > They're almost entirely worse at it and by competing by turning off all the features the once had they've just become a worse phone alternative that's cheaper and also lets you install custom apps I’ve never regreted leaving the iPhone ecosystem for Android, and I’ve pretty consistently been buying Samsung flagships, which aren’t particularly cheaper than Apple. And sideloading or using alternate app stores isn’t a huge part of that, though its nice to have the option.
philistine 4y ago
Apple is chasing profits in the phone market, not raw sales. There will always be people who want Android, or price segments Apple is unable to enter. Anything below USD 500$, anything with technologies Apple does not have (headphone jack, under-the-screen fingerprint reader, etc.).

mmmmmbop 4y ago

Yup. The absence of Firefox + [uBlock Origin + Dark Reader + Bypass Paywalls Clean] is the only thing stopping me from getting an iPad. I really hope these new rules apply to iPads as well.

least 4y ago
Dark Reader is available as an extension for Safari on iOS and iPadOS, for what it's worth. I could see why these rules might not apply to iPads, but I don't think they would bother with maintaining that dichotomy for pretty much no benefit.

toast0 4y ago

> That and a headphone jack, but that was impossible to find on Android also. Maybe it's the part of the market I shop in, but headphone jacks on Android seemd to be disappearing only for one, maybe two cycles, and now they're back. I only owned one phone without one (and it was annoying, so I won't buy another phone without a jack). Although, I guess current Pixels are missing headphone jacks again?