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Note that Safari has native support for content blockers (or what most people call adblockers). I use AdGuard on my iPhone and it works great. The blocking is d
by oktoberpaard 3y ago
Note that Safari has native support for content blockers (or what most people call adblockers). I use AdGuard on my iPhone and it works great. The blocking is done by Safari, the app just tells Safari what rules to use. The paid version of AdGuard includes an optional extension that can execute more complex blocking rules, but the free version works very well in almost all cases. There are other apps available as well.
- eru 3y agoFirefox on Android also has ad blockers, eg ublock origin.
- otterlysrs 3y agoWhat does that have to do with an iPhone X?
- villis 3y agoPresumably it's to point out that iPhone users chose their device unwisely, compared to the broader range of choice available on Android. I personally use Firefox with uBlock on Android for many hours per day, and would never choose Apple because of their 'my way or the highway' attitude to app usage. On Android I can even build and install an APK if need be, with no extra hassle. Those held captive by Apple just have to take what they're given.
- eru 3y agoNo, I was merely giving some context. If people want to use an Apple device, I won't judge them. Especially if they can enable adblockers there now, too.
- eru 3y agoThey are both mobile devices, and readers of these comments might have devices of either kind. (Or both or neither, or something else.)
- postalrat 3y agoCreate demand from users for a choice of browser on ios.
- oktoberpaard 3y agouBlock Origin is great, it's the one I use wherever I can, together with Firefox. On iOS I like the AdGuard + Safari combination, though, and the blocking lists also work in most in-app browsers.
- kyriakos 3y agoAnd if you really want chromium based engine, you can use kiwi browser which supports chrome extensions including ublock origin and even allows you to use dev tools.
- fodkodrasz 3y agoAdGuard on safari makes some pages non-reponsive by blocking cookie consent popups, but keeping scrolling disabled for me. I need to disable blocking, jump the I Do Not Consent hoops, and re-enable it. (using the free edition, this did not convince me that i should pay for it, as I guess this is because of some safari limitation. Maybe I'm wrong?
- oktoberpaard 3y agoI'm not using lists that disable cookie banners, exactly for that reason.
- Saris 3y agoYeah it's fairly limited on iOS due to browser restrictions. On Android with Firefox and ublock I use the element zapper to remove whatever is blocking the page.
- numbsafari 3y agoI use Wipr on iOS and Mac OS. It works amazingly well.
- byyll 3y agodo you consider ads content?
- pornel 3y agoBlockers on iOS are a weaksauce. I still sometimes get malvertising ads in Safari, such as an alert("You have a virus! Call Microsoft on 0xxxxx"). I've never seen that on desktop with Firefox + uBlock Origin.