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I recently turned on Lockdown Mode on iOS, and it has been pretty good. Very little impact for the much higher security. So far I've noticed: - YouTube doesn't

I recently turned on Lockdown Mode on iOS, and it has been pretty good. Very little impact for the much higher security. So far I've noticed: - YouTube doesn't play videos for me (signed out, Firefox/Safari) on iOS. Not sure if this is linked to lockdown tbh. - The new contact poster shares get automatically blocked. I haven't found out how to accept those for trusted contacts? - Location sharing was automatically turned off. - Facetime calls get blocked automatically unless I've called the contact previously. Signal calls still go through. Every app that launches a webview gets a notification that this is running in lockdown mode on the first webview launch. Hilariously, this happened for the Airpod Setup app as well, which used webviews for showing me some legalese.

chatmasta 3y ago
I use Lockdown mode and YouTube (website) works for me using the Vinegar extension. You can opt-out the WebView/in-app-browser of specific apps from lockdown mode, which might help with Youtube (if you opt out Firefox). Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Lockdown Mode > Configure Web Browsing. Then uncheck whichever app's webviews you want to exclude from it. You can also opt out specific websites in Safari, while browsing, by tapping the settings icon in the left of the URL bar, then Website Settings, then unchecking Lockdown Mode.
- CharlesW 3y ago
  For anyone not familiar with Vinegar, it replaces the heavy YouTube player with a minimal HTML video tag, which restores PIP and background playback. $2, highly recommended.
- jason-phillips 3y ago
  > if you opt out Firefox This seems to negate much of the proposed benefit for lockdown mode in the first place, no? Browsers are one of the attack/tracking vectors this mode was designed to mitigate, albeit with a virtual hammer.
  - chatmasta 3y ago
    Yes, but it's because Firefox "browser" is an app with WebViews. If you want more fine-grained opt-out then you should use Safari and opt out of websites on an individual basis. For other apps, it makes sense to opt-out on a per-app basis, for example I had to opt-out Deliveroo so I could upload a photo of my receipt in their WebView. I'm not sure why anyone uses Firefox/Chrome on iOS anyway. It's the same browser engine as Safari. Personally I'm quite happy with Safari and extensions for content blocking.
everdrive 3y ago
This is a recent change. Youtube worked just fine for months in Lockdown mode. I've always assumed it was due to Google clamping down on ad-free viewing via mobile Safari.

chatmasta 3y ago

I use Lockdown mode and YouTube (website) works for me using the Vinegar extension. You can opt-out the WebView/in-app-browser of specific apps from lockdown mode, which might help with Youtube (if you opt out Firefox). Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Lockdown Mode > Configure Web Browsing. Then uncheck whichever app's webviews you want to exclude from it. You can also opt out specific websites in Safari, while browsing, by tapping the settings icon in the left of the URL bar, then Website Settings, then unchecking Lockdown Mode.

CharlesW 3y ago
For anyone not familiar with Vinegar, it replaces the heavy YouTube player with a minimal HTML video tag, which restores PIP and background playback. $2, highly recommended.
jason-phillips 3y ago
> if you opt out Firefox This seems to negate much of the proposed benefit for lockdown mode in the first place, no? Browsers are one of the attack/tracking vectors this mode was designed to mitigate, albeit with a virtual hammer.
- chatmasta 3y ago
  Yes, but it's because Firefox "browser" is an app with WebViews. If you want more fine-grained opt-out then you should use Safari and opt out of websites on an individual basis. For other apps, it makes sense to opt-out on a per-app basis, for example I had to opt-out Deliveroo so I could upload a photo of my receipt in their WebView. I'm not sure why anyone uses Firefox/Chrome on iOS anyway. It's the same browser engine as Safari. Personally I'm quite happy with Safari and extensions for content blocking.

everdrive 3y ago

This is a recent change. Youtube worked just fine for months in Lockdown mode. I've always assumed it was due to Google clamping down on ad-free viewing via mobile Safari.