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AFAIK, a lot of mobile ad blockers work by proxying your traffic through their servers. There may be more, but the only one I know works totally local is Firef

AFAIK, a lot of mobile ad blockers work by proxying your traffic through their servers. There may be more, but the only one I know works totally local is Firefox Focus. You can install it, set it as the ad blocker for iOS Safari and never actually use it as a browser. It’s not 100.0% effective. But, it makes a big difference with minimal hassle.

david_allison 2y ago
uBlock Origin is supported by Firefox on Android: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/ublock-origin/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/ublock-origin...
ghostly_s 2y ago
> AFAIK, a lot of mobile ad blockers work by proxying your traffic through their servers. I don't know what your basis is for this claim. Mobile Safari had an API for content filter lists, and every ad blocker I’ve tried required me to enable several of these filters through the system settings. I don't think there's any way an iOS extension even could configure a proxy without user confirmation.
redwall_hp 2y ago
iOS ad blockers primarily work through the content blocker API, since several years ago. An app gives Safari a blocklist (which it's responsible for updating) and Safari applies that to any URIs it's asked to load. I've been using Wipr for a few years now. It's basically set and forget.
CubsFan1060 2y ago
1Blocker works quite well as well.
the_snooze 2y ago
My solution is a PiHole instance at home, combined with a split tunnel WireGuard connection to route my phone's DNS queries through it while I'm on the go. It's completely app- and platform-agnostic.
- dc3k 2y ago
  i’ve been doing the same for a few years now. wireguard’s “on demand” feature is perfect for this. the odd time i’ll have to shut it off to get through a captive wifi portal, but otherwise it (along with browser ad blockers) has made mobile browsing significantly less terrible

david_allison 2y ago

uBlock Origin is supported by Firefox on Android: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/ublock-origin/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/ublock-origin...

ghostly_s 2y ago

> AFAIK, a lot of mobile ad blockers work by proxying your traffic through their servers. I don't know what your basis is for this claim. Mobile Safari had an API for content filter lists, and every ad blocker I’ve tried required me to enable several of these filters through the system settings. I don't think there's any way an iOS extension even could configure a proxy without user confirmation.

redwall_hp 2y ago

iOS ad blockers primarily work through the content blocker API, since several years ago. An app gives Safari a blocklist (which it's responsible for updating) and Safari applies that to any URIs it's asked to load. I've been using Wipr for a few years now. It's basically set and forget.

CubsFan1060 2y ago

1Blocker works quite well as well.

the_snooze 2y ago

My solution is a PiHole instance at home, combined with a split tunnel WireGuard connection to route my phone's DNS queries through it while I'm on the go. It's completely app- and platform-agnostic.

dc3k 2y ago
i’ve been doing the same for a few years now. wireguard’s “on demand” feature is perfect for this. the odd time i’ll have to shut it off to get through a captive wifi portal, but otherwise it (along with browser ad blockers) has made mobile browsing significantly less terrible