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What? https://www.firefox.com/en-US/mobile/focus/ https://www.firefox.com/en-US/mobile/focus/ The only thing I use Firefox on iOS for *is* its ad blocker.

• qzw 3mo ago
  I use it on iOS daily and there’s no ad blocker. The page you linked only mentions tracking blocking. If you actually have ad blocking enabled, I’m sure a lot of us would love to hear how you did it.
  • pseudalopex 3mo ago
    Mozilla advertised Firefox Focus to block tracking and ads before. And it blocks some ads.[1] It is not possible to block tracking effectively without blocking some ads at least. They could have stopped to advertise ad blocking because people who wanted ad blocking wanted better. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48557156 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48557156
  • hoistbypetard 3mo ago
    It was originally pitched as a "distraction blocker" and it works in two modes. As a browser and as a content blocker, if you enable it in Safari's extension settings. I've still got it set up as a content blocking Safari extension (you find that in Settings -> Apps -> Safari -> Extensions) and it still seems to be blocking ads for me. Maybe not as many as it once did, but I just turned it off to see, and that made an unpleasant difference. I think I've been using it for 10 years (or so) now. It's my favorite thing Mozilla has done on iOS.
• ScoobleDoodle 3mo ago
  This links to “Firefox Focus” which is different in the iOS App Store than “Firefox”. I had no idea. This Firefox Focus on iOS does effectively block adds on a recipe site unlike plain Firefox. I just did a cursory head to head test on the same recipe site url. Thank you for sharing this!
• OptionOfT 3mo ago
  Focus does not sync with Firefox desktop, and the sync part is the reason I want to use the SAME one on desktop and mobile.