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I wish they’d add a tablet UI. Doesn’t seem to be prioritized whatsoever. Pre-Fenix they had it and have been patiently waiting for tabs to return on large screens ever since, but have lost hope.
Kiwi Browser
Yep.
They already support uBlock origin and that’s all I need.
On iOS or just Android?
Oh on Android for me.
Whoa 🤯. Never realized this somehow. That’s awesome. No ads on mobile.
On android I find its also a good idea to have a system wide ad blocker solution because android and all their apps are so inundated by ads, so I recommend dns66 (which can be found on fdroid) which has multiple blocklists you can subscribe to. This will cover some ads thats are built directly into apps and almost all ads that would appear in websites on a browser. This helps a lot since some apps will open a browser window for -reasons- and they sometimes have their own internal browser or they will just use chrome by default, not respecting your default browser choice, and in those cases you cant have ublock installed to protect you and those pages are so ad-overloaded that finding what you are looking for is next to impossible.
I’ve got a Pihole set up running on my NAS but unfortunately it’s really difficult to find ad tracking lists that both 1) block ads effectively and 2) don’t break a large portion of webpages
Yeah I wish I could edit my hosts file for example so it blocks all advertisement websites.
Try Blokada
I’m using dns.adguard.com as private dns provider in Android s network settings. Am i doing it wrong? I never see ads in any apps or browsers though… they are blocked everywhere
Seems like many people aren’t aware that’s an option
Dark Reader too
This guys are just amazing!
This sounds huge! This may be a dumb question, but: do extensions on mobile require any special security tools that don’t already exist?
Iceraven already has extensions so it’s not the first.
Maybe I’ll stop using Brave. Sounds cool af
safari has been able to do this for years
VivaldiI meant Kiwi (chromium) also uses the regular chrome web store.Also, I thought there was a previous version of Firefox Mobile that had access to the desktop add-ons site.
I thought add-ons were supported in ff mobile, too… I don’t use it, but I’m sure I’ve heard about it…
It supports mobile extensions but not the same desktop browser extensions
oh, I see. well, now it will, which is good
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Firefox mobile used to have mobile add-ons but it was separate and naturally therefore more limited.
But not on ios…How do we get adblocking in ios?
Firefox on iOS is just safari with a Firefox logo
The weird thing is Safari has extensions
You don’t lol. Beg Tim Apple for it.
you’re buying the wrong phone. this is a limitation imposed only by apple, forcing every browser on iOS to be Safari re-skinned
It has been for years, no? Or was it mobile-tagged extensions?
Limited to mobile add-ons.
I’ve been using the nightly build, using the desktop extensions for a while now. It’s SO worth it. In particular, the YouTube “SponsorBlock” is super convenient.
While I get it, sponsors are what enable the content you watch to even exist. It’s one thing if it’s youtube ads, but those sponsors are directly partnered with and paying content creators. On the other hand, Patreon is really the best way to go for content you truly care about.
Interesting bootlicker take amidst a content creator strike in Hollywood. Granted YouTube isn’t under those Unions, but the power dynamics are quite similar (#YouTubeUnion)
Sponsors don’t give a shit about creators, they are just an annoying necessity for the content creator.
Why give a shit about a sponsor who doesn’t give a shit about the YouTuber you enjoy?
Do they actually lose anything from these sponsorships if you just skip that part? Because that’s basically what the addon does. I’m not sure these sponsorships go as far as looking at minutes watched or whatever, I assumed it’s a pre-agreed amount.
must be, because half of them have the sponsor segment as its own chapter in the video, making it super easy to skip. I don’t imagine they would make it as easy if they really wanted you to watch it.
I find this take amusing. Blocking the ads means the content creator doesn’t get paid for those ads since they won’t get seen by those end users, but sponsor’s have already paid the creator for that part. Whether you watch it or not the money has already changed hands, all it does is automate you skipping those segments.
While I agree in the short term, video analytics still come into play for future sponsorships and payouts. Do you think a sponsor will be willing to continue paying a creator if their sponsor segments receive no watch time?
I’m 100% not going to buy anything from those sponsored segments.
Also, there is a white list option for your favorite creators
I’m sure parent is totally fine being subsidized by all the people not running it.
Firefox on Android used to do this. I switched to Kiwi when they dropped it.
Have had same on my phone. Installed uBlock origin a long time ago
What about Kiwi and Iceraven (Iceraven is a Firefox fork which has more extensions)
Kiwi broswer already does it, same with the Orion browser for iOS
That’s why the article itself adds the “major browser” qualification.
Orion Browser by the team that makes the Kagi search engine makes this possible on ios already
I don’t care what others are saying, but I’ve never heard of this browser and I’m definitely going to give it a try. Wish I knew about this one sooner.
Nah. They use hacks. This is native.
It’s the next best thing on IOS because you can’t install extensions on FF.
Next best thing aint the same thing. Blame Apple for that.
The user’s point still stands. He was offering an exception if you don’t want to wait on FF or Apple to change something for FF. Quit being smug aka an asshole.
Not being smug at all. They are polar opposites to most people.
