Re:Apple is suing smartphone emulation software startup Core...
by creata on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @07:35AM
(#28219842)
On iOS, there's AdGuard if you want to use Safari, and Firefox Focus if you don't.
Re:Apple is suing smartphone emulation software startup Core...
by lotsofpulp on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @08:11AM
(#28220080)
Firefox focus blocks ads in Safari too. Any content blocker will work in Safari, as far as I know.
Re:Apple is suing smartphone emulation software startup Core...
by falcolas on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @08:42AM
(#28220265)
FWIW, I use firefox focus in Firefox in iOS, and it didn’t stop one of the things the parent mentioned.
Re:Apple is suing smartphone emulation software startup Core...
by jnsaff2 on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @07:51AM
(#28219942)
NextDNS works really nicely on OS/Apps. Also blocks ad/tracking content in iOS. It's actually quite easy to roll this yourself, which I intend to: wireguard+pihole.
Re:Apple is suing smartphone emulation software startup Core...
by grlass on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @07:36AM
(#28219849)
would need to subject oneself to the pushy notifications, whims of Brendan Eich, and the dubious approach of the BAT cryptocurrency [1], but the Chromium based Brave browser on Android has a built in ad-blocker.
I think Opera might have one too.
[1] <https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2019/01/13/brave-web-br...>
Re:Apple is suing smartphone emulation software startup Core...
by mynameismon on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @07:39AM
(#28219864)
If I am not wrong, don't Brave and Vivaldi (Chromium browsers) have inbuilt ad blocking?
Re:Apple is suing smartphone emulation software startup Core...
by pps on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @07:46AM
(#28219911)
You are not wrong, I'm using Vivaldi on Android and it has built-in ad blocker. On this page though are two big dialogs: for cookies on top and "2 free stories remaining" on bottom, so even with ad blocker only 1/3 of the screen is visible until you manually remove these annoyances.
Re:Apple is suing smartphone emulation software startup Core...
by itsme-alan on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @07:37AM
(#28219860)
> a non-Chromium browser on said device (Firefox basically)
Mmmm. I can use Adblock in Edge Beta on Android.
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> Serious question: Why do you browse the web without an ad blocker? I can't imagine subjecting myself to that kind of torture.
As best as I know: doing this on mobile (assuming that's their platform) requires both:
* a non-iOS device (Android basically)
* a non-Chromium browser on said device (Firefox basically)
That pairing is the only reason I can adblock on mobile. Not sure if things changed on Chrome or related browsers on Android, but as best as I remember, iOS and Android+Chrome aren't adblock-friendly.