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A comment on Ask HN: Is it just me or is mobile web browsing awful?.

Re:Ask HN: Is it just me or is mobile web browsing awful? by pacifika on Friday October 13, 2023 @10:32AM (#37871068)
Firefox Focus comes with a good allround zero config content blocker that works for mobile Safari.

The issue also is that often when using the back button the page reloads ( I suspect due to memory issues on my iPhone 11) and I lose track of my reading position.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it just me or is mobile web browsing awful? by jmondi on Friday October 13, 2023 @10:35AM (#37871090)
As far as I can tell, Firefox Focus has no tab support, which means it is a non-starter. How can you use it as a browser if it has no tabbing?
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Re:Ask HN: Is it just me or is mobile web browsing awful? by ChrisLTD on Friday October 13, 2023 @10:37AM (#37871115)
The original poster is saying you should enable the Firefox Focus content blockers in Mobile Safari in Settings > Safari > Extensions.
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Re:Ask HN: Is it just me or is mobile web browsing awful? by jmondi on Friday October 13, 2023 @11:17AM (#37871592)
TIL thanks for explaining
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Re:Ask HN: Is it just me or is mobile web browsing awful? by 3836293648 on Friday October 13, 2023 @10:48AM (#37871240)
Lacking tabs is Focus's entire value proposition
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Re:Ask HN: Is it just me or is mobile web browsing awful? by toddmorey on Friday October 13, 2023 @10:50AM (#37871264)
Half the time I lose my reading position as the page reflows as more and more ads and widgets load. I've trained myself to hit the reader view button as quickly as possible.
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