Google ramps up its campaign against ad blockers on Chrome.
  • Google is transitioning Chrome’s extension support from the Manifest V2 framework to the V3.
  • This means users won’t be able to use uBlock Origin to block ads on Google Chrome.
  • However, there’s a new iteration of the app — uBlock Origin Lite, which is Manifest V3 compliant but doesn’t boast the original version’s comprehensive ad-blocking features.
      • chazwhiz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        149·
        3 months ago

        That doesn’t really answer my question. How does one get ublock origin on mobile?

        • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
          75·
          3 months ago

          Same as on desktop. You go to the Mozilla extension site or the author’s site and click add.

          • ArgentRaven@lemmy.world
            34·
            3 months ago

            And to add to that, set all your programs and links to open in Firefox by default, instead of the YouTube app, etc. then you’re blocking ads just like a desktop on every site you visit.

        • JohnSwanFromTheLough@lemmy.world
          23·
          3 months ago

          There’s an extensions menu in the firefox app, uBlock is listed as one of the recommend ones, all you have to do is click the plus sign to add it.

                • ripcord@lemmy.world
                  2·
                  3 months ago

                  It’s definitely one of the reasons I left.

                  On the other hand, Google fucking SUCKS and I expect Apple to be doing way less questionable-to-evil stuff with my data.

              • CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml
                21·
                3 months ago

                That’s because “firefox” (or “chrome” too) on apple products is just a reskin of Safari. Apple does not allow 3rd party browser engines in its app store.

                That’s because 3rd party browser engines might not suck ass, which would allow OWA apps in your browser whcih would circumvent Apple’s 30% cut on everything. So they kneecap their own browser and don’t allow any other browser on their devices.

            • Veloxization@yiffit.net
              31·
              3 months ago

              This is Fennec, a fork of Firefox for mobile, though mobile Firefox has this same menu. c: Extensions are very much supported on mobile and it’s great.

              Though I should add: I’m not an iOS user, so the story is likely to be different there, Apple being Apple and whatnot.

              A screenshot from an Android phone, showing Fennec, a Firefox fork, listing extensions, including uBlock Origin.

    • m-p{3}@lemmy.ca
      542·
      3 months ago

      On Android, Firefox for iOS doesn’t have addons because Apple.

      • maccentric@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        22·
        3 months ago

        The Orion browser has rudimentary support for Firefox extensions. UBlock origin seems to work for me. Best I’ve found for iOS

      • webghost0101@sopuli.xyz
        74·
        3 months ago

        For real the votes here have so much “well it works on my machine so you must be wrong”-energy

        • m-p{3}@lemmy.ca
          3·
          3 months ago

          From what I understand, it’s mostly because they’re forced to use WebKit, and building a compatibility layer to make the existing addons to work within iOS constraints on top of WebKit would need a significant amount of work.

          My guess is that Mozilla is waiting on the engine restrictions to be lifted, but so far that will only happen in the European market with their alt stores.

    • Pennomi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      25·
      3 months ago

      Only on Firefox Android.

      As far as I know, Safari is the only browser with Adblock on iOS.

      • skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de
        201·
        3 months ago

        Also third party browsers on iOS are forced to use a janky slow WebKit WebView instead of the accelerated WebKit on Safari.

        In the EU, things are different and third-party rendering engines have been forced upon Apple, so people there may have more options.

      • harsh3466@lemmy.ml
        15·
        3 months ago

        This is true, however, Firefox focus has a built in blocker that’s pretty good, and the Orion browser for iOS actually supports Firefox extensions (even though it’s built on top of safari), and is also pretty good. I run bothe Firefox focus and Orion with ublock on my iOS devices.

        • Eggyhead@fedia.io
          3·
          3 months ago

          I just installed Orion thanks to this post and I’m really impressed. I usually stick to safari, but I’m going to sit on this for a week and see how I feel about it.

          2 quick questions; Do you know if it’s possible to get YouTube videos to run in PiP on iOS/iPadOS? And is there a dark mode for the app’s interface?

          • harsh3466@lemmy.ml
            2·
            3 months ago

            Yes, you can do pip, you need to first expand the video to full screen, then tap the screen to bring up the on screen controls, and you should see a pip button in the upper left of the video.

            Orion doesn’t have a dark mode that I’m aware of, though it mostly respects iOS dark mode (with annoying exceptions). Though with firefox extensions, you can install dark reader, or you can install the dark reader iOS app, to get dark mode on all websites.

            Edit: I’m not certain that dark reader iOS app will work with orion. I don’t use the app, I use the firefox extension with orion.

      • H4mi@lemm.ee
        6·
        3 months ago

        I use Firefox Focus on iOS. It blocks quite a bit without addons.

    • Maestro@fedia.io
      12·
      3 months ago

      Yes. You can install extensions on firefox mobile just like you can on the desktop version. IIRC it’s the only mobile browser that does this.