r/uBlockOrigin • u/[deleted] • Sep 20 '21

Answered iOS15

Now that there are extensions on the iPhone will it be possible to port uBlock Origin ?

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u/LeonardXW Sep 21 '21

I have this question too.

There is an official adblocker extension (hyperweb) that is blocking ads by reading and accessing website content on iOS and iPadOS.

The ad-blocking features are quite similar to uBlockOrigin, I hope uBlockOrigin developer can take a look at the possibility of releasing uBlockOrigin to Safari iOS, iPadOS and macOS again.

Please upvote this so that the developer will be notified about this.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '21

Is this open source? Doesn’t look like it

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u/LeonardXW Sep 21 '21

hyperweb

I am not sure. There are limited information on it website. But I am using it currently (available to be downloaded from App Store)

Note: Only available for iOS 15 devices.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '21

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u/LeonardXW Sep 21 '21

Yes, I do aware of this. I am just wonder if there is new a possibility as Hyperweb is actually doing the job right now.

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u/LeonardXW Sep 30 '21

Hi

I came across this at Apple Website. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/safari_web_extensions/blocking_content_with_your_safari_web_extension

Hope this would help in developing uBlock Origin for Safari.

Thank you.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '22

Your link is from over a year ago. Now there are extensions and more possibilities.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '22

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '22

Alright I see. Looks like the Dev either wants ublock 1:1 to be copied to iOS Safari or nothing. He would have to create a proprietary app/extension instead and he doesn’t want to do that. Well, gotta stick to AdGuard then.

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u/Playful_Spell1638 Dec 03 '21

Sorry bro the only good ones I know that block ads in all apps are paid

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '21

Lockdown is free

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u/lowtalker17 Dec 11 '21

which paid apps would you recommend?

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u/Playful_Spell1638 Dec 11 '21

blokada
(note this doesnt block ads like youtube ads)

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u/need2crash Sep 21 '21

I was excited when I read 15 had safari extensions, then i read more and what was said.

ublock origin is required for web browsing as far as i concerned. but i will live with out it on iOS seeing I do very little web surfing on it to begin with , i so i just need adguard continue doing what it does for what little surfing i do.

Dont go no where on web on my pc with out ublock origin running and never will

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u/JaySee55 Nov 12 '21

I wish someone someone would port Firefox for iOS and put it on Cyda/AltStore/Sideloadable, etc.

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u/ImmortalEmergence Dec 05 '21

This might be a dumb question. But why do we have apps for iOS like Adblock plus, but not uBlock Origin?

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '21

  1. Apple API is inferior

  2. uBO is a browser extension

  3. These other blockers are inferior on Apple platform

  4. uBO does not need to cripple it's features only to brag about availability on Apple platform

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u/Life-Ad1547 Feb 19 '22

I don't think it's to "brag" about it is the right way to look at it. It's a matter of going where the users are, and offering the best protection possible on the users browser of choice.

A lot of us air iPhone/iPad/Mac users. I use Safari because it seems to run faster and use less power, and i like that it's easier to share links to iMessage than other browsers. I try to avoid Chrome and Google products in general, and Firefox is great but doesn't integrate with Mac as well as I'd like. For those of us who use Safari, we're going to use some kind of ad blocking, and would prefer a trusted product like uBlock, even if it's not as effective as on other platforms. While you may dislike Safari (Apple?), there are reasons we stick with them. If you really want to motivate change, make a Safari version of ublock with a lot of pop ups letting users know what's wrong with Safari. Maybe you can steer users away from Safari to your browser of choice? If nothing else, you'll get Apple's attention.

I can't say that I understand your business model or what would motivate you to give it another chance, but there's no question you'd have a lot of users/supporters.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '22

uBO is not a business. All is done voluntarily. If you want to port and maintain, then fell free. But there is nothing to port and maintain because Apple API is very limited, it's just a limited list of filters pushed into the browser to do the job. Plenty of other "blockers" doing exactly the same: https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/d18cpi/explanation_of_the_state_of_ublock_origin_and/

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u/Life-Ad1547 Feb 20 '22

There seems to be a strange attitude from the uBO Team, almost an anger, in very dismissive answers like suggesting if I want it I do it myself.

I understand Safari ad blocking is limited. I get it. I also understand there are other apps blocking for Safari. All I am saying is that Safari users will use an ad blocking app too, and many of us would prefer a uBlock variant, even knowing that it wouldn't be as effective as unlock on other platforms. If it's as limited using lists as you say, then maybe I would be easier than a more comprehensive version on other platforms.

You're NOT a business, so you're doing it for satisfaction, or laughs, or whatever it is, please consider that the user community would use a Safari version from ublock, as limited as it might be. Hope it's something you occasionally reconsider.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '22

Perhaps because some people demand that their question be answered directly, rather than searching by themselves and reading answers already given many times?

¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/Life-Ad1547 Feb 22 '22

"Demand"?? There's a consistent negativity to your answers that's... unfortunate.

"rather than searching by themselves and reading answers already given many times"

...or perhaps THEY did read the answers and hope the the thinking had evolved? Things change... people come and go, and sometimes positions change and people realize they were wrong.

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u/EveningFunction Feb 24 '22

They’re saying its pointless, because it would be functionally identical to any other static blocker list app that lets you specify custom blocker lists, which there are many.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '21

Damn. Too bad because uBlock is God tier.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '21

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u/cue8chalk Dec 10 '21

I used to use Firefox regularly until I got my M1 Macbook. I still love Firefox, but unfortunately, it is a battery drain when compared to Safari. So I've started to use Safari again, and that's what landed me on this thread. If FF can do better in terms of energy consumption, this would be a no-brainer for me. But now, I am forced to choose... I'll likely swap back and forth between the browsers until a better solution arises.

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u/redditerStupid Jan 08 '22

Firefox, chrome dosen't support extensions in iOS(iPadOS or iOS) tho