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Comment by steelbrain

5 days ago

While its not Firefox, you can run uBlock origin with the Orion browser from the Kagi people.

That’s what I’m currently doing - it’s barely functional. I’m sure it’ll get there eventually but it misses a ton of stuff the desktop version blocks.

  • I'm running 1Blocker on iOS Safari, what am I not getting?

    • I'm using wipr and it's great. using vinegar/baking soda for video adblocks.

    • Proper, full blocking of ads and trackers. Just because you can't see most of them doesn't mean the network requests aren't getting through. And you're not getting a free and open-source extension. And you're not getting 3 extra bucks a month in your wallet, because those grifters made you pay for some pixels despite not contributing to the adblock lists their "business" depends on.

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Okay now that we have come to the topic, How is Orion browser on App store whereas all others aren't?

is there a way to make more innovation in this area and maybe an extension or two developed adding more perms etc or forking Orion or the know-how behind it and replicating it could finally allow PWA on apple iphones?

  • There are many browsers on the App Store but they all have to use one of two browser engines bundled with iOS.

    • No you don't get me but all browsers in Iphone even firefox and chrome are webkit forks

      and neither of them allow any sort of extensions on top

      Orion is the only one I think which still supports firefox or chrome extensions as well. I am sure that it can support PWA or already does, not sure, someone should probably test it out.

      Theoretically if you can modify the engine enough to run firefox/chrome extensions on it when firefox/chrome themselves on Iphone can't but somehow Orion can, I don't see a reason why nobody's else doing it but combined with some really really good pwa support as well?

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