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    • WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Mostly done by ad-blocking DNS server at home (or via VPN when I am away), but yeah - no ability on Apple. Also impossible to root.

      I don’t do root anymore, but I would love to have this available as an option. Opens much more possibilities.

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        1 year ago

        This just, isn’t true? You can just download the Ad Block Plus Safari extension, just like you can on a desktop/laptop machine. You could even add a user script manager to block ads yourself if you’re so inclined. This has been in iOS for years, at least 4.

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            1 year ago

            You can also use the system-wide ad blockers that function via iOS’s built in VPN functionality. That’s how Android does it too.

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              1 year ago

              I always found the VPN solution felt really heavy. I remember on Android you could at least also have hostfile and DNS blocking too… But maybe that was only because I was on a rooted device?

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                1 year ago

                You’ve been able to use DNS-based solutions on iOS basically forever. I don’t really like them because they can be more technical than the average user is likely to jive with (they tend to cause a lot of issues browsing the web normally in my experience), but it’s pretty much always been around.