And sadly, Firefox on iOS is the only browser that doesn't have a the possibility to run an Adblocker. Safari can run uBlock Origin. Brave had one built-in. Hell, even Edge has Adblock Plus.

Does Mozilla have a contract with Google to not build one in as part of the search contract?

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9999gold 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

They allow extensions on the Android version. But yeah, on iOS I had to switch to Orion. It seems FF for iOS doesn’t get much attention.

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aleqs 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Firefox on Android supports ublock, not sure why it wouldn't support it on iOS

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jmcphers 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's because Apple does not allow Firefox to install an actual browser on iOS. Firefox on iOS is just a skinned version of WebKit/Safari. See 2.5.6:

https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#per...

	▲	dwaite an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		This is not the cause though - other third-party browsers on iOS can do ad-blocking, and also can use system-installed extensions. They could also launch an alternative browser engine for iOS and iPadOS in the EU.
	▲	CharlesW 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> It's because Apple does not allow Firefox to install an actual browser on iOS. That's incorrect, and Firefox doesn't blame Apple for this. Many 3rd-party iOS browsers do ad blocking natively and/or via extensions. https://orionbrowser.com/platforms/ios

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hoistbypetard 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

What?

https://www.firefox.com/en-US/mobile/focus/

The only thing I use Firefox on iOS for *is* its ad blocker.

	▲	ScoobleDoodle 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		This links to “Firefox Focus” which is different in the iOS App Store than “Firefox”. I had no idea. This Firefox Focus on iOS does effectively block adds on a recipe site unlike plain Firefox. I just did a cursory head to head test on the same recipe site url. Thank you for sharing this!
	▲	OptionOfT 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Focus does not sync with Firefox desktop, and the sync part is the reason I want to use the SAME one on desktop and mobile.
	▲	qzw 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I use it on iOS daily and there’s no ad blocker. The page you linked only mentions tracking blocking. If you actually have ad blocking enabled, I’m sure a lot of us would love to hear how you did it.

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drnick1 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> iOS

If free computing and user control are a priority for you, consider switching to GrapheneOS. You get better security than iOS, a UI/UX that does not assume you are mildly retarded, and full freedom to run any program from any source, including IronFox (a hardened Firefox fork).