DS Forums

 
 

adblock plus browser now available on iOS


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 09-09-2015, 17:03
JasonWatkins
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 53,646

just in case anyone wasn't aware. been using it for the past half an hour or so and it's working well - handles DS flawlessly. i've found one or two sites that can still throw a popup, but there are options in the browser to turn on different blocklists so I imagine it'll cover most eventualities or rogue ads that get through.

There's the obligatory option to turn acceptable ads off or on as well.

looks very similar to opera mini initially, but doesn't quite have the usability yet but it appears to be fairly early days.

i'm not going to ditch opera mini just yet, but if the ABPB keeps operating as well as this then it may well end up as my default browser.
JasonWatkins is online now Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 09-09-2015, 17:17
Mystic Eddy
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 3,884
Hopefully the updates for Safari in iOS 9 will allow for an ABP extension in the native browser.
Mystic Eddy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-09-2015, 17:59
carcass
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 102
Works great on my Android phone.
carcass is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-09-2015, 18:04
JasonWatkins
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 53,646
Hopefully the updates for Safari in iOS 9 will allow for an ABP extension in the native browser.
would be nice, I agree, but I'll be surprised if it happens
JasonWatkins is online now Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 09-09-2015, 18:20
-GONZO-
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kent
Posts: 8,954
would be nice, I agree, but I'll be surprised if it happens
According to BBC News ad blocking extensions will be available to use with safari.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34173732
-GONZO- is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-09-2015, 19:38
johnathome
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Pompey
Posts: 1,068
It's just to stop google making money from iPhone users, maybe.
johnathome is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-09-2015, 19:40
JasonWatkins
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 53,646
According to BBC News ad blocking extensions will be available to use with safari.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34173732
that's excellent news. While i'm quite happy using a third party browser, i suppose the nature of the beast means that safari is integrated in to the operating system so will always be the default choice.

having adblocking ability on that will be great - can only hope it's as decent as uBlock.
JasonWatkins is online now Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2015, 05:29
JasonWatkins
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 53,646
one thing i'm finding with this browser at the moment is that if you go to an advert-intensive site like the Daily Mirror, it does take a while to actually load the page up and often freezes while it's doing it.

I suppose with more optimization it could work better.
JasonWatkins is online now Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2015, 10:45
anyonefortennis
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: 🇬🇧
Posts: 60,766
It doesn't work very well. I'm still getting ads on DS forums page.
anyonefortennis is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2015, 10:50
JasonWatkins
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 53,646
It doesn't work very well. I'm still getting ads on DS forums page.
have you turned off the acceptable ads option?

it's handled DS perfectly for me so far
JasonWatkins is online now Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2015, 10:53
anyonefortennis
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: 🇬🇧
Posts: 60,766
have you turned off the acceptable ads option?

it's handled DS perfectly for me so far
Yes I have but I still have banner ads and another one on the page.
anyonefortennis is online now   Reply With Quote
 
Reply




 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 13:35.