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[–] 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (14 children)

The unfortunate truth is that on iOS it's the only acceptable browser option since it is by far the best at adblocking.

But you have to deactivate all the crypto stuff

Anyone with alternatives welcome (except Safari)

Edit: Went on a quick search to find another browser. It is just not possible on iOS. I don't want to download 2 apps and configure a dns just to not see ads ffs.

Edit 2: DDG Browser (iOS) has added the ability to block ads on YouTube (2 June 2026) and has a good ad blocker in general it seems. If anyone is reading this and is using iOS you should give ddg a try.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    on iOS

    there's your problem! My android phone needs repairs and I'm using my old iPhone in the interim, which is several months bc I don't have a lot of disposable phone repair money rn, and my GOD the amount of ads and downright unhappiness I'm dealing with right now that I'd forgotten about thanks to android. No thanks to Google, obv, but Fdroid and the lovely FLOSS software that just isn't available on iOS. Even my Syncthing is half broken because Mobius sync caps you to only sharing a couple MiB without paying!

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  • [–] -2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (6 children)

    Unfortunately no adblocking

    Edit: this comes two days later and after using DDG's browser app on iOS the adblocking is nowhere near as effective as brave's adblocking and when playing videos the phone heats up a lot and it drains the battery way more. So unfortunately I may switch back to Brave.

    You can say what you want and you can downvote me into oblivion. Brave's adblock (on iOS) is leagues ahead of the competition. All while not tanking your battery.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

    Well, after a search, it turns out that as of June 2 2026 you can block ads on YT with ddg. It still serves you some Microslop ads though the search. Also it seems pretty strong at ad blocking.

    I will start using that from now on and and see how it goes.

    Edit: You'll have to forgive my bluntness it was a recent change I was not aware of it. Also the Videos can be played in PiP Mode which is really cool. I am finally free from Brave Thank You

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    In the early days, ddg's browser used to block YouTube ads direct. But now it only blocks ads through the duckplayer.

    An interesting thing about ddg is it does stop websites seeing how much battery you have. I don't know why this is useful, I just thought it was a fun fact.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    That's actually really cool, websites can deduce the model of your phone by how quickly or slowly it drains (of course not on it's own but it helps for fingerprinting)

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