Ask HN: Why is uBlock Origin not available on iOS devices? 6 points by markrankin 3y ago ↗ HN Why is it available via browsers on Mac OS?
[–] orbz 3y ago ↗ I would guess it using a blocking mechanism that isn’t compatible with the plugin system that iOS safari supports. There are at least other ad blockers in the AppStore.
[–] Raed667 3y ago ↗ Look at how Adguard built their safari extension. It is basically an electron app that talks to the browser. Not really in the spirit of uBlock.
[–] cookiengineer 3y ago ↗ Because Safari and its WebView process are still the only processes allowed to run JIT compilers.Other Browsers on iOS are just unaccelerated Safari Webviews.In order to have a real Browser on iOS, with a real Web Extension API (manifest v2/v3) users would need to jailbreak their devices.This has been going on for decades, and Apple pretty much gives zero effs about it.
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 22.2 ms ] threadOther Browsers on iOS are just unaccelerated Safari Webviews.
In order to have a real Browser on iOS, with a real Web Extension API (manifest v2/v3) users would need to jailbreak their devices.
This has been going on for decades, and Apple pretty much gives zero effs about it.