You can just delete it normally. Alternatively, go to Settings > General > Profiles and delete it from there. You can also do it from Xcode by opening the devices manager (menu bar > Window > Device (or something like)) and from there you select your device and remove the application.
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iOS 9 Ad Blockers
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You can just delete it normally. Alternatively, go to Settings > General > Profiles and delete it from there. You can also do it from Xcode by opening the devices manager (menu bar > Window > Device (or something like)) and from there you select your device and remove the application.
Thank you very much for the reply. I have never used Xcode and installed that way. I did see the link that BlockParty links to on install instructions. Looks simple enough for a noncoder to use.
I installed BlockParty and replaced the default BlockParty .json with easy find.json and it doesn't appear to be blocking ads on 9.1. I tried the default just now with the same results.
Edited to add: I used Xcode Beta 7.1 if that makes a difference.
Edited to add: I used Xcode Beta 7.1 if that makes a difference.
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But it has been submitted to appstore and testflight
It's just awesome - no poxy, profile or else - but will cost about 3 USD
I am paying. Been testing the beta for some time now. Works pretty well, and is quite simply in that there are no settings to fiddle with. Developer has put in a fair amount of effort into refining it and has been very responsive to feedback and I feel this is a fair price for his work.
Did you rename the easy find file to match that of BlockParty's default? If not, that's your problem.
I must be doing something wrong in Xcode, as I still see ads, even though I changed the name. Trying to correctly install this is the first time I have used Xcode.
Finally got it working. The instructions left a few details out.
The adblocker works ok. It would be nice to be able to add to the json file on the fly via the phone. I will definitely be checking out Crystal when it is released.
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does it have the constant vpn thing like most other block apps? does this block ads across ios like that stupid game of war video ad thats multiple seconds long & invades 75% of free apps out there (not counting iAd) or just in safari?
No, Safari in iOS 9 can block ads natively and more efficiently, without the use of a VPN or proxy. Basically, apps only send a block list to Safari and Safari itself will do the blocking. It will only work in Safari and apps that use the new Safari WebView.
Currently, it's just Safari-wide. When developers start implementing Safari browser view into their apps, ad-block should extend to in-app browsers as well. Not sure if it is possible to block native ads inside apps.
One of the most important aspects for this to work well for everyone, is, I think, that we need a variety of content blockers on the market.
Why?
Because that way, there's no risk, or less risk of developers selling out their product, like the controversial "non-invasive ads" of AdBlock Plus.
I've submitted mine, and I'm going to put it out free for everyone, and no IAP's.
https://sudomindcontrol.com/adbomb/
The list is also open source under MIT license, so if you want to contribute, you can, and if you want to make an Ad-blocker of your own with my list, or fork it, you are welcome.
Why?
Because that way, there's no risk, or less risk of developers selling out their product, like the controversial "non-invasive ads" of AdBlock Plus.
I've submitted mine, and I'm going to put it out free for everyone, and no IAP's.
https://sudomindcontrol.com/adbomb/
The list is also open source under MIT license, so if you want to contribute, you can, and if you want to make an Ad-blocker of your own with my list, or fork it, you are welcome.
I don’t even know why that is controversial. The extension clearly states, upon installation, that it will allow “acceptable ads” based on their own assessment (which is a separate white list that is superimposed upon all the crowdsourced block lists that the user has chosen). Users can simply opt-out of that as well. I think AdBlock Plus is one of the very few adblock developers who take a bit of responsibility for what they are doing.
I am not too worried about the variety of ad blockers. Yours included, I expect at least 6. That number will probably get bigger soon.
Here are the instructions linked from github repo. If you are running 9.1 beta, make sure it is set to that in Xcode. I am finding that it doesn't always seem to work. Last night it was working pretty well blocking ads. Turned it off a minute on a site to check how well before toggling back on, and now it is not blocking ads.
https://medium.com/@searls/installing-a-content-blocker-on-ios-9-public-beta-a25b2b83848f
That is so huge I would definitely be hesitant to use it myself. 600K lines and ~10MB of plaintext rules. What is the source for this file?