I'm really wanting to try some of these out and I can't seem to find any! I understand things are still new for iOS 9. I really can't wait to see all the ads on my mobile browser vanish. It's absurd how much space they take up, not to mention the data. I love MacRumors but this site is littered with ads on mobile.
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iPhone iOS Content Blockers - Where are they?
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Content blockers need iOS 9, and thus will start appearing the AppStore when iOS 9 is officially released.
Remember that every single application and update needs to go through AppStore manual check up.
I have a content blocker to be launched on the AppStore.
http://www.sudomindcontrol.com/adbomb/
And sign the mailing list so I can tell you guys when it's ready.
It is going to be 100% free.
See here : https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-9-ad-blockers.1906251/
There are some that you can try right now, but it requires to install Xcode
There are some that you can try right now, but it requires to install Xcode
Question: Is it true that non-64 bit devices cannot use content blockers? I'd love for this to not be true...
It's sad for millions of people, but it's true. I confirmed this with Apple Engineers. They responded they decided that way, because this is heavy on string compare. Which makes sense, as 64 bit processors improved greatly with this type of operations, as they can compare 8 bytes at once, where 32 bit processors can only compare 4 bytes at once.
It would be obviously possible with 32 bit processors, but seems like Apple doesn't want the users to feel anything...
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Yeah, those greedy producers/journalists/designers/developers who give us digital content, how dare they expect some form of payment. I hope everybody who installs these content blockers feels a twang of guilt when only a few people can surf the web without getting beached.
I'm using Freedom for iOS right now through TestFlight. It doesn't have any options yet but no obtrusive ads is a nice touch to iOS. I'm okay with whitelisting a lot of sites I frequent. I mainly want to hide obtrusive and annoying ads along with tracking scripts. Not too fond of tracking profiles being made for marketing to me.
I just sent a PM seeking to be part of the testing as well. Hopefully, I can still get in.
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More than likely able to get a spot. His blocker isn't well known compared to Crystal which I'm still waiting on. I DM'd him last night asking if a friend could get on and he did it within 5 min no problem
Please read this and understand that it's written by a very well respected iOS developer who himself has relied on ad revenue:
http://www.marco.org/2015/08/11/ad-blocking-ethics
Short version: You're wrong about this issue. It's not the same as just saying "ads are bad" which is what you seem to be assuming.
Couldn't you take BlockParty, for example, open it in Xcode, sign it with your dev identity, and ad-hoc install it to get around the 64 bit requirement?
Maybe. I can't confirm because I don't have a 32 bit device.
But for submitting to iTunes Connect, it failed until I forced 64 bit.
Got an invite to test it today, can't test on my 5c so it's on my iPad
I've been working on an ad blocker called Blacklist. Will be priced at $0.99 when it's released, currently is in App Review.
Is it any different from browsing macrumours in tapatalk, which strips out all the ads anyways?
I just started testing Purify via test flight. Working great and I can finally use the Macrumors mobile site without it being s painful experience!
If anyone is interested, 1Blocker is giving away beta invites right now. All you need to do is DM your TestFlight email address to him: https://twitter.com/1BlockerApp/status/643836677346197504
I've got it installed and so far so good. Definitely feels like some sites with major ad issues (The Verge & iMore, for example) loads faster.
I've got it installed and so far so good. Definitely feels like some sites with major ad issues (The Verge & iMore, for example) loads faster.