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Are 3rd party browsers in iOS allowed to have ad-blocking?
Are 3rd party browsers in iOS allowed to use their own rendering engines?
Yes. Aloha browser does but it uses a VPN.
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What part does Firefox do exactly?
All browsers on iOS use Safari's engine. Firefox focus browser has ad blocking because it's actually a content blocker in itself. But functionality is very limited as it can't sync or show you history. The on;ymfull fledged browser on the store which supports ad blockers is Aloha.
 
It's actually not. Please research the application before making such a bold claim that it's just rebranded IE. I don't use Edge but this only makes us look dumb when we say things that are not accurate.
Obviously, i know it uses a different engine on iOS, but it shares many of the problems and issues with IE on Windows, probably because it has the same (or mostly the same) dev team. Doesn't change the fact that no one outside of Microsoft wanted Edge on iOS, and almost no one outside of Microsoft will install it on their iPhone.
 
Yes. Aloha browser does but it uses a VPN.
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All browsers on iOS use Safari's engine. Firefox focus browser has ad blocking because it's actually a content blocker in itself. But functionality is very limited as it can't sync or show you history.
So those are more of content blockers that also provide a browsing feature in/with them, rather than really being just typical 3rd party browsers that have an ad-blocking feature (or can make use of content blocking abilities that exist in iOS that Safari can use).
 
So those are more of content blockers that also provide a browsing feature in/with them, rather than really being just typical 3rd party browsers that have an ad-blocking feature (or can make use of content blocking abilities that exist in iOS that Safari can use).
Yeah they are content blockers with a web browsing add on . The only way to have inbuilt adblockers as a full featured web browser is using VPN. Although I don't know how how those are getting approved. Apple warned Adguard and Weblock both of which are purely ad blockers not to use VPN to block ads throughout the system. But that doesn't apply to web browsers apparently.
 
Doesn't seem like that's an option in the Firefox app as far as I can tell. Unless you are referring to Firefox Focus, which is a different app and is basically a content blocker with some browsing abilities built into it, as discussed in a few preceding posts.
 
Browser is ok, but since there's no Edge for Mac it's missing the syncing features I would use. Edge for Windows is great though, hope it comes to the Mac.
 
Thank you all for the Feedback. I am Travis McEndree, a Windows Insider who started a thread to gather feedback for Microsoft to use in 2015: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...d/72319ffe-4d76-4f2f-8605-55d386834e54?auth=1
Here are some answers to questions:

Q: Why would I want to use this?
A: If you don't use the browser on the desktop, than this isn't for you. However, If you do, you'll be able to sync your browsing data. Cortana uses this data to help you switch between devices. You can send web pages from your phone to your PC which is awesome.

Q: What benefits does this have over other browsers?
A: Again, it depends on your devices. However, if you have a Bing account, Microsoft will soon be offering more points to those who use Edge and Bing on their mobile.

Q: Why doesn't this support iPhone X??
A: Microsoft Edge for iOS was being worked on before the release of iPhone X and thus development was focused on UX to make sure everything is working properly before public launch. iPhone X Support will come, just give the devs some time.

 
Doesn't seem like that's an option in the Firefox app as far as I can tell. Unless you are referring to Firefox Focus, which is a different app and is basically a content blocker with some browsing abilities built into it, as discussed in a few preceding posts.

The regular app doesn’t have it listed as a feature in the App Store but it is built-in.
 
Its nice that Microsoft puts the effort into it, but I wouldn't want it from them...have to assume they'll be harvesting your browsing data (I always assume they're like Google, but without the small bit of moral character Google appears to have - sometimes, note article this morning about Google and Safari tracking).

For those wanting continuity across platforms Firefox Sync's across all phone and all PC platforms without the Google power structure running it.
I just found this out recently that OneDrive and OneNote are NOT encrypted on their servers, only in transit. Big loser here for that IMO.
 
People said the same thing when IE came out and they had Netscape Navigator. Then they said it when Firefox came out. Then Chrome.
That’s wholly inaccurate. IE was developed from mosaic, a browser that I believe predates Netscape. Back in the day, we were excited to try new browsers because websites were made in markup languages which were interpreted by the browser based on loose guidelines. Now there is enough standardization between the way pages render on different browsers that a unique feature is absolutely required to make trying a new browser worthwhile.
 
I can't download Chrome with Edge on the iPhone. I mean what else do you use Edge for?
 
if a god existed it wouldn’t release an unoptomized app for the iPhone X

Get off your high horse, they didn’t put it the effort to optimize the app, it deserves criticism.
The iPhone X literally came out last month. If you want to complain to anyone about apps not being optimized for the iPhone X, blame Apple.
 
The iPhone X literally came out last month. If you want to complain to anyone about apps not being optimized for the iPhone X, blame Apple.
I don't see how this is Apple's fault. It was no secret that Apple would be releasing a new screen size and developer's had plenty of time prior to the release to get their apps optimized for the X. Microsoft is a multi-billion dollar software company, not some independent developer that makes an app in their spare time. They should be held to a high standard.
 
I don't see how this is Apple's fault. It was no secret that Apple would be releasing a new screen size and developer's had plenty of time prior to the release to get their apps optimized for the X. Microsoft is a multi-billion dollar software company, not some independent developer that makes an app in their spare time. They should be held to a high standard.
It's not really Apple and it's more on the developers, but the timing isn't really all that much when everything is considered. Developers could only start working on it all when the updated version of Xcode was released, which was in the second half of September. Depending on other work that might already be ongoing for apps and schedules that are in place and resources that are allocated to what's already being worked on and what has already been planned and all that, it's probably not likely that everyone would jump on it at the very moment or even for a little while, and once they do, there's still the design that needs to happen for it, the development, the testing, the tweaking, perhaps some sort of limited external testing even (depending on the app), so that can take some more time.

It's certainly not to say that it wouldn't be great if everyone can just jump on it at the very moment that they can and have all that's needed already planned out and the resources dedicated to knock it out right away, but in the sense of how much of the business world works, that's often enough not the reality.
 
Why?

Who is asking for this?

Those of us on Windows that have been abandoned by Apple removing Safari maybe? Personally I'm stuck with Chrome on Windows (FireFox fell off years ago, maybe for Linux it's great).

Apple time to bring back Safari for Windows and fast please!
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People said the same thing when IE came out and they had Netscape Navigator. Then they said it when Firefox came out. Then Chrome.

Netscape Navigator, now THAT was a great browser back in the day and the first few iterations of Firefox (I think it was called something else before Firefox).
 
Those of us on Windows that have been abandoned by Apple removing Safari maybe? Personally I'm stuck with Chrome on Windows (FireFox fell off years ago, maybe for Linux it's great).

Apple time to bring back Safari for Windows and fast please!
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Netscape Navigator, now THAT was a great browser back in the day and the first few iterations of Firefox (I think it was called something else before Firefox).
I miss Netscape Navigator. And, yeah, Firefox used to be Firebird (with its Thunderbird counterpart), and even Phoenix prior to that.
 
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