New iOS App Blocks Those Annoying 'Open in App' Pop-Ups in Safari

[eduardodfj]

Actually, Wipr blocks Youtube ads as well. You only have to enable Wipr Extra on the Safari settigns -> extensions, and you can choose to grant access only to YouTube.

Thanks, I wasn't aware of this.

 

[MacBH928]

all forms of pop-ups should be illegal imo , if you want to put something into a site put it directly in the site

 

[MacBH928]

Now make one to remove cookies setting pop-ups. I would pay another $2 for that

I believe 1 blockr does this

 

[Mr. Heckles]

Apollo. Great Reddit experience. Also has an extension to open Reddit pages in Safari, in Apollo.

I’m trying that app and I just can’t get use to it For some reason.



does this new extension work with Firefox?

all forms of pop-ups should be illegal imo , if you want to put something into a site put it directly in the site

I hate the ones where they want you to put your email address in to get offers. If I want to get emails from a website, I’ll sign up.

 

[0924487]

Just use AdGuard, they block everythong, not just pop ups

 

[Haribokart]

Just use AdGuard, they block everythong, not just pop ups

I have used adguard since it came out and still constantly have cookie and 'open in app' notices on iOS & MacOS.

 

[Valmont11]

This brings this old XKCD to memory:

App

xkcd.com

I use AdGuard Premium and AdGuard Home with few curated lists, and I’m happy with the results.

Another worthwhile extension to complement ad/popup/modal blocking with annoyance blocking is Stop The Maddness:

StopTheMadness browser extension

StopTheMadness is a web browser extension that stops web sites from making your browser harder to use.

underpassapp.com

 

[DJJAZZYJET]

Tried it a few times, it doesn’t work very well & only blocks a few websites.

 

[McTaste]

I wish there was a way to truest remove the constant cookie pop ups on every website

blame the EU.

 

[triptolemus]

You could block this with pi-hole easily - I expect someone has already made a list for it.

You cannot. Pi-hole is essentially a DNS server. You can block https://{website} but you cannot block https://{website}/anything_else

 

[pavinder]

Am I the only one who clicks to open in the app but the app store always opens instead and never the app??

Yes, this drives me bl00dy crazy!
I'm constantly hitting the "open in app" button for YouTube videos, Reddit links etc. and it opens up the damn App Store page for the app even though I already have the apps on my phone. And of course hitting the "Open" button on the app store just opens the app, not the page I wanted to see.
F*cking infuriating.

 

[netflixobama]

Is it just me or does this not work at all? Installed it, set it all up in settings, and Reddit still has the popup. Did they already "fix" their site to workaround the plugin?
And you have to give it permission to read all your websites and history. You don't see that until after you buy it.

 

[dannys1]

You cannot. Pi-hole is essentially a DNS server. You can block https://{website} but you cannot block https://{website}/anything_else

Yes you're right - my bad.

 

[robbietop]

Someone get this man a medal, a cookie, and a big hug!

 

[Lioness~]

I use AdGuard+ on all devices for what I know, and I have totaly fotgotten about ads and such disturbances. So I can’t recall when I last saw some ads on any of my devices 😂

 

[FelineTech]

And does that ruin page formatting? A content blocker that can rewrite the page will preserve the layout.
Honest question, I don't browse much on mobile so don't know how it works. On desktop I use Firefox + uBlock Origin.

1Blocker removes ads quite nicely (trackers, cookie popups, comment sections can be shutoff as well if you'd like). They remove the elements so that the formatting of the page stays working well.

In addition, 1Blocker for Mac Safari has separate extension called "1Blocker Scripts" that blocks ads on YouTube. The key is to only allow that extension to have access to YouTube's website (not EVERY website you visit). That's easily accomplished through the Safari Preferences / Extensions. Just limit the permissions for 1Blocker Scripts.