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by walterbell 2549 days ago
Sadly not an option on iOS, which is the reason for using Brave in the first place.
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prophesi 2549 days ago
Honestly, blocking ads/trackers on mobile has always been a tricky business. You could set up Pi-Hole on your home network. Or see if there's something similar to this on iOS: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/dnsfilter.android/
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beatgammit 2549 days ago
It's actually one of the reasons I use Android and why I'm looking at alternatives, like Librem 5 and PinePhone. I don't like how Apple doesn't allow competing browser engines on their phones and tablets (only skins that use Safari underneath), and I don't like Google's privacy issues on their phones.
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prophesi 2549 days ago
Yeah, I've pre-ordered the Librem 5 for those same reasons. It will likely absolutely pale in comparison to Android/iOS features, but I'm wanting to go full "Off To Be The Wizard" and help develop the lacking apps.
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dymk 2549 days ago
Ad blockers have existed on iOS for years.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wipr/id1030595027

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walterbell 2549 days ago
Thanks, it seems much faster than 1BlockerX with Safari. Is there a way to whitelist sites?

Brave allows granular blocking on a per-site basis, with a simple in-browser UI on iOS. Do Safari content blockers work with Brave on iOS?

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hombre_fatal 2549 days ago
1Blocker X is probably best in class.
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