[jerbear4328]

Writing this on FF for iOS, the biggest reason I want to use the Firefox engine is for Firefox extensions. WebKit doesn't support extensions except the App Store ones in Safari, I want to use traditional extensions from AMO. Just let me use uBlock on my phone!

I do agree, the Firefox iOS UI is clunky, but I find it useful for stuff where I want to sync passwords or tabs. I use Safari for browsing the web casually because it's nicer, and the feature of swiping between tabs is so convenient.

[freediver]

> WebKit doesn't support extensions

Just to correct the common misconception. It is browser vendors that need to build web extension API support on top of WebKit. Orion browser [1] did this both for macOS and iOS . The support is still in beta and improving with each new release. iOS support remains limited to what is possible to achieve with a JS wrapper. Nothing prevents Firefox from doing the same and offer at least partial web extension support on iOS.

[1] https://kagi.com/orion

[jerbear4328]

Oh, that's awesome! I'm very glad to be corrected, thank you! I've heard of Orion but didn't realize it could do that, I will check that out. Thanks!

[the_gipsy]

Does uBlock Origin work?

[coldpie]

Firefox with uBlock Origin and NoScript on iOS!! Ahhh!! Yes!!

[albert180]

Don't forget Sponsorblock for YouTube. It makes the experience so much nicer

[madeofpalk]

WebKit does support the same extension API as Firefox - it’s an open standard. How you install them, bundled in a native app from the App Store, is the annoying clunky part.

[madars]

WebKit does not support blocking Web Request, which is what uBlock Origin uses (See compatibility matrix at the bottom of https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/Web...) In fact, it is all about blocking Web Request, not say, Manifest V2 vs Manifest V3 (Firefox supports MV3 but adds blocking Web Request support.)

[piperswe]

Orion supports WebExtensions on iOS.