Blåhaj PieFeduBlock Origin works best on Firefox
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CerebralHawksDoes it really work on anything but Firefox these days?
They’re supposed to be bringing native ad blocking to iOS, but I think it’s only for influencers at this point — it’s not in the public release. So the bloggers and YouTubers have it, which means the rest of us will get it… maybe someday. I guess depending on how much the hype brings in new users? I dunno.
On iOS, we have Wipr2, which is pretty good, but not free. Still, it works on YouTube videos, and it’s reduced my reliance on apps. Any app with a ton of ads I can just browse to… app uninstalled, and I just browse to it in Safari. Some websites actually try to punish you for this (e.g. IMDb, and of course YouTube), but it’s better than dealing with the ads.
Of course, when my Android phone is powered on, it’s got the better browser. Full fat Firefox with extensions. Well, maybe not “full” fat, but it does have the extensions.
uBO Lite is available on IOS. I can’t really tell how effective it is at this point though, because I use a combination of it + DNS filtering + Firefox Focus / DDG Browser + AdGuard.
ByteMeIt’s pretty good. I use lite + ghostery and nothing passes through.
As you should. So, I was in the TestFlight (beta) for uBlock Origin Lite. Like Adguard Pro (bought at 99¢, later went up to $10, now I think it’s a subscription), Wipr2, and others, it only works for Safari. uBO Lite is a good place to start, and unlike the others I mentioned, it’s free.
When I used it, it did not block YouTube ads.
You mentioned DDG. The DuckDuckGo browser DOES block YouTube ads. So that is another free solution.
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Firefox better stop with pushing AI and features that no one wants.
All of the AI functions can be disabled with a single checkbox.
Still rather they spend the resources they spend on AI elsewhere.
And the ai be opt-in in the first place. I guess they know no one would enable it otherwise.
I maintain that AI features should have been an optional extension, not a mandatory baked-in feature that could have been accomplished with one.
Especially because Mozilla isn’t just devoting developer time to it, they have been pushing whole feature updates to these “optional” components inside bugfix releases
Yeah… I can’t wait until servo is finally stable enough to build an actual browser around.
You may also want to look in to LadyBird
i’d immediately enable translations.
Seriously, like, I have a Mozilla account for syncing but holy fuck it only syncs bookmarks. I have to fucking reconfigure every goddamn setting ever time I reinstall my OS or change laptops. It would be so goddamn easy to just send some fucking JSON to a server somewhere but no, they’re coming up with new logos and mascots and AI bullshit. It’s 2026 and I can’t sync my settings.
You can copy the config folder between machines. I’ve been using the same Firefox profile since ~2009.
I solved this the hard way, with Home Manager
AI is a cash cow rn – it makes sense for firefox to try grab some of the waterfall while it’s still running.
Librewolf / Waterfox depending on your privacy requirements?
One day, probably. I just liked how Mozilla did things until recently. I’m even pro them moving towards things like VPNs and such.
I was getting annoyed when they had a brief period where it seemed like every new feature was AI-related but they’ve calmed down on it a bit, thankfully. Just flip the no-AI toggle and still enjoy everything else they’ve done lately, like better HDR support, YouTube improvements, pdf tools, vertical tabs, containers, etc.
Containers plus Sidebery is how I managed to convince some people to move to Firefox. Cookie isolation across tab groups is the best thing ever.
I don’t mind the AI stuff now I can turn it off, but yesterday’s release notes for Firefox 155.0 focus primarily on new AI features.
I mean you can just turn it off including future ones, no?
And sadly, as much as I wish this weren’t true, my 70y old mum I talked into Firefox does kinda make good use both of the translate feature and interestingly of the summarize. With age, she noticed she struggles with long texts, so she has the browser summarize it, checks whether it is what she actually wants to read, then later makes time to read it slowly with breaks.
That’s just 1 user, I know. Still, it gave me pause. I didn’t think summarize in particular had a real use case.
Oh i never thought of such a use case
Then you’re a fool. Only a good browser with AI can defeat a bad internet full of AI.
lol
tips fedora
It’s too bad Firefox doesn’t work best at
anythingsome thingsEdit: I know there’s a lot of Firefox fanboys, and I’m anti Google too, but ever time I try to use Firefox, it’s broken in so many ways. They still haven’t fixed the address bar on Linux after years
Edit: I had a typo in my post, I meant to say “some things” not “anything”. That’s what I get for typing on a phone.
No it isn’t.
…explain? Been using it for years and have never noticed a problem or difference versus Mac/windows/android versions.
Edit: and no, it doesn’t make me a fanboy to say any of this. I use Firefox every day and cannot really think of any way in which it’s broken, let alone “in so many ways”.
Hi, I’m a web developer for 20+ years.
Yes it is.
Same. Which is why I’m qualified to say you’re lying. Well, that and the fact that you refuse to explain what’s so broken about the address bar that is in no way broken.
Maybe I’m not using the address bar on other browsers / OS’s to its full potential, but what is the problem with Firefox’s address bar on Linux?
Focusing the address bar opens a result pane - it’s supposed to render under the address bar, but for some reason it renders overtop: https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/s/Fsqmy31fve
From the link:
Seems to be userChrome.css doing that. Which would explain why I have never seen it but I do want to do custom CSS so this may pop up for me too.
I’ve literally never seen that. That post is from years ago too so I’m far from convinced it was more than just a blip.
It’s literally a known issue.
Here, let me install Firefox fresh and see what happens. Yup, still there. So much for your “blip” theory.
You’re using an unusual desktop environment or something it would seem. Why haven’t I seen that, ever, in several different distros and DEs? You truly are willing to call a software trash because it doesn’t support a niche setup..?
Hyprland isn’t niche. It used to happen on Gnome wayland as well, but I don’t have any machines with it anymore.
What do you get for being a pedantic ass arguing people’s lived experiences on the internet? Seriously? Do you seriously feel butt hurt when someone has a bad experience with something you like, so you make it your life mission to attack and invalidate them? It’s sad, just stop.
Ah yes, disagree-ers are silly “fanboys” who use Firefox despite how absolute trash it is. I just have to use chrome I really don’t have a choice :(
What distro are u running? Are u trying to rice it out or something?
I just realized now this is the Firefox community, so I deserve my downvotes.
I tried switching to Firefox several times, but buggy address bar, performance, features, lack of extensions, and dev tools kind of all played into me not using it.
I’m running Hyprland, and before I was on Gnome (wayland). I’m not doing anything to the browser, I like things vanilla. I just need tab hibernation that works, a page monitor extension (distill), workspaces, and dev tools that work well.
Maybe stop using a meme WM?
Not now child. Adults are being productive.
Does Firefox ESR have a ton of issues as well?
Best ad blocker.
It’s just too bad that Firefox is such a hog. Compared to many other browsers with the same use case it easily doubles memory usage, if not even more.
Downvoter(s), care to elaborate? Is it illegal to note real world experience?
I use waterfox. But I also like pain.
Not as painful as PaleMoon or Librefox
Yeah, I’ll pass on that. That’s a bit way more rough than I like it. Librefox; just lol. Sounds good on paper but … passwords on paper then huh.