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Comment by walrus01 | Hacker News Reader

I've been using the full desktop version of the ublock origin plugin on firefox mobile for quite some time, and it's dramatically improved my mobile experience.

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This plugin works only in android, right? Tried to install it on my iPhone but it said it’s not compatible with my browser although i have Firefox installed.

Yup, Firefox on iOS isn't the full Firefox, its just a Webview (fake Safari) due to Apple's restrictions.

So no addons anytime soon.

If you are interested in improve privacity on iPhone and user Firefox you can user Firefox focus but i will seed ads

Try BlockBear for Safari on iOS.

Same, I downloaded Firefox for mobile specifically to get the ublock origin plugin. Then I discovered that I like their tab display with the two columns of thumbnails a lot more than other mobile browsers as well.

Yes it's great... I also use other adblocking methods (DNS based) but uBlock Origin remains king.

Only thing I really really miss from FF Mobile is the pull to refresh. I so wish they'd add that, because every time I open a tab with a news site that was already opened it shows stale information, and I have to open the hamburger menu to do a refresh. 2 actions instead of one.

An option to have sites auto refresh when switching to the tab after xx minutes would be great too. Right now it's just too inconvenient.

I'm using AdGuard (free) on Safari mobile and it wokrs great so far.

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