Not using adblock is like not having a spam email folder.
Recipes are a laptop endeavour.
Yay! Me too.
I low-key find it more infuriating that you’re not using an adblocker…
That’s not exactly easy on an iPhone
Brave? Firefox Focus? Safari with adguard extension?
It is, though. Safari has native support for 3rd party adblockers, it’s just that many people don’t know. AdGuard is one of the good options. Safari is doing the actual blocking for the most part (the extension just hands over the filterlists), but nowadays some of the adblockers include an optional extension that applies some rules for complex ads that are not supported by the Apple API, such as on YouTube. As an end user you just have to install and enable the adblocker.
Then there are also other browsers available with built-in adblockers. Admittedly those are all limited in some ways because they’re forced to use the same browser engine (outside of the EU), but they are very effective at blocking ads.
I use AdGuard pro it makes a local VPN to block ads similar to blokada or dns66 on android
You can still block ads on a DNS level. Simply add, base.dns.mullvad.net as your primary DNS Server and that should do you a lot of good just there. I’m sure there are additional steps one could take as an iPhone user though.
This must be done at each network’s settings doesn’t it? At least I can’t see an option in iOS to use a DNS system wide, like we have in Android.
True, unfortunately. Rather annoying
I didn’t know Mullvad did a DNS service as well as a VPN, let alone that it has some ad blocking profiles. Thanks for that!
Jupp and it’s all open for the public to use. They have different DNS too, for blocking different things: https://mullvad.net/en/help/dns-over-https-and-dns-over-tls
AdGuard works just great for me on iOS.
Can iOS install FF? Legit question, Ive never owned an iPhone.
Not real FF. iOS forces all mobile browsers to use safari under the hood, though that was just made illegal in the EU, so there’s changes coming.
I’m using Firefox in the picture. Add-ons aren’t allowed on iOS though, otherwise I would have all of these blocked.
Orion allows you to install extensions. It works so-so, but that’s a first step.
It’s extremely easy, you just install AdGuard.
Set dns in your wifi network’s settings to manual and type in dns.adguard.com
Magic Lasso. Ghostery. Both decent ad blockers for iOS.
And if you’re using the built in web browser, there’s reader mode that gets rid of most of this crap.
How is that not easy? Just install an adblocker from the App Store, there are plenty of options.
The mobile web is so bad these days, and it’s as if every single page is like this now. It almost feels like the advertisers are just memeing on us now. They could sneak an “& Knuckles” on the page somewhere and I probably wouldn’t notice.
This goes beyond “mildly” for me. These websites are completely unusable. They’re not winning either, because other spam sites will just copy the text of their recipes and get listed higher in search results because the scam pages are faster to load.
This is also why you every browser needs access to ad blockers. I had to double check that I found the right recipe with how cruftless the website becomes once you get rid of the ads.
Every little ad on that page could be trying to exploit your phone and hack you. That’s why American government services use ad blockers, and yet another reason why you should as well.
we’ve long transcended beyond User Experience and into Advertiser Experience
Brings to mind the black mirror episode with the dude who made his living doing a tour on a stationary bike generating electricity and watching ads, but ending up squandering the proceeds on avatars to entertain him and on a girl he was crushing on who was fast tracked to hardcore porn as a result of his financing.
do you remember the episode title maybe? sounds interesting
This.
Just like television - the ads are the content; the shows are the filler.
What a sad state of affairs that such a site is even necessary. The internet was supposed to make finding information easier, not some increasingly kafkaesque tug of war.
Thank you for posting that though. It should come in handy.
theres also cooked.wiki. tack “cooked.wiki/“ onto the start of a recipe URL and it scrapes and reformats for you
Hey- that’s pretty handy. I didn’t know about this. Thank you!
You can only save 20 recipes before you have to pay, but you can view as many as you like without saving them. Still, a very nice app IMO.
If you’re using the app on a device, you can open links directly in it. So, if you have a bookmarks folder of recipes, you can just use your browser’s share button -> Open In -> Just the Recipe
I’ll sound like an old man, but I miss the days of going to a website and not having to deal with the SEO junk.
Also, since it looks like you’re on iPhone, Paprika 3. Worth every penny.
Try AdGuard and Safari.
If you’re on an iphone you should be able to access reader mode or view. It bypasses JS and lets you view basic text and images.
Recipe websites are something else, eh?
Most have a 20 page story until you get to the actual recipe. Like, I don’t give a damn about your life story, I just want to bake some muffins. 😂
OP, of you have a “Reading mode” on your phone’s browser, it’ll cut out a lot of extras and just give you the text.
Also cooked.wiki… just put it in front of the url and boom. Can save your recipes on there too👌
I recently switched from iPhone to Android, and let me tell you it is ridiculous how much more control you have over your user experience. Adblock alone made it worthwhile.
Anyway, on iPhone i used to use reader mode to filter all that crap. Though some asshole sites block the function
I used ddg and no ad blocker*, never was an issue until ddg on Android.
Anyway, on iPhone i used to use reader mode to filter all that crap.
Why not just use an adblocker?
(IPhone doesnt have those)
Weird, because the adblocker on my iPhone seems to be working perfectly.
iPhone has had support for ad blockers since 2015.
How so? All Browsers on ios are just skins for safari. Unless you are counting jailbreaking the device first
So? Safari has had built in adblocker support since iOS 9.
I use AdGuard myself and it works flawlessly.
Just dug around the Safari settings on my (fairly old) device, i cant seem to find any extensions or addons. Though i believe you of course, a quick web search suggests so too. Perhaps my device isnt supporting them, its an old iphone x i think (or 8?)
You need to install an ad blocker from the app store. This one works well for me.
Start the app to select the blocking rulesets
Enable it in Settings > Safari > Extensions and Settings > Safari > Content blockers
AdGuard blocks ads just fine on iOS.
Reminds me of this scenes from Ready Player One. Except, we don’t have Holiday’s ad restrictions.
Does Firefox on iPhone not allow/have extensions?
Unfortunately, no. From what I gather, any other browser on an iPhone is just Safari with a different skin.
Not only a different skin, a kneecapped version of Safari that doesn’t have the root level access to Javascript performance boosts that Safari proper does.
1Blocker for the win slightly. It can do an device-local loopback adblock VPN. Until Apple says no.
