• icedterminal@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s not really “going out of my way to dig at Apple”

    There’s little reason to use any other browser on iOS because of the policy they enforce. If all you’re getting is just Safari with a different face, you’re literally making your browsing experience slower and worse. Some people don’t know this so my comment educates them on such.

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      1 year ago

      Wait. So you can’t install Firefox and uBlock Origin on iPhone?

      I’ve been contemplating moving to an iPhone but this is actually quite a big turn off.

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        1 year ago

        Firefox doesn’t support extensions on iOS. As it’s currently impossible. Due to Apple’s restrictions forcing the use of WebKit, this makes Firefox (Gecko) extensions incompatible. Additionally, Apple’s own extension system for WebKit is proprietary. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-ons-firefox-ios

        As far as features go, what can’t natively be done is handled with JavaScript injections. As WebKit allows you to do this. Since it’s locked down most take advantage of this. Naturally, injecting several functions can slow down the web experience. About the only feature IMO that will matter to most people is the ability to sync content. Such as passwords and browsing history.