A place to discuss the news and latest developments on the open-source browser Firefox
Apple is going to allow alternative browser engines, like Gecko which desktop and android Firefoxes are using. Firefox on iOS is nothing more than lesser version of Safari/webkit with Firefox interface and lacks proper blocking and other features. It is expected that Apple allows alternative browser engines when iOS 17 launches.
At that point I hope we can get proper Firefox addons for it! Like uBlock Origin.
I’ve only seen that as speculation. They didn’t announce anything at WWDC.
Both Chrome and Firefox have started development on their own engines.
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/02/07/mozilla-developing-non-webkit-version-of-firefox/
There was a similar report on Chrome and Blink. Nothing official, but I feel positive ;)
Even if they allow alternative engines, I doubt they’d allow extensions. The main blocker seems to be the App Store policy disallowing apps from downloading additional blobs.
Hmmm didn’t think about that, but this would be either unfair competition, as Apple has addons for Safari, or when Browsers can be downloaded from their websites directly an inevitable consequence of EU (and later other states) forcing the app store to be competitive.
At the Moment all Browsers on iOS have to use Safari-Webkit-Engine, so Blocker for Safari are working also in Firefox:
• Speedafari
• BlockBear
• Adblock Plus
• Hush
• Hyperweb
for Example.
I’ve used AdGuard to pretty good effect on iOS devices.
Hi,
Would like to know, because without that I can’t change.