The iOS 9 Content Blocker thread

[NoWayBehind]

Aha - maybe it hasn't? Still says Blocklist Version: 0...

Must be their servers are a bit under stress and the app can't fetch it ?

 

[niccodeamus]

tested with Blockr. kills the site?

same result with crystal

 

[AndrewS]

Well, there you have it.
It is supposed to say 2. Just leave the app open and wait. Also make sure that the app has background app refresh enabled, then it will be updated in the background by push notification.

Yep - just checked the in-app FAQ. BG refresh is enabled. Thanks!

 

[thatJohann]

Hey I deleted crystal, downloaded again and it suddenly works on my iPhone 6 like it did with my Air 2. No reboot needed.

this worked thanks

 

[KALLT]

Must be their servers are a bit under stress and the app can't fetch it ?

Possible and likely.

 

[Dephibio]

Anyone with Purify installed? Can you please test www.courier.co.uk on iPhone?

Kills the site. Tested with Purify.

 

[NoWayBehind]

Kills the site. Tested with Purify.

Same with Crystal Working in IPad though.

 

[Bigpearl]

So to the share sheet at the bottom ,go to more and switch on crystal report .then report the site

 

[Dephibio]

can someone compare crystal to purify?
crystal is free for a limited time, purify is 3.99 on the app store. What are the differences?

Purify has more options (check screens attached bellow: left Purify, right Crystal).

 

[Prabas]

Hmm, crystal doesn't block anything on iPad Air.

 

[bushido]

Crystal works great on my iPhone!

 

[Risco]

Well, there you have it.
It is supposed to say 4. Just leave the app open and wait. Also make sure that the app has background app refresh enabled, then it will be updated in the background by push notification.

Mine is 4, now it kills the site completely ( www.courier.co.uk ) Have notified via app.

 

[hypotc]

Does Crystal work on iOS 9.0?

Does Crystal block ads in other browsers aswell? I use Chrome.

 

[Ballis]

Im running Crystal. I love it, but I wish it would allow me to view Googles sponsored search ads. Those I dont really wanna kill. Some personalisation would be nice!

 

[willmtaylor]

Anyone know off hand of a site with some of those horrific center layer adds with the tiniest x in the corner?

MacWorld.com (probably)

 

[KALLT]

Does Crystal work on iOS 9.0?

Does Crystal block ads in other browsers aswell? I use Chrome.

Yes; no. Other browsers have to support the new SafariWebView component (which pretty much turns them into Safari with a shell), which I’m sure no browser does yet and I would be surprised if Chrome would support it at all. SafariWebView is interesting for apps that want to present web content easily, but it’s not exactly something browser developers are interested in.

 

[AndrewS]

Well, there you have it.
It is supposed to say 4. Just leave the app open and wait. Also make sure that the app has background app refresh enabled, then it will be updated in the background by push notification.

Has not refreshed - still says version 0.

EDIT - It may be that it wouldn't refresh over cellular. I got home from work (on LTE at work), killed and restarted the Crystal app and it refreshed right away. Odd.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Has not refreshed - still says version 0.

Delete the app and reinstall. That should trigger it to update correctly.

 

[KALLT]

Has not refreshed - still says version 0.

EDIT - It may be that it wouldn't refresh over cellular. I got home from work (on LTE at work), killed and restarted the Crystal app and it refreshed right away. Odd.

Is mobile data enabled for the app? I’ve been testing this app for more than a week now and had no problems whatsoever. Surprised to hear this.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Will be interesting to see comparisons between Purify, Blockr, and Crystal.

 

[DJTaurus]

I want some sites to load with adds.... i did not found any option to do that on Crystal app.....?

 

[AndrewS]

Is mobile data enabled for the app? I’ve been testing this app for more than a week now and had no problems whatsoever. Surprised to hear this.

Under settings/crystal, cellular data was enabled by default on install. Has to be some odd cellular issue because it did work almost immediately once I got on wifi. Had to kill crystal and restart as I said though.

EDIT: also - Settings/Cellular/Use Cellular Data For/Crystal was enabled by default

 

[funkymonkeyboy]

No idea if this is accurate but saw it on Twitter.

https://mobile.twitter.com/purify_app/status/643298350490501120

 

[Apple_Robert]

Who did the test and how was it conducted?

 

[AndrewS]

Has not refreshed - still says version 0.

EDIT - It may be that it wouldn't refresh over cellular. I got home from work (on LTE at work), killed and restarted the Crystal app and it refreshed right away. Odd.

Updated blocklist almost immediately after install on my iPad Air 2 on Wifi.