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Tried to remove two addresses from the whitelist at once and it crashed. It didn't crash when I tried to remove three at once.
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Tried to remove two addresses from the whitelist at once and it crashed. It didn't crash when I tried to remove three at once.
iPhone (6s+)
Tried to remove two addresses from the whitelist at once and it crashed. It didn't crash when I tried to remove three at once.
Will look into it. Sorry for the inconvenience — and thanks for reporting this.
Another thing I've been meaning to ask: does Purify block embedded tweets by design? For instance, several articles on the MacRumors home page have embedded tweets, but with Purify enabled, all I see is the text from the tweet with the Twitter interface removed. Any way around this?
Thanks again for all of your hard work and dedication.
Thanks again for all of your hard work and dedication.
Firstly, thanks for being active here. It's much appreciated.
A couple of suggestions for Purify. 1. Make separate toggles for social media and comments. 2. Make the whitelist function configurable. Example: Options under whitelist per site for allowing or denying a combination of images, scripts and ads.
Thanks!
Another thing I've been meaning to ask: does Purify block embedded tweets by design? For instance, several articles on the MacRumors home page have embedded tweets, but with Purify enabled, all I see is the text from the tweet with the Twitter interface removed. Any way around this?
Thanks again for all of your hard work and dedication.
Sort of. Here goes the explanation:
Purify has "Ads and Tracking" blocking enabled by default. The issue is, Twitter's widget/embed JavaScript is served directly from Twitter, making it an easy exposure point for tracking.
I'm investigating a reasonable way to give users a choice about this.
Makes sense. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing some option or workaround. Thanks!
Since your here Kat.cr still goes crazy sometimes with ads , I reported the site just now
When I click on a link on Kat it wants to take me to another site , you see the ad blocker trying to fight it but the ad wins sometimes
Have seen Adblock fast mentioned as a good free blocker so I thought I would give it a try. Have to agree that it seems pretty fast. Switched back to purify and tried a few pages and it also seemed fast. Out of the maybe 5 websites I checked Adblock fast did not catch the ads on stereogum.com. Purify was able to block the ads on this site. The other sites were the same on both blockers. Not scientific by any means, but just a quick comparison.
All blockers at this point are in their infancy and still getting fine tuned. One that doesn't work as well now will surely only get better. One that seems pretty solid right now my be too strict in what it allows through. I'm just keeping my eye on this thread to keep up to date with anything new. I have to say content blocking in iOS 9 has started quite a conversation.
My wish which is probably not possible in iOS 9 is to have OS level content blocking instead of just in safari. Would love to see a clean Facebook page of just posts from people I know.
All blockers at this point are in their infancy and still getting fine tuned. One that doesn't work as well now will surely only get better. One that seems pretty solid right now my be too strict in what it allows through. I'm just keeping my eye on this thread to keep up to date with anything new. I have to say content blocking in iOS 9 has started quite a conversation.
My wish which is probably not possible in iOS 9 is to have OS level content blocking instead of just in safari. Would love to see a clean Facebook page of just posts from people I know.
Ack and it seems to already have been handled by the new backend. Thanks for submitting the report!
Hey guys, Adblock Plus (ABP) is out with its own content blocker. Works excellently well so far. and it is free. Download this one and uninstall the rest. Enjoy!
https://itunes.apple.com/app/adblock-plus-abp/id1028871868
After installing it make sure to go to 'Acceptable Ads' and turn off 'Allow some non-intrusive ads'
https://itunes.apple.com/app/adblock-plus-abp/id1028871868
After installing it make sure to go to 'Acceptable Ads' and turn off 'Allow some non-intrusive ads'
Are you affiliated with said app? Your post reads like a solicitation.
Genuinely curious: why is ABP an overriding choice? I mean, they haven't been completely committed to the implicit promise.
A lot of people don't realize that the company that makes this app accepts money from advertisers in exchange for whitelisting their ads. This is a conflict of interest in my opinion. This is why some of us will never use that app.
lol no, I tested all of these content blockers and bought most of them. right now I'm just using ABP. and am sure everybody will eventually do that. the whole idea of paying for a content blocker is nonsense.
Chris,
Have you guys been able to figure out why Yahoo sponsored ads don't show on the iPhone 6, but show on the iPad Air?
I don't think paying for an ad-blocker is "nonsense," especially if the app is updated regularly and the developer(s) are proactive and responsive to customer concerns and questions.
I don't mind paying for a quality product.
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Yes. Looks like we were missing the iPad User Agent from the original test seed list. The new engine has caught and fixed this from reports we've received today.
Sorry; I might've communicated poorly. The solution has been integrated to the master list, but it's not yet distributed to people running the app.
And this is one of the reasons I will gladly pay for an app.
Exactly. Developers have to put food on the table like the rest of us. If they work hard to build a quality app that is backed up by quality customer service, I will gladly help bring income to their house by buying the app, helping to spread the word to others, and beta testing.And this is one of the reasons I will gladly pay for an app.
Hi! Sounds like Purify isn't properly enabled in Safari. Troubleshooting steps:
- Have you enabled Purify in Safari's Settings? If not, check out the tutorial in-app — it walks you through it.
- Is "Ads and Tracking" blocking enabled in Purify?