Video playing, ad that scrolls, two lines of a story, the bottom popping up with notifications every few minutes over the top of more scrolling ads.
Yay internet.
Edit: Oh wow! Did not expect so many responses. First let me say, thank you for taking the time to read and respond! To address the biggest response to use Firefox I actually have it on my phone it’s just remembering to break the habit. This was more to show what an average user who just uses what they’re used to experiences on mobile browsing.
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Firefox is available for Android. You can install add-ons, like UBlock, just as you would on desktop
Also Firefox gives you reading mode which gives you well formatted text without distracting images or ads.
Sometimes help you to circumvent site registration and read the article.
Also supports dark mode.
Also Firefox gives you reading mode which gives you well formatted text
That this is needed, is sad. Not because of ads but feature creep in the web standards.
Chromium browsers offer ‘simplified view for web pages’. In the accessibility settings . It does not work on all page though.
But yeah, just use Firefox or one of it’s forks like Mull
Chromium offering is limited, mixes text from article with some other text, sometimes made stuff completely unreadable.
Agreed, but it can be useful sometimes. For instance, I’m writing this in the Voyager app, if I tap a link it will open it in Mulch. I also have UntrackMe, with that I can use any app for the link. The simplified view can also sometimes work when an app uses Android System Webview as it’s browser engine.
Safari also has reader mode.
Safari also supports content blockers. They are not as powerful as uBlock Origin on Firefox, but still better than nothing.
supports dark mode.
By default? I had to install an addon called “Dark reader”.
By default
I’ve looked and don’t see that setting. Where did you find it? Are you on Android or Apple?
That’s the dark mode in reader mode. You need dark reader for actual dark mode for websites
Ah. Many thanks.
The last Firefox on android that really worked for me with the about:reader?url=http://… Ability to force pages into it was 68, which I keep around for that reason.
Can 117 do it on all pages?
Most pages. You click the button on the right hand side of the address bar when it’s visible and it’ll always work. On some pages the button is hidden, so I’m guessing those don’t have an obvious way to format for reader mode.
Still works for me. Sometimes I have to hit refresh after putting it in reader mode to load the entire article.
Never “UBlock” always use “UBlock Origin”.“UBlock origin” is way better(filters) than UBlock(which has an accepted ads program,also owned by Adblock Plus). Its available for Firefox android.
For more info on “UBlock” vs “UBlock origin” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBlock_Origin#History
Ublock origin.
not Ublock.
Ublock is scam software.
Firefox mobile is slow AF.
Obligatory mention that Firefox Mobile supports plugins like uBlock Origin. You don’t have to suffer this rubbish!
i always open in Firefox, makes life 1000x easier on mobile
Switched not to long ago and the reader mode is a lifesaver as well
Can get you around paywalls on articles too
Yes
I really wish they brought back Reader mode. I kept the old version of firefox side by side just so I can force some pages into it. Makes reading soooo much easier.
Reader mode is still here and works 100% fine, at least on Android…
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Can Memmy be configured to use this browser when opening links?
extremely unlikely u would see the trashiest trash if u just had a host blocker (firefox strict, ublock, umatrix, etc…)
uBlock isn’t going to block pop-ups that are from the website you’re visiting.
u probably donteven need an adblocker.
i bet there is a config to disable popups. (might break some legitimate use cases)
Except if you’re an apple tard 😂😂
The EU Digital markets Act will eventually be fixing that, for better or worse.
Mozilla are already working on an iOS port apparently, just need Apple to (begrudgingly) open the doors.
The rest of the OS is still a proprietary shithole
Still better then the dumpster fire of nonupdated and unoptimized androids. I bet my old iphone 8 plus still feels smoother with 2GB ram then the new pixel
I use Firefox and Firefox Klar which integrates into Firefox on iOS. I see no ads.
Edit: deleting my comment because it’s useless to reply to a crypto bro
I have nothing against nocoiners
Safari on iOS supports extensions. Chrome on Android does not. But hey, keep telling yourself that Google are better than Apple at this.
Who cares about Google? Chrome is trash. You don’t understand that in the Android world I can install infinite different browsers. I am not dependent on what one company allows. Must be hard to understand for an Apple brain.
I think all the people who are recommending things like Firefox plus uBlock are missing the point. Mobile internet shouldn’t require that to be readable. It’s bad design and it should be discouraged. If you want advertising on your site, fine, but don’t make it so obtrusive that it makes the site literally unreadable.
Mobile internet shouldn’t require that to be readable.
You’re right, but we can’t realistically affect web designers directly. We can only control our devices, so we should focus our energy there first.
To be fair, it’s not the web developers doing this… It’s the people they work for.
No, they’re not missing the point. We all agree that mobile should have readability, it’s just that the reality is we have no way to enforce it. Also, Firefox extensions like “Automatic Reader View” allow you to whitelist websites and force Firefox Reader view by default, as an attempt to create a plage more like what you are looking for without needing top down force that it would require to fix the issue (we all know chrome won’t do it)
We know… they don’t care. They don’t give a shit if you can read their site, as long as they can trick you into clicking an ad.
Even the “story” is a fucking ad.
WELCOME TO THE FUTURE!
As a human race, we have developed such amazing technologies over the last 30 years. It’s staggering. My political ideologies don’t really skew much near communism, but holy shit. This is the closest I’ve come in a long time to cracking open my copy of The Marx-Engels Reader in long time
You know what makes me sad? Knowing that the most talented and creative minds on our time are probably working on the advertising industry.
Ladbible gamingbible is a site with no original content it is all copy pasted or stolen packed with ads.
Firefox + uBlock Origin
How do so many people still not do this?
Most apps, including Lemmy apps, open links in an internal browser which does not have those features.
You can usually change that in the settings. If not (at least on Android and on the app I’m currently using) if you open a link in your lemmy app, then click the “…” menu (in Connect and my previous reddit app, it was on the top right) there is an option to “open in Firefox,” or “open in external app.” This will open the link in your browser instead of having to view it in your lemmy app.
I probably should change it, I just haven’t bothered yet.
That’s changable
Umm, change your standard browser to firefox? Works like a charm
I have a DNS ad blocker on my network so no need.
That definitely doesn’t catch everything. I use the same system, though, and it’s a must-do for anyone who hates ads!
I’m running it on Infoblox NIOS with multiple RPZs. One RPZ is just ads.
IPhone users can’t do this. It’s actually only available on Android. I was surprised to find this out earlier this year.
I have some friends who think they are superior because they can use ichat… It’s pretty sad. Like… Oh no, I’m a green chat box. I guess I’ll cry into Revanced and Firefox for mobile. Plus, even if I had an iPhone, I’d still be using Signal.
You may also be surprised to find out that the Safari browser that comes with iOS has extensions support and even special support for content blockers (aka ad blocking extensions) that works great.
The only way to go honestly.
If you wanna get extra comfy, also Dark Reader.
I use AdNauseum. It has uBlock built in but also clicks ads in the background, costing advertisers money, and poisoning your web profile.
Firefox Mobile has uBlock Origin that works on every site, even in incognito mode. Give it a try if this post pains you!
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You can also use Fennec (Firefox) or Kiwi Browser (Chrome) forks for Android. Both support uBlock Origin.
IceRaven (based on Firefox) browser has some extra add-ons support than plain Firefox Mobile.
That + reader mode is a blessing for articles.
The Internet is unusable without an ad blocker
Fandom wikis are so fucking shit at this
this site helps looking up stuff on fandom wikis without going insane.
You’re an amazing beautiful being and I love you forever! 🫀🫀🫀
Oh my. I’m blushing.
But it is a game changer
They really are the worst. You’d think a wiki site could place their ads tastefully, but clearly not with Fandom.
I’m reminded of that Futurama episode where the gang logs onto year-3000 VR internet and is immediately assaulted by a vicious swarm of flying viagra ads.
I’m actually surprised this hasn’t happened to streaming services yet.
Firefox+Ublock origin rules
So when shifting to firefox with ublock origin?
Bro is using chrome 💀💀💀
And the cherry on top is that the article is probably AI generated garbage anyways
I remember the internet before popups. It was so nice…
When was that? I only really got into computers around the time of windows 98 and back then everything was a pop-up on the internet. You would actually go to war against the popups, trying to close more that were opening.
Maybe that was on XP tho because I don’t really remember it that well. I certainly remember looking up what the word incest meant for a school assignment and having to rush to close popup ads at the public library. It was the first time I used the internet and it was not a great first impression.
Around the time of Windows 95. You missed it by -->| |<– that much.
Aww shucks!
