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Just got my first iPhone since the 3G, now what? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
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I’ve been using Google Pixels since they were Nexus phones and just activated my new 14 yesterday. It’s a little weird but I like it so far. I do miss twire instead of twitch, YouTube re-Vance’d, and Firefox with Adblock. What does a long term android user like me need to know/install/settings tweak/etc?

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[–] 13 points 3 years ago (1 child)

To get that ad-free YouTube experience, I use Vinegar safari extension and have pinned the YouTube site to my home screen rather than using any apps.

I also use Banish to remove all those annoying "Open in our app" pop-ups in Safari.

Lastly, I use AdGuard to block ads on the phone locally and have also set up my own Wireguard VPN server at home with PiHole so that I'm always protected ad-wise when I'm out and about over 5G and on any public Wifi (I used to use my own Wireguard VPN with my old Pixels too).

Absolute bliss.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Thank you for sharing this! I am a happy camper now.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago*

    No problems! 😀

    When I was on Android I used to love the F-Droid open source repository. Both Newpipe (3rd party YouTube app) and DNS66 (local VPN on device that blocked ads throughout the phone).

    I switched to iOS and really missed those applications and needed a solution for my new phone. Those 5 things above (Vinegar, Banish, AdGuard, WireGuard and PiHole) have worked wonders helping me when I switched.

    Wouldn’t be without them now.

    Edit:
    If anyone happens be be on android or still uses Android devices with their Apple things, here are the apps I used to use:

    https://f-droid.org/en/
    https://f-droid.org/packages/org.jak_linux.dns66/
    https://f-droid.org/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/

    Both platforms with compelling solutions to block ads and nagging popups.🤝

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