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I used normal FF with ublock. I never see ads at all. Can you add extensions to Firefox Focus?
This is the way (assuming you mean Ublock Origin, which I understand is superior to just-plain Ublock.) I also use SponsorBlock.
I do mean Ublock Origin, just a bit lazy in typing.
I have sponsor block on the pc and do need to add it to mobile. (that lazyness kicking in again as it has only been a few weeks that you could add it)
Is sponserblock on the standard Firefox or is it on the nightly builds still?
You can get the sponsorblock exension on standard android firefox now, if that's what you're asking.
That was what I was asking. Thank you! I didn't know it was available yet.
Just tried it, you can't.
Thanks for checking.
Then I would suggest that if the OP wants to view youtube on mobile they go with normal FF and ublock.
It sounds like Firefox Focus just has a few privacy extensions rolled in but still allows adds.
Do you have a uBlock setting recommendation for me?
I have made no changes to the default settings and it works fine for me.,
If anyone else has tweaks they use, please reply to @perishthethought.
Thanks - I just checked, I'm using FF on my desktop, and my android browser, both have uBlock enabled and I still see ads sometimes on youtube.com. I would be interested in changing hat for sure.
Do you have ublock or ublock origin?
ublock origin is what I use. I also made no changes to the defaults on pc and see no adds on youtube there as well.
uBlock Origin in both desktop and mobile.
Then not sure why you are seeing ads.
Are the in video sponsor pieces? As sponsor block is quite good at skipping them in most case.
YouTube is playing cat and mouse with the adblockers, so recently it is sometimes able to show you ads even if you have uBlock Origin enabled. Only reliable way to completely get rid of the ads is to go through a Piped or Invidious instance, or the NewPipe app on Android.
Unfortunately, no. And AFAIK, we can't have multiple profiles on the full Firefox web browser. (I would need 2 profiles since for some sites, I still want to keep cookies/history around longer, at least I think that makes sense)