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Reddit experimenting with blocking mobile browsers
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this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2023
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I just hate apps for what can be a website in general.
On Desktop, 100% yes. On Mobile, Browsers in general suck pretty hard, and i often much prefer the app. If only for Notifications and recent apps being easier to manage than tabs.
Makes sense, I'm to lazy for pi-hole or what so ever to be ad free on mobile. But I also hate apps for what could be a website, so I used old reddit on mobile.
I use Blokada 5 to block ads on my phone and it works pretty well. That version is free, but Blokada 6 is their subscription based blocker which is why I specify the number. I have no experience with 6.
I usually hate apps for websites, but old Reddit is too hard to read on my phone so I used third party apps.
On mobile, browsers provide critical accessibility. Notifications are actually a reason for me not to use apps. I don't want to be notified all the time about everything.