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pr06lefs lemmy.ml pr06lefs@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-07-21
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I'm running LineageOS without google. The default browser doesn't have ad blocking. On my laptop I've gotten pretty used to an ad free experience with librewolf and uBlock origin. Anyone have a recommendation for a browser on F-Droid with a solid ad blocking experience?

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narp feddit.org narp@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-22
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IronFox has it's own repo and you can add uBlock origin

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bdonvr thelemmy.club bdonvr@thelemmy.club
Joined: 2023-06-14
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Fennec!

It's basically just Firefox with some privacy upgrades like removed Mozilla telemetry. Available right on default FDroid repos.

You can install uBlock Origin natively into it. The full version. Grab Privacy Badger by the EFF while you're at it.

Plus by not using a Chromium browser you fight against Google's control over the web.

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid/

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Scott 🇨🇦🏴‍☠️ lemmy.ca RodgeGrabTheCat@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-09-10
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Ironfox come with UBlock Origin installed. A word of caution - I always find that browser very slow loading pages.

If Brave interests you their fdroid repo is https://brave-browser-apk-release.s3.brave.com/fdroid/repo

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bdonvr thelemmy.club bdonvr@thelemmy.club
Joined: 2023-06-14
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Ironfox come with UBlock Origin installed. A word of caution - I always find that browser very slow loading pages. If Brave interests you their fdroid repo is https://brave-browser-apk-release.s3.brave.com/fdroid/repo

Brave should not interest you.

https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-brave-browser/

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Scott 🇨🇦🏴‍☠️ lemmy.ca RodgeGrabTheCat@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-09-10
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Brave should not interest you. https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-brave-browser/

Until Mozilla makes their browsers secure on Android, I'll use Brave.

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NightFantom slrpnk.net NightFantom@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-06-08
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I'm running waterfox with ublock origin, would surprise me if that's not available there?

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NightFantom slrpnk.net NightFantom@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-06-08
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Until Mozilla makes their browsers secure on Android, I'll use Brave.

What's insecure about it?

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pr06lefs lemmy.ml pr06lefs@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-07-21
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I'm running waterfox with ublock origin, would surprise me if that's not available there?

not seeing it! https://search.f-droid.org/?q=waterfox&lang=en

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pr06lefs lemmy.ml pr06lefs@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-07-21
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IronFox has it's own repo and you can add uBlock origin

TIL about adding more F-Droid repos. Wonder why they aren't on the main one?

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narp feddit.org narp@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-22
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TIL about adding more F-Droid repos. Wonder why they aren't on the main one?

Security reasons I believe. Supposedly Accrescent is one of the securest app stores where you can also get an AppVerifier and IronFox for example.

If you new to this you might want to check out Obtainium too!

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NightFantom slrpnk.net NightFantom@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-06-08
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not seeing it! https://search.f-droid.org/?q=waterfox&lang=en

You're right, apparently it's been in the works for a long time but it's not there yet https://github.com/BrowserWorks/Waterfox-Android/issues/40

Sounds like fennec should be a similar experience, haven't used it myself but others here seem to recommend it as well.

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Teknikal anarchist.nexus Teknikal@anarchist.nexus
Joined: 2026-02-21
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I use ironfox I think it may be from an added repository though.

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AnarchistArtificer lemmy.world AnarchistArtificer@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
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Fennec! It's basically just Firefox with some privacy upgrades like removed Mozilla telemetry. Available right on default FDroid repos. You can install uBlock Origin natively into it. The full version. Grab Privacy Badger by the EFF while you're at it. Plus by not using a Chromium browser you fight against Google's control over the web. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid/

I've been using Fennec for a long time, and I'm very happy with it

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