I love f droid and wish there was some way that all those apps could get links for iOS too (an iOS index?) - given an option I go for f droid and any iOS equivalent available always
i would say if aurorastore people made an IOS version that does clean UI/ no ads and filter by "no ads" that would be a killer.
i recently saw iPad that a friend bought and the app store, safari, apps are ad ridden shitfest like in pre-ublock days.
i mean, internet surfing without ublock already feels like having unprotected sex and with everything else you can use adblocker but in apple, you are stuck.... yeah unless you use private DNS from some provider, they might help but not otherwise
> i recently saw iPad that a friend bought and the app store, safari, apps are ad ridden shitfest like in pre-ublock days.
This sounds ridiculous.
The App Store complaint I can understand, you have the "Today" tab which is effectively advertisement.
And the search is terrible, starting with one (clearly labeled) ad at the top and then "Collections" every few results.
But the rest…
> i mean, internet surfing without ublock already feels like having unprotected sex and with everything else you can use adblocker but in apple, you are stuck.... yeah unless you use private DNS from some provider, they might help but not otherwise
I'm happy to inform you that one can in fact install ad blockers in Safari just fine [1] as well as set up system wide filters with locally running DNS.
Basically, if I dare make the comparison, like on Android (although you have more choice there).
One such example is Firefox Focus [2] which works quite well in my experience (note that it can integrate into Safari as a "Content Blocker"), but there are also payed options like AdGuard [3] (the "Pro" version is a one time purchase).
So I don't think it's Apple's fault that your friend didn't do that.
Unless one is of the opinion that they should be shipping one by default.
And regarding apps, there tends to always be the option of not using an app or getting/buying one without ads.
Again I don't think Apple is to blame for user choice as long as the ads aren't problematic themselves.
For example none of the apps I use have ads in them, but I also payed for quite a few.
The reasons for the absence are pretty self-explanatory. iOS itself is proprietary.
First, someone would need to initiate a project to create a free software clone of iOS, like ReactOS re Windows or even GNU re UNIX. That's a worthwhile project in and of itself.
F droid has better discovery than the play store for apps that avoid monetizing their basic features, e.g. a QRcode scanner. Some criticisms about the release model are valid IMO, with it using a different dynamic of trust than the play store. There is no good replacement for f droid.
They follow bad practices. For example it takes them too long to update apps, with no appreciation to the update (meaning if there was a critical CVE ), and other. Look at this site[1], showing some reasons why google play store is preferred.
>For example it takes them too long to update apps, with no appreciation to the update (meaning if there was a critical CVE ), and other.
Fully agree, have some experiences.
Friendly advice: treat Fdroid like any other development dependency and try to be in control rather than being dependent: run your own f-droid repo which people can add to their Fdroid app as a source.
