Orion browser for macOS and iOS/iPadOS (browser.kagi.com)

submitted 1 year ago by krnl386@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I've been testing the Orion browser for macOS and iOS/iPasOS for a few days. It's WebKit-based, and Apple OS exclusive. First impressions are positive, although I haven't put it through its paces (check multi-device iCloud settings sync, push tabs to its limits, dig into exactly how it protects privacy by syncing through iCloud, etc). Would love to hear your thoughts on this, especially if anyone has tried it.

Out of the box, this browser purports to be more private than Safari, Firefox, Brave and Chrome (not exactly high bars to beat, except maybe Brave/Firefox?). The killer feature, however, is support for Chromium and Firefox extensions... on iOS/iPadOS. The two extensions I tried (AdNauseam and Youtube SponsorBlock) don't appear to work; at least their extension web pages don't appear to function. Not sure if that's intentional, or if I messed something up.

In any case, would love to see some feedback from the community here.

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[-] krnl386@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Bitwarden extension for Firefox loads but doesn't seem able to autofill... but it works (note: I have a self-hosted VaultWarden server, not BitWarden's cloud service).

Maybe uBlock Origin will work? It seems to be advertised on their website.

Given that this thing is a beta and based on functionality so far, I am impressed. I wish there were a way to tweak the built-in ad and tracker blockers (e.g., add/remove custom lists), but this is already impressive for the iOS/iPadOS walled garden.

[-] WestwardWinds@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I could not get uBlock Origin to work on the iOS or iPadOS versions, personally

[-] brcl@artemis.camp 1 points 1 year ago

The recent update fixes uBO

[-] krnl386@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ditto here. On the other hand their built-in adblock seems airtight. I’d like to see how it fares against Google’s/Youtube’s anti-adblock measures.

I’m in Canada and haven’t been hit with those yet… either that or my adblocks are working really well. 😉

[-] brcl@artemis.camp 2 points 1 year ago

Recent update fixed uBO

[-] krnl386@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

It loads and UI seems to work, but it still doesn’t actually block ads or click them.

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