Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one | With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.::With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.

  • WindowsEnjoyer
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    1 year ago

    Mostly done by ad-blocking DNS server at home (or via VPN when I am away), but yeah - no ability on Apple. Also impossible to root.

    I don’t do root anymore, but I would love to have this available as an option. Opens much more possibilities.

    • pup_atlas@pawb.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      This just, isn’t true? You can just download the Ad Block Plus Safari extension, just like you can on a desktop/laptop machine. You could even add a user script manager to block ads yourself if you’re so inclined. This has been in iOS for years, at least 4.

      • anakronos
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        That only blocks Safari, no? Whah about the rest of the apps?

        • pup_atlas@pawb.social
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          1 year ago

          You can also use the system-wide ad blockers that function via iOS’s built in VPN functionality. That’s how Android does it too.

          • Chobbes@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            1 year ago

            I always found the VPN solution felt really heavy. I remember on Android you could at least also have hostfile and DNS blocking too… But maybe that was only because I was on a rooted device?

            • pup_atlas@pawb.social
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              1
              ·
              1 year ago

              You’ve been able to use DNS-based solutions on iOS basically forever. I don’t really like them because they can be more technical than the average user is likely to jive with (they tend to cause a lot of issues browsing the web normally in my experience), but it’s pretty much always been around.