Introducing Peace, my privacy-focused iOS 9 ad blocker – Marco.org
Marco Arment:
Today, I’m launching my own iOS 9 content blocker, called Peace, to bring peace, quiet, privacy, and — as a nice side benefit — ludicrous speed to iOS web browsing.
It’s using the Ghostery database to detect a website’s trackers and advertisers. I’ve been using Ghostery for quite some time now for Safari on my Mac and it’s something I don’t want to miss anymore. A lot of websites load considerably faster and I feel safer using it.
And with iOS 9, it’s now possible to do the same on iOS. Well, unless you have an ancient iPhone 5 like me, which is not supported. I bought Peace on my iPad Mini 2, only to find out later it’s not compatible with my iPhone. :-( First world problems, I guess. Anyhow, it’s working a treat on the iPad!
[Update]: Well, apparently no content blockers can run on an iPhone 5:
@jpwain: @marcoarment No support for iPhone 5? (Not sure if that’s content blockers as a whole or just Peace…)
@marcoarment: @jpwain All content blockers require 64-bit at the OS level, unfortunately.