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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[-] grimer@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

I've used it for a while then found it a little janky at time so I moved to FF. This post inspired me to try it again and I will say it seems more stable. Also, the only extension I've installed is Ublock Origin (Chrome) and it works perfectly. This is on the desktop version. It scores 100% on the D3 adblock test. I haven't gotten to play with it on my mobile devices yet but plan on it this week.

[-] EyesEyesBaby@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

You'll score 100% without uBlock origin using it's built in ad blocker.

[-] krnl386@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Confirmed! That’s impressive…

[-] krnl386@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I was looking for a good AdBlock test, but lost it in my bookmarks. Will try the D3 on my iPhone.

AFAIK Firefox on iOS/iPadOS doesn't support extensions. Or were you referring to macOS (desktop/laptop)?

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

I was using desktop.

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