April 29, 2024

AdBlocker Ultimate Limited to Working with iPad Safari, not Chrome

AdBlocker Ultimate Home Page Screenshot(Mar. 29, 2019) I was annoyed having recent online purchases and product viewing activity result in stalking-like targeted advertising while surfing the web.

I typically use Google Chrome on a 2019 iPad and have grown increasingly discussed by the targeted advertising layered on every page I viewed. Tantamount to stalking like behavior.

Frustrated, I quickly searched the Apple store and found a reasonably interesting prospective app called AdBlocker Ultimate.

After downloading and installing it, I followed the instructions to enable it.

I would soon realize, however, there would be no options to enable the App to work with Google Chrome, my preferred iPad browser app.

Well that sucked. 

Continuing on. After enabling the app, I reluctantly opened Safari to see how AdBlocker Ultimate worked. Well, it actually did work. Only in Safar, however.AdBlocker Ultimate webpage before

Interestly, it seemed to block the adds I have grown to hate. Instead of the adds, white  space is shown. Better than nothing for now.

Wanting the app to work in Chrome, I scrolled down into the App configuration area and clicked on the Google Chrome app icon.

AdBlocker Ultimate webpage with blocked advertisements resulting in white space areas.There, however, were no settings to enable AdBlocker Ultimate in Chrome.

Looking at this app’s description in the Apple Apps store, I discovered there was no language describing which browsers it works with. This was an indirect confirmation to me that AdBlocker Ultimate was not as diversified as I thought to potentially be that one-stop add-blocker for all my iPad browsing.
 
Apps normally highlight key functionality in their descriptions for marketing purposes. AdBlocker Ultimate did not. In fact, there is no mention of any browser compatibility mentioned in the description.
 
Unless otherwise determined, this app appears designed to work with Apple safari and does not integrate with the Google Chrome browser App on an iPad.
 
Update pending.

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