Due to a spinal disc bulge impinging the sciatic nerve, my mobility is, temporarily, curtailed. I cannot sit at my desk and surf instead with my iPad and my SmartTV. I’m using Firefox on my SmartTV and browsing YouTube. I cannot figure out how to block ads. (It might be pain med fog causing the interference.)
Can anyone tell me if there is Adblock for the SmartTV Firefox app? . . . And how to install and use it?
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AdBlock for Firefox on SmartTV
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- UraniumLounger
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AdBlock for Firefox on SmartTV
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Re: AdBlock for Firefox on SmartTV
I don't have anything 'smart' but as far as I can see from a few quick Google searches, Firefox on Android behaves much the same as FF on Windows and you can install advert blocking addons. The process is just the same:
In FF, click on the options / 'hamburger' icon in the top right
then click on 'Add-ons'
use the search bar to find the add-on you want, to block ads I'd recomend 'uBlock Origin'
Ken
In FF, click on the options / 'hamburger' icon in the top right
then click on 'Add-ons'
use the search bar to find the add-on you want, to block ads I'd recomend 'uBlock Origin'
Ken
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Re: AdBlock for Firefox on SmartTV
I fully agree with Ken's recommendation. I use uBlock Origin, Adblock Plus and Poper Blocker all together in Google Chrome. If any site insists in showing ads to let me in after I blocked them I add that site to my blocked sites, result: annoyances gone.
Cheers, Claude.
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Re: AdBlock for Firefox on SmartTV
Really? I thought running multiple adblockers was like running multiple anti-virus apps, Not A Good ThingTMClaude wrote:...I use uBlock Origin, Adblock Plus and Poper Blocker all together in Google Chrome...
Ken
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Re: AdBlock for Firefox on SmartTV
From things I've read on the web, the Samsung SmartTV I have runs an os called Tizen. I've also read that AdBlock does not run as an app on Tizen. From my experience, I cannot access add-ons when running the Firefox app on the SmartTV.
If anyone has done this successfully, I'd appreciate knowing how you did it.
If anyone has done this successfully, I'd appreciate knowing how you did it.
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Re: AdBlock for Firefox on SmartTV
There were some ads (forgotten by now which ones) sneaking past just one blocker, hence I use multiples. As there is no noticeable speed degradation I leave them all active.stuck wrote:Really? I thought running multiple adblockers was like running multiple anti-virus apps, Not A Good ThingTM
Ken
Cheers, Claude.
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Re: AdBlock for Firefox on SmartTV
Well I never, you learn something everyday.Claude wrote:...As there is no noticeable speed degradation I leave them all active.
Ken