--- title: Firefox helps iPhone users bypass ads on web sites while... description: Firefox is rolling out built-in ad blocking on iPhone, starting slowly and disabled by default, while the browser continues to display its own ads. The page... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/firefox-helps-iphone-users-bypass-ads-on-web-sites-while-making-money-showing-its-own-ads-usqyhc7tg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Firefox helps iPhone users bypass ads on web sites while making money showing its own ads | daily.dev og:description: Firefox is rolling out built-in ad blocking on iPhone, starting slowly and disabled by default, while the browser continues to display its own ads. The page... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/firefox-helps-iphone-users-bypass-ads-on-web-sites-while-making-money-showing-its-own-ads-usqyhc7tg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/usqYHC7tG.png og:image:alt: Firefox helps iPhone users bypass ads on web sites while making money showing its own ads og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Firefox helps iPhone users bypass ads on web sites while making money showing its own ads **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Firefox is rolling out built-in ad blocking on iPhone, starting slowly and disabled by default, while the browser continues to display its own ads. 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Firefox still displays its own ads within the browser even as it helps users block ads on other sites. _Track how browser ad-blocking defaults evolve across platforms with daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Mozilla adds ad blocking to Firefox for iOS](https://daily.dev/posts/mozilla-adds-ad-blocking-to-firefox-for-ios-8f5g8ynit) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Reduce clutter and distractions with Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS](https://daily.dev/posts/reduce-clutter-and-distractions-with-ad-blocker-for-firefox-on-ios-njuqi2uuw) · Mozilla · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Firefox Has Quietly Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine](https://daily.dev/posts/firefox-has-quietly-integrated-brave-s-adblock-engine-icdbdfmgl) · It's Foss · 205 upvotes · 35 comments --- Tags: [#ios](https://daily.dev/tags/ios), [#firefox](https://daily.dev/tags/firefox) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/firefox-helps-iphone-users-bypass-ads-on-web-sites-while-making-money-showing-its-own-ads-usqyhc7tg) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Firefox helps iPhone users bypass ads on web sites while making money showing its own ads","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/firefox-helps-iphone-users-bypass-ads-on-web-sites-while-making-money-showing-its-own-ads-usqyhc7tg","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/firefox-helps-iphone-users-bypass-ads-on-web-sites-while-making-money-showing-its-own-ads-usqyhc7tg"},"datePublished":"2026-09-01T20:22:48.759Z","dateModified":"2026-09-01T20:27:38.297Z","description":"Firefox is rolling out built-in ad blocking on iPhone, starting slowly and disabled by default, while the browser continues to display its own ads. 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