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Pages load fast without bloat in iOS thanks to both the reader view and iOS's built in support of content blockers. What are the chances that Google will allow for third party content blockers and a reader view in Chrome that blocks all ads including theirs in Android?

And the pages aren't hosted by Google.

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On Android I love using Firefox Focus, which blocks ads and analytics trackers. It's my default browser, although I still use Chrome when I want the logged-in experience.

What are the chances that Apple would allow me to change the default browser on iOS?

That’s not a complete solution. Any app with a built in web view will still use Chrome and still not support ad blocking. An app that uses the Safari View Controller as a built in web view (like my RSS reader and all of the built in apps), will still support content blockers and use the same set of cookies as the main browser. The apps do not have access to your web session like they do in a traditional web view.

Incidentally, can you recommend a good iOS content blocker? I never looked into them beyond a week or so after the feature first launched, and I wasn't impressed by their effectiveness early on.

I'm using 1Blocker. (not an affiliate link)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/1blocker/id1025729002?mt=8

Awesome, I’ll check it out.

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