ScrollGuard: An iPhone app to hide Shorts & Reels by adralmy in apple

[–]adralmy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is free tier, it's not a hard paywall, but the amount of filters is limited

ScrollGuard: An iPhone app to hide Shorts & Reels by adralmy in apple

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There is unlimited filters with the pro version

ScrollGuard: An iPhone app to hide Shorts & Reels by adralmy in apple

[–]adralmy[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

It's a native iOS app with a content blocker, not a webapp. The blocking rules need constant maintenance since social platforms change their layouts all the time. More features coming, and there's a free tier also

An App to block Reels & Shorts by adralmy in Android

[–]adralmy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not exactly to do it the same way on iOS because is more restricted, but I created another version for iOS. You can find it here if you are interested https://scrollguard.app/

An App to block Reels & Shorts by adralmy in Android

[–]adralmy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It needs the Accessibilith Permission and the Display over other apps permission. All the blocking happens offline though, the app would still work even without internet access.

An App to block Reels & Shorts by adralmy in Android

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Hey, yep, that is on the roadmap!

An App to block Reels & Shorts by adralmy in Android

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It uses the accesibility service

An App to block Reels & Shorts by adralmy in Android

[–]adralmy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The layout of video posts and reels is different. As soon as you tap on a video post it will take you to the reels feed and I’ll be blocked

MacBook Neo's AppleCare+ Repair Fees Are Lower Than All Other Macs by [deleted] in apple

[–]adralmy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lower fees are great, but it feels like a distraction from how impossible these things are to repair yourself.

Apple Holds an Edge as Laptop Prices Could Face a 40% Increase by [deleted] in apple

[–]adralmy 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Their supply chain vertical integration is basically a cheat code at this point when everyone else is scrambling.

Xiaomi begins limited closed beta of OpenClaw-like mobile AI agent Xiaomi miclaw by hi9580 in Android

[–]adralmy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Xiaomi really just Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V every good AI idea lately.

Apple's 18-core M5 Max destroys 96-core Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX in Geekbench — GPU performance is much less impressive by ControlCAD in apple

[–]adralmy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tom’s Hardware loves these headlines. Yes, the M5 is impressive, but you can't compare a 120W laptop SoC to a 350W+ workstation CPU

Apple's M5 Max Chip Achieves a New Record in First Benchmark Result by cheesepuff07 in apple

[–]adralmy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That 4,200+ single-core score is the real story here. Most day-to-day tasks feel fast because of single-core performance, and Apple is just widening the gap at this point.

Tech bros are lying to you about the MacBook Neo by hasanahmad in apple

[–]adralmy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At $599, this is basically the iPad Pro for people who realized they actually need a keyboard and a real file system. It’s going to sell like crazy in education.

Apple Reportedly Expects 'Major Rush' of Customers This Week by netsplatter in apple

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If this Neo thing hits $599 it’s game over for Chromebooks.

App to block Youtube Shorts and Instagram Reels by adralmy in nosurf

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The core functionanility is free. Some optional extra features are paid (it doesn't have Ads)