Apparently iOS 26 adds new APIs that allow filtering everywhere, including in all apps. Wipr added this functionality.

You mean URL filters? This isn't part of WebExtensions, so I don't think uBlock Origin Lite is going to support it any time soon. But since URL filters appear to operate independently from browser level blocking, perhaps apps providing this functionality could coexist with uBlock Origin Lite.

Also, as the name implies, this just looks at the URLs. So it's more comparable to DNS level blocking.

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/networkextension/u...

But then I have to upgrade to iOS 26… The cure is worse than the disease!

For now I am using wireguard+pihole on a cheap VPS for all my devices. It’s not perfect (data center IP so some places block it) but it’s good enough for now. When I’m forced to update to 26 will definitely look at Wipr since I tested that out and it was really good other than the in-app issue.

Or just do the 26 upgrade, the Liquid Glass changes are grossly overstated, it's not a drastic change...

True. macOS Tahoe is far worse. It looks like a poorly designed Linux variant.