Adblock Plus For iOS App Store Officially Launched

The makers of the popular browser extension Adblock Plus now also have a version for iOS nine developed which is free from the App Store to obtain. Through the AdBlocker allows users to block ads on their iPhone and iPad. This can save users data traffic, protect themselves against infectious ads, improve privacy and reduce battery consumption, according to the developers.

To use Adblock Plus for iOS users must perform some actions. The developers of the browser extension therefore have a very brief guide put online. Adblock Plus has been downloaded over 300 million times and has tens of millions of active users. It is by far the most popular browser extension on the Internet. The iOS version is free via the App Store to download. Yesterday launched also the Finnish anti-virus firm F-Secure its own free AdBlocker. Since Apple iOS nine state AdBlocker apps increasing, which now several apps has produced.

Anti-Virus Company F-Secure Launches Free AdBlocker For iOS

The Finnish anti-virus firm F-Secure today announced a free AdBlocker for iOS nine launched that allows iPhone and iPad users can block ads. Since the launch of Apple's iOS nine state that apps block ads, which is a series of adblockers yielded.

However, F-Secure is the first security company that offers such software for iOS users. According to the anti-virus business users can surf faster by blocking ads, it saves bandwidth and protects privacy. In addition, according to the virus fighter is user privacy guaranteed. As F-Secure do not know which ads have blocked its own app and which websites users have visited. AdBlocker like the app is called, is free from the Apple App Store to download.

Adblockers Great Success In Apple App Store

Apps that allow users to block ads on websites are a great success in the Apple App Store and developers deliver tens of thousands of dollars, reports the Wall Street Journal. Since the launch of iOS 9 makes it possible to block ads on iPhones and iPads.

In the first week since the launch of iOS nine are the 10 most popular apps together AdBlocker downloaded about 600,000 times. The AdBlocker app Crystal managed to get more than 100,000 downloads in a week, what the developer resulted in an estimated $ 75,000. Another AdBlocker app, the 4-dollar Blockr, has already passed the 35 000 downloads.Since launching the app AdBlocker Purify the developer has delivered more than $ 150,000.

The first popular AdBlocker in the App Store was Peace, which resulted in two days 38,000 downloads passed and the developer $ 110,000. He decided to remove his creation but from the App Store because it rigorously blocked ads. In most cases, the applications are made by one or two developers. Thus Crystal created by one programmer, who was here two months working on it.

Conference

Today starts the Advertising Week conference in New York. For a week, the ad industry convened at adblockers will be one of the most discussed topics. Many publishers and ad networks are worried about the rise of adblockers, which are no longer used only by geeks, but have become mainstream. "We have people learned how to circumvent advertising and that's a problem," said Maryam Banikarim, chief marketing officer of Hyatt Hotels chain.

Apple: iOS Nine More Than Half Of All The Devices Installed

The new version of IOS which appeared last week has now been installed on more than half of all iOS devices, so Apple today through a press release announced. Never before a new version of iOS became so quickly installed by users.

"IOS 9 boasts a fantastic start and is on track to be downloaded by users more than any other software Apple has ever released," said Philip Schiller, senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing at Apple. The new iOS version for the first time also introduces the ability to block ads. One feature that many users have been waiting for. The best-selling app of the moment, namely the AdBlocker Crystal. In the Dutch version of the App Store are even three adblockers in the Top 10 best-selling apps.