IOS Safari support plugins?

Question

I'm currently working on ipad IOS Safari. Thinking of adding some plugins to the application. but found some article saying that IOS Safari doesn't support plugins. Any expert know how true is the statement? Thanks

Answer 1

Safari, like all iOS apps, does not support plug-ins or any other form of customization. Your only option is to create an app with a UIWebView. Quite a few browser apps can be found in the App Store.

iOS 9 update: Safari still does not support plug-ins; however, it is now possible to build an app that blocks specific content via a JSON file. Content blocking rules only affect the Safari app and the new SFSafariViewController (UIWebView and WKWebView instances are unaffected).

Answer 2

The fact that you need to jailbreak it to use them actually proves that Apple is not supporting the use of plugins.

Answer 3

As of iOS 9, browser plugins are supported (as content blockers).