▲ 965 ▼ [It's FOSS News] Google's New Web Environment Integrity Proposal Dismissed by Brave, Mozilla, and Vivaldi (news.itsfoss.com) submitted 3 years ago by hal_5700X@lemmy.world to c/firefox@lemmy.ml 84 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 116 points 3 years ago (1 child) Well, that's nearly 3% of the market. Google's plan is foiled once again. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's about 10%. Still not a lot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Of desktop, maybe. Overall (and like 60% of all browsing is now mobile), no way. Mobile is where alternative browsers really suffer. Firefox actually seems OK for Android but it's not quite as slick on many sites, probably due to them targeting Chrome. Apple force Safari on you so you can't use Firefox at all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ebennz@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) You can use Firefox on iphones Edit: you can, but not really permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 years ago* (1 child) On iOS, Apple only allows browsers to use Safari's WebKit. So they all use the same rendering engine, effectively making all iOS browsers Safari clones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ebennz@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Did not know that. Thanks. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago You can pretend that you do. It's almost the same thing, but not quite. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) Can you? When did they change that? I always thought they forced everything to use Safari under the hood. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago Nothing has changed in that respect. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ebennz@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago Yeah you're right permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's about 10%. Still not a lot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Of desktop, maybe. Overall (and like 60% of all browsing is now mobile), no way. Mobile is where alternative browsers really suffer. Firefox actually seems OK for Android but it's not quite as slick on many sites, probably due to them targeting Chrome. Apple force Safari on you so you can't use Firefox at all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ebennz@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) You can use Firefox on iphones Edit: you can, but not really permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 years ago* (1 child) On iOS, Apple only allows browsers to use Safari's WebKit. So they all use the same rendering engine, effectively making all iOS browsers Safari clones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ebennz@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Did not know that. Thanks. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago You can pretend that you do. It's almost the same thing, but not quite. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) Can you? When did they change that? I always thought they forced everything to use Safari under the hood. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago Nothing has changed in that respect. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ebennz@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago Yeah you're right permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Of desktop, maybe. Overall (and like 60% of all browsing is now mobile), no way. Mobile is where alternative browsers really suffer. Firefox actually seems OK for Android but it's not quite as slick on many sites, probably due to them targeting Chrome. Apple force Safari on you so you can't use Firefox at all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ebennz@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) You can use Firefox on iphones Edit: you can, but not really permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 years ago* (1 child) On iOS, Apple only allows browsers to use Safari's WebKit. So they all use the same rendering engine, effectively making all iOS browsers Safari clones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ebennz@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Did not know that. Thanks. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago You can pretend that you do. It's almost the same thing, but not quite. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) Can you? When did they change that? I always thought they forced everything to use Safari under the hood. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago Nothing has changed in that respect. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ebennz@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago Yeah you're right permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ebennz@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) You can use Firefox on iphones Edit: you can, but not really permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 years ago* (1 child) On iOS, Apple only allows browsers to use Safari's WebKit. So they all use the same rendering engine, effectively making all iOS browsers Safari clones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ebennz@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Did not know that. Thanks. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago You can pretend that you do. It's almost the same thing, but not quite. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) Can you? When did they change that? I always thought they forced everything to use Safari under the hood. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago Nothing has changed in that respect. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ebennz@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago Yeah you're right permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 years ago* (1 child) On iOS, Apple only allows browsers to use Safari's WebKit. So they all use the same rendering engine, effectively making all iOS browsers Safari clones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ebennz@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Did not know that. Thanks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago You can pretend that you do. It's almost the same thing, but not quite. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) Can you? When did they change that? I always thought they forced everything to use Safari under the hood. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago Nothing has changed in that respect. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ebennz@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago Yeah you're right permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago Nothing has changed in that respect. permalink fedilink source parent