▲ 1142 ▼ Prepare your Firefox desktop extension for the upcoming Android release (blog.mozilla.org) submitted 3 years ago by gaul@lemmy.ml to c/firefox@lemmy.ml 164 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Noahv@kbin.social 90 points 3 years ago (2 children) That's the reason why I use Firefox on Android. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's the reason why I might start to use FF again (tbh at this point I don't see why to use anything else). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Camilo@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 years ago (3 children) I am using Firefox as well and I don't think I'd go back to Chrome, but I wish it supported progressive web apps a bit better! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] halibutherring@aussie.zone 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Is there even an adblocker for chrome on mobile? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Camilo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago Not for chrome, but there are forks that have adblocking capabilities. Kiwi is a browser that lets you install extensions, so you can install an ad blocker Or Brave, that includes it as a browser feature. But Brave has had many weird features and taken many weird decisions, so people recommend just moving to Firefox permalink fedilink source parent [–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Well, on a second thought I guess they don't have much tabs control, so that is a bit of a bummer. permalink fedilink source parent [–] julesbl@mastodon.me.uk 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) @Camilo @kratoz29 I don't think Firefox is any worse at progressive enhancement than chrome, most developers don't even consider it so perhaps chrome is better at running poor code than Firefox, but that is not a good reason to use it, just encourages poor coders and coding permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] limecool@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago They said PWA. Chrome and Chrome like browsers can install pwa as native apps, aka webapks on your android. Firefox can only add a shortcut where sites can run full screen. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scarilog@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Fr. Chrome on android is much more stable in my experience. But Firefox still wins due to adblock + sweet sweet dark mode. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's the reason why I might start to use FF again (tbh at this point I don't see why to use anything else). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Camilo@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 years ago (3 children) I am using Firefox as well and I don't think I'd go back to Chrome, but I wish it supported progressive web apps a bit better! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] halibutherring@aussie.zone 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Is there even an adblocker for chrome on mobile? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Camilo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago Not for chrome, but there are forks that have adblocking capabilities. Kiwi is a browser that lets you install extensions, so you can install an ad blocker Or Brave, that includes it as a browser feature. But Brave has had many weird features and taken many weird decisions, so people recommend just moving to Firefox permalink fedilink source parent [–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Well, on a second thought I guess they don't have much tabs control, so that is a bit of a bummer. permalink fedilink source parent [–] julesbl@mastodon.me.uk 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) @Camilo @kratoz29 I don't think Firefox is any worse at progressive enhancement than chrome, most developers don't even consider it so perhaps chrome is better at running poor code than Firefox, but that is not a good reason to use it, just encourages poor coders and coding permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] limecool@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago They said PWA. Chrome and Chrome like browsers can install pwa as native apps, aka webapks on your android. Firefox can only add a shortcut where sites can run full screen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Camilo@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 years ago (3 children) I am using Firefox as well and I don't think I'd go back to Chrome, but I wish it supported progressive web apps a bit better! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] halibutherring@aussie.zone 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Is there even an adblocker for chrome on mobile? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Camilo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago Not for chrome, but there are forks that have adblocking capabilities. Kiwi is a browser that lets you install extensions, so you can install an ad blocker Or Brave, that includes it as a browser feature. But Brave has had many weird features and taken many weird decisions, so people recommend just moving to Firefox permalink fedilink source parent [–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Well, on a second thought I guess they don't have much tabs control, so that is a bit of a bummer. permalink fedilink source parent [–] julesbl@mastodon.me.uk 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) @Camilo @kratoz29 I don't think Firefox is any worse at progressive enhancement than chrome, most developers don't even consider it so perhaps chrome is better at running poor code than Firefox, but that is not a good reason to use it, just encourages poor coders and coding permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] limecool@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago They said PWA. Chrome and Chrome like browsers can install pwa as native apps, aka webapks on your android. Firefox can only add a shortcut where sites can run full screen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] halibutherring@aussie.zone 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Is there even an adblocker for chrome on mobile? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Camilo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago Not for chrome, but there are forks that have adblocking capabilities. Kiwi is a browser that lets you install extensions, so you can install an ad blocker Or Brave, that includes it as a browser feature. But Brave has had many weird features and taken many weird decisions, so people recommend just moving to Firefox permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Camilo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago Not for chrome, but there are forks that have adblocking capabilities. Kiwi is a browser that lets you install extensions, so you can install an ad blocker Or Brave, that includes it as a browser feature. But Brave has had many weird features and taken many weird decisions, so people recommend just moving to Firefox permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Well, on a second thought I guess they don't have much tabs control, so that is a bit of a bummer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] julesbl@mastodon.me.uk 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) @Camilo @kratoz29 I don't think Firefox is any worse at progressive enhancement than chrome, most developers don't even consider it so perhaps chrome is better at running poor code than Firefox, but that is not a good reason to use it, just encourages poor coders and coding permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] limecool@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago They said PWA. Chrome and Chrome like browsers can install pwa as native apps, aka webapks on your android. Firefox can only add a shortcut where sites can run full screen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] limecool@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago They said PWA. Chrome and Chrome like browsers can install pwa as native apps, aka webapks on your android. Firefox can only add a shortcut where sites can run full screen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scarilog@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Fr. Chrome on android is much more stable in my experience. But Firefox still wins due to adblock + sweet sweet dark mode. permalink fedilink source parent