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Then don't use Chrome. Disable it. Use Firefox focus.

by jimmies 9y ago

zargon 9y ago
Firefox (not Focus) recently gave me an ad for Pocket as a notification. Mozilla continues to disappoint me.
- mirimir 9y ago
  But at least it lets you remove stuff from the toolbar.
- zaarn 9y ago
  Firefox is IMO still a better choice than Chrome on Android at this point, Firefox Sync also makes it very convenient to send pages to and from Desktop. And of course the ability to install and use Addons like uMatrix to get even basic ad- and scriptblocking
Shikadi 9y ago
Or Opera mobile, it's basically chrome with ad block and a different UI
- selectodude 9y ago
  Opera Mini has some awful ridiculous newsfeed on it now, too.
  - te0006 9y ago
    Yes this is annoying but at least you can easily switch it off. Also, Opera Mobile is the only remaining halfway mainstream mobile browser that still does text reflow/wrapping automatically and efficiently. Shame on Chrome in that regard as well - they had it and just dropped it. Well I guess some day those responsible will have less-than-perfect eyesight too.
  - Shikadi 9y ago
    Opera Mobile != Opera Mini, so far it doesn't have a news feed (or I have it disabled?)
dredmorbius 9y ago
On Android itself, this is at best difficult. It's not supported on Vendor-locked older versions of Android, though I don't know what the present-gen device situation is. I have absolutely zero intent to gain first-hand knowledge of said situation.
- notatoad 9y ago
  Firefox can be installed on any device that can install apk files or apps from the play store. And I'm pretty sure this has always been true. Definitely since at least the android 2.2 days.
  - dredmorbius 9y ago
    Chrome Browser, however, cannot be uninstalled. That was the element I was (perhaps insufficiently clearly) responding to. I have Firefox on Android. It's a godsend. Or Mozillasend.
cma 9y ago
You can disable it in chrome://flags, but it is a bad precedent to not let normal users disable it.

Then don't use Chrome. Disable it. Use Firefox focus.

zargon 9y ago

Firefox (not Focus) recently gave me an ad for Pocket as a notification. Mozilla continues to disappoint me.

mirimir 9y ago
But at least it lets you remove stuff from the toolbar.
zaarn 9y ago
Firefox is IMO still a better choice than Chrome on Android at this point, Firefox Sync also makes it very convenient to send pages to and from Desktop. And of course the ability to install and use Addons like uMatrix to get even basic ad- and scriptblocking

Shikadi 9y ago

Or Opera mobile, it's basically chrome with ad block and a different UI

selectodude 9y ago
Opera Mini has some awful ridiculous newsfeed on it now, too.
- te0006 9y ago
  Yes this is annoying but at least you can easily switch it off. Also, Opera Mobile is the only remaining halfway mainstream mobile browser that still does text reflow/wrapping automatically and efficiently. Shame on Chrome in that regard as well - they had it and just dropped it. Well I guess some day those responsible will have less-than-perfect eyesight too.
- Shikadi 9y ago
  Opera Mobile != Opera Mini, so far it doesn't have a news feed (or I have it disabled?)

dredmorbius 9y ago

On Android itself, this is at best difficult. It's not supported on Vendor-locked older versions of Android, though I don't know what the present-gen device situation is. I have absolutely zero intent to gain first-hand knowledge of said situation.

notatoad 9y ago
Firefox can be installed on any device that can install apk files or apps from the play store. And I'm pretty sure this has always been true. Definitely since at least the android 2.2 days.
- dredmorbius 9y ago
  Chrome Browser, however, cannot be uninstalled. That was the element I was (perhaps insufficiently clearly) responding to. I have Firefox on Android. It's a godsend. Or Mozillasend.

cma 9y ago

You can disable it in chrome://flags, but it is a bad precedent to not let normal users disable it.