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> Firefox is awesome. FF dev tools are awesome. FF, like Wu Tang, is for the kids. FF is awesome, but have they fixed the battery issues on Macs yet? It's a no

by mbesto 7y ago

> Firefox is awesome. FF dev tools are awesome. FF, like Wu Tang, is for the kids. FF is awesome, but have they fixed the battery issues on Macs yet? It's a non-starter for me to switch.

hinkley 7y ago
Supposedly, a couple of versions back.
sorryitstrue 7y ago
FF is significantly better on OSX battery than it was in the past (since v70 I believe).. however Safari is still king. I never fire up Chrome anymore on my Macbook
sicco 7y ago
Yea they fixed it: - https://mozillagfx.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/dramatically-reduced-power-usage-in-firefox-70-on-macos-with-core-animation/ https://mozillagfx.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/dramatically-red... - https://www.zdnet.com/article/upcoming-firefox-update-will-decrease-power-usage-on-macos-by-up-to-three-times/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/upcoming-firefox-update-will-d... Give it a go again!
ravenstine 7y ago
Having used Nightly for a month now, I can say the battery usage on macOS has vastly improved.