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I've been using this specifically for its extension support, and I'm just waiting until Firefox Preview can get extension support fully as I use Firefox on the

I've been using this specifically for its extension support, and I'm just waiting until Firefox Preview can get extension support fully as I use Firefox on the desktop and I'd like for them to sync. I looked at other browsers like Brave but I just cannot trust them.

TomMarius 7y ago
Firefox on mobile has extension support, I am using it right now?
- Eldt 7y ago
  The new one has very limited support
- enitihas 7y ago
  The parent meant Firefox preview, the new version of Firefox on android, which only supports ublock origin as of now. Firefox preview will become the main Firefox browser on android as of now.
  - TomMarius 7y ago
    Oh, I thought it's some alpha version of the one I am using. My bad
- photon-torpedo 7y ago
  Not for much longer. Future versions of Firefox Mobile (i.e. what is Firefox Preview now) will, as far as I know, at best have support for the Mozilla "Recommended" extensions, which is only a small fraction (e.g. no Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey).
- input_sh 7y ago
  It's gonna be replaced during this year with a complete rewrite. Extension support is coming, but at the moment only uBlock Origin is available.
  - NikolaeVarius 7y ago
    They released a few more
  - Thriptic 7y ago
    So to be clear, the existing Firefox on Android which has broad extension support is going to be replaced with a version with less extension support? Why? One of the biggest value adds of Firefox on Android is broad extension support.
    - NikolaeVarius 7y ago
      Only way to make it suck less https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2019/06/27/reinventing-firefox-for-android-a-preview/ https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2019/06/27/reinventi...
      - TomMarius 7y ago
        It sucks? I switched from Chrome last year and am nothing but happy. Who decided it sucks?
        zapttt 7y ago
        i'm with you. have been using the fdroid one. firefox android esl 68 + all security patches) with uMatrix extension (but for non-web devs I'd suggest gorhill's uBlock extension instead)... and this made a phone usable. I feel like I am back in the late 90s! in the best way! it's super user friendly, just install the app, install extensions like you do on desktop I type a url or click a link, and what do I get? the content I wanted and nothing else! it's great! using chrome or those fly-by-night browsers I get a dozen dhtml popups and "whitelisted"-by-the-browser dev ads all over the place. not to mention the own browser popups wanting me to translate from languages I know how to read or if I want to login with my google account on random sites. PS: the fdroid ESL version of firefox is called by the internal mozilla project name: fennec.
        ta1771 7y ago
busymom0 7y ago
Why can’t you trust Brave?
- cercatrova 7y ago
  Replacing ads with their own ads, running a cryptocurrency within the browser. I don't want microtransactions to view sites which I feel like is what Brave is hoping for in the future. I mean, microtransactions are the name of the game in cryptocurrency but doing so for online content is especially egregious.
  - infinityplus1 7y ago
    Isn't it opt-in? I simply don't enable those features. You can even hide the Brave Rewards button in the settings.
    - SahAssar 7y ago
      Even if it's opt-in I still think it's shady and reflects on what the company thinks the future of its browser is.
    - kodablah 7y ago
      When able to do so, many choose products based on principles regardless of how they use them specifically (hypocrisy and comparison of evils notwithstanding).
- Youden 7y ago
  Brave seems well-intentioned but really dodgy to me. In addition to the other issues that have already been raised, they were initially collecting money on people's behalf without their consent or knowledge [0]. The problem has since been resolved but their handling of it at the time put me off them for good. [0]: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/prominent-youtuber-claims-brave-bat-095126650.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/prominent-youtuber-claims-bra...
csagan5 7y ago
And you trust instead a closed-source browser which has not been updated in months? Aside from the trust component I suggest you to use an up-to-date browser because of the security vulnerabilities which affect them.
- cercatrova 7y ago
  What are you referring to, Firefox? If not, Kiwi is open source, and I trust Firefox a lot more than Brave.
  - csagan5 7y ago
    Kiwi: it is severely outdated and you installed it before it was open source.
    - cercatrova 7y ago
      How is it outdated when the versions on the Play Store are automatically built with the open source version, which got an update 7 hours ago? Even if I had used a previous version, my current version is up to date by now.
      - rvnx 7y ago
        He is referring to the fact that Kiwi is based on a mix of different Chromium versions of 2019. Chromium does new release almost every month. It's difficult to keep track of Chromium modifications with such large forks (and Chromium had lot of performance issue at the end of 2019 too with stuttering and lags). UCBrowser for example is an engine of 2017, Samsung Internet from 2019, etc
        csagan5 7y ago
        You have not answered to the user's concern whether his browser is up to date with all the security fixes found in Chromium after v77.
    - 7y ago

TomMarius 7y ago

Firefox on mobile has extension support, I am using it right now?

Eldt 7y ago
The new one has very limited support
enitihas 7y ago
The parent meant Firefox preview, the new version of Firefox on android, which only supports ublock origin as of now. Firefox preview will become the main Firefox browser on android as of now.
- TomMarius 7y ago
  Oh, I thought it's some alpha version of the one I am using. My bad
photon-torpedo 7y ago
Not for much longer. Future versions of Firefox Mobile (i.e. what is Firefox Preview now) will, as far as I know, at best have support for the Mozilla "Recommended" extensions, which is only a small fraction (e.g. no Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey).
input_sh 7y ago
It's gonna be replaced during this year with a complete rewrite. Extension support is coming, but at the moment only uBlock Origin is available.
- NikolaeVarius 7y ago
  They released a few more
- Thriptic 7y ago
  So to be clear, the existing Firefox on Android which has broad extension support is going to be replaced with a version with less extension support? Why? One of the biggest value adds of Firefox on Android is broad extension support.
  - NikolaeVarius 7y ago
    Only way to make it suck less https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2019/06/27/reinventing-firefox-for-android-a-preview/ https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2019/06/27/reinventi...
    - TomMarius 7y ago
      It sucks? I switched from Chrome last year and am nothing but happy. Who decided it sucks?
      - zapttt 7y ago
        i'm with you. have been using the fdroid one. firefox android esl 68 + all security patches) with uMatrix extension (but for non-web devs I'd suggest gorhill's uBlock extension instead)... and this made a phone usable. I feel like I am back in the late 90s! in the best way! it's super user friendly, just install the app, install extensions like you do on desktop I type a url or click a link, and what do I get? the content I wanted and nothing else! it's great! using chrome or those fly-by-night browsers I get a dozen dhtml popups and "whitelisted"-by-the-browser dev ads all over the place. not to mention the own browser popups wanting me to translate from languages I know how to read or if I want to login with my google account on random sites. PS: the fdroid ESL version of firefox is called by the internal mozilla project name: fennec.
      - ta1771 7y ago

busymom0 7y ago

Why can’t you trust Brave?

cercatrova 7y ago
Replacing ads with their own ads, running a cryptocurrency within the browser. I don't want microtransactions to view sites which I feel like is what Brave is hoping for in the future. I mean, microtransactions are the name of the game in cryptocurrency but doing so for online content is especially egregious.
- infinityplus1 7y ago
  Isn't it opt-in? I simply don't enable those features. You can even hide the Brave Rewards button in the settings.
  - SahAssar 7y ago
    Even if it's opt-in I still think it's shady and reflects on what the company thinks the future of its browser is.
  - kodablah 7y ago
    When able to do so, many choose products based on principles regardless of how they use them specifically (hypocrisy and comparison of evils notwithstanding).
Youden 7y ago
Brave seems well-intentioned but really dodgy to me. In addition to the other issues that have already been raised, they were initially collecting money on people's behalf without their consent or knowledge [0]. The problem has since been resolved but their handling of it at the time put me off them for good. [0]: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/prominent-youtuber-claims-brave-bat-095126650.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/prominent-youtuber-claims-bra...

csagan5 7y ago

And you trust instead a closed-source browser which has not been updated in months? Aside from the trust component I suggest you to use an up-to-date browser because of the security vulnerabilities which affect them.

cercatrova 7y ago
What are you referring to, Firefox? If not, Kiwi is open source, and I trust Firefox a lot more than Brave.
- csagan5 7y ago
  Kiwi: it is severely outdated and you installed it before it was open source.
  - cercatrova 7y ago
    How is it outdated when the versions on the Play Store are automatically built with the open source version, which got an update 7 hours ago? Even if I had used a previous version, my current version is up to date by now.
    - rvnx 7y ago
      He is referring to the fact that Kiwi is based on a mix of different Chromium versions of 2019. Chromium does new release almost every month. It's difficult to keep track of Chromium modifications with such large forks (and Chromium had lot of performance issue at the end of 2019 too with stuttering and lags). UCBrowser for example is an engine of 2017, Samsung Internet from 2019, etc
      - csagan5 7y ago
        You have not answered to the user's concern whether his browser is up to date with all the security fixes found in Chromium after v77.
  - 7y ago