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I use Edge when using Google services such as Gmail and Chrome when using Microsoft services such as Office 365. That way they can't log me into the browser whe

I use Edge when using Google services such as Gmail and Chrome when using Microsoft services such as Office 365. That way they can't log me into the browser when I log into the service.

BiteCode_dev 6y ago
I use Firefox for the same reason, especially that, thanks to tab containers, I can be logged in in one tab and out in another. Linking your browser login to online services is incredibly invasive.
- jhanschoo 6y ago
  Regarding tab containers: last I tried them there was no way to clear cookies in a container. Is this still the case?
  - abhigyan-bhusal 6y ago
    This is a messy workaround, but I just delete the container and create a new one with the same name.
  - BiteCode_dev 6y ago
    Still the case. The features is no used enought, people don't know about it, and because of that, there is no pressure to improve it. E.G: the "forget this site" button will remove all cookies, local storage, cache, etc. for one site. Very handy, because I don't want to bust my entire cache every time. But it will remove them for all containers, which sometimes is not what you need.
    - jhanschoo 6y ago
      Thanks. Ironically, this also means that chrome has more visible support for tab-containering, with its clear support for simultaneous windows with different profiles. Can I do the same in Firefox?
      - BiteCode_dev 6y ago
        About:profiles is what you are looking for.
Kenji 6y ago
Why don't you just use Firefox then?
dabbernaught420 6y ago
Why not just use Firefox?
- techntoke 6y ago
  I keep seeing people say that but as a Linux user, Chromium has hardware acceleration and works better with Wayland.
  - RMPR 6y ago
    Did you try Firefox-Wayland lately? I use both chromium-freeworld and firefox-wayland on Wayland, and no problems so far. Also, hardware acceleration is meant to land in Firefox 76[0] 0: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1619258 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1619258
    - techntoke 6y ago
      Yes and yes, unfortunately can't wait around for Mozilla. This has been a problem for years now. Even with Mozilla's new official VPN service, and similar to their password manager, they did not start with support for Linux and it is always on the backburner. Until they want to prioritize open source first I am not interested in their solutions. I use chromium on Arch and it has hardware acceleration and everything else I can adjust through my policy file.
- esperent 6y ago
  I've recently switched from Chrome to FF on Android. It's better in many ways, but it's noticeably and frustratingly slower on nearly all websites. For example, trying to minimize a comment on HN is now very frustrating as there's a >1 second delay which frequently results in me tap the target multiple times causing all kinds of weirdness.
  - dhimes 6y ago
    That might be an android thing.

I use Edge when using Google services such as Gmail and Chrome when using Microsoft services such as Office 365. That way they can't log me into the browser when I log into the service.

BiteCode_dev 6y ago

I use Firefox for the same reason, especially that, thanks to tab containers, I can be logged in in one tab and out in another. Linking your browser login to online services is incredibly invasive.

jhanschoo 6y ago
Regarding tab containers: last I tried them there was no way to clear cookies in a container. Is this still the case?
- abhigyan-bhusal 6y ago
  This is a messy workaround, but I just delete the container and create a new one with the same name.
- BiteCode_dev 6y ago
  Still the case. The features is no used enought, people don't know about it, and because of that, there is no pressure to improve it. E.G: the "forget this site" button will remove all cookies, local storage, cache, etc. for one site. Very handy, because I don't want to bust my entire cache every time. But it will remove them for all containers, which sometimes is not what you need.
  - jhanschoo 6y ago
    Thanks. Ironically, this also means that chrome has more visible support for tab-containering, with its clear support for simultaneous windows with different profiles. Can I do the same in Firefox?
    - BiteCode_dev 6y ago
      About:profiles is what you are looking for.

Kenji 6y ago

Why don't you just use Firefox then?

dabbernaught420 6y ago

Why not just use Firefox?

techntoke 6y ago
I keep seeing people say that but as a Linux user, Chromium has hardware acceleration and works better with Wayland.
- RMPR 6y ago
  Did you try Firefox-Wayland lately? I use both chromium-freeworld and firefox-wayland on Wayland, and no problems so far. Also, hardware acceleration is meant to land in Firefox 76[0] 0: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1619258 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1619258
  - techntoke 6y ago
    Yes and yes, unfortunately can't wait around for Mozilla. This has been a problem for years now. Even with Mozilla's new official VPN service, and similar to their password manager, they did not start with support for Linux and it is always on the backburner. Until they want to prioritize open source first I am not interested in their solutions. I use chromium on Arch and it has hardware acceleration and everything else I can adjust through my policy file.
esperent 6y ago
I've recently switched from Chrome to FF on Android. It's better in many ways, but it's noticeably and frustratingly slower on nearly all websites. For example, trying to minimize a comment on HN is now very frustrating as there's a >1 second delay which frequently results in me tap the target multiple times causing all kinds of weirdness.
- dhimes 6y ago
  That might be an android thing.