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Yes, would be cool. Firefox is currently unusable on mobile :/

by k__ 6y ago

notatoad 6y ago
I find Firefox Preview (with ublock origin enabled) to be the most usable of all the mobile browsers i've tried. Chrome has a few nice things going for it, but i'd rather have ublock.
- k__ 6y ago
  I liked FFP's main UI, but that was it. Major websites wouldn't work properly (Twitter) and sharing images directly from a website (memes are my bread and butter) also didn't work. I use Chrome with NextDNS on Android.
  - DangitBobby 6y ago
    I have no issues with those things on preview now. It has been a tiny bit unstable but it's getting better
- iggldiggl 6y ago
  I can somewhat understand why they decided to do the total rewrite, but to my mind it still suffers from all the things described in Spolsky's "Things-You-Should-Never-Do": A standstill on the old version for a very long time (actually that already preceeded the rewrite somwhat, though the latter certainly didn't help in that regard), lots of missing features in the new version (each of which might – mostly – only be a small feature when viewed individually, but taken together it's still a noticeable bit that's currently missing), and of course a number of bugs introduced through the rewrite that need to be ironed out once again (occasionally quite literally "once again").
skrowl 6y ago
I'm going to guess you're on iOS where you don't actually have Firefox (or any other actual browsers besides Safari). Firefox on iOS (like all iOS browsers) is required by App store rules to basically just skin Safari. On Android, Firefox is the MOST usable browser.
- k__ 6y ago
  It's just not as responsive as Chrome :/
- millstone 6y ago
  Then why doesn't anyone use it? Honest question - Mobile Firefox stands at less than half a percentage point marketshare.
  - DangitBobby 6y ago
    Just speculation on my part but... On Android, the default (Chrome) is good enough that most people won't think of trying something else, and on iOS Safari is really your only choice anyway.
  - realusername 6y ago
    Play Store licensing requires Chrome to be installed
- rubber_duck 6y ago
  Surfing on Firefox Android ATM, and it has the same issues it has on the desktop of sites glitching out - just even harder to work arround on mobile. I'm car shopping and downloading specs from multiple dealers straight out doesn't work - the downloaded PDF won't open, works like a charm in Chrome. Stuff like this is why I suspect most non tech people would revert to Chrome pretty fast.
  - lolinder 6y ago
    I've been using Firefox for years and never run into any consistent pattern of things not working, except in cases where applications intentionally do not support Firefox and push me over to Chrome. Those I blame less on Firefox than on companies wanting to eliminate a customer support variable.
- stephenhuey 6y ago
  I’m typing this in Firefox on iOS and it works great for me, so perhaps the comment was slightly out-of-date? Also just put Firefox Developer Edition on my new MacBook and it feels much smoother than Firefox from a year ago.
lolinder 6y ago
For me, uBlock origin is the only thing that makes browsing the web even remotely okay on mobile. Its ability to block large images is a complete game changer for me. Maybe it's because I've got an "old" phone (4 years ish), but Chrome's insisting that I must download everything a website throws at my made it extremely difficult to use comfortably. As soon as I found out Firefox had extensions on mobile, I switched both my desktop and mobile browsers, and it's been great.

Yes, would be cool. Firefox is currently unusable on mobile :/

by k__ 6y ago

Yes, would be cool. Firefox is currently unusable on mobile :/

I find Firefox Preview (with ublock origin enabled) to be the most usable of all the mobile browsers i've tried. Chrome has a few nice things going for it, but i'd rather have ublock.

k__ 6y ago
I liked FFP's main UI, but that was it. Major websites wouldn't work properly (Twitter) and sharing images directly from a website (memes are my bread and butter) also didn't work. I use Chrome with NextDNS on Android.
- DangitBobby 6y ago
  I have no issues with those things on preview now. It has been a tiny bit unstable but it's getting better
iggldiggl 6y ago
I can somewhat understand why they decided to do the total rewrite, but to my mind it still suffers from all the things described in Spolsky's "Things-You-Should-Never-Do": A standstill on the old version for a very long time (actually that already preceeded the rewrite somwhat, though the latter certainly didn't help in that regard), lots of missing features in the new version (each of which might – mostly – only be a small feature when viewed individually, but taken together it's still a noticeable bit that's currently missing), and of course a number of bugs introduced through the rewrite that need to be ironed out once again (occasionally quite literally "once again").

skrowl 6y ago

I'm going to guess you're on iOS where you don't actually have Firefox (or any other actual browsers besides Safari). Firefox on iOS (like all iOS browsers) is required by App store rules to basically just skin Safari. On Android, Firefox is the MOST usable browser.

k__ 6y ago
It's just not as responsive as Chrome :/
millstone 6y ago
Then why doesn't anyone use it? Honest question - Mobile Firefox stands at less than half a percentage point marketshare.
- DangitBobby 6y ago
  Just speculation on my part but... On Android, the default (Chrome) is good enough that most people won't think of trying something else, and on iOS Safari is really your only choice anyway.
- realusername 6y ago
  Play Store licensing requires Chrome to be installed
rubber_duck 6y ago
Surfing on Firefox Android ATM, and it has the same issues it has on the desktop of sites glitching out - just even harder to work arround on mobile. I'm car shopping and downloading specs from multiple dealers straight out doesn't work - the downloaded PDF won't open, works like a charm in Chrome. Stuff like this is why I suspect most non tech people would revert to Chrome pretty fast.
- lolinder 6y ago
  I've been using Firefox for years and never run into any consistent pattern of things not working, except in cases where applications intentionally do not support Firefox and push me over to Chrome. Those I blame less on Firefox than on companies wanting to eliminate a customer support variable.
stephenhuey 6y ago
I’m typing this in Firefox on iOS and it works great for me, so perhaps the comment was slightly out-of-date? Also just put Firefox Developer Edition on my new MacBook and it feels much smoother than Firefox from a year ago.

lolinder 6y ago

For me, uBlock origin is the only thing that makes browsing the web even remotely okay on mobile. Its ability to block large images is a complete game changer for me. Maybe it's because I've got an "old" phone (4 years ish), but Chrome's insisting that I must download everything a website throws at my made it extremely difficult to use comfortably. As soon as I found out Firefox had extensions on mobile, I switched both my desktop and mobile browsers, and it's been great.