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They've completely redesigned it about a year ago, making it much faster, but losing add-on compatibility. So pretty much the same thing that happened to deskto
by input_sh 6y ago
They've completely redesigned it about a year ago, making it much faster, but losing add-on compatibility. So pretty much the same thing that happened to desktops on v57, except a bit worse: only 17 add-ons are currently available in nightly.
Still more than what's available on Chrome and Safari on mobile, so it always remained my browser of choice on a phone.
- cpeterso 6y agoYou can install any add-on from addons.mozilla.org in Firefox Nightly for Android: https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extension-support-in-firefox-for-android-nightly/ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extensio...
- Macha 6y agoRight, but choosing between power user features and stability is clearly worse as a user than not having to choose between power user features and stability. Also isn't there more telemetry on by default in nightly?
- cpeterso 6y agoInstalling unsupported add-ons also risks instability. Mozilla didn't restrict the initial list of supported add-ons because they don't want to allow add-ons. They continue to expand the list of add-ons supported in Firefox for Android as more add-ons and APIs are tested. Mozilla uses Firefox telemetry to fix bugs, identify areas to optimize, and guide product decisions. How else can Mozilla know which devices or problems to prioritize?
- CameronNemo 6y agoIIRC fennec (from fdroid) is going to allow all add ons too.
- ce4 6y agoThanks for the info! What a relief, I'm currently still on v68 to not lose uMatrix, bypass paywalls, amp redirect to html, old reddit redirect and others. I'm really waiting for this
- input_sh 6y agoNeat! I had no idea. Thanks for sharing!