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The nightly browser, and the ridiculous[1] steps you need to take there to use extensions, are not their primary mobile browser. Installs from Google Play alon
by Groxx 6y ago
The nightly browser, and the ridiculous[1] steps you need to take there to use extensions, are not their primary mobile browser. Installs from Google Play alone are two orders of magnitude apart.
And no, I don't consider a small custom list to be "support". It's a high-value list and a solid sign that they're not wholly abandoned, and I do expect it to come eventually, but it's very much not the same as general availability. General availability did exist before.
[1]: https://www.ghacks.net/2020/10/01/you-can-now-install-any-add-on-in-firefox-nightly-for-android-but-it-is-complicated/ https://www.ghacks.net/2020/10/01/you-can-now-install-any-ad...
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Edit: I broadly agree with their breaking of NPAPI stuff, WebExtensions (as a concept, not necessarily the specifics we have now) has a LOT of very real benefits, and does not inherently prevent equal or better capabilities. But it too is still a loss in control, as it stands today.