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This is a nice time to point out Firefox for Android allows you to install uBlock Origin.

discardedrefuse 5y ago
The browser situation on Android sucks. I test every browser I try like this: Can it scroll through Imgur properly? Sadly, only Chrome and Brave pass this test (its been a while since I tried Edge, but it used to fail at this too). Luckily Brave has decent ad blocking built in.
- Sunspark 5y ago
  The best browser on Android is usually Samsung Internet Browser. It will work on non-Samsung devices. It has dark mode, it has adguard block addon, it's chromium, etc.
  - fartcannon 5y ago
    That doesn't sound good at all. I don't want a Samsung, adguard or chromium..
- jonnycomputer 5y ago
  Firefox for Android leaves much to be desired. But I still use it over Chrome.
- distances 5y ago
  I don't know why you would blame the browser and not Imgur for this.
  - discardedrefuse 5y ago
    Oh, I'm certain Imgur could fix this issue if they wanted to. But they would rather push users into their app, so that's never going to happen. I still think this is as good test because A) I use Imgur's website on mobile, and B) expecting all web sites to be correctly optimized is unrealistic. I prefer to use Brave and uninstall Chrome, than use Firefox with Chrome as a backup.
    - zaat 5y ago
      Is it possible nowadays to tell Brave to delete cookies when closing the browser?
      - discardedrefuse 5y ago
        Under Settings > Brave Shields & Privacy, there is as "Clear data on exit" toggle. I'm not sure, but I think that uses whatever settings you have under "Clear browsing data". In those settings you can individually toggle history, cookies, cache, etc.
- UberFly 5y ago
  Vivaldi on Android is really nice. Blocks ads and trackers by default and does it well.
  - discardedrefuse 5y ago
    Vivaldi is nice. Last time I tried it there were a few UI quirks that made me switch back to Brave. IIRC, it didn't behave all that great with Imgur (though better than Firefox).
- saiya-jin 5y ago
  Hmm, design of some page is broken so you measure all browsers based on that? That's one of the weirder things I've heard in a while...
  - discardedrefuse 5y ago
    Well, its a webpage I use often. So I need a compatible browser.
zaat 5y ago
So I'm currently moving to new phone, after 4 years. My Firefox history is essential to me, it is a huge, indispensable and private index for stuff I know. And now it is taken as hostage by the lovely Mozilla foundation, since the only supported way to transfer it to my new phone is by using their syncing service. I don't want to have account there, nor do I want to create mail account for creating one. Offering users no other choice to get their data is user hostile on a degree akin to Google's level. It boils my blood.
- beeboop 5y ago
  If it helps at all, all your Firefox data is encrypted client side before getting uploaded.
- nulld3v 5y ago
  Firefox history has a limit though and I'm pretty sure you've hit after 4 years of browsing. This is why I maintain my own history index.
  - zaat 5y ago
    Don't even get me started on that unconfigurable limit. Still, there's a very long list that still there. How do you maintain your own index?
    - nulld3v 5y ago
      I have a custom extension that sends my history to a SQL database (I didn't put much effort in making it easy to use for other people so I honestly wouldn't recommend you use it): https://github.com/null-dev/Historian https://github.com/null-dev/Historian. What I would recommend is just making both your history and bookmarks browser agnostic. That way you don't have to worry about limits and you can switch browsers whenever you want. I'm sure there are extensions out there that can sync data between different browsers, I remember looking at xBrowserSync a while ago: https://www.xbrowsersync.org/ https://www.xbrowsersync.org/. I don't know how well it works though as I've never used it.
dangus 5y ago
Another thing to point out that a lot of long-time Android users (or even iPhone users) don't know: Safari on iOS recently gained browser extension support. While iOS Safari had a content blocker API and password manager integration, it now has support for full browser extensions that can do more. Probably the only downside to iOS extensions is that they're more frequently paid, since developers need to have paid Apple development accounts. uBlock Origin itself is not available, but there are alternative content blockers with similar features. Here are some neat ones: https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-15-safari-extensions/ https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-15-safari-extensions/
LordDragonfang 5y ago
You can also set a "Private DNS" in the Android settings menu to dns.adguard.com and block (most) ads system-wide, including those in any ad-riddled "free" games/apps.
Dylan16807 5y ago
uBlock Origin and DOZEN of other extensions!! No others allowed. Unless you use a beta version and do a weird thing with accounts and a website. And it's been broken this way for years now. Firefox seems to be trying hard to keep their benefits over chrome as minimal as possible.
- zaat 5y ago
  The worst part is that it was much better before the botched update (which was essentially push of a different browser) that they inflected on us one bright day without warning. Firefox is the best browser we have, and it is really not that good, and the management is just terrible.
nicbou 5y ago
Yes and it works fine except for one minor issue: no Firefox Sync support for uBlock rules. Otherwise it's fantastic. It's so good that I wouldn't consider using the internet without it. My iPad doesn't have it, and I practically never use its web browser.

The browser situation on Android sucks. I test every browser I try like this: Can it scroll through Imgur properly? Sadly, only Chrome and Brave pass this test (its been a while since I tried Edge, but it used to fail at this too). Luckily Brave has decent ad blocking built in.

Sunspark 5y ago
The best browser on Android is usually Samsung Internet Browser. It will work on non-Samsung devices. It has dark mode, it has adguard block addon, it's chromium, etc.
- fartcannon 5y ago
  That doesn't sound good at all. I don't want a Samsung, adguard or chromium..
jonnycomputer 5y ago
Firefox for Android leaves much to be desired. But I still use it over Chrome.
distances 5y ago
I don't know why you would blame the browser and not Imgur for this.
- discardedrefuse 5y ago
  Oh, I'm certain Imgur could fix this issue if they wanted to. But they would rather push users into their app, so that's never going to happen. I still think this is as good test because A) I use Imgur's website on mobile, and B) expecting all web sites to be correctly optimized is unrealistic. I prefer to use Brave and uninstall Chrome, than use Firefox with Chrome as a backup.
  - zaat 5y ago
    Is it possible nowadays to tell Brave to delete cookies when closing the browser?
    - discardedrefuse 5y ago
      Under Settings > Brave Shields & Privacy, there is as "Clear data on exit" toggle. I'm not sure, but I think that uses whatever settings you have under "Clear browsing data". In those settings you can individually toggle history, cookies, cache, etc.
UberFly 5y ago
Vivaldi on Android is really nice. Blocks ads and trackers by default and does it well.
- discardedrefuse 5y ago
  Vivaldi is nice. Last time I tried it there were a few UI quirks that made me switch back to Brave. IIRC, it didn't behave all that great with Imgur (though better than Firefox).
saiya-jin 5y ago
Hmm, design of some page is broken so you measure all browsers based on that? That's one of the weirder things I've heard in a while...
- discardedrefuse 5y ago
  Well, its a webpage I use often. So I need a compatible browser.

zaat 5y ago

So I'm currently moving to new phone, after 4 years. My Firefox history is essential to me, it is a huge, indispensable and private index for stuff I know. And now it is taken as hostage by the lovely Mozilla foundation, since the only supported way to transfer it to my new phone is by using their syncing service. I don't want to have account there, nor do I want to create mail account for creating one. Offering users no other choice to get their data is user hostile on a degree akin to Google's level. It boils my blood.

beeboop 5y ago
If it helps at all, all your Firefox data is encrypted client side before getting uploaded.
nulld3v 5y ago
Firefox history has a limit though and I'm pretty sure you've hit after 4 years of browsing. This is why I maintain my own history index.
- zaat 5y ago
  Don't even get me started on that unconfigurable limit. Still, there's a very long list that still there. How do you maintain your own index?
  - nulld3v 5y ago
    I have a custom extension that sends my history to a SQL database (I didn't put much effort in making it easy to use for other people so I honestly wouldn't recommend you use it): https://github.com/null-dev/Historian https://github.com/null-dev/Historian. What I would recommend is just making both your history and bookmarks browser agnostic. That way you don't have to worry about limits and you can switch browsers whenever you want. I'm sure there are extensions out there that can sync data between different browsers, I remember looking at xBrowserSync a while ago: https://www.xbrowsersync.org/ https://www.xbrowsersync.org/. I don't know how well it works though as I've never used it.

dangus 5y ago

Another thing to point out that a lot of long-time Android users (or even iPhone users) don't know: Safari on iOS recently gained browser extension support. While iOS Safari had a content blocker API and password manager integration, it now has support for full browser extensions that can do more. Probably the only downside to iOS extensions is that they're more frequently paid, since developers need to have paid Apple development accounts. uBlock Origin itself is not available, but there are alternative content blockers with similar features. Here are some neat ones: https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-15-safari-extensions/ https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-15-safari-extensions/

LordDragonfang 5y ago

You can also set a "Private DNS" in the Android settings menu to dns.adguard.com and block (most) ads system-wide, including those in any ad-riddled "free" games/apps.

Dylan16807 5y ago

uBlock Origin and DOZEN of other extensions!! No others allowed. Unless you use a beta version and do a weird thing with accounts and a website. And it's been broken this way for years now. Firefox seems to be trying hard to keep their benefits over chrome as minimal as possible.

zaat 5y ago
The worst part is that it was much better before the botched update (which was essentially push of a different browser) that they inflected on us one bright day without warning. Firefox is the best browser we have, and it is really not that good, and the management is just terrible.

nicbou 5y ago

Yes and it works fine except for one minor issue: no Firefox Sync support for uBlock rules. Otherwise it's fantastic. It's so good that I wouldn't consider using the internet without it. My iPad doesn't have it, and I practically never use its web browser.