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What did they do to ruin extensions? I use Firefox on Android but I think the only extension I have is an adblocker, which I think is still working.
by RamRodification 4y ago
What did they do to ruin extensions? I use Firefox on Android but I think the only extension I have is an adblocker, which I think is still working.
- xigoi 4y agoYou can only install a very limited selection of extensions.
- Zak 4y agoThere were thousands of extensions available a couple years ago. Some of them weren't optimized for mobile and didn't provide a great UX. A few were outright broken. Users could install extensions from local storage, and installation from addons.mozilla.org was only blocked if the extension developer marked it as incompatible with mobile. In other words, it more or less had parity with the desktop experience. Now, only recommended extensions, of which there are 18, can be installed on the release version. The nightly build makes it possible to install more extensions from the official site after jumping through a bunch of hoops[0]. Loading extensions from other sources is limited to a debug/development process that isn't viable for daily use[1]. Attempts by users and extension developers to communicate with the project about this issue have been deferred and stonewalled for the past couple years. [0] 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... [1] https://extensionworkshop.com/documentation/develop/developing-extensions-for-firefox-for-android/ https://extensionworkshop.com/documentation/develop/developi...
- RamRodification 4y agoThanks