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You can install whatever add-ons you want on Firefox for Android (as long as they're compatible), you're not limited to the default list. See here [1] for inst

You can install whatever add-ons you want on Firefox for Android (as long as they're compatible), you're not limited to the default list. See here [1] for instructions (these were written for Nightly but they work on the stable channel now). [1] 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...

m4rtink 4y ago
"It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.‘" Sorry, I could not resist posting this quote because that's very much what that guide for using custom addons in Firefox reminds me of. Previously, you would just go to the addons page and install the addon, like on desktop. Now since the Android Firefox rewrite you need to: - use nigtly, not normal Android firefox - do some funky clicking on logos to enable a hidden setting - create a Mozilla account - create an addon list for that account - finding the addon list id and manually typing it into my specially configured nigly version of Android Firefox THEN finally I can run than one addon & I can probably repeat most of that process every time I want to add another addon or enable this on another device. Perfect! If I really wanted to kill an annoying feature while still technically providing a an almost impossible way for people to use it, that's exactly how I would do it! This also makes sure the amount of users of any non-blessed extensions (that are on an official list and can be installed easily) will be so small as to brush off any bug reports and feature requests. Even extension authors will likely not prioritize Android support in their projects due to the horrendous UX preventing users from actually installing their extensions.
- wizeman 4y ago
  > - use nigtly, not normal Android firefox As I mentioned, this is not necessary anymore. But I agree with the rest of your post.
  - m4rtink 4y ago
    Thank! That is at least some progress after so long. :P

m4rtink 4y ago

"It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.‘" Sorry, I could not resist posting this quote because that's very much what that guide for using custom addons in Firefox reminds me of. Previously, you would just go to the addons page and install the addon, like on desktop. Now since the Android Firefox rewrite you need to: - use nigtly, not normal Android firefox - do some funky clicking on logos to enable a hidden setting - create a Mozilla account - create an addon list for that account - finding the addon list id and manually typing it into my specially configured nigly version of Android Firefox THEN finally I can run than one addon & I can probably repeat most of that process every time I want to add another addon or enable this on another device. Perfect! If I really wanted to kill an annoying feature while still technically providing a an almost impossible way for people to use it, that's exactly how I would do it! This also makes sure the amount of users of any non-blessed extensions (that are on an official list and can be installed easily) will be so small as to brush off any bug reports and feature requests. Even extension authors will likely not prioritize Android support in their projects due to the horrendous UX preventing users from actually installing their extensions.

wizeman 4y ago
> - use nigtly, not normal Android firefox As I mentioned, this is not necessary anymore. But I agree with the rest of your post.
- m4rtink 4y ago
  Thank! That is at least some progress after so long. :P