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Firefox on Mobile supports uBlock origin, and is very nice as well. edit: on Android

by seren 4y ago

simlan 4y ago
Yep. Firefox on Android is really awesome. If I only could replace the android WebView with it...
- ap916 4y ago
  If all you need is for apps to open browser window on firefox instead of chrome, you can just disable chrome. That's what I have done and it works fine for me.
rs_rs_rs_rs_rs 4y ago
Do note this is Firefox on Android.
- kragen 4y ago
  What is?
  - 1maginary 4y ago
    Support for ublock is only available on Android's Firefox
    - kragen 4y ago
      i'm using ublock origin in chromium for desktop linux and firefox for desktop linux
      - celsoazevedo 4y ago
        They're talking about mobile. Since Apple doesn't let browsers use their own engine, uBlock Origin doesn't work on Firefox for iOS, only on Firefox for Android. On the desktop, it works everywhere.
    - seba_dos1 4y ago
      Not just on Android, I'm using it with uBlock Origin on a GNU/Linux phone as well. Only iOS is an exception.
- account-5 4y ago
  Assuming it's not available on iPhone is what you're getting at. In that instance Apple is the one to blame. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-ons-firefox-ios https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-ons-firefox-ios
kuxv 4y ago
Unfortunately Firefox on Android is noticeably slower than Chrome / Kiwi browser. But on desktop it is great!
- bryanlarsen 4y ago
  It's a mixed bag. Ad blocking speeds up some websites substantially. IMO that makes Firefox mobile faster overall.
  - causi 4y ago
    Vivaldi puts Firefox Mobile to shame when it comes to speed.
    - capableweb 4y ago
      Unfortunately, Vivaldi is not FOSS which makes it a non-starter for many.
      - Operative0198 4y ago
        Brave is FOSS and fills the gap (if you can find all the crypto ads toggles hidden as hamburgers).
        robjan 4y ago
        I find Brave slower than Chrome on my phone even on sites filled with ads.
        folmar 4y ago
        Enable JavaScript JIT (disabled by default on Brave for something like a year) to trade some safety for performance.
  - mardifoufs 4y ago
    Kiwi browser also has ublock (and supports adding any desktop add-on) and still does not crash or slow down like firefox does. I'd really like to use firefox in mobile too but with Kiwi being an option, there's almost 0 reason to use firefox.
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montroser 4y ago
Yes, Firefox on Android is really fantastic now. I've been impressed to find literally zero compatibility issues in the last year with it being my primary browser on mobile. Works perfectly with my bank, works with heavy WebRTC apps, etc. It's quite a feat, especially given its market share is so low, and so there are relatively so few users to report feedback.
- xigoi 4y ago
  I've found that <input> with <datalist> doesn't work on Firefox Android — and the issue has been reported for years.
- unethical_ban 4y ago
  Does Firefox on Android still reload idle tabs when returning to them? If I open a page, navigate away from it for a few days, and come back, I do not want the page to reload automatically, ever. Firefox was doing that, Vivaldi does not. I moved to Vivaldi.
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KptMarchewa 4y ago
I love that browser menus and address bar are at the bottom instead at of top.
kybernetikos 4y ago
I found having the address bar at the bottom of the screen odd, but within a few minutes I realised it was the right way and now having it anywhere else feels wrong on mobile.
RektBoy 4y ago
Meanwhile Apple fanatics .....Muhahahah
aendruk 4y ago
Wonder what’s preventing this on iOS. iirc Orion manages to do it. Update: Just tried it in Orion. I could install the extension but it seems to be broken. This is what I remember reading though: ## Wait, are you saying I can run uBlock Origin and other Chrome/Firefox extensions in Orion?! Yes, Orion makes it possible! ## Wait, are you sure? No browser on iOS can use Chrome/Firefox extensions! Orion makes it possible! https://web.archive.org/web/20220329163943im_/https://browser.kagi.com/faq.html#ublock https://web.archive.org/web/20220329163943im_/https://browse...
- photon12 4y ago
  Apple has a very strict browser policy on iOS: you must use either Safari or an Apple approved skin over the same underlying rendering engine. Apple policy is preventing Mozilla/Gecko from being built/distributed for the app store. It's so notorious that there has been legislation considered to address that practice: https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/26/apple_ios_browser/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/26/apple_ios_browser/
Zak 4y ago
But only a handful of other extensions, a deliberate restriction that strikes me as almost malicious.
aagha 4y ago
God I wish they would let me pull-down to refresh a page though...

Firefox on Mobile supports uBlock origin, and is very nice as well. edit: on Android

by seren 4y ago

Firefox on Mobile supports uBlock origin, and is very nice as well. edit: on Android

simlan 4y ago

Yep. Firefox on Android is really awesome. If I only could replace the android WebView with it...

ap916 4y ago
If all you need is for apps to open browser window on firefox instead of chrome, you can just disable chrome. That's what I have done and it works fine for me.

rs_rs_rs_rs_rs 4y ago

Do note this is Firefox on Android.

kragen 4y ago
What is?
- 1maginary 4y ago
  Support for ublock is only available on Android's Firefox
  - kragen 4y ago
    i'm using ublock origin in chromium for desktop linux and firefox for desktop linux
    - celsoazevedo 4y ago
      They're talking about mobile. Since Apple doesn't let browsers use their own engine, uBlock Origin doesn't work on Firefox for iOS, only on Firefox for Android. On the desktop, it works everywhere.
  - seba_dos1 4y ago
    Not just on Android, I'm using it with uBlock Origin on a GNU/Linux phone as well. Only iOS is an exception.
account-5 4y ago
Assuming it's not available on iPhone is what you're getting at. In that instance Apple is the one to blame. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-ons-firefox-ios https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-ons-firefox-ios

kuxv 4y ago

Unfortunately Firefox on Android is noticeably slower than Chrome / Kiwi browser. But on desktop it is great!

bryanlarsen 4y ago
It's a mixed bag. Ad blocking speeds up some websites substantially. IMO that makes Firefox mobile faster overall.
- causi 4y ago
  Vivaldi puts Firefox Mobile to shame when it comes to speed.
  - capableweb 4y ago
    Unfortunately, Vivaldi is not FOSS which makes it a non-starter for many.
    - Operative0198 4y ago
      Brave is FOSS and fills the gap (if you can find all the crypto ads toggles hidden as hamburgers).
      - robjan 4y ago
        I find Brave slower than Chrome on my phone even on sites filled with ads.
        folmar 4y ago
        Enable JavaScript JIT (disabled by default on Brave for something like a year) to trade some safety for performance.
- mardifoufs 4y ago
  Kiwi browser also has ublock (and supports adding any desktop add-on) and still does not crash or slow down like firefox does. I'd really like to use firefox in mobile too but with Kiwi being an option, there's almost 0 reason to use firefox.

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montroser 4y ago

Yes, Firefox on Android is really fantastic now. I've been impressed to find literally zero compatibility issues in the last year with it being my primary browser on mobile. Works perfectly with my bank, works with heavy WebRTC apps, etc. It's quite a feat, especially given its market share is so low, and so there are relatively so few users to report feedback.

xigoi 4y ago
I've found that <input> with <datalist> doesn't work on Firefox Android — and the issue has been reported for years.
unethical_ban 4y ago
Does Firefox on Android still reload idle tabs when returning to them? If I open a page, navigate away from it for a few days, and come back, I do not want the page to reload automatically, ever. Firefox was doing that, Vivaldi does not. I moved to Vivaldi.

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KptMarchewa 4y ago

I love that browser menus and address bar are at the bottom instead at of top.

kybernetikos 4y ago

I found having the address bar at the bottom of the screen odd, but within a few minutes I realised it was the right way and now having it anywhere else feels wrong on mobile.

RektBoy 4y ago

Meanwhile Apple fanatics .....Muhahahah

aendruk 4y ago

Wonder what’s preventing this on iOS. iirc Orion manages to do it. Update: Just tried it in Orion. I could install the extension but it seems to be broken. This is what I remember reading though: ## Wait, are you saying I can run uBlock Origin and other Chrome/Firefox extensions in Orion?! Yes, Orion makes it possible! ## Wait, are you sure? No browser on iOS can use Chrome/Firefox extensions! Orion makes it possible! https://web.archive.org/web/20220329163943im_/https://browser.kagi.com/faq.html#ublock https://web.archive.org/web/20220329163943im_/https://browse...

photon12 4y ago
Apple has a very strict browser policy on iOS: you must use either Safari or an Apple approved skin over the same underlying rendering engine. Apple policy is preventing Mozilla/Gecko from being built/distributed for the app store. It's so notorious that there has been legislation considered to address that practice: https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/26/apple_ios_browser/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/26/apple_ios_browser/

Zak 4y ago

But only a handful of other extensions, a deliberate restriction that strikes me as almost malicious.

aagha 4y ago

God I wish they would let me pull-down to refresh a page though...