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Unfortunately about config no longer exists for mobile devices

by Topgamer7 2y ago

BenjiWiebe 2y ago
about:config works on Android Firefox nightly. Just checked.
- GeoAtreides 2y ago
  hm, should I use the stable version, but be tracked, or should I use Nightly, and risk crashes and catastrophic loss of data choices, choices
  - anticensor 2y ago
    or use an unbranded fork that has about:config enabled
    - exe34 2y ago
      amazing, the one app that has access to everything that matters in your digital life, and you'd be willing to use a non-standard source?
      - ndriscoll 2y ago
        The standard source comes with malware, and the one big alternative comes with malware. Such is the state of the tech industry (even nonprofits) in 2024. Random individuals like Raymond Hill are far more trustworthy than large organizations.
  - janice1999 2y ago
    I believe the unbranded Firefox build on F-Droid (called Fennec) enabled it even on stable releases.
tooltower 2y ago
I just found this setting in mobile, but I don't know if it's the same feature: Settings > Data Collection > Marketing
- morsch 2y ago
  I don't think so. I already had the setting visible in the UI disabled, but the thing in about:config was still on.
krono 2y ago
There is chrome://geckoview/content/config.xhtml but many options shown there are nonfunctional. The relevant option is listed but I'm not sure if setting it to false has any effect. Edit: Just found out that on that link above, you can set general.aboutConfig.enable to true to enable about.config. It looks like the xml page and the about.config one are the same, as the modifications I made are synced.
- neitsab 2y ago
  Thank you so much for that! I was missing the ability to configure a very important option for me in Stable (layout.css.prefers-color-scheme.content-override), but couldn't keep using Nightly because of its instability... You're a lifesaver!
mikae1 2y ago
Use Mull[1]. It has sane defaults and about:config is accessible. [1] https://f-droid.org/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/ https://f-droid.org/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/

Unfortunately about config no longer exists for mobile devices

BenjiWiebe 2y ago

about:config works on Android Firefox nightly. Just checked.

GeoAtreides 2y ago
hm, should I use the stable version, but be tracked, or should I use Nightly, and risk crashes and catastrophic loss of data choices, choices
- anticensor 2y ago
  or use an unbranded fork that has about:config enabled
  - exe34 2y ago
    amazing, the one app that has access to everything that matters in your digital life, and you'd be willing to use a non-standard source?
    - ndriscoll 2y ago
      The standard source comes with malware, and the one big alternative comes with malware. Such is the state of the tech industry (even nonprofits) in 2024. Random individuals like Raymond Hill are far more trustworthy than large organizations.
- janice1999 2y ago
  I believe the unbranded Firefox build on F-Droid (called Fennec) enabled it even on stable releases.

tooltower 2y ago

I just found this setting in mobile, but I don't know if it's the same feature: Settings > Data Collection > Marketing

morsch 2y ago
I don't think so. I already had the setting visible in the UI disabled, but the thing in about:config was still on.

krono 2y ago

There is chrome://geckoview/content/config.xhtml but many options shown there are nonfunctional. The relevant option is listed but I'm not sure if setting it to false has any effect. Edit: Just found out that on that link above, you can set general.aboutConfig.enable to true to enable about.config. It looks like the xml page and the about.config one are the same, as the modifications I made are synced.

neitsab 2y ago
Thank you so much for that! I was missing the ability to configure a very important option for me in Stable (layout.css.prefers-color-scheme.content-override), but couldn't keep using Nightly because of its instability... You're a lifesaver!

mikae1 2y ago

Use Mull[1]. It has sane defaults and about:config is accessible. [1] https://f-droid.org/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/ https://f-droid.org/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/