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If you're an Android user, you're missing out on Firefox Mobile. I'm using Firefox on my Android, it's quite good and it's the only mobile browser I know that

If you're an Android user, you're missing out on Firefox Mobile. I'm using Firefox on my Android, it's quite good and it's the only mobile browser I know that does extensions, so you can have AdBlock Plus or uBlock with it. If you're using Firefox on your desktop as well, it will sync your history and bookmarks: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/ Android is the only mobile OS that Firefox supports and this is because Firefox has been impossible to distribute on both iOS and Windows Phone, due to either marketplace or technical restrictions. Out of the popular mobile OSes, Android has been the only one that isn't defective by design. And unfortunately I'm not seeing Microsoft follow suit, as they are going in the opposite direction and sorry to be grim, but I view project spartan to be just a marketing stunt.

Refefer 11y ago
Fiefdoms make money for the lord of the manor
DiabloD3 11y ago
I'm aware Firefox can do tab, bookmark, and history sync. However, Firefox on Android cannot be deeply integrated like Chrome is on my Nexus 5, and last time I tried Firefox Android it had a weird UI and didn't look like a native Android app either. Also, the lack of Chromecast support in Firefox is also making it difficult to use on the desktop.
- wlesieutre 11y ago
  Deeply integrated how? Am I missing things by using FF instead of Chrome? (not a Nexus device) EDIT: I see that Chrome is "deeply integrated" with my phone in the sense that it can't be uninstalled, but I'm sure that's not what you mean...
  - DiabloD3 11y ago
    Tabs now appear in the recent apps list (which can be shut off and turn back into normal tabs in Chrome), and it seems to be tied heavily into Google Now (though I'm not sure which parts are which). Chrome on a Nexus device is a lot like Firefox on a FirefoxOS device, if that makes any sense.
    - bad_user 11y ago
      I also have a Nexus 6 device and personally I don't find the integration with the recent apps list useful. Unless we are talking about apps, otherwise for browsing I much prefer to have those tabs grouped together in one app. Plus Chrome's "normal" tabs where more annoying to use than Firefox (continuing the tradition from the desktop). The thing that bothers me about Firefox is the broken behavior of "Add to Home Screen", which doesn't listen to the website's Manifest.json. There are issues raised in Firefox's issue tracker for this and this will get fixed, but currently if you want to pretend that a website is an application, then Chrome is better. I'm doing that for a small utility I've built for myself: https://parolamea.org/manifest.json https://parolamea.org/manifest.json ... funny thing is that even though Chrome is sexier to use for this use-case, I'm still using that website in Firefox because Chrome doesn't offer to save passwords for "ajax logins", a known limitation. But either way, I end up using both. I'm using Chrome for apps (e.g. I prefer to access Facebook and Twitter through Chrome, as it's better for privacy and I don't want notifications and all that crap). I'm using Firefox for browsing, as the default. Here are some reasons for why I like it ... it has the Awesome Bar (e.g. much better search capabilities in your own history), it has the Reader View + Reading List (i.e. I don't need Pocket or Readability, although if you like Pocket, then it has the best integration available), it has AdBlock Plus, uBlock and an alpha but functional version of NoScript and really, many websites are simply unusable on mobile without an ad blocker. On Chromecast support, I don't know about the desktop, but if it's not supported on Firefox desktop already, then it will probably be supported pretty soon. Other mobile features have leaked into the desktop version as well, for example Reader View.
      - wlesieutre 11y ago
        Ah, none of the tab stuff or app-saving from Chrome are features I would use. And I believe my phone just supports Chromecast screen sharing at the OS level (alongside DLNA and Miracast). Is that an addition from Sony that isn't in stock Android?
- bad_user 11y ago
  Android has Chromecast support since version 34. For what is worth I like Firefox's UI more, as it is more usable.
  - DiabloD3 11y ago
    I also use Chromecast support from my laptop, so Chromecast support in Firefox on the desktop is also required.

Refefer 11y ago

Fiefdoms make money for the lord of the manor

DiabloD3 11y ago

I'm aware Firefox can do tab, bookmark, and history sync. However, Firefox on Android cannot be deeply integrated like Chrome is on my Nexus 5, and last time I tried Firefox Android it had a weird UI and didn't look like a native Android app either. Also, the lack of Chromecast support in Firefox is also making it difficult to use on the desktop.

wlesieutre 11y ago
Deeply integrated how? Am I missing things by using FF instead of Chrome? (not a Nexus device) EDIT: I see that Chrome is "deeply integrated" with my phone in the sense that it can't be uninstalled, but I'm sure that's not what you mean...
- DiabloD3 11y ago
  Tabs now appear in the recent apps list (which can be shut off and turn back into normal tabs in Chrome), and it seems to be tied heavily into Google Now (though I'm not sure which parts are which). Chrome on a Nexus device is a lot like Firefox on a FirefoxOS device, if that makes any sense.
  - bad_user 11y ago
    I also have a Nexus 6 device and personally I don't find the integration with the recent apps list useful. Unless we are talking about apps, otherwise for browsing I much prefer to have those tabs grouped together in one app. Plus Chrome's "normal" tabs where more annoying to use than Firefox (continuing the tradition from the desktop). The thing that bothers me about Firefox is the broken behavior of "Add to Home Screen", which doesn't listen to the website's Manifest.json. There are issues raised in Firefox's issue tracker for this and this will get fixed, but currently if you want to pretend that a website is an application, then Chrome is better. I'm doing that for a small utility I've built for myself: https://parolamea.org/manifest.json https://parolamea.org/manifest.json ... funny thing is that even though Chrome is sexier to use for this use-case, I'm still using that website in Firefox because Chrome doesn't offer to save passwords for "ajax logins", a known limitation. But either way, I end up using both. I'm using Chrome for apps (e.g. I prefer to access Facebook and Twitter through Chrome, as it's better for privacy and I don't want notifications and all that crap). I'm using Firefox for browsing, as the default. Here are some reasons for why I like it ... it has the Awesome Bar (e.g. much better search capabilities in your own history), it has the Reader View + Reading List (i.e. I don't need Pocket or Readability, although if you like Pocket, then it has the best integration available), it has AdBlock Plus, uBlock and an alpha but functional version of NoScript and really, many websites are simply unusable on mobile without an ad blocker. On Chromecast support, I don't know about the desktop, but if it's not supported on Firefox desktop already, then it will probably be supported pretty soon. Other mobile features have leaked into the desktop version as well, for example Reader View.
    - wlesieutre 11y ago
      Ah, none of the tab stuff or app-saving from Chrome are features I would use. And I believe my phone just supports Chromecast screen sharing at the OS level (alongside DLNA and Miracast). Is that an addition from Sony that isn't in stock Android?
bad_user 11y ago
Android has Chromecast support since version 34. For what is worth I like Firefox's UI more, as it is more usable.
- DiabloD3 11y ago
  I also use Chromecast support from my laptop, so Chromecast support in Firefox on the desktop is also required.