Firefox, something Firefox based or something entirely other?

  • vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de
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    firefox for most things. Chrome for my banking. The banking app refuses to run on my unrooted phone, because I have apps from f-droid installed, and I have a custom keybooard. And their site only works in chrome. Fuck hsbc

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      11 days ago

      You can change the source of installation to Play Store by using this adb command: adb shell pm install -i "com.android.vending" -r "path to apk"

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        11 days ago

        would be cool, but it won’t solve the whole problem. Apps like kde connect need accessib ility permissions to sync notifications with the desktop, for example. It won’t run if any unknown app has those. (like, my custom keyboard compiled from source)

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    Mull, which is based on Firefox, but removes all the telemetry and stuff. I forget why I chose it over other versions of Firefox. Someone here on Lemmy recommended it.

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    Vivaldi, because it is available everywhere, has cross-platform tab syncing, ad-blocking, and a tab bar on Android.

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    Firefox because it’s plugins make mobile browsing bareable. I have a folding phone so I wish that Firefox would hurry up and copy Chrome’s multi window feature, and then it would be the perfect browser for me.

    I use Firefox on desktop too, but I’ve been experimenting with Arc the last few weeks to see what the fuss is about.

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      There’s also Zen browser that’s Arc-like and based on Firefox instead of Chromium. Zen lets you sync tabs with Firefox elsewhere (including mobile Firefox), run the full uBlock Origin, and it is a fully open source browser.

      https://zen-browser.app/

      It’s also available on Linux too (in addition to Windows and macOS), unlike Arc.

      What’s the multi window feature in Chrome? Is that like containers in Firefox?

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        Sorry, I missed this comment until now. Thanks for the tip, I’ll check Zen out.

        The multi window feature I mentioned in Chrome is for foldable phones. Chrome allows you to open two separate instances and have them on either side of your screen; much like you can do on a desktop. I love the multi tasking aspect foldable phones allow, but very few apps allow you to have two instances of them running like that.

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    11 days ago

    Firefox beta with ublock and a paywall block list, works perfectly for 99% of the web

  • arglebargle@lemm.ee
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    Firefox for trusted sites, Firefox Focus for everything else. Adblock by default and drops all cookies and history when you close the browser.

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      11 days ago

      I also use Iceraven. I think, apart from Smart cookiewebpreview, it’s the only one that allows for extension sideloading.