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A uBlock Origin update was rejected from the Chrome Web Store

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Re: A uBlock Origin update was rejected from the Chrome Web Store

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Post by lultimouomo »

behringer wrote: post #148
the_duke wrote: post #141

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most users still don't care about their browser. The main reason Chrome became so dominant is because: * Google search results nagged all users to install it for a better experience * bundled Chrome with countless free software downloads * it is the default browser on Android

Not only is it the default on Android, it is required by some apps, like gmail that all its links open in Chrome despite Firefox being default on my phone. It stinks of the monopolistic behavior MS was engaged in with IE back in the day.

Gmail link in Android open in a web view, but that view is powered by your chosen browser. If you tap on the menu icon on the top right, it says "Powered by Firefox" if Firefox is your default browser.

Re: A uBlock Origin update was rejected from the Chrome Web Store

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Post by barrkel »

behringer wrote: post #148
the_duke wrote: post #141

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most users still don't care about their browser. The main reason Chrome became so dominant is because: * Google search results nagged all users to install it for a better experience * bundled Chrome with countless free software downloads * it is the default browser on Android

Not only is it the default on Android, it is required by some apps, like gmail that all its links open in Chrome despite Firefox being default on my phone. It stinks of the monopolistic behavior MS was engaged in with IE back in the day.

All my Gmail links open with a "Powered by Firefox" view on my Android phone. I need to click through a menu to transfer it to a tab in Firefox app proper, but it's Firefox straight from Gmail.

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Post by cookie_monsta »

Santosh83 wrote: post #235
cookie_monsta wrote: post #210

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So we have gone from Google powering the living standard to the prediction that they will be able to dominate it at some hypothetical point in the future. Well, maybe. Who's to say? But if we're theorising, I'd say that Google probably learnt a lot from IE's demise and most likely sees the advantage of making sure that the web dev community at least does not actively hate them.

Yes but we're talking about end user hostile behaviour from Google. The web dev community will not directly hate them for that...

I thought we were talking about other browsers "wanting to hold out on some critical feature and finding that they effectively can't if they don't want to see their already minor market share plummet"?

Which is kind of a weird thing to be arguing for anyway. If a company wants to innovate isn't that a good thing?

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Post by angrygoat »

kettlecorn wrote: post #241
radicalbyte wrote: post #6

It's time to switch to Firefox as my main web browser. It's faster and generally more efficient than Chrome plus it has the most important extensions. The most surprising thing is that the Android version of Firefox is excellent. So good that I switched from Chrome a few months ago when this expected news first dropped. No ads on mobile is awesome.

I used Firefox before Chrome and have tried to swap numerous times in the past (and have been using it for the last few weeks). Advocates for Firefox often say "Firefox is better, just try switching!" yet when people point out reasons it's not better the response is "Oh those don't matter, you're just being nitpicky!" But it's not a very gentle push back, it's forceful. In this thread someone says "I don't like how m…

When I switched to Firefox from Chrome I certainly encountered some bumps in the road which almost caused me to go back. A few functionality gaps (I really the double-tap to zoom to a 'block' of content), but I think the biggest thing was that some of my day-to-day workflows couldn't be exactly replicated in Firefox.

Of course, now I'm used to Firefox, and my routine is centred on it - so now when I fire up Chrome, I have the same experience in reverse.

I don't think Firefox advocates should under-play the amount of time and disruption the shift to Firefox involves: but I do think it's worth doing. While there are a few things I miss, Firefox meets all my needs and more.

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Post by vast »

radicalbyte wrote: post #6

It's time to switch to Firefox as my main web browser. It's faster and generally more efficient than Chrome plus it has the most important extensions. The most surprising thing is that the Android version of Firefox is excellent. So good that I switched from Chrome a few months ago when this expected news first dropped. No ads on mobile is awesome.

I only use chrome when I need access to my google account (gmail), so my FF is completely disconnected from my google account.

FF is really on par with chrome for me, with the exception of few extreme performance applications like webgl.

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Post by mminer237 »

opencl wrote: post #172
Ayesh wrote: post #152

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I could be wrong, but AFAIK, webrender is the default on latest versions.

It is enabled by default for a small subset of system configurations (Windows desktop machines with AMD or NVIDIA GPU).

And only if you don't have a battery.

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Post by SimeVidas »

rvnx wrote: post #155
SimeVidas wrote: post #102

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Firefox has recently started blocking Google’s third-party cookies by default.

Not a problem for the Google Search ads nor YouTube Ads since both domains are whitelisted. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1582752#c1 If Firefox blocks Google search ads, then Firefox is dead ;) It's that simple.

Why would Firefox block Google’s ads on Google’s own site? That’s not what Firefox’s tracking protection is about. Firefox protects people from third-party tracking, it’s not an ad blocker.

If a website wants to show its own ads -- let’s call them first-party ads -- then Firefox is completely fine with that; and so it every other browser, including Brave.

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Post by greyfox »

ravenstine wrote: post #219
radicalbyte wrote: post #6

It's time to switch to Firefox as my main web browser. It's faster and generally more efficient than Chrome plus it has the most important extensions. The most surprising thing is that the Android version of Firefox is excellent. So good that I switched from Chrome a few months ago when this expected news first dropped. No ads on mobile is awesome.

Anyone thinking of installing Firefox should check out the Multi-Account Containers addon. I'm pretty sure such functionality doesn't exist for Chrome, and it makes it possible to isolate different sites and logins from each other. It's one of the best reasons to switch to Firefox, in my opinion.

is this just for windows/linux (desktop) installs of firefox? or is android included in this feature?

Re: A uBlock Origin update was rejected from the Chrome Web Store

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Post by elEAOALTBIG »

blacklight86 wrote: post #189

I switched to Brave a few months ago because I knew that Google would have done exactly a move like this. People should simply stop using Chrome because there's not a single good reason left to use it. Once upon a time it used to advertise its complete adherence to web standards, but nowadays it has now become the new IE when it comes to breaking them. And from now on it'll do everything not to harm Google's core bus…

> People should simply stop using Chrome because there's not a single good reason left to use it.

The convenience of being able to access your data between devices.

Re: A uBlock Origin update was rejected from the Chrome Web Store

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Post by sgc »

Aperocky wrote: post #208
sgc wrote: post #51

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I am embarrassed to admit I hadn't heard of containers. Nice to see it is a Mozilla extension. I am giving it a test right now.

It's great, a lifesaver if you will, imagine logging into two accounts simultaneously, when developing, the ability to do that is not only superficial, but essential.

I have just been using a second window in private mode, but this is much better.
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