A new browsing experience arrives in Firefox for Android Nightly

Post by calpaterson » Fri, Jan 17, 2020, 4:11 PM UTC

pwg wrote: post #103

calpaterson wrote: post #35

Lots of comments in this thread about why they have implemented this before implementing addons. Based on Mozilla's public project board it looks like they are well underway on implementing add-ons: https://github.com/orgs/mozilla-mobile/projects/44 Check the done column

The comments here re. "why before addons" is because the marketing-speak (tm) blog post leaves everyone with the impression that this new version is just about to replace the existing FF for Android that does support uBlockOrigin. And as many comments here indicate (and I am with those who feel this way), for a huge swath of FF for Android users, the ability to have uBlockOrigin is the critical reason why they have F…

Post by severine » Fri, Jan 17, 2020, 4:19 PM UTC

darkwater wrote: post #58

severine wrote: post #2

Doesn't work in my (widely used) Android version. I'm a long time Firefox user and feel abandoned.

But you can still use the current (that will be old in the future) Firefox. yeah, no security updates but your OS is not getting them either. It sucks, and it shouldn't be that way, I'm with you, but it's the harsh reality. So, blaming only Mozilla for this situation looks a bit unfair from my point of view.

Post by acephal » Fri, Jan 17, 2020, 4:45 PM UTC

endothrowho333 wrote: post #109

psv1 wrote: post #106

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> Blame Google, for its algorithms that are directly shaping our communications and culture. Hell, blame all tech companies that use algorithms to determine culture > Mozilla, and every other website owner, must play the game No. Mozilla and every other contributor still have a responsibility for what they put out there. Google and Facebook messing up the overall environment doesn't let individual contributors off th…

Hating the game vs. hating the player. We all have to do things in our own self-interest, especially when there are higher powers bearing down upon us. They're not off the hook, but they're not the biggest fish that needs to be fried. Going after them won't solve anything except the need to vent one's own emotions. The cycle will continue to repeat for other websites and other people. We've established that it happen…

Post by thenewnewguy » Fri, Jan 17, 2020, 4:49 PM UTC

useragent86 wrote: post #118

jshevek wrote: post #34

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If you are checking something else, I recommend Brave. I've switched from Firefox to Brave and I am mostly satisfied.

HN mods should investigate the systematic downvoting of pro-Brave comments. It happens on every discussion of browsers.

Post by blendergeek » Fri, Jan 17, 2020, 5:18 PM UTC

jeena wrote: post #62

s5ma6n wrote: post #13

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For me personally, uBlock (and other extensions) is the only reason I am using Firefox on Android. If this feature is removed, I will either go back to Samsung Browser or check something else.

I have 2 reasons uBlock and the fact that I can use my own sync server.