Mozilla expands extension support for Firefox for Android

Post by aqfamnzc » Fri, Dec 15, 2023, 3:09 PM UTC

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Heads up re: IDCAC: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36233068

That's why GP is using "I *still* don't care about cookies" ;) https://github.com/OhMyGuus/I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies

Post by capitainenemo » Fri, Dec 15, 2023, 3:44 PM UTC

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Decent means a lot of things to different people. For me, the phone that checked all my personal boxes was the samsung xcover6 pro with a swappable battery but still waterproofed, multiple bindable physical buttons, and a ruggedised case. I'm guessing we'd have to know what you're looking for personally to find it :)

6.6" screen. Too big! >I'm guessing we'd have to know what you're looking for personally to find it :) Like I said in the post, a screen about 5" big. iPhone Mini is the only phone on the market that even gets close (and it's still a little too big IMO), so I'm stuck here on iOS with no access to (real) Firefox :(

Post by pentagrama » Fri, Dec 15, 2023, 5:10 PM UTC

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I was testing some, and this one works like a charm! https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/forget_me_not...

How is it better than Cookie Auto-Delete? https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/cookie-autode...

Post by nathansherburn » Fri, Dec 15, 2023, 5:52 PM UTC

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This is good. Now, all extensions marked by the developer as being compatible with Android are shown on AMO. (If you toggle to Desktop mode, you can actually install any other extension on AMO, too.) The baffling thing is why this took so damn long. FF for Android supported add-ons from the beginning. That's the best thing about Firefox for Android! They decided to rewrite the UI in 2020, and there were fair reasons…

I managed the team that did a lot of the integration of web extension support in Fenix, the new Firefox for Android. We were all on the brink of burnout. There was too much work. Unrealistic deadlines. And high expectations. So we decided to only support a limited set of APIs tuned for the most popular web extension. Which were basically all ad blockers if I remember correctly. Proud of the team to have finally gotte…

Post by capitainenemo » Fri, Dec 15, 2023, 7:22 PM UTC

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Huh. Didn't realise it was so large. Well, it is ruggedised so it still fits well in my pocket without a case. Ok. I didn't realise that was your only requirement. There are a ton of phones out there. https://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nYearMin=2021&fDisplay... here's everything with a screen of 5.1" or smaller. 30 android phones produced in last couple of years with that size. Feel free to adjust the phone finder…

Yeah. Typically things in this category are running ancient OS versions or have crap build quality. Couple of those look interesting though, especially the Cubots. Maybe worth a look, thanks.