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

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Post by burtonator »

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.

Firefox is really dying compared to Chrome but I honestly think this is going to cause it to rebound.

People aren't going to be happy without uBlock and Ad Block...

Google has been REALLY dropping the ball in the last 2-5 years. What's a NEW Google product that you actually like (that they didn't acquire)?

They literally CAN NOT build new products that people like.

... all their hardware products suck. New things like Google Allo exist for like a year and then they are killed.

It seems like they give a half-assed attempt at creating new products as a way to keep skilled talent at Google rather than having them leave to work for Facebook or Apple.

They're actually DECENT at large acquisitions but that's the only thing that's saved them.

It's really a shame because Chrome is actually a GREAT browser but I won't use it without ad blocking.

I've already migrated to Firefox on my phone and it's been pretty great so far. It also supports extensions on mobile which is huge!

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

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Post by TeMPOraL »

helpPeople wrote: post #227
Barrin92 wrote: post #31

time to bring out the anti-trust hammer and separate chrome and other google entities from the search and ad business. It really seems like they're asking for it.

I don't understand. Out of every company in tech, Google has made my life fantastic. I don't understand the Google hate, I don't know where it comes from. People don't like getting relevant advertising, but they do like when Apple closes off their App store 'for safety'. I don't know why the double standard. I personally think this is a massive advertising campaign from one of the FAANG companies and we are the tools…

> I don't understand the Google hate, I don't know where it comes from.

Surveillance, advertising, bloat, ever worsening UX of their software, random product shutdowns, random bans & lack of human support to resolve false positives. I could go on.

What people like is software that lets them accomplish what they need unobtrusively. People like Apple's store to the extent it doesn't let garbage and adware in. But people also dislike Apple for not allowing sideloading.

Perfectly consistent position to have, IMO.

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

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Post by [deleted] »

nvrspyx wrote: post #274
somebehemoth wrote: post #197

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The feedback of "Android version of Firefox is unusably crashy on my phone" is not something any developer can take action on. There are no example sites, no steps to recreate. I agree it should be in the bug tracker, but adding anecdotes without specifics does not add much to the conversation nor does it help to move FF forward. Are we arguing all users of this specific device experience the same issues as this user…

All points I generally agree on, except that this isn't a discussion with Mozilla about improving Firefox. This is a discussion about Chrome that diverged into a discussion about Firefox in a very general manner. You may not be stifling feedback, but you're riding on the assumption that feedback is the purpose of the discussion going on, which it is not. You keep bringing up this point about feedback that is irreleva…

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

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Post by dessant »

visarga wrote: post #307
dessant wrote: post #104

Google must be forced to open up Chrome to third-party extension stores. A monopoly deciding on the kind of browser extensions we get to distribute and use is sickening. As Chrome is a dominant platform, our work is prevented from reaching users if it does not align with the bussiness goals of Google, and extensions that users want on their devices are effectively censored out of existence. Again, the solution in the…

What a horror show of a response! I would try in the future to avoid making projects that depend on that kind of feedback.

Limiting our creativity and avoiding to take certain routes because Google might disapprove is horrifying. Though in this case the takedown was arbitrary, there is no defense against your project being singled out.

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

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Post by hyh1048576 »

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 tried several times to use Firefox as my default browser, but eventually I switched back to Chrome, due to some weird issues I got at some sites.

I still hate what Google is doing for Chrome and I'm now using a dual browser strategy... I use Firefox and Chrome at the same time, with a preference to Firefox.

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

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Post by fwip »

burtonator wrote: post #311
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.

Firefox is really dying compared to Chrome but I honestly think this is going to cause it to rebound. People aren't going to be happy without uBlock and Ad Block... Google has been REALLY dropping the ball in the last 2-5 years. What's a NEW Google product that you actually like (that they didn't acquire)? They literally CAN NOT build new products that people like. ... all their hardware products suck. New things lik…

Their phones are pretty darn good.

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

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Post by cosmic_ape »

greyfox wrote: post #268
ravenstine wrote: post #219

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

Containers were not supported on Android last time I checked, a few month ago. No containers on iOS also.

One more problem is that containers are an addon and do not sync between Firefoxes on different desktops. Still extremely useful though.

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

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Post by yorwba »

cycomanic wrote: post #249
yorwba wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Firefox Preview is a preview and does not yet support installing uBlock Origin: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/5630 I plan to switch from regular Firefox Mobile as soon as WebExtensions are supported.

But you don't need origin because preview blocks pretty much all ads by default.

That's good to know, thanks. The descriptions I read only mentioned blocking ad trackers, not the ads themselves. If only I had known sooner. I'll have to correct my previous post: already switched.

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

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Post by 9034725985 »

greyfox wrote: post #268
ravenstine wrote: post #219

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

No support for Android (yet). Install this Facebook container [1] on the desktop.

A request: I run Firefox nightly [2] as my main browser and would like to request everyone to consider using a pre-release version of Firefox if possible. It helps us make the argument that Mozilla should not run experiments in Firefox stable.

[1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-cont...

[2] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/desktop/

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