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 khoplex   ( @khoplex@lemmy.one )  to Technology · 2 years ago

Mozilla allows desktop extensions on Firefox for Android

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Mozilla allows desktop extensions on Firefox for Android

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 khoplex   ( @khoplex@lemmy.one )  to Technology · 2 years ago
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  •  lemillionsocks   ( @lemillionsocks@beehaw.org ) 
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    It took them SO LONG to get back to this point. They gutted the extensions with the redesign a while back. Only allowed approved extensions(which I understand since a lot of desktop extension ui just doesnt work on android and many extensions are broken), but then they kinda just stopped. They added a convoluted method of creating an account and whitelisting extensions on the account if you use nightly, but it was a hassle to use and it’s been years since even that was introduced.

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      And I mean, for normies it might be OK, but why not add a toggle that allows me to install whatever I want. If they don’t work I’ll just have to uninstall the again. It’s not like it’s gonna break my browser

      •  AdmiralShat   ( @AdmiralShat@programming.dev ) 
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        They don’t even allow the use of about:config in the main Firefox branch.

    •  fmstrat   ( @fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ) 
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      Where are my tabs on tablet? Oh where did they go…

      •  moitoi   ( @moitoi@feddit.de ) 
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        Any fork for that?

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        I last used a chromium based browser more than 5 years ago. Recently I bought myself a tablet and had to make the difficult decision to switch to the kiwi browser there just because Mozilla can’t be bothered to include tabs for their tablet layout.

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          Yea, I’m considering an alternative, too. I love FF, but this is a big gap for me.

    •  Altima NEO   ( @altima_neo@lemmy.zip ) 
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      Yeah I thought it was odd, considering the previous version just got a revamp not long before.

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