Comment on Quick post about AI-free FireFox Based Browsers (Keep your Adds and avoid the Bloat)

TheNamlessGuy@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  if you install arkenfox yourself, likely you’ll never remember to update it. if you use librewolf or such, the maintainers will take care of it for you

  If you use fennec on android, I think you can even just copy your config to your phone and have it working the same there.

  and where do you copy it on your phone? I think it’s not that simple but maybe I missed something

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  • TheNamlessGuy@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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    • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      all data of the firefox is located in /data/data/packgename, which is inaccessible without root permissions. a few android versions ago it was accessible through ADB, not anymore. I don’t think it’s possible anymore to install arkenfox on plain firefox android for most users.

      even with a rooted phone its not that easy. granting termux root rights and running su, the per-package data folders are not visible, you have to switch to the correct mount namespace somehow. some file manager apps adapted to be able to do that

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