I hate chrome with a passion and it really sucks that Firefox isn’t as convenient for profiles, a feature I rely heavily on, although, I’m still switching. fuck ads and fuck data harvesting, I’d rather have a slightly less performant browser than be visually assaulted and have my performance tank.
You can still enable uBlock Origin in Chrome, here is how
Submitted 8 months ago by moe90@feddit.nl to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.neowin.net/guides/you-can-still-enable-ublock-origin-in-chrome-here-is-how/
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biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
transebding_the_binary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
I mean there is always floorp which has better profiles
biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Haven’t heard of that one before, it’s pretty interesting from first impressions though. I’ll try it out tomorrow and see how it goes. Thanks!
disco@lemdro.id [bot] 8 months ago
Use librewolf or fennec (Firefox forks)
reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
disco@lemdro.id [bot] 8 months ago
I used ironfox too, just a lot of website functionality was broken using it. (At least for me and this was months ago). Settled on fennec.
xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 8 months ago
Alternatively, you could use a browser instead of an advertisement delivery app.
nikolaia@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The UBlock Origin Lite app (currently in Testflight beta but seems to be full, but hopefully coming to the app store soon) works great with iOS Safari. I use that on iOS and Firefox on the desktop, which turns out to be a great combo if you have password and bookmark management separate.
Firefox Focus is also great as the default browser on the phone to avoid links opening from Meta or Google in Safari.
Running the «Always in Container» extension in Firefox gives the same effect on desktop and avoids opening a link in the wrong container. Highly recommended: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/…/always-in-container/
malfisya@piefed.social 8 months ago
Let it go bro. Just switch to Firefox & co. Or at least use it less for something that does not require ad-blocking.
iAvicenna@lemmy.world 8 months ago
you can enable ublock in chrome by downloading firefox from chrome, installing it, then installing ublock in firefox and finally removing chrome
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Why bother? Chromium browsers suck.
BigMike@lemmy.world 8 months ago
People will do anything, but use Firefox
junkthief@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
I don’t think that comma belongs there
killerscene@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
they were just making a statement and then also mentioning to use firefox
biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
, Yeah I don’t, think so either,.
IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 8 months ago
[deleted]kerrigan778@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
In what world does google docs etc not work in firefox? They’re webapps
Der_Fossyler@feddit.org 8 months ago
You can, but you should just switch to Firefox or accept ads in Chromium Browsers.
I can imagine that in the long run it will get harder for their forks to block ads with any extension.
I can’t wait for Ladybird in the future 💪.
somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
There is no such option “accepting ads”. I will do everything in my power to block any type of ad in every device i own, no matter the diffuculty.
Aitolda@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Oh definitely. I gave up ads about 20 years ago when I got rid of cable. Not a chance in hell I’m going back.
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
I would make a toxic relationship joke but this shit is just not funny.
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Why jump through all these hoops, and lessen the security of your browser in the process, just to do something that is being fully stripped out soon anyway?
Just install Firefox. It’s not like you can’t import your bookmarks and such.
Mwa@thelemmy.club 8 months ago
exu@feditown.com 8 months ago
As they note in the article, this is a temporary measure, I.E. guaranteed to break soon.
Start switching to Firefox now so you’re done when they finally turn it of. Ignore any other Chromium based browsers, it’s unlikely they have the manpower to extend MV2 beyond what Google supports with their LTS releases.
Spuddlesv2@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Firefox on iOS doesn’t offer any ad blocking. Vivaldi (and several other) Chromium browsers do. So for a good chunk of the mobile community, Firefox is not the best option.
Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 8 months ago
Or rather,… iOS isn’t
moonburster@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Just install AdGuard. Works great.
biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Apple limits mobile browsers a shit ton. When you get Firefox on iOS, you don’t get Firefox, you get what’s basically a safari front end. This is the reason you can install uBlock Origin or other extensions on the android version of Firefox, but be unable on the iOS version.
robolemmy@lemmy.world 8 months ago
On iOS the Orion browser lets you use Firefox or chrome mods.
exu@feditown.com 8 months ago
Blame Apple for that, as for the longest time they only allowed using the Safari engine on iOS. Apparently that’s still the case outside the EU now, meaning Mozilla would need to maintain two versions on iOS.
On any other operating system, Firefox is by far the best at blocking ads with uBlock Origin.
aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
Completely anecdotally, but I’ve noticed that in the last few months, ublock origin on the Mozilla addons site has gone up. So i think people are already moving.
BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yeah all you have to do is circumvent the security settings in your browser and suppress warning messages to enable Manifest 2, all in 8 easy steps. For now. Until Google switches it off completely.
Or, drop Chrome and Chromium based browsers (such as Edge, Vivaldi, Brave etc) in one easy step. Install a privacy respecting Firefox based browser like Firefox itself or Librewolf.
TurboLag@lemmings.world 8 months ago
all you have to do is circumvent the security settings in your browser and suppress warning messages
I think this is a very important point that too few people are raising and it’s getting buried under the spam of “switch to Firefox” messages. Yes, switching to Firefox is an option. But clearly some people don’t want to do it, and we give them these workarounds without saying what they really do and without highlighting that they are potentially dangerous. You use your browser for a large part of your interaction with your computer, so any downgrade in security is going to be significant. To me, the short-term implications of this are far more important than the longstanding Chrome-vs-Firefox discussion.
Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social 8 months ago
My thoughts exactly, just ditch chrome
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Show me “Not use Chrome”!
BZZZT