Mozilla tells extension developers to get ready to go mobile • The Register
Submitted 1 year ago by silencioso@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/03/mozilla_android_extensions/
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CatZoomies@lemmy.world 1 year ago
PlexSheep@feddit.de 1 year ago
Finally. There are some, but it’s only a small selection.
TserriednichThe4th@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Does this matter for ios?
brianorca@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Maybe. The EU just ruled on Apple Safari, so they may be forced to allow other browsers in their phones.
sunbeam60@lemmy.one 1 year ago
Changing the day actual Firefox arrives on iOS but I’ve really tried to daily drive the Firefox skin on iOS and it’s just too painful and hobbled. The history and bookmark sync was awesome, but damn it just ain’t Firefox.
smokingManhole@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The timing couldn’t be better. For me, the only thing missing from Firefox for Android (or, even better, Mull) was a translation feature; otherwise, it was perfect. The lack of translation was the only reason I found myself opening the Chrome app, and I am eagerly looking forward to no longer needing it.
I was once a fervent supporter of Google, but now see it moving towards Apple’s approach. This shift doesn’t feel like the result of malicious intent on the part of Google’s engineers, but rather a change driven by non-technical roles (business, marketing, …) aiming to boost revenue margins. When these roles lead a company’s direction, you can already hear the ticking clock of its fate.
NHishimachi@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Get “Translate Web Pages (TWP)” Addon for Firefox via custom addons collection! It does love translations of websites just like how the built in translator in chrome does!
Astaroth@lemm.ee 1 year ago
TWP is even better than just google translate because it lets you choose between Google, Bing, Yandex, and DeepL translations, if a translation looks sus you can take a look at what the other translation engines say.
At least on PC
Gestrid@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Is that available on Firefox for Android? I’m not seeing it in the menu.
wazzupdog@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Hopefully the RES folks port to mobile, there’s times when Reddit is the only location for a slice of knowledge.
realitista@lemm.ee 1 year ago
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 1 year ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
This week, the organization urged developers to evaluate their extension code in preparation for the occasion, since it’s expecting a lot of demand.
Allowing Firefox for Android users to download and install extensions that haven’t been thoroughly reviewed poses a risk, particularly given the sensitivity of data stored on phones (e.g. payment cards and personal details).
Unlike passive display technologies like televisions, the browser lets users take an active role in how content gets processed and presented.
Web publishers for years have asked site visitors to disable ad blocking extensions, a step YouTube has recently undertaken in force.
Among the larger browser makers, Mozilla managed to roll out support for a limited set of Recommended Extensions for Firefox on Android in January, 2021.
We are exploring ways to reduce this friction, but ultimately need to exercise some degree of oversight to balance openness, agency, and safety for browser extensions."
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Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I like the way that the article opens in Firefox when I click it, so it has bug white gaps between the paragraphs 😂
ripcord@kbin.social 1 year ago
Weird, not for me
Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Because that’s where the ads would be on chrome
RanchOnPancakes@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Bring it.
nevemsenki@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Just about how many…? Like 6 years too late. FF market share on mobile is like 0.6%.
elbarto777@lemmy.world 1 year ago
As if extensions is the reason of Firefox faltering on mobile. Do Chrome and Safari allow extensions on mobile?
ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Safari does. I think they’re the same as desktop Safari but it seems like a different and smaller ecosystem from the Chrome/FF one and the good ones tend to cost a dollar or two (or six). Still, I have an ad-blocker, a dark mode one, a Userscripts one, one to get rid of AMP links, and a few others.
nevemsenki@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s a bunch of things. Not having extensions however removed a potentially differentiating feature, which certainly didn’t help.
bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Safari actually has a pretty good extension system (for mobile)
merthyr1831@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Their small selection is already insanely helpful for me. I’ve been using firefox mobile for a year now and it’s just as fast as chrome with the additional benefits of:
darkmode
adblocking (including youtube!)
shorter, more sharable links without tracking
and thats all thanks to the extensions that arent available in other mobile browsers unless devs directly integrate them into your app.
techgearwhips@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Don’t forget the “Video Background Play Fix” add on. That paired with the adblocking makes it where you can watch ad free YouTube while in another app or even with the screen off.
schulzi@feddit.de 1 year ago
Geeeez, I didn’t know about that one - Thank you very much sir!
burgundymyr@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I replaced the YouTube app on my SO’s phone with a Brave Browser YouTube link (Brave includes both features out of the box) because having to sit through ads when they wanted to show me a video was driving me nuts…
I use Firefox because of tamper monkey, buy Brave is my go to easy solution for friends so I don’t have to explain about installing extras.
wesley@yall.theatl.social 1 year ago
Chrome on mobile is practically unusable for me. Without ad block the experience is horrible on mobile.