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[-] addison@lemmy.world 89 points 1 year ago

This sounds like great news!

Firefox is already at the top of my list of preferred browsers on Android, but more extension support has always been on my feature wishlist.

[-] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 21 points 1 year ago

You can do that now with a custom extension list

[-] RobotDaniel@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

You do need firefox beta rn.

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 15 points 1 year ago

It also works on the Fennec branch for people who want a fully stable build that has full addon support, but yeah this is going to open it up to a lot more people, so hopefully more people will use Firefox

[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

It also works on the Fennec branch

Is that still supported in some shape or form?

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[-] Zak@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Its current poor extension support is the reason I've been using Kiwi Browser, which is a basic Chromium build with full extension support, including loading from local storage.

[-] ijeff@lemdro.id 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Same here. I use custom collections on Fennec F-Droid but the inability to properly sideload keeps me on the auto rebased builds of Kiwi Browser. That and support for the black OLED theme and night mode website retheming built in.

Very glad to see this come to Firefox though! Hopefully they can also get those other bits added in.

[-] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

That and Kiwi is the only Android browser with proper developer tools.

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[-] Ultra980@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[-] Zak@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

That took way too long, but better late than never.

[-] atocci@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

It used to be a thing, didn't it? I remember using any PC browser extension I wanted on my phone at some point and I think it was in Firefox.

[-] Molecular0079@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Yeah it was removed when they rebuilt Firefox Android on a new engine and they deemed the extension system too unreliable at the time.

[-] squaresinger@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

It was until FF68, when Mozilla decided that it would improve their market share if they rewrote the whole browser and kicked all their advantages down the drain.

[-] millionsofplayers@lemmy.one 18 points 1 year ago

Apple needs to allow other browser engines at this point

[-] Mousepad@burggit.moe 2 points 1 year ago
[-] EddieTee77@lemdro.id 10 points 1 year ago

Nope. Every browser is basically Safari with a different coat of paint on it. It's very anti competitive and monopolistic if you ask me

[-] Matt@lemdro.id 2 points 1 year ago

It’s very anti competitive and monopolistic if you ask me

I don't disagree, but while I would love having full Firefox on iOS, the one positive of the current situation is that it is the only thing keeping Google from a complete browser monopoly. Firefox marketshare is insignificant, and without WebKit on iOS devices, Chromium browsers would make up 95% of the browser market. I think that would be worse overall in the long-term than iPhone users being stuck with Safari skins.

[-] RelativeArea0@startrek.website 17 points 1 year ago

I hope they would include addon sideloading as well

[-] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

My ~~body~~ phone is ready.

[-] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Super excited! Firefox is already great and this will just make it more great!

[-] RobotToaster@infosec.pub 9 points 1 year ago

About damn time, they should never have disabled it in the first place.

[-] AlmostDachshund@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Is there any hope for third party themes as well?

[-] b1tstremist0@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm just hoping for theming to come back to Firefox on Android. Really not into the new UI design either. (T_T)

[-] FarLine99@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Such a cool news! Mozilla, go on!

[-] kungfuratte@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

That's cool

[-] mawp@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Heck yeah, have about 5 or 6 extensions I use on the desktop version I wanna use on the mobile version!

[-] miniu@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Cool! I've been using Firefox Nightly to workaround extension limitations. I'll be able to switch back to having nicer icon colors xD

I hope that with this being official support some extensions regain full features on mobile. For example, vimperator cannot open tabs on mobile currently(using it with samsung dex)

[-] sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf 2 points 1 year ago

The key takeaway from this is that they're finally rolling out their Web Manifest v3. I'm super excited

[-] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

cries in Firefox on iPad

At least my phone will make use of this.

[-] Molecular0079@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Didn't Apple announce that they were going to remove restrictions on 3rd party browsers on iPhones and iPads? You might be seeing a Gecko based Firefox soon.

[-] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, but how soon? Will it be available in my country? I can't know.

[-] Molecular0079@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I doubt they'd limit it by country, but the question of how soon is very valid. It's one of the reasons why I don't use Apple products. Their stranglehold over the ecosystem is highly annoying.

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[-] anon6789@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Good to hear! I've been using using Kiwi, but it would be great if I can use Firefox. I would think security updates would come out quicker.

[-] Tango@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I've been waiting for this!

[-] jacktherippah@lemdro.id 1 points 1 year ago

I'd use Firefox for Android if it had working per - site process isolation.

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