firefox-ios VS darkreader

Users are complaining that the latest Firefox for iOS update has removed the "Dark mode" option from the menu:[1]

> I suffer from Diabetic Retinopathy and hence photophobia. To me, this removal is an Accessability issue.

A forum moderator who's in touch with the developers said days ago that this is an experiment affecting half of the userbase:[2]

> The team is currently doing an experiment. Since March 15, 50% of users no longer see Night Mode switch from the hamburger menu. We're using this experiment to monitor and evaluate the impact of removing, so it'll be hugely valuable to hear your feedback around this feature. Thanks!

However, Mozilla's iOS team manager doesn't know about this huge experiment and think it is a bug:[3]

> Moving Focus into the Firefox repo so it can get more love and support. This happened last release and may be the culprit that broke dark mode. We're looking into this right now.

[1] https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios/issues/19365#issuecomment-2018447405

Yeah, Orion's support for Firefox extensions is a big red flag. These 2 issues on the Firefox-iOS tracker[0,1] around extensions and content blockers have long mentioned Orion, but there's no response from Mozilla.

[0]: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios/issues/7374

[1]: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios/issues/9155

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Follow this bug report: Tabs reload when switching to another tab or app and screen remains blank in Firefox for iOS.

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https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios/commit/686d36402c6a956f460abafc8f1fe19a7887a2f3 landed in v38, so it looks like v37 was the last to support iOS 12.

When you use Reader View, Firefox parses the text of the webpage and loads it as a local page. It isn't supposed to show a red slash, though. Reader Mode shows a neutral icon (📄) on the desktop version. Please open this page and click on New Issue to report this to Mozilla, and then share the link with us.

change to light mode, and try out https://darkreader.org/

I was able to reproduce and reported this to Dark Reader https://github.com/darkreader/darkreader/issues/11952

I highly recommend utilizing a dark reader.

I totally forgot about the atrocious default HN theme. Yeah that's unreasonable, unreadable. A low-contrast light theme is literally equivalent to shining a flashlight in your eyes. Only unreasonable people do that to others (e.g. the police).

If you use Firefox, I recommend the Dark Reader[1] extension for taking care of all the websites that insist on destroying your eyes.

[1]: https://darkreader.org

i use https://darkreader.org/ for chrome and don't see flies 99% of the time

- very efficient to navigate(shortcuts, quick tab navigation, etc.) - Shortcuts - Terminal for easy to type commands - Tab Management - Quick Tab Navigation - Search Bar Integration - Bookmark Management - History Management - Smart Address Bar - Speed Dial - Back and forward Navigation - WM like behaviour for tabs - Floating search bar for quick searches - Powerful autocomplete in address bar(stored in-browser to avoid privacy issues) - privacy focus - Use of Duck Duck Go when privacy-focus is on - Built in Powerful Adblocker - Avoids the use of trackers - Possibility to block Trackers - Possibility to search with TOR - Option to enable or disable JS fully - Option to Disable Cookies - Encrypted DNS - Auto HTTPS upgrade - DNT(Do Not Track) by default - Adoption of G-Hacks - Built in Temp-mail for not frequently visited addresses - A slider for the amount of privacy-conviniency - Whilst doing so it selects and unselects some packages - History as a Module - Don't log certain websites to History - Creation of fake entries on History - Delete History tabs easily - By name - By category - open source - decentralized - compatible all OS - consumes low resources - minimalist - highly customizable - Dark Mode by Default - Characteristics of [Dark Reader](https://darkreader.org/) - Predefined Themes - Community Themes - Support for Wallpapers - Also the ability to configure it via .config files that can be edite - Ability to make the tabs semitransparent and either show the background or a custom wallpaper - fast - Modules - Written in almighty RUST - light - easy to use - Unbloated - Modern UI - advanced users characteristics -The option to cache websites so you can access them when you don't have internet connection, they would be stored locally (might not work on all websites) -Reader Mode: Selects only the text and offers the ability to speed read(maybe through the integration of Swift read) - Vertical Tabs Option - Using commands for faster navigation - Ability to open multiple tabs at once using a shortcut - Workspace Switching - Heavy Local Focus - Modular - Rename Downloads to something meaningful - Download folder differentiation