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standards-positions
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iOS404
You can check why Mozilla and Apple have opted to not support this.
https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/154
https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/28
Neither Mozilla or Webkit are satisfied that the proposal is safe by default, and contains footguns for the user that can be pretty destructive.
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Show HN: DualShock calibration in the browser using WebHID
FWIW Mozilla updated their position on Web Serial API to "neutral" and clarified that they might be okay with enabling the API with an add-on.
https://mozilla.github.io/standards-positions/#webserial
Allowing serial but not HID would be really strange. With HID you get standard identifiers that let you filter out devices that are too dangerous for the web. With serial you get nothing. Even if you know a device is dangerous, there's no way to protect users from it.
> It is available only for Google Chrome, Chromium or compatiable browsers (e.g. Edge) because it uses WebHID, a javascript extension that can be used to send commands to a HID device.
I didn’t know about WebHID, but it’s interesting Firefox doesn’t support it. According to Mozilla’s position[0]:
> This API, like WebUSB, provides access to generic devices. Though this API is limited to human interface devices (HID), the same concerns apply as WebUSB, namely that devices are generally not designed with access from arbitrary websites in their threat model.
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Tailwind CSS v4.0.0 Alpha
Hasn't FireFox been dragging their asses on @scope? https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/472
It took years to just convince them of the need for it. And I'm not sure anyone got convinced vs Chrome had already shipped it and Safari has it planned so they caved in.
Hard to believe FireFox used to be a leader of the modern web.
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An HTML Switch Control
As mentioned by others, OK idea, but not a fan that this isn't standardized. After a quick search+peruse, these seem to indicate that it's not around the corner either. Happy (/hope) to be corrected.
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Platform issues which disadvantage Firefox compared to first-party browsers
Mozilla's position on these specs is nicely outlined publicly and transparently as part of their standards-positions project: https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/100
I'm kinda glad it's not implemented in my browser, to be honest, because the whole thing seems like a security nightmare.
It's a shame it impacts some hobby usecases, but I don't think this outweighs the reasoning set out on the GitHub issue.
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What Progressive Web App (PWA) Can Do Today
This should have big warnings on it. Some of these are not web standards; they are features implemented unilaterally by Google in Blink that have been explicitly rejected by both Mozilla and Apple on privacy and security grounds.
Take Web Bluetooth, for example:
Mozilla:
> This model is unsustainable and presents a significant risk to users and their devices.
— https://mozilla.github.io/standards-positions/#web-bluetooth
Apple:
> Here are some examples of features we have decided to not yet implement due to fingerprinting, security, and other concerns, and where we do not yet see a path to resolving those concerns
— https://webkit.org/tracking-prevention/
This is Microsoft’s Embrace, Extend, and Extinguish bullshit applied to the web platform by Google. Google keeps implementing these things despite all other major rendering engines rejecting them, convinces people that they are part of the web, resulting in sites like this, then people start asking why Firefox and Safari are “missing functionality”. These are not part of the web platform, they are Google APIs that have been explicitly rejected.
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Why Are Tech Reporters Sleeping on the Biggest App Store Story?
Is BLE a PWA requirement? I think they explained their position pretty well here, regardless of whether I agree:
https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/95#iss...
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Reason to Use Firefox Is Sync That Works
I took a glance at Can I Use what the difference between the last public release of Firefox and Chrome is [1] and they don't really have that big of a difference in the eyes of normal use-cases? Some of these aren't implemented purely because of privacy reasons, the proposals aren't finished yet or complexity [2].
Why would Firefox need to change to Chromium engine? The only websites I notice that don't work with Firefox is because of user-agent targetting or just putting 5-second time-outs in Youtube code on non-chrome webbrowsers [3].
Can you give some examples of websites not working on Firefox?
[1] https://caniuse.com/?compare=chrome+120%2Cfirefox+121&compar...
[2] https://mozilla.github.io/standards-positions/
[3] https://www.neowin.net/news/youtube-seemingly-intentionally-...
iceraven-browser
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Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent
This list of Firefox forks was posted not so long ago - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37735443
- librewolf (Desktop) [1]
- Mull (Android) [2]
- Iceraven (Android) [3]
- Mercury (Desktop) [4]
- Pulse Browser (Desktop) [5]
- Waterfox (Desktop) [6]
- Floorp (Desktop) [7] --> This submission
- Pale Moon (Desktop) [8]
- Mullvad Browser (Desktop) [9]
- Tor browser (Desktop - Android) [10]
This list is not inclusive. It probably contains the famous forks.
[2] https://gitlab.com/divested-mobile/mull-fenix
[3] https://github.com/fork-maintainers/iceraven-browser
[4] https://github.com/Alex313031/Mercury
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LibreWolf – custom version of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom
It should be noted that Iceraven is not compiled from source, ie. it only compiles the UI/app layer, and not the engine or other components.
https://github.com/fork-maintainers/iceraven-browser/issues/...
Full disclosure: I maintain Mull and Fennec F-Droid.
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Firefox desktop extensions coming soon for the upcoming Android release
it's already possible via this Firefox fork https://github.com/fork-maintainers/iceraven-browser/release...
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Best web browser for phone
Thanks, is this it? Just want to make sure I'm getting the correct one and not forked. https://github.com/fork-maintainers/iceraven-browser
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How to pirate reddit?
Maybe I should also mention Kiwi Browser (Chromium-based) and Iceraven (Firefox-based) specifically for mobile.
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YSK: Choosing 'Reject All' doesn't reject all cookies.
Firefox supports extensions. Firefox Nightly (warning, unstable) supports even more. Firefox forks like Iceraven, Fennec, and Mull also support extensions.
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Vote for your favourite browser
Iceraven for Android.
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Mozilla removes Bypass Paywalls Clean extension from its add-ons repository
For other add-ons, on mobile I use Iceraven through FFUpdater, which doesn't have this bizarre limitation over two years on.
- Best browser for Android 13?
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Is Bromite abandoned?
Iceraven is a good alternative browser for Android that supports a ton of extensions out of the box and could be the most customizable browser available on Android right now (Not that there is much competition on that front). Updated last week.
What are some alternatives?
Mull - [DEPRECATED See Mull-Fenix] Build scripts for a web browser built upon Mozilla technology
Fenix - ⚠️ Fenix (Firefox for Android) moved to a new repository. It is now developed and maintained as part of: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-android
Mull-Fenix - Build scripts for a web browser built upon Mozilla technology
bromite - Bromite is a Chromium fork with ad blocking and privacy enhancements; take back your browser!
bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean
mull-fenix
uBlock-Kiwi - uBlock Origin - An efficient blocker for Kiwi Browser on Android. Fast and lean.
aniyomi - An app for manga and anime
brave-core - Core engine for the Brave browser for Android, Linux, macOS, Windows. For issues https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues
Styx - A modern, open source web browser for Android.
NewPipe - A fork of NewPipe with SponsorBlock functionality.
darkreader - Dark Reader Chrome and Firefox extension