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Firefox on Android forcefully disables server side AI services on custom ROMs (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
submitted 4 months ago by Wispy2891@lemmy.world to c/firefox@lemmy.world
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It's an unintended side effect that the majority of custom ROM users will appreciate.

Firefox being the first and only browser on Android enforcing Google play integrity verification wasn't on my bingo card

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[–] XLE@piefed.social 44 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Mozilla: insists AI is integral to Firefox now
Mozilla: locks AI behind Google Play verification

Truly the last great competitor to Google...

[–] atopi@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

those 2 things could be true at once. People who use degoogled android are likely much more knowledgeable on tech and not need features normal people would need

they arent, but they theoretically could be

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Its open source its not locked behind anything.

[–] XLE@piefed.social 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

That is totally unimportant because Mozilla still maintains total control over that source. Same story as people who say Chromium is open-source as if that'd keep Manifest V2 extensions functional.