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Firefox to become first mobile browser to support desktop extensions later this year (blog.mozilla.org)

submitted 2 years ago by soyagi@yiffit.net to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Source: https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2023/08/10/prepare-your-firefox-desktop-extension-for-the-upcoming-android-release/

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[+] ugjka@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] synceDD@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Other browsers already do, firefox users just cant stop licking mozillas balls

[–] lennster@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

On mobile? Very few do

[–] synceDD@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The point is they already do unlike what the article claims

[–] qfjp@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's desktop extensions. Most mobile browsers only support a subset of all available extensions (including Firefox!). Now, Firefox will support its whole library of extensions.

[–] synceDD@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They only mention "open extension ecosystem" idk if that means everything and also I haven't found an extension not working on mine yet I have even installed a flash player extension for flash games on my browser so no opinion on those statements

[–] qfjp@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

They only mention "open extension ecosystem"

The title: "Prepare your Firefox desktop extension for the upcoming Android release"
End of the first paragraph: "Here’s everything developers need to know to get their Firefox desktop extensions ready for Android usage and discoverability on AMO…"
End of the second paragraph: "so why not start optimizing your desktop extension for mobile-use right away?"

also I haven’t found an extension not working on mine yet I have even installed a flash player extension for flash games on my browser so no opinion on those statements

And those were installed from the mozilla addon library? With full support for a mobile interface? And you tried every extension available?

I have even installed a flash player extension for flash games

Flash used to be a mobile extension...

[–] synceDD@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

What u highlight desktop for, the article is about android and the 10 extensions it has so far, your own highlight says "about upcoming android release" desktop is only mentioned for devs to optimize their shit for mobile use.

And no my extensions were not from mozilla thats my whole point I can get extensions elsewhere this whole time, which is why I mock mobile mozilla users in the comments thinking mozilla did something revolutionary.

[–] Beaupedia@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think you're a little confused about what's being said here.

[–] synceDD@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

I think youre the one confused other mobile browsers already support extensions, too bad 100 people downvoting lack the skill to google

[–] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Mobile FF is already awesome with UBlock Origin and YT background playback extensions. I wish to install an auto redirect extension. (Twitter to Nitter) I know it is doable on beta w/ extensions etc. but I want to see them on normal Firefox.

[–] Lord_Boffum@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have a look at YouTube ReVanced if you want a much better YouTube experience on Android. :)

[–] sir_reginald@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

use Newpipe, it's free software, unlike revanced.

[–] xantiv@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Any reason to switch from Fennec?

[–] thecam@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Wont Feddec support mobile extensions in the future?

[–] thecam@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Now Brave needs to do the same and also create its own extension store