Re:Switching from Chrome to Firefox
by faitswulff on Monday December 30, 2019 @07:28AM
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I haven't needed to do all of these since I set up Sync, which makes me think life might be easier if you just made a Firefox account to sync your settings.
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To me Sync and Pocket are extra features (and some others), that should be enabled by user action.
Why doesn't Firefox come with a Mozilla Tools section in Settings which allows easily to enable those services + a button to that settings page on the (bottom/top right) new tab page. This way it would be reachable, but at same time, not so intrusive as it is right now. I would even go as fare and say that the dev-tools should be an addon too, and not ship by default (because probably 99% of the users never use it).
It should be possible to create a delightful browser experience, which respects user privacy and enables power-users/developers to do more.
I believe pocket and especially sync do nothing if you don't use them. This is in absolute contrast with Chrome that ties your whole navigator to your google account if you ever log on gmail...
Re:Switching from Chrome to Firefox
by ppseafield on Monday December 30, 2019 @11:27AM
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Pocket link recommendations appear on the new tab page on new installs. You can turn them off, but they are there by default. Additionally the Pocket button persists in the address bar, but is also removable. It's indeed minuscule in comparison with what Chrome does.