Re:A grim outlook on the future of browser add-ons
by palant on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @02:32AM
(#24339092)
Unfortunately, it was neither. However, I'm being told that Firefox Nightly allows you to install any add-ons, so maybe running it would be an option.
I actually used the debugging functionality to install a temporary add-on. This is a supported scenario, but it isn't exactly easy to set up.
Re:A grim outlook on the future of browser add-ons
by iggldiggl on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @05:28AM
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> However, I'm being told that Firefox Nightly allows you to install any add-ons, so maybe running it would be an option.
It doesn't – it's still at the stage of only being thought about:
Re:A grim outlook on the future of browser add-ons
by palant on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @07:10AM
(#24340532)
Yes, I realized that. I probably misunderstood the user who reported this.
Re:A grim outlook on the future of browser add-ons
by ajayyy on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @01:01AM
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This adds a lot more to the whitelist: https://github.com/interfect/fenix
I wonder how the author did that. If it was a custom build of FF, we could rely on a fork as long as FF is open source and it supports extensions. If it is a configuration, I'll be happy to apply it to my FF.
Meanwhile I used ApkExtractor to save the APK of FF 68 on my phone (no root required) just in case I inadvertently upgrade FF on it. I already upgraded FF on my tablet and my old phone to test the UI. My take is that the new collections are good but the navigation UI is really bad. Opening new tabs, tapping the URL bar to go to a new site, forward button, they are all worse than in FF 68 and before. Hopefully they'll make them work as before.
I understand that staying on version 68 is also bad because of no security fixes. Furthermore it's possible that extension authors kill the Android version of their software. The plan is to wait for a while and see what happens.