Re:A grim outlook on the future of browser add-ons
by pmlnr on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @04:06AM
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The problem is the whitelisted-only approach:
> Will add-ons not part of the Recommended Extensions program ever be supported on the new Firefox for Android?
> We would like to expand our support to other add-ons on the release channel. We’re currently evaluating how we can enable general add-on support in a secure way without creating compatibility issues.
> Will add-ons not part of the Recommended Extensions program ever be supported on the new Firefox for Android?
> We would like to expand our support to other add-ons on the release channel. We’re currently evaluating how we can enable general add-on support in a secure way without creating compatibility issues.
https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/02/11/faq-for-extension...
So, why relax exactly?! Even the extension that would work now are disabled.