Re:Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store
by urthor on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @06:00AM
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On Firefox Android the same button for install this site as an app is right there?
It's called Add to Home Screen
Re:Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store
by raihansaputra on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @06:21AM
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I think GP means on the desktop. I also use the same function so I can run the web version of Slack instead of the Electron one, on a separate window with the Slack icon. Firefox killed their efforts to support this (single site browser). https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25589177
Re:Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store
by nitrogen on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @10:22AM
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I was trying to help a family member set up a new tablet for their kids, and we literally could not find any Add to Home Screen feature in Firefox anywhere. It's there on my phone, but like 80% of the menu items I have were just not there on this tablet.
I tried last year, and honestly it isn't bad. But I use the Chrome "install this site as an App" functionality a lot and Firefox's "app tabs" didn't work nearly as well. Plus, I hear they've removed or are removing said single site browser functionality.
This might be a somewhat niche case but it makes it really hard to switch as much as FF does have some nice features (picture in picture for all video content is very nice).