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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by cecexacjrgec on Friday September 18, 2026 @05:48PM (#49760720)
Me too. Too bad I had to abandon it because Mozilla seem more focused on making AI-nonsense than a browser nowadays. No, Firefox, you don’t need AI features. You do need a better UI. You do need smoother scrolling. You do need privacy focus (which automatically means you do not need AI features). You do need to feel like you belong on the platform you’re installed on and not wish everything were Linux. You do need better designers that understand UX is not just “add controls everywhere”.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by takeda on Friday September 18, 2026 @07:36PM (#49761703)
I'm assuming you use Lynx now then? Because I don't think you would be using Chrome or its clone if that's where you draw the line?
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by vsviridov on Sunday September 20, 2026 @12:06AM (#49772431)
I remember using lynx at school, since they only let A+ level students use the X11 GUI. And then later on using elinks which was a bit more featureful on my own servers...
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by josephg on Friday September 18, 2026 @06:44PM (#49761254)
Huh? What ai features? Firefox seems largely the same as it did a few years ago.

I’m not doubting they added some ai junk somewhere. But whatever they did seems very easy to ignore.

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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by olyjohn on Friday September 18, 2026 @07:18PM (#49761559)
Its just an excuse people use to keep using thier beloved shiny brand.
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