Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP

Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by bryanlarsen on Friday September 18, 2026 @07:00PM (#49761402)

Is Firefox or Mozilla perfect? Heck no. But we're not comparing Mozilla against pre-IBM Red Hat or Ben & Jerry's or whatever your concept of the ideal corporate citizen is. We're comparing Mozilla against Google. That's a very low bar that Mozilla clears with ease, especially if you're criteria includes shoving AI down your throat.

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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by mitxela on Friday September 18, 2026 @08:53PM (#49762257)

I'm not sure Mozilla clears it. Zen or Librewolf or PaleMoon clears it.

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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by AstralSerenity on Sunday September 20, 2026 @03:12AM (#49773272)

Gosh, Pale Moon? That browser is a security nightmare IIRC.

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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by pjmlp on Friday September 18, 2026 @11:47PM (#49763125)

Firefox is no longer part of most browser compatibility matrices, what ease?

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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by throwaway27448 on Saturday September 19, 2026 @12:04AM (#49763217)

> Firefox is no longer part of most browser compatibility matrices, what ease?

What would be the point of a browser compatibility matrix then?

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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by pjmlp on Saturday September 19, 2026 @12:48AM (#49763396)

Compatibility between market relevant browsers.

Which for the large majority of companies means Chrome and Safari nowadays.

Thanks to Apple's stance on iOS, otherwise it would be only Chrome, as younger generations apparently never got the IE history lesson.

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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by throwaway27448 on Saturday September 19, 2026 @12:03AM (#49763214)

Either way we're still stuck with it.

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