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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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