Firefox gave me ad-free browsing, stronger privacy, a free VPN, and far more customization than Chrome. I didn't need more convincing.
  • Azhad@lemmy.world
    1·
    2 hours ago

    Install the “I don’t care about cookies” extension for quality of life. It auto opt-out and autoclose all the nonsense about cookies and ads.

  • tb_@lemmy.world
    2·
    8 hours ago

    Firefox even blocks videos from autoplaying

    Funny thing to say on a website with autoplaying videos.

    • Azhad@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 hours ago

      Website? No sir, that’s an Android app for me. The fuckification of all the reddit apps is the reason I’m here!

  • sexy_peach@feddit.org
    47·
    2 days ago

    The very obvious most important difference between chrome and ff is that with ff you can install the add-on uBlock origin. Long after that there might be other worthwhile differences but the browsing experience with ff + uBlock origin is unbeaten.

      • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        more and more sites/services are starting to require it and i’m already ruing the day that i’m forced to move off firefox because of it.

        i also think it’s a sign of the time that microsoft was slapped down by the gov’t when they did something similar with ie and office; but this time around the gov’t is not getting involved at all.

        • jacksilver@lemmy.world
          2·
          1 day ago

          The Biden administration had been gearing up/starting the process to separate chrome from Google, but when trump took over all of that was stopped.

          • FrChazzz@lemmus.orgEnglish
            2·
            1 day ago

            Biden-era tech regulations and their proposals played a huge role in all the Big Tech CEOs jumping over to the GOP. Turns out that they only ever cared about making as much unrestricted money as possible.

          • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
            2·
            1 day ago

            exactly, all it took to get the american gov’t to care was court case from mozilla, corel, ati, etc., but now there are court cases like before and nothing happens as result and efforts driven at the top – like this one – are quietly suppressed.

  • 1984@lemmy.today
    12·
    1 day ago

    You are so late to the party but better late than never.

    Try out Reader Mode too, it’s nice.

  • Zak@lemmy.world
    25·
    1 day ago

    It takes half a dozen extensions, settings tweaks, and hidden flags to make Chrome do what browsers like Firefox already do out of the box.

    The fact that I can have half a dozen extensions is the main reason I use Firefox for Android.

  • VOIDPTR@lemmy.ml
    8·
    1 day ago

    Waterfox is a slightly altered fork. Firefox account still works on it. It is what I use on desktop and mobile.

  • cabbage@piefed.socialEnglish
    16·
    1 day ago

    I just switched from Firefox for Android to Fennec, which is the exact same browser bundled by the Mozilla Foundation, with slightly fewer proprietary bits and bops than normal Firefox and available on F-droid. My Mozilla account still syncs and it all works perfectly.

    https://f-droid.org/packages/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid/

    Firefox for Android is still great, but it’s nice to see some love for those of us who prefer to stick with open source projects all the way.