Mozilla will soon remove its telemetry service Adjust from the Android and iOS versions of browsers Firefox and Firefox Focus. It appeared that the

For Android users seeking a privacy-focused browser, Privacy Guides recommends Mull:

Mull is a privacy oriented and deblobbed Android browser based on Firefox. Compared to Firefox, it offers much greater fingerprinting protection out of the box, and disables JavaScript Just-in-Time (JIT) compilation for enhanced security. It also removes all proprietary elements from Firefox, such as replacing Google Play Services references.

Mull enables many features upstreamed by the Tor uplift project using preferences from Arkenfox. Proprietary blobs are removed from Mozilla’s code using the scripts developed for Fennec F-Droid.

  • Kbobabob@lemmy.worldEnglish
    801·
    2 months ago

    Why did you add an ad for Mull when your title and article is about Firefox?

    • doctortran@lemm.eeEnglish
      29·
      2 months ago

      Posting an article about something and then using it plug something else alongside it is the kind of deliberate spam mods should be removing, no matter what software they’re plugging.

  • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
    331·
    2 months ago

    Mull has a lot of weird issues, like being the only mobile browser I tested my website on that used the front camera rather than the back camera.

  • tritonium@midwest.socialEnglish
    552·
    2 months ago

    Until Firefox mobile has a functional home button in the toolbar then I don’t care what the fuck the do because I won’t be using it. Dumb as fuck not to have it.

  • monogram@feddit.nlEnglish
    1462·
    2 months ago

    Safari’s bottom tab bar is the best UX I’ve seen on mobile.

    I can achieve most browsers interactions from my thumb without repositioning my hand!

    Firefox mobile looks like a dev opened it in an android simulator googled “hi” then checked the box “available for mobile”

    P.S. Please give me a reason why you downvote me

      • monogram@feddit.nlEnglish
        82·
        2 months ago

        Neat! Just gave it a try and it’s much better now, one issue I miss is you can’t swipe (left right) on the address bar to go to the next/prev tab

        • EvenOdds@lemm.eeEnglish
          201·
          2 months ago

          You’ll find that under settings -> customise -> swipe address bar sideways to switch tabs

          • monogram@feddit.nlEnglish
            3·
            2 months ago

            Maybe on android but not on iOS

            Plus if you don’t have any next tab the swipe creates a new tab instead

            • piracysails@lemm.eeEnglish
              7·
              2 months ago

              Unless you use the synchronization features of Firefox, I think it would be best to use safari on IOS.

              At least until they bring their own engine to the OS.

              My reasoning: None offer content blocking, you get better fingerprinting protection with safari and you have one less application.

              • TheRealKuni@lemmy.worldEnglish
                3·
                2 months ago

                Safari offers ad blocking on iOS. You just have to get your extensions through the App Store. But other browsers don’t (yet).

    • my_hat_stinks@programming.devEnglish
      372·
      2 months ago

      You’re being downvotes because it’s irrelevant and you’re claiming a feature that also exists in Firefox is the reason your preferred browser is better. It makes no sense.

      • monogram@feddit.nlEnglish
        6·
        2 months ago

        Fair I guess I read the other comment and the commented on the main thread incorrectly

      • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        121·
        2 months ago

        And is also incorrect, since Firefox not only has that feature, but prompts you if that’s what you want when you first open the app, so you can’t really miss it.

      • noodlejetski@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        oooh, I haven’t checked the new layout on my phone, only on the tablet. that’s sleek!

  • Moe@forum.moe.onlEnglish
    559·
    2 months ago

    Mobile version of firefox is kinda sucks compared to other browser with chromium based like chrome, microsoft edge, and kiwi browser.

    Personally I’m using kiwi browser as my daily browser because it’s support extension feature 👍

    • overload@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      48·
      2 months ago

      I disagree, as a Firefox mobile daily driver I will confirm it has extensions. Dark mode reader and ublock origin, does one need anything else?

      • JustAnotherKay@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        I swapped from uBlock to AdNauseum. It’s a fork of uBlock which also “clicks” some specific ads in order to cost companies money for running them lol

      • Moe@forum.moe.onlEnglish
        24·
        2 months ago

        Yeah I’m using kiwi browser as my daily driver browser because of extension feature, compared to other chromium based browser.

        For firefox, It also has extension feature but the reason why I don’t use it because of the auto reload bug and some sites are somehow broken when viewed with firefox mobile.

        *But for firefox desktop, I think it’s good for me

    • doctortran@lemm.eeEnglish
      171·
      2 months ago

      Are you a bot or just this uninformed?

      Firefox has extensions and isn’t chromium. Only a fool thinks a Chromium browser will stay friendly to extensions after Manifest 3.