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Test Firefox Android extensions and help developers prepare for an open mobile ecosystem in December (blog.mozilla.org)
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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The list contains addons that were last updated 3-4 years ago.

3 years ago (Feb 8, 2021): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/dark-background-light-text/

4 years ago (Mar 26, 2020): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/redirector/

uMatrix has been archived since 2021.

How are developers going to update them for mobile when they arent even maintined for desktop?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

They don't need to be updated to make good test subjects. From the post:

They were compiled because they possess a combination of Android API compatibility and relative popularity on Firefox desktop.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The list:

  • Flash Player 2022
  • Repeek (formerly FACEIT Enhancer)
  • Google Scholar Button
  • YouTube NonStop
  • Notion Web Clipper
  • SoundFixer
  • Turn Off the Lights
  • h264ify
  • Google Lighthouse
  • Emoji Cheatsheet
  • IP Address and Domain Information
  • Link Gopher
  • Show/hide passwords
  • Fake Filler
  • Don't Fuck With Paste
  • Google Analytics Opt-out
  • Open Link with New Tab
  • GIPHY for Firefox
  • enhanced-h264ify
  • AdBlocker Ultimate
  • Browsec VPN - Free VPN for Firefox
  • Web Threat Shield
  • Simple Translate
  • Hoxx VPN Proxy
  • Cookie AutoDelete
  • Keepa.com - Amazon Preisüberwachung
  • ColorZilla
  • SetupVPN Lifetime Free VPN
  • Disconnect
  • Touch VPN
  • Stylus
  • Absolute Enable Right Click & Copy
  • AVG Online Security
  • Clear Cache
  • Imagus
  • Cookie Quick Manager
  • Popup Blocker Ultimate
  • Download Manager (S3)
  • Unpaywall
  • Youtube Audio
  • Adblock for YouTube
  • User Agent Switcher
  • Worldwide Radio
  • Unhook: Remove YouTube Recommended Videos Comments
  • RESTClient, a debugger for RESTful web services.
  • Hotspot Shield Free VPN Proxy
  • Free VPN Proxy & Ad Blocker
  • Mate Translate – Übersetzer, Wörterbuch
  • Disable JavaScript
  • Disable WebRTC
  • Wanteeed
  • Dark Background and Light Text
  • WhatFont
  • Tranquility Reader
  • JSONView
  • Twitter Media Downloader
  • uMatrix
  • S3.Translator
  • WebRTC Leak Shield
  • Forecastfox (fix version)
  • Metastream Remote
  • Forget Me Not - Forget cookies & other data
  • Impulse Blocker
  • RESTED
  • Twitch Channel Points Autoclicker
  • Scholarscope
  • Location Guard
  • Offline-QR-Code-Generator
  • JSON Lite
  • JavaScript Toggle On and Off (WebExtension)
  • Empty Cache Button
  • Tab Mix - Links
  • Redirector
  • Reverso
  • Midnight Lizard
  • Proxy Toggle
  • Google™ Translator
  • WhatRuns
  • Telegram
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This seems awesome and all, but I can't install any of the add-on on my Firefox Beta. The add-on site says I need a newer version of Firefox.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same. Ive got ff 118 and tried to install 'i dont care about cookies' and get that message.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You need 119 beta or 120 nightly

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

IPvFoo (my extension) is still useless on Android.
The call to chrome.permissions.request({origins: [ALL_URLS]}); doesn't do anything.

I'll try asking on the new forum.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thank for sharing OP, I just installed Firefox Nightly and it worked, although is not very intuitive.

(I installed Browsec)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Should also add LocalCDN.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I want ddg pivacy essentials addon on android.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@Albin9326 I use the DDG browser on Android with app tracking protection enabled.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

no jshelter yet 😔

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

jShelter does work on Firefox Android, so hopefully they add it.

I tried it with Smart Cookie Web Preview and it was fine

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Iinteresting. Does that browser satisfy your needs or did you just use it for testing? Itseems severely outdated.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It is irregularly maintained, so I only use it for testing, except for the occasions when it is current.

I really like that you can add any extension, it may not work, but you can try. The bottom nav and toolbar (optional) are great. Pull out tabs, etc. I love the features it has.

In my perfect world, Mull my usual browser, and SCWP would be integrated.

It seems to be a side project for the developer, they also do a webview (smart cookie web) with a lot of nice features and customization.

And they were running their own Searx instance.

They seem to like trying out new features, for instance, they were the first browser I saw that had an 'Amp to HTML' to de-amp links.

So not my daily driver, but nice to play with.