soyagi@yiffit.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoFirefox to become first mobile browser to support desktop extensions later this yearblog.mozilla.orgexternal-linkmessage-square170fedilinkarrow-up12.25Karrow-down145file-textcross-posted to: android@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.mlandroid@lemdro.idbecomeme@sh.itjust.workstechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up12.21Karrow-down1external-linkFirefox to become first mobile browser to support desktop extensions later this yearblog.mozilla.orgsoyagi@yiffit.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square170fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: android@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.mlandroid@lemdro.idbecomeme@sh.itjust.workstechnews@radiation.party
Source: https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2023/08/10/prepare-your-firefox-desktop-extension-for-the-upcoming-android-release/ Archived version: https://archive.ph/x9dHq
minus-squareraptir@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down3·edit-22 years agoI do find it funny when people talk about how few extensions are supported, when it has the best extension support of any mobile browser. Like I get it, but still.
minus-squarenoodle@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 years agoRelative to desktop, it is comparatively few. Best on mobile, yes. But the few they allow in FFfA stable is a tiny amount considering how many actually can work but theye just arbitrarily decided they won’t allow.
minus-squareNickNak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoIt used to be able to support all desktop addons but they for some reason took that away a while back
minus-squareraptir@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThe reason was they completely rewrote the mobile browser.
I do find it funny when people talk about how few extensions are supported, when it has the best extension support of any mobile browser.
Like I get it, but still.
Relative to desktop, it is comparatively few.
Best on mobile, yes. But the few they allow in FFfA stable is a tiny amount considering how many actually can work but theye just arbitrarily decided they won’t allow.
It used to be able to support all desktop addons but they for some reason took that away a while back
The reason was they completely rewrote the mobile browser.