We’ve been anticipating it for years,1 and it’s finally happening. Google is finally killing uBlock Origin – with a note on their web store stating that the extension will soon no longer be available because it “doesn’t follow the best practices for Chrome extensions”.2 Daly Barnett. “Chrome Users Beware: Manifest V3 is Deceitful and Threatening.” EFF, December 9, 2021. ↩ Lawrence Abrams. “Google warns uBlock Origin and other extensions may be disabled soon.” Bleeping Computer, October 13, 2024. ↩

We’ve been anticipating it for years,1 and it’s finally happening. Google is finally killing uBlock Origin – with a note on their web store stating that the …

  • Chloyster [she/her]@beehaw.org
    7·
    2 months ago

    The problem is they apparently really value having cross device syncing between desktop and phone, and dislike Firefox on mobile a bit due to speed. Idk I mean yeah I think chromium browsers on android are technically faster (seems to me at least) but with no ads it’s way better

    • Vodulas [they/them]@beehaw.org
      11·
      2 months ago

      Good news, there is cross device syncing. You just have to make a Firefox account. That might be a no go for some folks, but it is an option. If Firefox on mobile is slower, I have not noticed the difference. Have they just refused to try it?

      • Chloyster [she/her]@beehaw.org
        4·
        2 months ago

        I think they know about the cross device syncing but yeah think it’s too slow. Idk how long it’s been since they used it.

        There is an issue I’ve had with Firefox on Android that I’ve tried to fix but haven’t been able to, where the first time I load a website in like… An hour or 2, it takes a long time to load. After that everything is pretty quick but the first load after the app has been suspended (is my guess) is slow

        • yoasif@fedia.ioOP
          4·
          2 months ago

          Would it be interesting to y’all if I wrote about how to capture performance profiles on Firefox for Android so that you can report bugs to developers?

          • Chloyster [she/her]@beehaw.org
            3·
            2 months ago

            Yes that would actually be very helpful! I’ve had trouble doing that on the android version, and I have heard that can help show what exactly is causing the issue. I have heard some settings on ublock can cause this (which I have tried tinkering with)

        • TheRtRevKaiser@beehaw.orgM
          5·
          2 months ago

          Yeah Firefox on Android is extremely so for me at times. I’ve never noticed it specifically being on the first page load after a while, but I haven’t been paying that much attention. I use firefox on mobile so that I can install ublock, because when I’ve tried to use a DNS-based solution in the pass I ran into all kinds of issues with battery drain, but the experience does leave a little to be desired at times.

    • thingsiplay@beehaw.org
      2·
      2 months ago

      But with Firefox cross device syncing is possible, isn’t it? I think that I used it at some point. Open Firefox Settings > Sync:

      • Chloyster [she/her]@beehaw.org
        4·
        2 months ago

        Yeah I’m realizing I didn’t word that super well. Yes sync is a thing and they know that, but they don’t want to have to use Firefox on mobile because they think it’s slow

    • umami_wasabi@lemmy.ml
      2·
      2 months ago

      I gave up in Firefox Sync an year ago as it doesn’t work reliably for me. The sent tab function, the main reason I use sync, tabs are frequently delayed (as in over a minute) or straight up not working. Now I uses SimpleX group for my cross device communications.

      Maybe it is improved but I’m too lazy to try.