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Firefox has become a bloatware. Seriously...
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So many websites don't seem to work on Firefox or Librewolf, always have to keep Chrome handy somewhere
There is an extension called chrome mask on Firefox. It helps Firefox pretend to be Chrome on certain websites.
Yea few years ago but nowadays 99% of sites i visit are working well
Absolutely agree on every point. I felt this for the last few years, not just with the latest updates. I haven't updated Firefox for months (a year?), and when I decided to do it after convincing my friend to switch to it because he said he couldn't find the option in settings I told him about, I was basically ~10 versions behind. So updating it and seeing the redesigned settings that looked less intuitive and completely unnecessary, I felt really frustrated.
There's a new browser in the making called Ladybird, I don't know if it's going to be available on Windows (they say the alpha is for Linux and macOS). Yeah, I am on Windows, sadly, and I don't plan on switching to Linux, yet. Mozilla was praised for being a non-profit "good guys", but they've been really annoying, perhaps trying to appeal to the mainstream. Truth is, the mainstream does NOT care about Firefox. You need to spend all your funds on marketing it, not making it uglier with each update.
You are running a browser that's months out of date? 😐
Yeah. I have automatic updates disabled, I would have to download the new version in order to update it. I am using lots of software that is years "out of date". Because they are better. The newer they are, the more bloated they are. And good things break and get deprecated. I am still on Windows 10 and I can't be bothered switching to 11. If you think that jeopardizes my security, it really isn't. My PC isn't a web server that needs constant updates to keep the service secure; I maintain backups in case things go sideways.
But it is not secured. You do you and I won't claim to know your full setup and threat model, but in 99% cases, no. There's no advantage to running out of date software in terms of security or privacy unless it's offline and air-gapped, and even then. For something like a web browser you absolutely want to keep it updated at all times. I would genuinely recommend reviewing the logic and this decision. If you don't trust the browser, use a different one. If you don't want W11, go Linux or Mac but choosing to run end-of-life software because you feel you are getting less bloatware is misinformed.
I'm quite sick of my browsers auto-updating and adding stuff I don't need.
I'm pretty much at the point where I'm going to turn browser updates off. It's perfectly functional for me as is, and if I ever hear of some crippling browser security issue I'll consider its impact myself before thinking about updating.
Not updating the browser for any reason is not a solution; it is opening yourself up to the threats on the modern web. Please don't do it.
Can anybody tell if iceraven is still a good alternative?
Bad update cycle. Use ironfox or fennec on android. I prefer ironfox but it dies break a few things. Fennec is more relaxed.
The developer directly mentions "No warranties or guarantees of security or updates or even stability!" in the GitHub page.
As of now, Firefox for Android supports many extensions by default. I believe this browser is not essential anymore in any sense and is not published in any known app stores, so users are required to update it manually.
If they need to do stiff to make money to stay afloat, that's mostly capitalism's fault. As log as it can be turned off, unlike things in Chrome or Edge or some others, then it's not huge. And as long as they keep it open sourced, then forks can be made. Chromium based browsers still have too much reliance on Google stuff and use way too many resources. Gecko based browsers have been my preference for ages.
Unmozillaed Firefox for me is also non-woke...
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