The new Android firefox is pure garbage

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Red Squirrel

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Is there any truth to that? I always felt Mozilla was the best one to trust. What's really the alternative, Chrome? They're owned by google so I can guarantee they spy on you.

As for mobile been using Naked Browser since that horrible FF update. I don't know if they improved it or not since then as quite a lot of people felt the same way about it.
 

Ravynmagi

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Is there any truth to that? I always felt Mozilla was the best one to trust. What's really the alternative, Chrome? They're owned by google so I can guarantee they spy on you.

As for mobile been using Naked Browser since that horrible FF update. I don't know if they improved it or not since then as quite a lot of people felt the same way about it.

No, that was a troll. Mozilla is non profit organization and Firefox is open source and I feel very trust worthy.
 

bracknelson

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I won't hesitate to give first priority to Google Chrome, I don't think so which chrome provides any other browser could provide like chrome.
 

beginner99

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I have been using FF mobile for couple months now and can't really see why people complain. The url at the bottom needs to get used to but honestly, it makes a lot of sense. I can install noscript, ublock and get all the same blocking features as on desktop. Yeah maybe it's a bit slower (not that I notice or care)?
 

Ichinisan

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No longer will I trust the Mozilla company. Mozilla is a pushover to the American government that spies on people's online activities. The reason why Firefox's mobile browser has been dumbed down is because Mozilla is trying to politically spy on you by not letting you have options to protect your online privacy, which is why it removed the option to go on "about:config" in newer versions. What makes me laugh is that Mozilla pretentiously claimed it cared about online privacy when it is headquartered in America that has legalised gag orders because America is politically controlled by elites who use online surveillance to enslave people. It has nothing to do with fighting against terrorism because America is known for terrorism to benefit only the American elites who exploit other countries through abusive international trade policies and military terrorism.

Also, I laugh when Mozilla pretentiously claims it has internet for people that's not based on profit when people from Mozilla fired a former Mozilla employee just because they were supporting someone who was against same-sex marriage. Everything about Mozilla's company is a retarded echo chamber that will fire people who have specific opinions because Mozilla's company is in bed with closedminded politics and Google that ARE based on profit. Being against same-sex marriage is making the people make less money considering that same-sex marriage has been legalised in an increasing amount of countries and now there are people who will get fired if they refuse to do with business with people from the L.G.B.T.Q. community. Because freedom is becoming rarer these days. They just want people to be emotionally gullible consumers that are emasculated simps to snowflakes and feminazis disguised as feminists and pushovers to the L.B.T.Q. community even though heterosexuality is the only normal sexuality, even though there will never be true equality between biological males and biological females because of their stark behavioural differences because their bodies and minds don't work completely the same because of their different biological sexes, and even though transgenderism is not based on hard science compared to biological sexes.

Firefox has been dumbed down to look very similarly like Google Chrome because Mozilla is a sellout that is in bed with Google, which makes Mozilla's attempt to be privacy-friendly laughable.

Firefox, Google, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Microsoft, Apple, the Koch industries, the Rockefeller industries, the Rothschild industries, the oil industry, the fashion industry, the entertainment industry, the music industry, the central banks, and other things are in bed with big tech and elites that are screwing over average people to benefit only the rich and powerful assholes who bully and enslave people with abusive international trade policies, hate speech rules, online censorship, online surveillance, etc. The popular social media platforms are being controlled by corporate dictators who are silencing journalists, activists, victims, politically incorrect comedians, and other types of people through propaganda because of increasing online censorship. It's getting harder for customers to communicate with real humans from specific businesses because those businesses have replaced emails and phone numbers with autistic and dumb robots that make the customers go through never-ending loops instead of getting their problems resolved. The popular music streaming platforms are stealing customers' money by overcharging their bank accounts after they've cancelled their subscriptions. An increasing amount of businesses have replaced quality and customer satisfaction with quantity and planned obsolescence. The modern pop music industry doesn't hold a candle to the old pop music industry. The modern entertainment industry doesn't hold a candle to the old entertainment industry. Things are getting worse in general.

Je--- Ch----! Focus.

Breathe.
 

Red Squirrel

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I have been using FF mobile for couple months now and can't really see why people complain. The url at the bottom needs to get used to but honestly, it makes a lot of sense. I can install noscript, ublock and get all the same blocking features as on desktop. Yeah maybe it's a bit slower (not that I notice or care)?

Having it at the bottom is the most bizzare thing. It's like putting a car steering wheel in the back seat. Some things are designed a certain way because they work, changing stuff just for sake of change is retarded. Thankfully it can be changed, but the rest of the overall usability still sucks. You need like 5-10 clicks just to get to a bookmark for example. Not to mention the fact that most sites just refuse to load. You go to it, and nothing happens. That was probably the main thing that put me off from using it. Some of these things might be fixed now though but I see no point in returning.
 

GoodRevrnd

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I'm confused... Have none of these issues. Bar is at the bottom because that's where your fingers already are for typing. No performance issues. Bookmarks are 3 clicks. Sometime last year I recall a ton of stuff broke in the main channel from being out of date but beta was fine and main caught up now.
 
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Red Squirrel

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3 clicks is 2 too many. The whole point of bookmarks is for them to actaully be easy to access and not have to go through some weird hoops to get to them. Not that it matters as most sites don't load anyway. I presume they probably fixed some of those issues by now though. It might work better on newer phones, I don't know, but not everyone buys a new phone every couple years.
 

GoodRevrnd

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It would be nice to be able to pin a bookmark button but that's still 2 clicks...
 

Geranium

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Address bar position can be changed. Three Dot Menu > Settings > Customise and there is a option that can change where it appears, top or bottom.