soyagi@yiffit.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFirefox to become first mobile browser to support desktop extensions later this yearblog.mozilla.orgexternal-linkmessage-square247fedilinkarrow-up12.62Karrow-down151file-textcross-posted to: android@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.mlandroid@lemdro.idtechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up12.57Karrow-down1external-linkFirefox to become first mobile browser to support desktop extensions later this yearblog.mozilla.orgsoyagi@yiffit.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square247fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: android@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.mlandroid@lemdro.idtechnology@beehaw.org
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-squareeeltech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down9·edit-21 year agoAnd yet they’ve turned their back on *Android tablet users and refuse to support the tab bar. https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/2344 Ridiculous. Only reason I switched to Vivaldi
minus-squareCifrareVerba@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoWhich is odd considering it’s been a “first class citizen” on iPadOS by supporting features: https://www.lowyat.net/2019/181498/the-new-firefox-for-ipad-now-supports-split-screen-tab-tiles-keyboard-shortcuts-and-more/ Vivaldi is great though, I hope you’ve enjoyed it thus far!
minus-squareGoodtoknow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoiOS/iPad OS is relatively much easier to develop and it’s a completely different branch from Android as it’s a skin on top of Safari Web View. All other platform use their own Quantum/Gecko Engine.
minus-squareCifrareVerba@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoRight, however, a basic tablet UI which Firefox previously had and many browsers have shouldn’t be hard for Mozilla to implement on Android. Android has scaling so a tablet UI should look normal on most devices.
minus-squaresir_reginald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoif you want to get things done, use a real OS and not an artificially limited mobile OS.
And yet they’ve turned their back on *Android tablet users and refuse to support the tab bar.
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/2344
Ridiculous. Only reason I switched to Vivaldi
Which is odd considering it’s been a “first class citizen” on iPadOS by supporting features: https://www.lowyat.net/2019/181498/the-new-firefox-for-ipad-now-supports-split-screen-tab-tiles-keyboard-shortcuts-and-more/
Vivaldi is great though, I hope you’ve enjoyed it thus far!
iOS/iPad OS is relatively much easier to develop and it’s a completely different branch from Android as it’s a skin on top of Safari Web View. All other platform use their own Quantum/Gecko Engine.
Right, however, a basic tablet UI which Firefox previously had and many browsers have shouldn’t be hard for Mozilla to implement on Android.
Android has scaling so a tablet UI should look normal on most devices.
if you want to get things done, use a real OS and not an artificially limited mobile OS.