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[–] addison 95 points 1 year ago (15 children)

This sounds like great news!

Firefox is already at the top of my list of preferred browsers on Android, but more extension support has always been on my feature wishlist.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (9 children)

You can do that now with a custom extension list

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It also works on the Fennec branch for people who want a fully stable build that has full addon support, but yeah this is going to open it up to a lot more people, so hopefully more people will use Firefox

[–] woelkchen 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It also works on the Fennec branch

Is that still supported in some shape or form?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] woelkchen 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's just regular Firefox with the addon restrictions and trademarks removed,. That doesn't just magically spawn API support. I thought you meant the 68.x branch which actually had broad extension support and received one additional update over Firefox 68 because the ESR branch was further updated for a bit: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/mozilla/fennec-f-droid/fennec-f-droid-68-12-0-release/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I so miss FF 68. It was so much better than the current version.

At least some of the missing features from 68 have been restored by now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In 2023, everyone I know refers to the version I linked as the Fennec branch. I guess I assumed you were too.

[–] woelkchen 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was a bit hung up on the term 'branch' because in my understanding Fennec F-Droid falls more under patch set. Mozilla used Fennec as code name for Firefox Mobile before the GeckoView migration and I had hoped the old Fennec branch would live on in some shape or form.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I'm aware of that name's origins. People use "branch" to describe Waterfox and Mull as well. If you ask about "Fennec branch" in current year, it's what I've linked. Nearly anyone who talks about it is referring to that. Just a heads up.

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