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Firefox Android Battery Drain - alternatives? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've got a brand new Pixel 8 and my battery isn't making it through the day. Android tells me Firefox is eating it up in the background. I just changed it to restricted battery use and I'll see if that helps.

I do not want to switch to Brave or Chrome, but this is intolerable. What are you favorite Firefox alternatives and why? Mull? Librewolf?

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I wouldn't trust a google phone telling you that a competitors browser is problematic

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That is a good point, but if it's not Firefox like my pixel is telling me, then what else could it be on a brand new phone? (I know you can't answer this)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It is probably all the google telemetry and monitoring and wifi scanning to map your location for sale that is running in the background. I plan on getting a pixel 7a soon but will immediately wipe the google junk and load grapheneos. Apart from getting rid of all the spyware this also doubles the battery run times.

[–] Newchair 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Was thinking about doing this also but not sure if its worth it as im already using lineage

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you value the extra privacy and security, then it's absolutely worth it.

[–] Newchair 1 points 11 months ago

Yes but I dont have a pixel and I use mostly foss apps on my phone. The few nonfree apps are in a shelter sandbox (not sure how comparable this is to graphene's sandboxing).

[–] Mojojojo1993 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But does Google pay and banking apps work ?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Banking, most likely (depending on the bank).

Google Pay/Wallet/whatever-it's-called-today, no.

[–] Mojojojo1993 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah I used to use lineage on OnePlus 5 I think. But safety net wouldn't allow my bank to work and obviously broke pay.

Unfortunately that's a deal breaker. Until there's another system to pay. Miband, ring , fingerprint whatever.

I need to keep Google for those things. I haven't used cash since 2018

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

@mertn
This.

Google can't be trusted now.
@monty33

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Maybe Google does not, but I sometimes see Firefox Beta as the top process in FKM using a custom ROM rooted.

I love Firefox, I like that as it is not a system app it is easier to keep the data with tools like Swiftbackup along with multiple ROMs, taking my cookies logins etc saves lots of time, but it doesn't feel snappier than Chrome for me (I used Chrome with AdAway) hopefully things change in the future.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

@mertn @monty33 this is bullshit, lol.