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Open extensions on Firefox for Android will be available from December 14 (www.ghacks.net)

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

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[–] TrickDacy 22 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Not until apple allows non-webkit browsers like an operating system would. It's happening but I'm not sure when.

PS it can only happen because the EU forced them. that's right, your os maker had to be forced by the government to allow basic computing functionality. Apple is shitty.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

AppLe iS InNoVaTiVe and ViSiOnAry.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

They are innovative, they always find new methods to get more and more money from their customers

[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

That’s not the reason; Safari and the like still support the WebExtensions API (the same the Firefox uses). They just require extensions to be signed, .app’d, distribute through App Store etc. and maybe only go to Safari which is a lot.

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

I read this over and over and it makes no sense to me. Even if you were right, do we really think that FF extension devs are going to make and maintain a completely separate codebase for a iOS-only FF version of each extension? I highly, highly, doubt anyone would do that.

Then on top of it, yeah, maybe you'd have to kiss Apple's ass to ever get it installed on a user's device. In any case, Fuck apple with a cactus.

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

It’s the same codebase. Safari can use extensions written for Firefox as long as you compile it into Apple format.

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

Bizarre. All these years, every time I have tried to use a safari extension, even very popular ones like 1password, I've had issues. So I feel like it's historically not been as simple as this... Maybe it is now, but all the web devs I know HATE safari. Myself included.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I mean, you've still got the entire signing BS so there is a very valid reason to hate.