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I'm currently using firefox and thinking of switching, would love some more features and a better aesthetic, but I'm interested in what others are using!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago
[–] [email protected] 47 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Firefox + the following addons:
TWP
uBlock origin
Dark Reader
Consent-o-matic

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Is TWP "Translate Web Pages"? Android Firefox has a built-in feature for that, since like this version or so. 🙃

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Yep.
But I like that better as I can summon it by my own will and feel like it can translate some pages better than others (detection is a bit spotty)

[–] taxon 6 points 5 days ago (3 children)

How has your experience with Content-O-Matic been? I noticed mixed reviews.

Have you tested any alternatives for handling gdpr pop-ups?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

I'm on "I still don't care about cookies". As opposed to Consent-o-matic, it doesn't attempt to opt-out, which makes it more reliable, but you want to use it together with Cookie AutoDelete.

[–] sp6 4 points 5 days ago

uBlock has an "EasyList/uBO - Cookie Notices" filter that you can enable on both desktop and mobile, which is probably enough for most people.

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[–] sep 34 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Firefox, especialy because of extensions like ublock, and sponsor block. But also because of features like total cookie protection. Where cross site 3rdparty cookies are sandboxed for each site.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 5 days ago

firefox, because ublock origin and sync with my desktop pc: same bookmarks on both and sending tabs to other device when i need to.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 days ago

Firefox because Ublock Origin is the best ad blocker.

[–] Chivera 25 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Firefox, it has ublock origin

[–] JTskulk 9 points 4 days ago

Firefox. Everyone complains about it but it's never given me any problems. Adblock works great!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Mull plus uBlock and Sponsorblock addons.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Since you have SponsorBlock installed, I assume you use it to watch YouTube videos? Why don't you just use LibreTube or Tubular (NewPipe fork with built-in SponsorBlock and Return YouTube Dislike)?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 days ago
[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 days ago

Firefox. I ain't using anything else.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 days ago

Firefox. Perfect? No. But we gotta fight the Chrome monopoly. And most (all, I'm pretty sure) other browsers for Android are Chromium based. Using one of those still hands Google control of the web.

[–] Unknown1234_5 17 points 5 days ago

I'm using Firefox too rn. I was using Vivaldi but I decided that it was time to abandon chromium.

[–] helmet91 15 points 5 days ago

Firefox because it works perfectly for me, and it's customizable with extensions.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Firefox with a handful of extensions for day to day use

I keep Brave with custom configuration ready for when extra privacy is needed. Firefox based browsers on Android are currently missing site isolation so that's what privacy guides recommends for the time being.

https://www.privacyguides.org/en/mobile-browsers/

It might be cool to see something like Zen on Android, but I'm not sure what changes I'd like to see aesthetics / features wise. Brave looks fancier, but I find it annoying to use for a number of reasons. Off the top of my head

[–] ThePowerOfGeek 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What Firefox extensions are you using on mobile? I have a few (e.g. uBlock Origin), but I'm always interested in hearing about other good ones.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

uBlock Origin is the main one

Search by Image and Web Archives are two others that I like to have on mobile

I'd love to learn some more as well :)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I"ve been using Fennec as my default.

[–] folekaule 8 points 5 days ago

Firefox for the add-ons, sync, and other features, but I have set Firefox Focus as the default that most apps open pages in. From there I can open pages in regular Firefox if I need or want to. Firefox Focus acts as a sort of default private browsing mode.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

Mull (Firefox)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

Mull (available on F-Droid)...it's like a hardened version of Firefox

[–] mechoman444 2 points 4 days ago

I use chrome (because of work) Firefox and duckduckgo.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Mull & brave

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

I use Mull (hardened firefox) and Cromite (chromium but a bit hardened and an ad-blocker)

[–] ByteMe 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] TrueStoryBob 4 points 5 days ago

Vivaldi works so good on my phone it's insane. Outlook, Teams, Workday, and so many other work apps I no longer need to have because Vivaldi just runs them so smooth.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

I'll get killed here.

Opera. Works pretty well with always on desktop mode (scaling) and has a nice UI. I also occasionally use the built-in VPN to bypass my DNS blocking quickly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

I'm using Vivaldi.

[–] maxenmajs 4 points 5 days ago

I have to keep using Firefox for the mobile add-ons and because my account is synced with my desktop browser. I'm not willing to switch unless a better desktop/mobile pair comes along.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

firefox fork, iceraven. i got some issues in firefox that's why i'm using its fork

[–] Acamon 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Can I ask what issues? I'm using Firefox but open to changing if there's better options!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

i dont know if it's just me but since i updated firefox in february this year, if i close firefox with a tabs open, the tabs are gone too. i cant find the settings on it but in iceraven

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Kiwi browser is nice. Same clean UI as Chrome you can install extensions

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[–] UnfortunateShort 3 points 5 days ago

Went from Firefox to Brave, because the UX is better by a longshot. Also supports accountless sync.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Mull with plenty of extensions and changes in about:config and JavaScript off by default.

Vanadium if on GrapheneOS if more features needed (i.e. JavaScript), barring that, Mulch appears to be equivalent.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Iceraven (firefox fork that lets me do more with it) and Mull.

[–] TrueStoryBob 2 points 5 days ago

Vivaldi has been very good on my desktop as well as on Android. It's a chrome fork made by some people who left the Opera dev team.

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