9mo ago

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My favorite part of Firefox is Ublock Origin.
- Mine is the tail plug, but UO is a strong second.
  
  Does the plug get sent to you automatically or do you have to register somewhere?
  
  I was browsing for plug-ins and extensions and after I installed a bunch, it just appeared.
- Which is unavailable on Chrome?...
  
  Google is in the process of undermining the effectiveness of uBlock Origin and other adblockers on Chrome and other Chromium browsers. I believe that change comes into effect this year.
  But even before those changes were announced, uBlock Origin’s creator and main dev has stated that uBO is most capable on Firefox.
  
  Does it work flawlessly on Android, iOS, and desktop? I'm really asking, because I ditched Chrome when it was less shitty than it currently is...
  
  mobile Kiwi browser supports desktop chrome extension but has only android version
  
  All iOS browsers have to use Webkit (or did last time I checked). So there's not much of a point of running Firefox on iOS. It's basically the same browser no matter what browser it says it is.
  
  Isn't the EU in the process of killing that Webkit-necessity?
  
  It is, but Apple being Apple, they are going all malicious compliance and will break evening else for non-Safari browsers lol
  Also this only applies in EU. To use 3rd party apps stores you won't be able to leave the EU for more than 30 days at a time as well
  
  The Orion browser for iOS is capable of using Firefox and Chrome extensions, although support can be a little spotty. Ublock works quite well though.
  
  If it still works, I believe it has been neutered
  
  It works 100% still as far as I can tell (my parents use Chrome with BO)
  
  Till June, when Google starts dropping support for manifest V2 and you’ll have to use uBO lite.
  
  I still firmly believe there is at least one sane engineer there who'll discourage this, knowing this will drive the last few tech-savvy users and their family members and close friends away and I will die on this hill

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