General Internet Browser Discussion

[Space Lynx]

Google Chrome extensions update could be the end of ad-blockers as we know it

Developers will not be able to submit new Manifest V2 extensions on the Chrome Web Store come January 17, 2022, although they'll be able to update existing...

www.techspot.com

looks like I will be going to firefox permanently very soon. lovely. I been to lazy to do firefox sync, but i guess i will have no choice soon.

FIREFOX TO THE MOON

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Ran into a new addon I've been using seems okay

Decentraleyes | Local CDN Emulation

A web browser extension that emulates Content Delivery Networks to protect your privacy.

decentraleyes.org

Websites have increasingly begun to rely much more on large third-parties for content delivery. Canceling requests for ads or trackers is usually without issue, however blocking actual content, not unexpectedly, breaks pages. The aim of this add-on is to cut out the middleman by providing lightning speed delivery of local (bundled) files to improve online privacy.

• Protects privacy by evading large delivery networks that claim to offer free services.
• Complements regular blockers such as uBlock Origin (recommended), Adblock Plus, et al.
• Works directly out of the box; absolutely no prior configuration required.

Note: Decentraleyes is no silver bullet, but it does prevent a lot of websites from making you send these kinds of requests. Ultimately, you can make Decentraleyes block requests for any missing CDN resources, too.

> Simpler introduction: https://git.synz.io/Synzvato/decentraleyes/wikis/Simple-Introduction

 

[windwhirl]

Google Chrome extensions update could be the end of ad-blockers as we know it

Developers will not be able to submit new Manifest V2 extensions on the Chrome Web Store come January 17, 2022, although they'll be able to update existing...

www.techspot.com

looks like I will be going to firefox permanently very soon. lovely. I been to lazy to do firefox sync, but i guess i will have no choice soon.

FIREFOX TO THE MOON

Joke's on Google, I've been using Firefox for years and now I have even less incentive to use Chrome lol

 

[neatfeatguy]

Google Chrome extensions update could be the end of ad-blockers as we know it

Developers will not be able to submit new Manifest V2 extensions on the Chrome Web Store come January 17, 2022, although they'll be able to update existing...

www.techspot.com

looks like I will be going to firefox permanently very soon. lovely. I been to lazy to do firefox sync, but i guess i will have no choice soon.

FIREFOX TO THE MOON

Saw that pop up in another news story somewhere. Looks like I should start making a shift from Chrome to something else.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the horseshit, in your face, non-stop ads that are littered across some websites as much as the next person.....no, wait, no I don't. If they end up breaking adblock extentions I'll just go somewhere else.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Google Chrome extensions update could be the end of ad-blockers as we know it

Developers will not be able to submit new Manifest V2 extensions on the Chrome Web Store come January 17, 2022, although they'll be able to update existing...

www.techspot.com

looks like I will be going to firefox permanently very soon. lovely. I been to lazy to do firefox sync, but i guess i will have no choice soon.

FIREFOX TO THE MOON

They've tried that before. It didn't work because most people outraged about it. Screw Chrome..

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
If one uses chrome adds are the least of their problems lol

 

[Space Lynx]

Saw that pop up in another news story somewhere. Looks like I should start making a shift from Chrome to something else.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the horseshit, in your face, non-stop ads that are littered across some websites as much as the next person.....no, wait, no I don't. If they end up breaking adblock extentions I'll just go somewhere else.

firefox is really the best bet imo. i have no issues with firefox personally. I tried the Brave browser briefly, but it just wasn't for me. Vivaldi was an ok browser... not sure what I will make my main browser either, probably Firefox though.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Proton has been hit and miss.

 

[WhitetailAni]

Chrome on Windows/macOS/Linux, Safari on iOS because Chrome takes up 300MB of space while Safari takes up 11MB.
I like the iOS 15 version of Safari and want to use it but iOS 15 breaks Geometry Dash and my jailbreaks.

 

[Hachi_Roku256563]

Chrome on Windows/macOS/Linux, Safari on iOS because Chrome takes up 300MB of space while Safari takes up 11MB.
I like the iOS 15 version of Safari and want to use it but iOS 15 breaks Geometry Dash and my jailbreaks.

Safari probably takes up more it's just hidden in the system partition

 

[windwhirl]

Safari probably takes up more it's just hidden in the system partition

iOS forces all browsers to use the WebKit engine, so yeah, its weight is probably hidden in the system partition

 

[WhitetailAni]

iOS forces all browsers to use the WebKit engine, so yeah, its weight is probably hidden in the system partition

Probably, but I can’t yeet Safari’s part in the system partition in favor of Chrome so Safari is what I use.

 

[The red spirit]

Saw that pop up in another news story somewhere. Looks like I should start making a shift from Chrome to something else.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the horseshit, in your face, non-stop ads that are littered across some websites as much as the next person.....no, wait, no I don't. If they end up breaking adblock extentions I'll just go somewhere else.

If only Mobile Firefox was any good... After major update, they still don't have proper extension support and there's support for only like less than 20 extensions. Oh and config page doesn't work anymore.

 

[R-T-B]

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the horseshit, in your face, non-stop ads that are littered across some websites as much as the next person....

You know, when they first came out, I was moderately amused by them. Dancing aliens want to refinance my home! WHY NOT?!

Now they can go straight to hell though.

 

[windwhirl]

If only Mobile Firefox was any good... After major update, they still don't have proper extension support and there's support for only like less than 20 extensions. Oh and config page doesn't work anymore.

Out of curiosity, what extensions do you want that are not available on Mobile? NGL, it never occurred to me that people used extensions on mobile browsers aside from adblockers (and dark mode ones like Dark reader, for that matter)

 

[lexluthermiester]

it never occurred to me that people used extensions on mobile browsers

Oh yeah, that's a thing. Not all extension work on mobile though..

 

[The red spirit]

Out of curiosity, what extensions do you want that are not available on Mobile? NGL, it never occurred to me that people used extensions on mobile browsers aside from adblockers (and dark mode ones like Dark reader, for that matter)

I used to use h264ify-enhanced, some cookie dialog blocker. Now they are not supported and haven't been ported. I still use uBlock Origin, Decentraleyes, HTTPs everywhere. I may have used at some point some data compressors, but that was a long time ago. I don't really use FF mobile much anymore. It used to suck battery and struggle in 4K videos on Youtube (h264ify was for disabling loudness normalization, uBlock for ad blocking, other junk for other blocking and then using FF windowed and essentially avoiding YT Premium without nearly any downsides). Before some updates YT mobile was only locked to phone's native resolution, but with FF I could play 4K videos just fine and get way more bitrate, therefore massively increase video quality. Disabling loudness normalization adds some (psychological) sound quality. That was pretty cool YT mobile setup, even if it burned more battery than it should have. Obviously, adblocker and other blockers are nice for the rest of web browsing. Once things changes, I switched to Opera, due to best web browser interface and still some adblocking capabilities and started to use YT app like civilized human being (YT app was also disabled or uninstalled at that time through adb).

 

[Space Lynx]

Probably, but I can’t yeet Safari’s part in the system partition in favor of Chrome so Safari is what I use.

does safari allow ublock origin? i'm just curious never owned Apple before.

 

[windwhirl]

does safari allow ublock origin? i'm just curious never owned Apple before.

It seems it's not supported since Safari 13.

Explanation of the state of uBlock Origin (and other blockers) for Safari · Issue #158 · el1t/uBlock-Safari

Very quick tl;dr: uBO will no longer work with Safari, use Firefox or a new "content blocker" app (see below for good replacements). In the past few months, and especially in the past week, there h...

github.com

 

[Timelessest]

For years I used Firefox, since it had tabs before Chrome or Internet Explorer . Then I changed to Chrome when it became faster than Firefox. After Edge was rebuild on chromium I ditched Chrome and Firefox; better looks, fast as chrome and I can use AD blockers in the mobile version (which is not possible with Chrome mobile).

 

[phanbuey]

Chrome, edge, opera

 

[The red spirit]

does safari allow ublock origin? i'm just curious never owned Apple before.

But the better questing is, do people actually use Safari anymore? It seems to be woefully out of date, lacking in features and in general progressing like Internet Explorer. Unless they do something, it will just die liek IE did.

 

[Mr Bill]

After Edge was rebuild on chromium I ditched Chrome and Firefox; better looks, fast as chrome.

I mostly use Chrome, because on my machine, "or internet provider" it's really hard to tell the difference, unless you have Superman eyes. I'm on the 1200 Mpbs from Comcast/Xfinity, both Chrome and Edge seems the same, as far as speed.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Always used chrome, can log in and it links with youtube and Gmail.

 

[ThrashZone]

I mostly use Chrome, because on my machine, "or internet provider" it's really hard to tell the difference, unless you have Superman eyes. I'm on the 1200 Mpbs from Comcast/Xfinity, both Chrome and Edge seems the same, as far as speed.

Hi,
Mostly are the same
Edge is lesser of the two evils since ms already has much of your activity in windows it's just cutting google out which is a good thing unless you use google search.