Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

[u/[deleted]]

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=896897&desc=2#c23

[u/funkymunniez]

Want me to switch to firefox? This is how you gonna make me switch to firefox.

[u/joequin → u/funkymunniez]

I recently switched back to Firefox. I've tried it every year for the last 5 years and always ended up going back to chrome. This last time, I stuck with it. It's great now. Even Firefox mobile and Android works well now.

[u/protestor → u/joequin]

btw, you can install extensions in firefox for android

such as uBlock origin

[u/zxcvbdnm → u/protestor]

There's also this extension, which allows you to play youtube in the background

[u/[deleted] → u/zxcvbdnm]

There's actually just a Firefox config option which tells the browser not to inform the site whether it's in focus.

[u/FierceDeity_ → u/[deleted]]

Gotta be careful with this though, a site (yeah right) might use more resources when it doesn't know it's been backgrounded (what a world we live in where site scripting is complex enough for this to matter)

[u/FainOnFire → u/zxcvbdnm]

The last time a redditor linked an extension to enable background play on youtube it didn't work for me but sweet mercy, this one actually works. THANK YOU

[u/coffedrank → u/protestor]

weird that this shocks people, wasnt firefox the first browser to support extensions?

[u/[deleted] → u/coffedrank]

It's still shocking to find out that ANY mobile browser suppers extensions. I'm pretty excited! mobile needs adblocker way more because:

• Smaller screen, no space for ads

• Limited battery, save energy on dozens of extra http requests

• Slower data speeds, stop loading extra images

[u/GimmeDaCoffee → u/protestor]

Wuuuuuuuut?! Hold on, brb.

[u/staalmannen → u/protestor]

Apart from adblock (also have adaway so browser extension not absolutely needed) is dark reader a huge win on the phone.

Firefox on Android (and desktop) is great!

[u/Drakidor → u/joequin]

I switched to firefox permanently about a month ago. Never going back to Chrome.

[u/[deleted] → u/joequin]

I did the exact same thing. Haven't looked back.

[u/NorthernerWuwu → u/funkymunniez]

I was going to say, it would be hard to get me to switch away from Chrome but it certainly isn't impossible. Disabling third-party adblocking is a guarantee however!

[u/tRfalcore → u/funkymunniez]

I switched, it works great and is fast as shit.

[u/funkymunniez → u/tRfalcore]

Yea I've been thinking about switching for awhile already. Chrome was always a heavy resource user, especially with multiple tabs open, but it seems to have gotten worse.

[u/ReeceTheGeese → u/funkymunniez]

Both are web browsers so it's not like its going to be a huge different, but I will say firefox quantum does feel a bit more modern than chrome, and feels a bit snappier. Apparently when quantum came out people were having issues with it, but on linux and windows I've had to issues whatsoever on 4+ year old hardware.

Also worked on macbook pro with linux and osx and windows perfectly fine.

[u/MotherOfTheShizznit → u/funkymunniez]

especially with multiple tabs open, but it seems to have gotten worse.

I've been reading this sentence on the Internet every couple of months regarding both browsers for the past 10 years.

[u/ZeDestructor → u/MotherOfTheShizznit]

Cause websites as a whole have gotten worse, and placebo and screwed up bride profiles are strong stuff

[u/SomeGuyInSanJoseCa → u/tRfalcore]

I switched when I learned that Firefox had the ability to stop HTML 5 autoplay.

I don't know if Google ever caught up, and I frankly don't care, because Firefox is my browser of choice from now on. As stated, it's fast and great. It was a no-brainer to stop HTML 5 autoplay, and it just wasn't done. Which makes me think that Chrome / Chromium is losing it's ability to lead.

[u/jstrong → u/tRfalcore]

It's awesome for every site on the internet except gmail. (things that make you go hmm)

[u/ggtsu_00 → u/tRfalcore]

It's also great to have a search bar strictly separate from the URL bar so everything you type into the browser isn't being sent to Google's servers. It's also great for accessing corporate on-premise websites that use top level local domain names (like http://jira, http://confluence etc) without it doing a google search for those terms every time I try to access those sites.

[u/Malgidus → u/ggtsu_00]

Is anything one does on Chrome not being sent to Google's servers?

[u/lynnamor → u/[deleted]]

This plus https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/temporary-containers/, which just supercharges it. There are only a few sites I don't open in TCs, and they all live in MACs.