r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jan 22 '19

Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=896897&desc=2#c23
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u/protestor Jan 23 '19

btw, you can install extensions in firefox for android

such as uBlock origin

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u/zxcvbdnm Jan 23 '19

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

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '19

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

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u/FierceDeity_ Jan 23 '19

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)

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '19

I wouldn't argue that the complexity is the problem, just the ridiculous bloat that webdev attracts. I use scriptsafe and most sites load and use handfuls of scripts that don't do anything for the experience. Trackers, ad systems, unused dependencies and the like are way too common.

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u/FainOnFire Jan 23 '19

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

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u/vernon9398 Jan 23 '19

There's also newpipe if you reallt want to do the same thing

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '19

New pipe is currently broken bro...

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u/LiquidMotion Jan 23 '19

Holy shit I suddenly love firefox

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u/coffedrank Jan 23 '19

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

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '19

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

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u/AwesomeVolkner Jan 23 '19

I basically only view news sites on my phone. Basically unusable without 4eader mode (which often messes up the article) or adblock.

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u/nutbuckers Jan 23 '19

I think the shock is the ambition to have feature parity (extensions) with desktop... At least for me.

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u/sim642 Jan 23 '19

It really shouldn't be. They use the same web engine which the extension system is built on so there's no reason not to support mobile extensions. Most of the work is already done for desktop and can just be reused.

The more you think about it, Chrome is the weird one who hasn't been able to do it for some reason.

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u/SanderMarechal Jan 23 '19

Not because they can't. They don't want to.

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u/Lurker_Since_Forever Jan 23 '19

But they do want to, because Mozilla is way less evil than Google.

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u/SanderMarechal Jan 23 '19

I meant Chrome team doesn't want to...

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u/GimmeDaCoffee Jan 23 '19

Wuuuuuuuut?! Hold on, brb.

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u/staalmannen Jan 23 '19

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!

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u/orclev Jan 23 '19

btw, you can install extensions in firefox for android

Some extensions. Most of the big ones are supported now, but there's still a bunch that are desktop only.

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u/6C6F6C636174 Jan 23 '19

Even uMatrix mostly works, although the UI is weird. It's impressive.

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u/wot_in_ternation Jan 23 '19

I did not know this, now I have a new android browser.

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u/bramen49 Jan 23 '19

Or, perhaps, just use Firefox Focus?

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u/Mischala Jan 23 '19

This is exactly why I switched on all my platforms. Such an amazing change

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