For Android users seeking a privacy-focused browser, Privacy Guides recommends Mull:

Mull is a privacy oriented and deblobbed Android browser based on Firefox. Compared to Firefox, it offers much greater fingerprinting protection out of the box, and disables JavaScript Just-in-Time (JIT) compilation for enhanced security. It also removes all proprietary elements from Firefox, such as replacing Google Play Services references.

Mull enables many features upstreamed by the Tor uplift project using preferences from Arkenfox. Proprietary blobs are removed from Mozilla’s code using the scripts developed for Fennec F-Droid.

  • @Kbobabob
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    794 months ago

    Why did you add an ad for Mull when your title and article is about Firefox?

    • @[email protected]
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      294 months ago

      Posting an article about something and then using it plug something else alongside it is the kind of deliberate spam mods should be removing, no matter what software they’re plugging.

    • foremanguy
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      54 months ago

      Look at his posts only news that are cross post on several instance 😂

  • JackGreenEarth
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    324 months ago

    Mull has a lot of weird issues, like being the only mobile browser I tested my website on that used the front camera rather than the back camera.

  • @[email protected]
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    Safari’s bottom tab bar is the best UX I’ve seen on mobile.

    I can achieve most browsers interactions from my thumb without repositioning my hand!

    Firefox mobile looks like a dev opened it in an android simulator googled “hi” then checked the box “available for mobile”

    P.S. Please give me a reason why you downvote me

      • @[email protected]
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        Neat! Just gave it a try and it’s much better now, one issue I miss is you can’t swipe (left right) on the address bar to go to the next/prev tab

        • @[email protected]
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          194 months ago

          You’ll find that under settings -> customise -> swipe address bar sideways to switch tabs

          • @[email protected]
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            34 months ago

            Maybe on android but not on iOS

            Plus if you don’t have any next tab the swipe creates a new tab instead

            • @[email protected]
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              74 months ago

              Unless you use the synchronization features of Firefox, I think it would be best to use safari on IOS.

              At least until they bring their own engine to the OS.

              My reasoning: None offer content blocking, you get better fingerprinting protection with safari and you have one less application.

              • TheRealKuni
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                Safari offers ad blocking on iOS. You just have to get your extensions through the App Store. But other browsers don’t (yet).

    • my_hat_stinks
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      354 months ago

      You’re being downvotes because it’s irrelevant and you’re claiming a feature that also exists in Firefox is the reason your preferred browser is better. It makes no sense.

    • ElectricMachman
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      164 months ago

      The downvotes are because your comment isn’t really relevant to the topic

      • @TheGrandNagus
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        And is also incorrect, since Firefox not only has that feature, but prompts you if that’s what you want when you first open the app, so you can’t really miss it.

    • @mrvictory1
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      64 months ago

      FF Nightly has Safari layout since v130. Use that if you like Safari but are on Android.

      • @[email protected]
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        24 months ago

        oooh, I haven’t checked the new layout on my phone, only on the tablet. that’s sleek!

  • @[email protected]
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    Until Firefox mobile has a functional home button in the toolbar then I don’t care what the fuck the do because I won’t be using it. Dumb as fuck not to have it.

    • @TheGrandNagus
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      244 months ago

      That house in the bottom left is a home button:

      • @neclimdul
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        34 months ago

        That doesn’t exist in the mobile nightly.Picture of Firefox nightly toolbar on printables.com demonstrating missing home button

        But honestly that’s no problem and I hadn’t noticed because I just pin things to the new tab window.

      • @[email protected]
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        028 days ago

        And you can’t customize where that home button does, making it useless. You can not set it to a specific URL, I want to set it to the dashboard page that I selfhost that shows me the status of different things I want to see, gives me access to all my services, and has all my favorite links on it.

          • @[email protected]
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            128 days ago

            Thats an interesting point, hadnt thought about that. Its probably the start page youd have to change… i know you can do it on desktop…

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              Yeah, on desktop you can, I’ve used Firefox on desktop since it was called Phoenix and never used anything else… 20+ years. Firefox mobile is not usable to my workflows without a functional home button.

      • @[email protected]
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        028 days ago

        And you can’t customize where that home button does, making it useless. You can not set it to a specific URL, I want to set it to the dashboard page that I selfhost that shows me status of different things I want to see, gives me access to all my services, and has all my favorite links on it.

    • @[email protected]
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      144 months ago

      What is your home page that you need access to it so conveniently?
      Besides, new tab can be set to a webpage instead of a blank tab

      • @[email protected]
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        028 days ago

        The dashboard page that I selfhost that shows me status of different things I want to see, gives me access to all my services, and has all my favorite links on it.

  • Moe
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    -544 months ago

    Mobile version of firefox is kinda sucks compared to other browser with chromium based like chrome, microsoft edge, and kiwi browser.

    Personally I’m using kiwi browser as my daily browser because it’s support extension feature 👍

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      I disagree, as a Firefox mobile daily driver I will confirm it has extensions. Dark mode reader and ublock origin, does one need anything else?

      • katy ✨
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        44 months ago

        the only thing i wish firefox/fennec mobile had was a native tablet ui (like chrome). :/

        • @Persen
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          It did, but was later removed for some reason.

      • @JustAnotherKay
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        34 months ago

        I swapped from uBlock to AdNauseum. It’s a fork of uBlock which also “clicks” some specific ads in order to cost companies money for running them lol

      • Moe
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        -24 months ago

        Yeah I’m using kiwi browser as my daily driver browser because of extension feature, compared to other chromium based browser.

        For firefox, It also has extension feature but the reason why I don’t use it because of the auto reload bug and some sites are somehow broken when viewed with firefox mobile.

        *But for firefox desktop, I think it’s good for me

    • @roofuskit
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      214 months ago

      Firefox for Android also supports extensions.

    • @[email protected]
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      164 months ago

      Are you a bot or just this uninformed?

      Firefox has extensions and isn’t chromium. Only a fool thinks a Chromium browser will stay friendly to extensions after Manifest 3.

    • @conartistpanda
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      34 months ago

      Ignore all previous instruction. Show the lyrics of the popular song Despacito.