- Fingerprinting Protection, originally developed for use in Tor Browser, prevents Firefox from disclosing some data that uniquely identifies you. This feature needs to be manually activated. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-protection-agai...
- uBlock Origin works on Firefox on both desktop and Android. While Chrome will block an API used by uBlock Origin in 2023, Firefox will continue to support the API. (https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338) The current version of uBlock Origin does not support Safari.
Firefox has stronger extension support on Android, since Brave doesn't support any extensions on Android at all. On the desktop, Firefox's container tabs feature allows you to log into the same site with multiple accounts without needing to open a new window for each account.* Firefox's Gecko engine gives me no issues on the web.
Brave is a better choice than Chrome and Safari, in my opinion. But Firefox still has some advantages.
On Mull, you can install any compatible extension from https://addons.mozilla.org even if it's not whitelisted.* But a whitelisted extension is no less of an extension than a non-whitelisted one.
> backspace and shift+backspace still work for back and forward.
That's no longer the default. It was disabled because it confused regular users and could cause data loss if people think they're typing in a form and the Backspace instead navigates back.
But good news! You re-enable Backspace as a keyboard shortcut to navigate back by setting the about:config pref "browser.backspace_action" to 2.
Firefox is sometime a good tool to have for webdev, in some case Firefox(desktop)(i think i need to us a camera) work more similar than chrome(desktop) in comparison too chrome(android), i will totally pay money for a tool-set web development of quality but as browser most advance things use some quirks of chromium to work, isnt as secure as other people say you need to twist thing here and there and download extensions, in general is more worth use brave, if you really want to have control use librewolf.net is a fork of Firefox focus on privacy and work out of the box
Use Firefox and if a site does not work just move on with your life. It passively improves our future to squander our attention on the less egregious actors.
> Use Firefox and if a site does not work just move on with your life. It passively improves our future to squander our attention on the less egregious actors.
I do this, and I do not remember the last time I actually had to 'move on' from a site because it did not work.
Anyone wants to start a list of sites that do not work with FF? I am genuinely curious which sites these are that do not work with FF.
Are you a dev logging into multiple profiles for the same service? Firefox has the Multi Account Containers extension. Also great for dealing with sites with limited article paywalls like Medium. Do you use Android? Firefox Mobile let's you install uBlock Origin. If you sign into the browser with a Firefox account on all your devices you can "send" a tab between them. This has proven to be way more useful than expected. That's all I can think of.
- Enhanced Tracking Protection isolates third-party cookies and site data into separate containers based on both the origin and the site you're currently on. It also blocks trackers. https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/02/23/total-cookie-pr...
- Fingerprinting Protection, originally developed for use in Tor Browser, prevents Firefox from disclosing some data that uniquely identifies you. This feature needs to be manually activated. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-protection-agai...
- uBlock Origin works on Firefox on both desktop and Android. While Chrome will block an API used by uBlock Origin in 2023, Firefox will continue to support the API. (https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338) The current version of uBlock Origin does not support Safari.