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by sbernecchia 1456 days ago
also fennec from f-droid is able to use custom extensions (and also about:config) it is compiled from firefox stable, with minimal changes, and mozilla telemetry disabled. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid/
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pmontra 1456 days ago
I just checked. Firefox on Google Play is version 101.2.0 from June 8. Fennec on F-Droid is version 97.1.1 from February 26. Maybe it's not abandoned but it doesn't feel that one can count on it for timely bug fixes.

Edit: then I remembered that F-Droid has the quirk of requiring a manual refresh of its repository. I did it and got version 101.1.0 from June 5. Much better.

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mrandish 1456 days ago
Yep, Fennec has been my solution to Mozilla abandoning FF on Android.
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rhamzeh 1456 days ago
That's a weird take, considering Fennec is FF on Android, just with some minor config changes.

Your statement is akin to saying: "Firefox on Debian is my solution to Mozilla abandoning FF on desktop"

If FF on Android _were_ abandoned, then so would Fennec.

I use Fennec, but because I know that it the well-supported, actively developed Firefox on Android, but available on F-Droid.

which sadly Mozilla doesn't provide or allow F-Droid maintainers to publish it as "Firefox"

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