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It's never been a better time to switch to Firefox (www.androidpolice.com)

submitted 1 year ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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• Firefox offers better privacy and security than Chrome, with upcoming support for 200 new add-ons. • While Chrome dominates, Firefox gains ground with user-friendly browsing experience and open-source model. • Mozilla's focus on user privacy and transparency challenges Google's ad-centric approach, making Firefox a viable alternative.

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[–] stifle867@programming.dev 50 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (26 children)

I've been using Firefox on desktop and mobile exclusively for a number of years now. I will say the experience isn't perfect but it's better than using a browser made by a company that is actively hostile to its users.

It is important to take note that you will experience issues with some websites. For example, https://astro.build/ Try scrolling quickly up and down on this page on Firefox vs Chrome (on mobile).

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 18 points 1 year ago (9 children)

What's wrong with that page? I'm not seeing anything in particular.

[–] stifle867@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Massive lag on scrolling. Are you not seeing this? I'll record the screen in a minute.

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was a tiny bit jittery on the first scroll through the page but not very noticeable and it happened in both browsers anyway. That's about it. I'm on an Xperia 10 III.

[–] stifle867@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

video is uploaded here

sorry I wasn't sure where to upload the video running a pixel 7 pro it's hard to come across on video but it is there. hitching/jittery/lag on ff, perfectly smooth on chrome

i'm surprised by the comments, everyone has been having mixed results

[–] Kethal@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's completely fine for me on FF mobile.

[–] stifle867@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Very strange! Everyone who has replied has had a different experience on this website. It's probably an issue with the website, not Firefox per se. It simply manifests on Firefox for me personally.

[–] rambaroo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Video link doesn't work - have you tried testing with extensions disabled?

[–] stifle867@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

try this link instead and let me know if it works

and yes. while not in the video, I did download the beta ff version to have a seperate/clean environment to test in and the same behaviour is replicated

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