- cross-posted to:
- firefox@lemmy.ml
- privacy@lemmy.ml
- cross-posted to:
- firefox@lemmy.ml
- privacy@lemmy.ml
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It’s too bad Firefox doesn’t work best at anything
Edit: I know there’s a lot of Firefox fanboys, and I’m anti Google too, but ever time I try to use Firefox, it’s broken in so many ways. They still haven’t fixed the address bar on Linux after years
ever time I try to use Firefox, it’s broken in so many ways
No it isn’t.
They still haven’t fixed the address bar on Linux after years
…explain? Been using it for years and have never noticed a problem or difference versus Mac/windows/android versions.
Edit: and no, it doesn’t make me a fanboy to say any of this. I use Firefox every day and cannot really think of any way in which it’s broken, let alone “in so many ways”.
They still haven’t fixed the address bar on Linux after years
Maybe I’m not using the address bar on other browsers / OS’s to its full potential, but what is the problem with Firefox’s address bar on Linux?
Best ad blocker.
Firefox better stop with pushing AI and features that no one wants.
Then you’re a fool. Only a good browser with AI can defeat a bad internet full of AI.
Librewolf / Waterfox depending on your privacy requirements?
All of the AI functions can be disabled with a single checkbox.
Still rather they spend the resources they spend on AI elsewhere.
And the ai be opt-in in the first place. I guess they know no one would enable it otherwise.
I maintain that AI features should have been an optional extension, not a mandatory baked-in feature that could have been accomplished with one.
Especially because Mozilla isn’t just devoting developer time to it, they have been pushing whole feature updates to these “optional” components inside bugfix releases
I was getting annoyed when they had a brief period where it seemed like every new feature was AI-related but they’ve calmed down on it a bit, thankfully. Just flip the no-AI toggle and still enjoy everything else they’ve done lately, like better HDR support, YouTube improvements, pdf tools, vertical tabs, containers, etc.
I don’t mind the AI stuff now I can turn it off, but yesterday’s release notes for Firefox 155.0 focus primarily on new AI features.
Containers plus Sidebery is how I managed to convince some people to move to Firefox. Cookie isolation across tab groups is the best thing ever.
I mean you can just turn it off including future ones, no?
And sadly, as much as I wish this weren’t true, my 70y old mum I talked into Firefox does kinda make good use both of the translate feature and interestingly of the summarize. With age, she noticed she struggles with long texts, so she has the browser summarize it, checks whether it is what she actually wants to read, then later makes time to read it slowly with breaks.
That’s just 1 user, I know. Still, it gave me pause. I didn’t think summarize in particular had a real use case.
