[HN Gopher] Firefox Preview support for recommended extensions, ... ___________________________________________________________________ Firefox Preview support for recommended extensions, including uBlock Origin Author : Aissen Score : 30 points Date : 2020-02-04 09:56 UTC (13 hours ago) (HTM) web link (twitter.com) (TXT) w3m dump (twitter.com) | AnonC wrote: | The tweet says that addon support has been merged in Firefox | Preview, which I understand as the ability to install addons in | general. Then it follows with a reply showing how uBlock Origin | can be installed easily. | | The title of this post could be clearer, lest people (like me) | get confused and think of it as uBlock Origin being merged into | Firefox Preview. | Aissen wrote: | After tests I found that only uBlock Origin could be installed | for now, since it's the only "Recommended Addon". So the HN | title is in fact, clearer than the tweet. | | _Edit_ : I clarified by saying that uBlock Origin can now be | installed. | floatingatoll wrote: | The HN title still misrepresents the plan described at the | linked document: | | https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-compatibility- | firef... | | > _We are currently building support for an initial selection | of Recommended Extensions for Firefox Preview. These | extensions are expected to be officially supported for | Firefox Preview during the first half of 2020._ | Aissen wrote: | I can no longer edit the title. I'd welcome a modification | by the mods to make it more clear. The document is linked | in the Twitter thread as well. | dang wrote: | I've taken a crack at it. Does it work now? | m-p-3 wrote: | Which build has it? I'm using the Nightly from Google Play | (#20350606) and I don't see any mention of add-ons. | saghm wrote: | I'm not able to use it yet either, but a later tweet in the | thread indicates it should be coming soon: "It's still very | early, not even in a nightly yet, but should reach the next | one"[1] | | [1]: https://twitter.com/Aissn/status/1224632613287100417 | nicoburns wrote: | You need "Firefox Preview Nightly for Developers" (a separate | playstore listing). | aibara wrote: | My build (just downloaded as a fresh install) is #20351804. | Add-ons are a menu option now, with UBlock Origin as the only | recommended one. Actually, it might be the only one available | at the moment? | input_sh wrote: | Judging by the previous topics about Firefox Preview, uBlock | is by far the most requested one. | | Worth pointing out that Firefox Preview is set to replace | current Firefox within the next 5 months, add-on support will | probably arrive a version or two after that. | joelthelion wrote: | Firefox preview is really great. Performance is much, much better | than the regular Firefox for Android. Now that it supports the | most important extensions, there's really no reason not to | switch. | nicoburns wrote: | Indeed, this (ublock) is what I've been waiting for to switch. | I'm definitely going to give it at least a proper go. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-02-04 23:00 UTC)