Saw some users commenting that we should have these megathreads in here as well.

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  • TOUnail@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    With all the social media corps going full ham on advertising, I’m going to make the switch from Chrome to Firefox with ad-blocking add-ons. However, I’m at a crossroads since there are many variations ranging from the official Firefox app to Firefox Nightly and even Fennec or Fenix.

    Any recommendations?

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      1 year ago

      If you are trying to switch from Chrome, then just use regular Firefox with the ublock extension (and maybe some of the other privacy extension officially supported). If you are a “power user” and want modify/access about:config and other settings then you need Firefox Nightly. The Fennec and Fenix (iirc) are just stripped down Firefox that either only have private mode or additional settings for privacy (that are already present in regular version, but way not be enabled by default). Hope that helps.

    • Matt@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Just get the regular Firefox with uBlock Origin if all you’re concerned about are advertisements. The default settings out of the box are fine for most users.

      Get the Mull browser if you’re concerned about privacy as well, as this is a hardened Firefox similar to LibreWolf. Not sure if this is on the Play Store, but it’s definitely on F-Droid.

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      1 year ago

      I use Fennec it disables telemetry and updates pretty quickly from Firefox upstream releases. Also supports custom sync server and add-ons collection without having to run nightly builds.

    • Qualanqui@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Before jumping ship from Chrome completely try Vivaldi, it’s built on the Chrome engine (so you can continue using your extensions and what nots) but it’s made by one of the guys that created Opera but jumped ship before it got sold off to big money.

      So like old Opera there’s a huge emphasis on not only pushing what a browser can do (Opera pioneered speed dial for instance and tabs too iirc) but privacy and security as well.

      I’ve been using it for a while now with Firefox really not being able to scratch the itch left by Opera and I’m really impressed with just how good it is for being built on Chrome.

    • Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com
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      1 year ago

      I liked IceRaven, but it’s not regularly updated anymore. I would go with Firefox Nightly, since that lets you install any extension you want (through an arduous process), where regular Firefox only lets you install add-ons on Mozilla’s approved whitelist.

    • qsr@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I use Kiwi browser, which is a Chromium based browser with extension support! I currently have uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, Sponsorblock, Bypass Paywalls installed.