Add android version... #8

intika · 2018-12-03T05:36:21Z

Add android version (main firefox)

Atavic · 2018-12-28T17:48:42Z

Also check Firefox lite

It’s Firefox Focus with a different UI for Indonesian users.

By unpacking the apk I see in /assets/licenses.html

Adjust Android SDK

For me Firefox Klar is maybe worth a look.

Atavic · 2018-12-28T17:55:13Z

BTW even Klar has adjust partnership.

Atavic · 2018-12-28T17:59:35Z

Info: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/focus-android/wiki/Adjust-Usage

intika · 2018-12-28T18:02:30Z

Thank you for the feedback i will look into that ;)

intika · 2018-12-28T18:15:53Z

I just checked the different versions they are nice... but i think i will stick with main Firefox for android for the moment... once all the rest will be done i will may be look at focus etc... i did added that to the check list in the first place to see if i can adopt one of those instead of the main Firefox but it's not suitable as many important settings are removed from them like desktop version...

elypter · 2018-12-28T19:39:01Z

isnt firefox focus chrome based? it would be a completely different browser then

intika · 2018-12-29T03:59:19Z

it does a matter for the base the thing is the outcome which is have a fast reliable privacy aware browser for mobile; Andoird will need its own work and development any way.

intika · 2018-12-29T04:11:26Z

@elypter thank you for all your feedback and for participating actively in the project i will add you to the thanks you list... i also created an issue for that matter ;) #59

Chippel · 2018-12-29T09:41:42Z

So we should use Firefox focus on Android? Is it the same? I thought it is chrome based so it calls home I guess.

intika · 2018-12-29T10:08:07Z

If you want a privacy aware browser for mobile awaiting Librefox to provide an android version you can use https://www.bromite.org/

Chippel · 2018-12-29T10:28:27Z

@intika thanks for the quick answer. What's the difference between bromite and Firefox focus? Are there any that it's worth using it over Firefox focus?

intika · 2018-12-29T10:46:13Z

Firefox to me is faster on mobile compared to chrome (less resources intensive) but when it come to privacy Bromite is way more better... the claims about privacy that are made by Mozilla on android are not clear.

Chippel · 2018-12-29T10:48:23Z

Do you have any proof that focus has less privacy or worse privacy than bromite?

intika · 2018-12-29T11:58:08Z

it depend on your needs and how you define privacy, this require a deep technical comparison, feel free to do so :) and choose the application that suit your needs ;)

Atavic · 2018-12-29T18:38:37Z

@elypter Due to the size, around 3 MB, it's most probably based on chrome.

pashamcr · 2018-12-30T09:47:36Z

Do you have any proof that focus has less privacy or worse privacy than bromite?

I doubt that in the Play Market, you can find applications that respect privacy, only the presence of the application in the GP is suspicious. Don't be confused by the presence of:
smali\com\adjust
smali\com\android\installreferrer
smali\com\google\android\finsky\externalreferrer
in focus?,
smali\com\adjust
com\leanplum
com\google\firebase
smali\com\google\android\gms
in Firefox for Android?

check both browsers (bromite vs firefox/focus) with it,
take the fingerprinting mitigations test, good results showed Firefox for Android along with addons,
also recommend: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid/
http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=830910&view=findpost&p=64445735

androidacy-user · 2019-01-03T03:30:39Z

I see you've developed a version for Linux, and already it's in JavaScript. Porting to Android shouldn't be too hard from there.
The reason I ask is that I'm only on Android, and I only use Firefox because it has extension support(I use uBlock).

Atavic · 2019-01-03T19:47:31Z

Both ghacks-user.js and pyllyukko user.js are lacking in Android reports, they have focused on the following solutions:

append the contents of your user.js file to prefs.js

pyllyukko/user.js#14 (comment)

use remote debugging

arkenfox/user.js#318 (comment)

Appending user.js is simpler, but who uses remote debugging could surely help...

Get involved, don't let these user.js repos and Librefox behind on Mobile!

dimqua · 2019-01-04T01:52:24Z

Firefox Focus (Klar) uses GeckoView engine. Firefox Lite is a fork, it uses WebView.

fmilligan · 2019-01-09T15:05:29Z

This is a must for Android users, like me. It looks and sounds great, but I can't actually use it

intika · 2019-01-09T15:07:50Z

It looks and sounds great, but I can't actually use it

@fmilligan can you please develop

fmilligan · 2019-01-09T15:10:06Z

@intika I'm not sure on the requirements, but if you give me what you need, I can certainly try

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intika · 2019-01-09T15:13:50Z

When ready it will be released on the Playstore and F-droid...

DI555 · 2019-01-14T03:29:24Z

Whould like to ask about one feature of it! If planned to develop fennec,- Android fennec version uses 2 different UI for tablet and smartphone types! Please add a switch/key to use that types manually!

theel0ja · 2019-01-15T09:34:59Z

https://f-droid.org/packages/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid/

theel0ja · 2019-01-15T09:36:06Z

Firefox Focus, Klar, etc. aren't main Firefox based so they should just be forgotten.

https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/mozilla-gecko-focus

androidacy-user · 2019-02-09T14:51:36Z

As of now, without a full release, is it possible to apply the files to the Android version? Both rooted or unrooted? And can you link to extension used in librefox?
My goal is to attempt to get a librefox like experience. I tried bromite, and did not like it

Atavic · 2019-02-09T18:28:01Z

We only have the official Firefox for Android and Fennec left to review. Fennec seems a little more conservative - by looking at the about:config values - when compared to Firefox for Android.

androidacy-user · 2019-02-09T18:30:43Z

Isn't fennec also by Mozilla?

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Atavic · 2019-02-09T18:31:38Z

Yes.

Atavic · 2019-02-09T18:34:30Z

...Fennec F-Droid is focused on removing any proprietary bits found in official Mozilla's builds.

Atavic · 2019-02-09T18:36:21Z

See: https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/194088/is-fennec-f-droid-an-official-product-by-mozilla

dimqua · 2019-02-09T19:00:38Z

Does Firefox for Android (and Fennec) have mozilla.cfg support?

Atavic · 2019-02-10T17:55:33Z

As far as I know, Mozilla doesn't support enterprise deployments for Firefox for Android.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1202266

bogachenko · 2019-02-12T23:43:25Z

@intika

Add android version (main firefox)

https://support.mozilla.org/ru/questions/1202266 Is it supported configuration by mozilla.cfg? No. This config is for computers only. ONLY. It is created for a company or organization to control office rats. Tell them which settings you can use and which ones you can't. If in the company one computer can be used by different people, the phone is an individual thing. Am I wrong? I have the wrong information?

On Android only user.js.
PS: think that and for applications "focus" also. so what are you going to add? JS-version?

user858753257 · 2019-02-13T23:35:20Z

Hoe can I apply the enterprise desktop policies to the android version ?

androidacy-user · 2019-02-14T00:03:24Z

I do not believe you can. As far as I'm aware of, Android Firefox doesn't even have the required files in the first place

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DI555 · 2019-02-28T22:20:59Z

@intika , could it be possible to build desktop ff version for android now?
(I didn't get it...... Isn't this topic about of? ;) )
...since mozilla imo plans to drop 'fennec' and targeting to 'focus' with geckoView(((

bogachenko · 2019-03-01T01:34:54Z

...since mozilla imo plans to drop 'fennec' and targeting to 'focus' with geckoView(((

???

Serkan-devel · 2019-03-01T16:02:21Z

why should the desktop version of firefox be ported to android. I'm shure mozilla still provides mobile firefox on the google playstore and I though F-Droid are the ones who create those firefox builds

elypter · 2019-03-01T20:20:41Z

the moble version doesnt offer nearly as many features?

DI555 · 2019-03-02T10:32:08Z

Features and UI richness in descending:
desktop Firefox -> Fennec for Android -> Focus for Android
So, porting desktop Firefox to Android will be great leap forward for Android browsers!

Serkan-devel · 2019-03-02T11:05:46Z

@DI555 what are you talking about "features and UI descending"?
It's still the same codebase between desktop and mobile. I can still change the browser theme and install addons as usual

Serkan-devel · 2019-03-02T11:08:05Z

I think what you suggest is reinventing the wheel basically

ghc2018 · 2019-03-03T18:12:43Z

To get user.js support on firefox-android, wouldn't it be the best way to implement an addon for firefox? This way it would even be possible to "switch" to various user.js "profiles" which differ in only some special options e.g. to make several sites work even with a less relaxed user.js.
This site seems to explain how to create such an addon:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Implement_a_settings_page

intika changed the title ~~Android version...~~ Add android version... Dec 17, 2018

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intika mentioned this issue Dec 26, 2018

Librefox for android #46

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Android compatibility #80

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Add android version... #8

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