8BitDo say Ultimate Software Online is their attempt to make things easier for Linux gamers, no need to download a standalone firmware updater app now.
Even better is a single downloadable HTML file. Downloadable programs will likely degrade over time, web APIs are highly stable and portable.
I still wish there was a “pledge” API to allow websites to disable functionality they don’t need. For example, this could be a perfect self-contained app that never needs any outside connections.
I’d prefer if they’d release it as a flatpak. Making it browser based chains you to chromium browsers, since Firefox decided a while back that exposing USB devices directly to the internet was too much of a security concern. Ran into that issue with my keyboard.
A downloadable program would be better for if the website were to ever go offline.
Even better is a single downloadable HTML file. Downloadable programs will likely degrade over time, web APIs are highly stable and portable.
I still wish there was a “pledge” API to allow websites to disable functionality they don’t need. For example, this could be a perfect self-contained app that never needs any outside connections.
Yeah, but a website should make this compatible with all operating systems, not just Linux. BSD should profit from this as well.
I’d prefer if they’d release it as a flatpak. Making it browser based chains you to chromium browsers, since Firefox decided a while back that exposing USB devices directly to the internet was too much of a security concern. Ran into that issue with my keyboard.
Firefox supports WebSerial now: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/05/web-serial-support-in-firefox/
Firefox already has a website permission system, weird they don’t just let users choose if they think the risk is worth it or not.
Absolutely but at least they’re doing something for us Linux gamers.
Or, if it’s what I’m thinking of, you are not using Chrome but Firefox, and Firefox cannot use the “JavaScript USB” thing.
it’s what you’re thinking of. It doesn’t work with Firefox. Only chromium browsers.