Right now, my default is Cromite, and I occasionally use Brave as well. I have tried Firefox with uBO, but unfortunately it is slower than the aforementioned browsers and also lacks some features. I’ve also heard that Gecko-based browsers in general have a security issue on Android, but I don’t know the details. Which browser(s) do you use/recommend and why?

  • infjarchninja@lemmy.ml
    1·
    1 day ago

    Hi sem

    I open Ironfox

    press the top right burger menu

    press the extensions.

    you will be redirected to the Mozilla add-ons site.

    you can search for add-ons from there.

    check to see if another browser is able to access mozilla add-ons

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/

    If it still fails, I would check your settings.

    here are mine:

    HTTPS_Only mode on in all tabs

    DNS over HTTPS off

    this is off because my VPN manages my DNS

    enhanced tracking protection strict

    If you have a VPN installed

    Maybe that might be locked down, blocking the internet, preventing you from accessing the internet

    I would also disable U-block just to see if it works disabled

      • infjarchninja@lemmy.ml
        1·
        5 hours ago

        hey Sem

        I had not seen that.

        Oddly my “Allow installation of add-ons” is unselected and set to blank.

        Why can’t I install add-ons/extensions?

        By default, due to privacy and security concerns, IronFox disables the installation of add-ons. This has no impact on already installed extensions, and updates to those extensions.

        To allow the installation of add-ons, at the cost of security, you can navigate to Settings -> IronFox -> IronFox settings -> Security, and select the option to Allow installation of add-ons. It is recommended to disable this option when you are done installing your desired extension(s).

        I wonder if it is to do with the repo:

        I know it took ages to be released to f-droid and droid-ify and was only available from the git repo.

        I installed the repo from here

        to add the repo to f-droid or f-droid basic

        https://fdroid.ironfoxoss.org/fdroid/repo/index.html

        click on the QR code to enlarge

        I hope you sort it out