Goodbye, Google Chrome: Replacing My Mobile Browser for 30 Days with GenAI

Just over a month ago, for reasons I can't quite remember, I decided to try out a little experiment. I know it stemmed from that vague sense of frustration that Cal Newport claims most (tech) writers suffer at some point: the feeling of being thoroughly, pointlessly addicted to technology. Like pretty much everyone I know, I spend way too much time using my phone. Between attention-seeking social media notifications, emails, and the near-constant urge to Google totally useless information, […]

https://leonfurze.com/2024/03/19/goodbye-google-chrome-replacing-my-mobile-browser-for-30-days-with-genai/

A big salute and thank you to the #Vivaldi team for creating such an awesome mobile browser. With the newest update I have been able to walk away from #Safari and I have been able to delete quite a few apps as well. I have been working on using my browser for all websites instead of the apps. Vivaldi’s tabs function is making this possible

#Vivaldi
#Privacy
#Security
#MobileBrowsers
#Fediverse
#Mastodon

😆 Oh look, another "expert" pretending their preference is universal truth! Firefox is totally the "best" mobile browser... according to someone with a personal blog and too much time on their hands 🙄. Maybe if we all had Kelvin's magical extensions we'd finally reach browser nirvana. 🔮✨
https://kelvinjps.com/blog/firefox-best-mobile-browser/ #expertopinions #firefoxbrowser #mobilebrowsers #personalblogs #browserwars #HackerNews #ngated
Firefox is the best mobile browser | Kelvin's personal website

Vivaldi 7.5 brings stability improvements to mobile browsers: Vivaldi Technologies releases maintenance update focusing on bug fixes and user experience. https://ppc.land/vivaldi-7-5-brings-stability-improvements-to-mobile-browsers/ #Vivaldi #MobileBrowsers #BrowserUpdate #TechNews #StabilityImprovements
Vivaldi 7.5 brings stability improvements to mobile browsers

Vivaldi Technologies releases maintenance update focusing on bug fixes and user experience.

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UK competition probe of mobile browsers finds Apple-Google duopoly is 'anti-innovation' | TechCrunch

A U.K. competition authority investigation of Apple and Google's mobile browsers has concluded that the mobile duopoly's policies are "holding back

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UK CMA's final report says Apple and Google's mobile browser duopoly is “holding back innovation” but takes no enforcement action. #TechPolicy #BigTech #Innovation #Apple #Google #CMA #MobileBrowsers #DigitalCompetition #TechRegulation #Antitrust
But hey, I'll ask here too, would you like to recommend an Android web browser? It needs to be modern and actively updated, have proper tab support including saving and restoring previously opened tabs, and ad blocking. A dark mode wouldn't go awry, either. #webbrowsers #browsers #mobilebrowsers #softwarerecommendation

I'm curious which browser people use on their mobile devices? 🤔

#MobileBrowsers #MobileWeb

Chrome
13.3%
Other Chromium (Edge, Vivaldi, Brave, etc)
20%
Firefox
26.7%
Safari
40%
Poll ended at .
Mobile Browser Bugs Open Safari, Opera Users to Malware - A set of address-spoofing bugs affect users of six different types of mobile browsers, with some r... https://threatpost.com/mobile-browser-bugs-safari-opera-malware/160326/ #vulnerabilities #addressspoofing #mobilesecurity #disinformation #mobilebrowsers #cve-2020-9987 #securitybugs #websecurity #rafayboloch #unpatched #phishing #malware #rapid7 #safari #apple #opera
Mobile Browser Bugs Open Safari, Opera Users to Malware

A set of address-spoofing bugs affect users of six different types of mobile browsers, with some remaining unpatched.

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