wtryShould I use chromium based browsers or firefox?
simpleWhat better features? Firefox has pretty much everything nowadays, and is as fast as Chrome.
GeekFTWChromium browsers have only 1 feature I need: access to the Chromecast API. I have 3, Firefox can't connect to them and the last 2-3 times I tried the listed 3rd party methods (fx bridge, etc), I could never get it to work.
Were it not for that, I'd be back on Firefox.
OtterThat’s part of why I avoided getting new Chromecast devices 😄
I've had these ones from 3-10 years depending on the unit XD
well? what do you have? I would love to flush my chromecasts but they're so useful.
Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter. Despite being Microsoft, it uses Miracast.
Isn’t Miracast an adhoc wifi network as opposed to simply connecting to an established WiFi network?
If you ever find one let me know because I’m in the exact same boat as you. Casting videos to my TV is so damn convenient
DaveI had a similar need, and it prevented me from moving to FireFox for a long while. Luckily, I did manage to get fx_cast to work, and it’s been flawless ever since. In fact, I’d say it work more reliably than Chrome’s casting!
redcalciumHave you tried setting
browser.casting.enabled = true in Firefox’s about:config settings?
TheGreenGolemTrust me, I’ve tried everything there is. For hours, literally. Nothing worked.
(Casting from Firefox (beta) on Android.)
That’s a bummer. Personally, I use an specifically made to cast web video on android because it has better casting experience (including subtitles support) and wider range of supported websites. The dev is also responsive and would push a fix if you report any site where it doesn’t work: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instant…
Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll definitely try it out.
Agreed, it’s an amazing app, well worth the price for premium version.
Native procedural dark mode, Developer CSS Overview, browser extension file access.
I use Firefox exclusively except for when the second one is useful. I really wish Firefox had those.
It doesn’t have translations. I use it anyway, but it’s a minor inconvenience as I live in a foreign country.
Translations might be coming soon
9to5linux.com/firefox-118-enters-beta-testing-wit…
Done locally on the device, so no risk of personal info going to some company
igorlogius
I use an extension for translations and it works just fine
From the comments I’m noticing a trend
- Google Chromecast issues
- Not allowed to do background effects in Google meet
and from personal experience:
- issues using the store to update add-ons on Google docs
- can’t authenticate desktop Google drive
I use a lot of Google products, but avoid Chrome because of nonsense like this. Firefox works fine for everything else EXCEPT certain Google products. Feels intentional
I have the same experience. At my last company they only used Google meet so I had chrome on my computer just for meetings and nothing else.
Sabata11792100% intentional. If you spoof your browser signature most work just fine
Same with Edge and Microsoft with their Bing bullshit. Big anticonsumer bullies and they wonder why their online share is stuck.
Google Meet background effects actually work in Firefox if you spoof Firefox user agent to Chrome, I kid you not.
It should work soon without it. Google is just being google and takes its time to fix the problem they created in the first place.
The only I use chromium is to attach a debugger to GWT (yes, the “G” stands for Google). It runs like absolute trash in Firefox.
Everything else runs better in FF.
This is exactly why companies spend money on marketing, people remember these ideas and internalize them as their justification long after it stops being true. And Chrome being fast hasn't been true for a long time.
It still wins most benchmarks, so it’s technically true. Although not really enough to matter on desktop where it’s millisecond differences
I can confirm this, Chrome wins the benchmark tests and some CSS rendering but lags behind in DX. I’m not sure where OP got the idea that Firefox has fewer features from a developer POV.
MarksEdge's vertical tabs and grouping. Every solution on Firefox feels half-baked.
I use the tree style tab extension for that.
And with a custom userConfig the top tabs disappear like Edge too
That has been the best solution so far for vertical tabs but grouping needs some work.
NighedOoh, do you have a link with info for that? Last time I looked into it it wasn’t possible
On Android tablets, all non-Firefox browsers support a tab bar, and tablet optimised UI. Firefox is just a giant stretched phone layout. I like to use the same browser on all platforms so I can sync tabs, so Firefox being crap on my tablet rules it out for my other devices too.
I uae Fennec, which is a better (but just okay) android browser from f-droid based on firefox. It has firefox sync. Just fyi.
I’m really happy with Vivaldi for now, but I’ll have a look into Fennec anyway and maybe give it a spin. Thanks for the info!
AustralianSimonFirefox always memory bloats out on me. Mobile app crashes.
I switched to Brave then moved to Vivaldi. I’ll revisit if FF gets more stable.
Rookieven more you can import google addons into firefox ( right now only in nightly builds but it works )
There are a lot of articles exposing each option.
Personally I prefer chromium based browsers because they support full “containerization” of each tab.
I tried googling about Chrome containerization of tabs and found nothing. Can you elaborate?
It’s one of the main features of Vivaldi
Also isn’t that what Firefox containers do?
It’s not per tab, but I don’t see how that would be useful. I add specific topics and then make / destroy the containers as needed.
It’s already annoying enough logging into the sites per container, I can’t imagine doing that every time I open a tab.
This is the even better sandboxing. You can only give access to the groups container.
lckdscl [they/them]Do you mean sandboxing? Isn’t this just Firefox’s project Fission, which is already implemented?
LoveSausageIt’s done for Windows, in work on Linux and android as far as I know. Android is really bad , Linux so so . I use Firefox on Linux but not android. mainly since you get both chromium webview and Firefox , but Sandboxing an issue as well.
Linux has been fully sandboxed for years using the same features as Chromium’s sandbox.
On Android I use Vanadium, I think there is a lot of work to be done for mobile still.
TheBenCommandmentsI’d love a desktop version of Vanadium once they get the adblocking working better
haywireI’ve been using Firefox at home for as long as I can remember. I’ve not found anything I can’t do with it yet.
If something doesn’t work you can always try it in edge of something either way.
Firefox doesn’t support background effects in Google Meet so i can’t blur my background during my daily work meetings. That’s the only reason i still have to use Chromium browsers
Guy DudemanWhy do you need to blur your background?
MudManI'm gonna guess it's so that people can't see his background and/or to make the picture look nicer.
The good news is if you have a recent Nvidia GPU you can inject background blur using that on all webcam footage using Nvidia's Broadcast software.
Gramma likes to air dry after her showers
That’s fun for the whole department!
I'm guessing you don't work in corporate environment or no longer work from home.
There are times when video is expected to be on, but you don't want to show your room to everyone.
Having said that I can't think of firefox being able to stream video yet not being able to do this, so likely it is Google's way to make its competitor look subpar. Probably can be fixed by spoofing user agent. Ironically the most recent change in Chrome will make this very difficult in the future.
I’ve worked from home full-time since we were all sent home in March of 2020, and the background of the room I use was one of the first things I figured out that week.
Not sure what you’ve got in your living space that you’re ashamed of, but even if it’s a hovel, the bosses should see that and it should guilt them into paying you more!!
It is privacy. I don't have mess, just don't feel like sharing inside of my house with strangers. Maybe I'm working in weird company, but I noticed that vast majority of coworkers either have camera off, blurs the background or sets up a fake one.