Cevilia (they/she/…)5d ago

When people recommend Brave browser.

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Show threadCekan14

I use Firefox. I know it’s not perfect, but it’s not that bad.

And if I didn’t, I’d use Vivaldi. Only reason I don’t is I do prefer open source whenever possible and, well, Firefox isn’t Chromium.

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Show threadouterspace4d ago
Firefox is the only browser that has mobile extensions, making it the only choice
Show threadCekan144d ago
That’s also a good point.
Show threadTja4d ago

But it kills the battery on mobile, even scrolling it choppy.

I switched to the Samsung browser a few years ago, I don’t know what black magic they do but it’s super smooth and light on the battery. It has some plugin support but I don’t use it so can’t comment much about it. It’s chromium based.

Show threadA_Random_Idiot4d ago

What phone were you using?

I I’ve never had any issue with firefox, with regards to battery or scrolling, but i use 8 year old flagship (Got it used, I’m not Mr.Moneybags)… which is probably still better than a budget phone of today, though.

Show threadTja4d ago

Relatively new Samsung S24 Ultra, similar as you: “old” flagship bought used. The scrolling on the Samsung browser is like an iPhone, with Firefox like a windows 95 :(

Happened with a previous Samsung as well. On my old oneplus everything was kinda choppy.

Show threadA_Random_Idiot4d ago
Well, Samsung is enshitified with its newer phones, that I have no doubt that an S24 would run non-samsung shit poorly to force you to use samsung shit.
Show threadTja4d ago
I doubt it’s on purpose, many other non-Samsung apps run fine, even when a samsung alternative exists, it’s specifically the browser that is weird. Which is a pity, since I do use Firefox on my desktop and laptop, but the mobile experience is just frustrating.
Show threadVAK4d ago
I have an s24 and had the same experience. Fennec F-droid worked better for me.
Show threadBytemeister3d ago

Samsung was enshittified with their older phones too.

Pixels are shit too.

I had a One Plus 9 Pro and it was honestly my first phone that I traded in and felt like I got a huge downgrade. It just worked.

Show threadBilb!3d ago
On my Z Fold 6, I do notice that Samsung Internet, Chrome, etc are smoother, that is absolutely true. It’s not really enough to matter to me, though, doesn’t really warrant being described as “choppy” in my experience. My default is IronFox with uBlock Origin.
Show threadouterspace2d ago
Show threadTja2d ago

Yeah, that’s my point. 40m on screen 8.4% if battery.

I didn’t use it that much yesterday, but we can extrapolate…

Show threadTja2d ago

This is one from 2 days ago…

Show threadFG_34794d ago
LibreWilf is a good choice if you don’t want the Mozilla crap. Just make sure to turn off the cookie clearing and resistFingerprinting then enable WebGL in the browser’s settings.