Does fennec get around this?

  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    No, I don’t recommend Fennec. Consider Mull if you want something without Mozilla’s telemetry. Mull has some of Tor Browser’s privacy features as well as not having telemetry.

    That said, I don’t think Firefox is harmful in any way.

    • Delusion6903OP
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      6 months ago

      I can’t handle scrolling with Mull. Otherwise, I love it.

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          6 months ago

          No. It’s horribly hideous on Mull and not bad on either Firefox or Fennec.

          • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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            6 months ago

            I hate to be that person, but it’s completely fine for me. Then again, I use Firefox on my old phone (Moto G) and Mull on my new phone (Pixel 8), so maybe it impacts certain models more than others? Both seem totally fine to me, with Mull on the Pixel being more pleasant due to better hardware.

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              6 months ago

              I’m on a Pixel 8 myself. Compare scrolling on Mull and Firefox. I can’t believe you won’t notice. But if you do, you won’t be able to unsee it

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                6 months ago

                I just tried Fennec and Mull from F-Droid on the wikipedia main page (clicked English), and they’re both about the same. I’m also on GrapheneOS with no Google Play services installed, so maybe you’re seeing something I’m not.

                • Delusion6903OP
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                  6 months ago

                  I absolutely do see it on my Pixel 8. I went back to Firefox before because it bothered me so much. That said, I prefer everything Mull offers otherwise so I’m trying it as my default browser one more time.

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            6 months ago

            you can change that in about:config, i think privacy.resistFingerprinting is the culprit

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              6 months ago

              That sounds like it’s all or nothing. I realize that any item turned off makes you more unique but not every site is making fingerprints using every feature.

              I want to resist fingerprinting without decreasing the functionality of my phone. Only change the refresh rate.

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                6 months ago

                I agree that’s a problem, but refresh rate is one of the fingerprinting methods, and resistFingerprinting doesn’t offer finetuning options (except canvas permissions?), which is what prevents me from using it

                • Delusion6903OP
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                  6 months ago

                  All true. But I would prefer fine tuning and taking my chances with refresh rate. Still, I’m back on Mull for now.