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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by JGrffn@lemmy.world to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

As if it wasn't bad enough that they want me to use a random internet service to add a keyboard to a usb wifi receiver, they have the balls to put this for Firefox users. I clicked out of pure curiosity, as I'm not even remotely interested in involving a corporate internet service in getting my keyboard connected to my computer. This is the message you get now on Logi Options software if you have a Unifying Receiver: This is the message you get now on Logi Options software if you have a Unifying Receiver

For the curious: https://logiwebconnect.com

EDIT: some people on the thread have brought up that the error message being displayed for Firefox users is due to the WebUSB API not being implemented by Firefox due to security concerns. This still does not justify having to use a web app to plug peripherals to a PC.

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[-] Gerbler@lemmy.ml 173 points 1 year ago

If your website doesn't work with non-chromium browsers your website doesn't work.

[-] IOMMU@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago

Well, no, this is using the WebUSB most likely which is not supported by Firefox. Regardless of the security implications of the WebUSB API, this is a Firefox specific issue

[-] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 36 points 1 year ago

I thought that you have to open a website to connect some peripheral was the issue here. You should not need a browser for that at all. The issue here is very clearly Logitech.

[-] ddkman@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago

Well this is true only in the sense that, half the available browser engines don't support it.

[-] dan@upvote.au 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

72% of users use a browser that supports this API. They're probably all Chromium-based browsers though. https://caniuse.com/mdn-api_usb

[-] Aopen@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

Motto of this age of internet

[-] sma3in@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I run the website on Vivaldi and it didn't work

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Especially when there are things like Babel that make it fairly trivial to get your scripts working on all browsers.

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