Just firefox really, never had any real issues
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Firefox for Android doesn't use chrome and has extensions including adblockers
That also makes it the ideal YouTube app for Android
There is like 2 browsers, Firefox, or all the chromium based ones?
That's pretty much it for Android currently. There are a few more choices for PC.
There is a new browser in development called Ladybird, but a stable release is still years away and they are focusing on desktop support first.
ironfox + ublock
fDroid repository = https://fdroid.ironfoxoss.org/fdroid/repo
firefox klar
for sites that i don't visit regularly which need java & cookies
fDroid guardianProject repository = https://guardianproject.info/fdroid/repo
That iron fox link doesn't seem to work
works for me 🤔
Hmmm
I'm not sure why its not working for me then
maybe it "is not publicly accessible" for browsers and fDroid or droid-ify has permissions to connect to it as a repository.
did you try "add repository"?
you can also add https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox to obtainium.
I use the one that's funded by Google.
I see what you did there
Firefox. My daily driver is an iPhone and I just use Safari there, but we have uBlock Origin Lite now. But on Android it's Firefox with full fat uBlock Origin. As it happens, I'm on the Android device now! I love its keyboard so much. Apple couldn't make a keyboard to save their arse if it came to it.
I tried iOS for about 5 months and the absolute worst part was the horrendous keyboard...
Define "best"?
I primarily use Firefox
i use fennec f-droid with ublock origin and numatrix
Netscape Navigator 1.0. I think there's probably an update for it now.
Ironfox is ok. Though it's not fully open source (the ui isn't) I use Vivaldi
Not much people know Iceraven, yet its pretty good android web browser I can trll. Extensions make it even better :)
Waterfox. For really powerless machines dillo or "links2 -g."
For android I just use firefox.
Vanadium on phone and hardened Firefox on laptop.
I've liked to use Fennec for few months now.
Ironfox I think
EDIT : typo
Firefox and DuckDuckGo.
Iceraven for browsing, Ironfox for anything that screams "don't open this", Fennec for stored logins only and Cromite if I ever needed a Chromium browser.
DuckDuckGo, i like the "burn everything" animation (and functionality, but mostly the animation)
Is it open source though?
Edit: Yes it is. https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/open-source/opensource-overview
IronFox for Android, at least until Google blocks it, and LibreWolf for desktop.
Ironfox. Not particularly happy with it, though. Websites keep breaking.
you can give sites some slack from settings > ironfox settings
more info ☞ https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/blob/dev/docs/FAQ.md
Mull for everyday-use or Vanadium for pages which need a chromium-based browser
Isn't mull discontinued? Work on it is continuing as IronFox
oh, thx, I missed that news. time to change
I thought Fennec was the continuation of Mull, but I checked and you're right, it's IronFox. Am dummy.
Best is subjective and recommendations would depend on your use case. Iceraven is my primary.
Ironfox & Vanadium as main search, and Tor as the default, for opening links.
Vanadium for web apps, Cromite with auto delete for random websites, and IronFox with various plugins for web searches
StartPage browser and one simply named Browser with a blue shield icon
Every browser that I know of is open source. But I use Orion!
I love Orion! It's a little clunky but I love being able to use the full UBlock Origin.
I use Fennec F-Droid with uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, Decentraleyes, and HTTPS Everywhere.
Though sometimes I've contemplated switching to the Guardian Project's Firefox Klar
On Android, I use Firefox. If Falkon were available on Android, I'd use that as well. I use both of those on Linux and BSD.
Firefox since v1.0.1 RC :)
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