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It's not just Adobe. Now Logitech wants me to go to a random website in order to add peripherals to my computer, and I'm met with this when I go to the page they tell me to (lemmy.world)

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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:

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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[-] mayo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago

To those wanting to jump ship, Logitech isn't the only mouse/keyboard company doing this and they've been trending in this direction for a while (ever since they ditched Unifying Receiver for Logi Options).

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Yeesh

So...I guess I will stick to wired peripherals then.

If I am understanding what this is all about ... Then I think, if they had put forth even a tiny bit of effort, they could have come up with a solution that doesn't require a website for installing.

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[-] ngwoo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Logitech G devices with the Lightspeed dongle still work with no pairing software (the dongle is pre-paired). You'll need the G software to change things like DPI though.

[-] mayo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago

Ya most of them are good w/o pairing, but if for whatever reason you need to pair then the software has changed.

I use a G603 (wired) and MX Master.

[-] gabriele97@lemmy.g97.top 1 points 1 year ago

😔

[-] zikk_transport2@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I kind of see the point in this.

Things I can do with Chrome'ish browsers:

Install GrapheneOS
Reinstall my Pixel phone.
Flash ESPhome devices.

All this with a single browser, no 3rd party applications. I think it's called WebSerial and it's a neat feature. Quite sad that Firefox doesn't have it.

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[-] sadreality@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Many services try to get to use their bullshit app, I have never seen one forced you to connect to internet.

Well netgear routers started to require accounts, went to trash lol

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

Spoof that shit yooo

Change your user agent to imitate Chrome broski

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[-] MartinXYZ@kbin.social -4 points 1 year ago

At least they made it work with Opera and not Safari.

[-] Aux@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago

You don't need to use anything web to set up your Logitech devices. You only need web if you want to sync your settings between multiple PCs. It's a very handy feature, by the way. Your hate is misguided here.

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