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minus-squareTheTimeKnife@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up32·2 years agoHope other browser developers realize chromium is a ticking time bomb. I’ve used firefox for over 15 years and see no reason to change with the current landscape of browsers being so reliant on google .
minus-squareErdrick@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 years agoSeriously… I’ve never once strayed from Firefox since its release. I’m forced to use chrome for work and it is crap. I guess that using safari on iOS devices is one exception, and it isn’t too bad.
minus-squareSnowBunting@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoSeemingly my Google pixel phone has stopped connecting to the Internet with other browsers. So I’m stuck using Google Chrome on it. 😠
minus-squareAngularAloe@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoI have a pixel 5a and haven’t had that problem, currently using Fennec (firefox fork).
Hope other browser developers realize chromium is a ticking time bomb. I’ve used firefox for over 15 years and see no reason to change with the current landscape of browsers being so reliant on google .
Seriously… I’ve never once strayed from Firefox since its release.
I’m forced to use chrome for work and it is crap.
I guess that using safari on iOS devices is one exception, and it isn’t too bad.
Seemingly my Google pixel phone has stopped connecting to the Internet with other browsers. So I’m stuck using Google Chrome on it. 😠
I have a pixel 5a and haven’t had that problem, currently using Fennec (firefox fork).