What browsers(s), does everyone here use, in 2021?
Me:
Chrome mainly, across machines (and phone).
Also:
Trying to use Edge more, to experience it’s features!
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<blockquote><em><a href="#618326">In reply to wright_is:</a></em></blockquote><p>You could try <em>Vivaldi</em> on Android, too.</p><p><br></p><p>Unlike <em>Brave, </em>where the ad and script-blocking lists are maintained by Brave themselves, and all you can configure is types of content you want to block, and to turn blocking off on a per-domain basis, in <em>Vivaldi </em>you can subscribe to different tracker and ad-block lists.</p>
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<blockquote><em><a href="#618327">In reply to Angusmatheson:</a></em></blockquote><p>At this rate, I reckon before 2030 <em>Firefox </em>will either cease-to-be, or will just switch to <em>Chromium </em>also. I'd imagine most of its marketshare thesedays are simply Linux users, where it is often the default browser.</p><p><br></p><p>It always seems slow to me on Android, and given I can't think of a single add-on thesedays that would be exclusive to Firefox, why bother to continue to use it "just-because"?</p>
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<blockquote><em><a href="#618360">In reply to j5:</a></em></blockquote><p>On your macOS device, sure, give Edge a try on there… I'm sure there is a native M1 build of it (there is an ARM64 version for Windows on ARM, so there should be by now!)</p><p><br></p><p>But on any iOS/iPadOS device, it's only really worth it if you will sign-into Edge and sync data. As otherwise every browser on iOS/iPadOS is essentially Safari under their interface, as Webkit is the only rendering-engine allowed on those platforms.</p>
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<blockquote><em><a href="#618365">In reply to Winner:</a></em></blockquote><p><em>"Plus I want to support the littler guy"</em></p><p><br></p><p>You could just make a regular donation to Mozilla, instead. Simply having <em>Firefox </em>installed does nothing to support them (in a financial-sense) unless you don't change the default search provider (both in the address-bar, or on the new-tab page) from their customised Google one, as they get paid a little for each search done in there.</p><p><br></p><p>Assuming like most privacy-conscious users of Firefox, changing away from Google is one of the first-things you do, then how-else does simply having the browser installed or using it financially help Mozilla?</p>
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<blockquote><em><a href="#618377">In reply to Chris_Kez:</a></em></blockquote><p>Same here work-wise. Anything that comes built-into the OS doesn't have to undergo the same security-vetting as anything we add to the image, so it's a non-brainer to ditch <em>Chrome</em></p>
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<blockquote><em><a href="#618392">In reply to scoop:</a></em></blockquote><p><em>"I much prefer the older Firefox 68 on Android mobile. Not sure what I will do when that becomes unsafe to use."</em></p><p><br></p><p>Would it not be unsafe right now? I know on desktop platforms, there is an ESR version of 68 (though I think support may have ended for it?) but I wasn't aware they offered the ESR at-all on Android?</p>
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<p>For what I personally use:</p><p><br></p><p>On Windows 10, near-exclusively <em>Edge</em>. I may use <em>Firefox</em> occasionally "just-to-see-what's-new" but honestly I might just move to <em>Edge</em> exclusively. Given all the same add-ons are available for both, why bother maintaining bookmarks and settings in both? And it's not like just by using <em>Firefox</em> they get money — that only happens if you are happy to search using the default Google page, via their customised URL. But given most people who use <em>Firefox</em> are privacy-conscious, I am sure this very-quickly gets changed. So… yeah, why bother?</p><p><br></p><p>On Android, mostly <em>Brave</em>, but sometimes also <em>Vivaldi</em> or <em>Opera </em>(the full <em>Opera</em>, not <em>Opera Mini</em>) as sometimes pop-ups or ads get-through Brave's filters, or their filters break content on a site (such as an embedded video not working). I'd only use <em>Google Chrome</em> if I need to access the website version of a Google service, as it'll sign me in automatically (and I don't wish other browsers to be linked to my Google Account whatsoever). <em>Edge</em> on Android is currently awful UI-wise, so maybe once they release their refreshed version I'll revisit it.</p><p><br></p><p>And on some wider thoughts:</p><p><br></p><p><em>Firefox</em>: what do people think will happen first — it dies completely, or also becomes a Chromium browser? As looking at any market-share stats clearly shows it's only going in one direction…</p><p><br></p><p><em>Using multiple Chromium browsers on a desktop platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, etc):</em> why? On Android, sure — they don't support add-ons, so any ad and script-blocking is what is provided, so makes sense to switch between them for different sites. But on a desktop OS, you can get the same add-ons for each one. So unless you are say a web-developer, and have to have each installed for testing-purposes, as an average user why bother when they are all essentially the same thing?</p><p><br></p><p><em>Internet Explorer 11</em>: I wonder if this will be present in the upcoming "Windows 10X", given it's aimed at being a Chromebook competitor running modern Web Apps?</p><p><br></p><p><em>Safari: </em>as I'm not a macOS or iOS/iPadOS user, I can't comment here, given they did have a Windows version years back, but it's long-since been abandoned. For macOS, where you have a choice of browser-engine, how many macOS users here run it as their main browser?</p>
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<blockquote><em><a href="#618443">In reply to samp:</a></em></blockquote><p>You will always find lower <em>Google Chrome </em>use amongst users on IT/tech sites like this, yes.</p><p><br></p><p>Though to correct you, in general: "the more techy / geeky people get the more they swing to <em>Firefox</em>" as the ultra-techy or ultra-geeks are likely running Linux, FreeBSD or some-other "Unix-like" OS and Firefox fits-in-better with the ethos behind why people generally choose to use them.</p><p><br></p><p>But yeah, if you use <em>Google Chrome </em>now, definitely give the new <em>Edge </em>a try.</p>