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324 points dvh | 7 comments | 08 Mar 25 06:43 UTC | HN request time: 0.887s | source | bottom
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hart_russell ◴[08 Mar 25 07:49 UTC] No.43298370[source]▶
Getting rid of manifest v2 and propping up a scam extension. Chrome is looking more and more disgusting
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eitland ◴[08 Mar 25 08:41 UTC] No.43298609[source]▶
I keep wondering why people on HN use Chrome at all three days.

There was a couple of years when people posted demos that only worked in IE^H Chrome but right now everything I need works in Firefox and I don't even see demos that need Chrome anymore.

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1. lucumo ◴[08 Mar 25 10:04 UTC] No.43298939[source]▶
For me: because Chrome is the only browser with worry-free sync.

Firefox's sync for example doesn't sync extension settings, search engines and it fails on Android multiple times per day, with the only solution to logout and login again.

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2. williamoforange ◴[08 Mar 25 14:53 UTC] No.43300718[source]▶
Huh, I use FF sync across multiple devices and with extensions, on android etc... never had that issue, my only hitch can be the sync can take a bit for passwords and can't be manually initiated as far as i can tell. Might be the extensions you are using or how cookies are being handled perhaps?
3. Zak ◴[08 Mar 25 17:40 UTC] No.43301874[source]▶
> Firefox's sync for example doesn't sync extension settings, search engines and it fails on Android multiple times per day

Chrome for Android doesn't support extensions at all, so I'm a bit confused as to how that's a better experience for you.

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4. int_19h ◴[10 Mar 25 04:57 UTC] No.43317141[source]▶
Vivaldi sync works like clockwork for me across Windows/Linux/Mac/iOS/Android after their last major update in this department.
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5. lucumo ◴[10 Mar 25 17:44 UTC] No.43323142[source]▶
It's not a difficult puzzle: I find an always working and worry-free sync of open tabs more important than having extensions on mobile. I'd like to have those too, but right now I have to choose.
6. lucumo ◴[10 Mar 25 17:46 UTC] No.43323178[source]▶
I loved Vivaldi's configurability. But it's sync is slightly moody as well. It can fail for a while. Though it is better than Firefox's in that it fixes itself.

But Vivaldi doesn't support bookmarklets and I use those a lot.

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7. int_19h ◴[13 Mar 25 15:44 UTC] No.43354442{3}[source]▶
They have completely redone their sync implementation a couple of months ago, which seems to have fixed all the lingering issues (and also added E2EE, which I consider the bare minimum in any case).