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I tried transitioning to FF from Chrome several times, but it just feels so unresonsive and slow in comparison. I really wanted to, but ultimately couldn't. On

by sto11z 1y ago

I tried transitioning to FF from Chrome several times, but it just feels so unresonsive and slow in comparison. I really wanted to, but ultimately couldn't. On a side note: You can manually install uBlock and just continue using it: - Enter chrome://flags in chrome’s URL input - Search for ‘Allow legacy extension manifest versions’ - Enable it and relaunch browser - Download the latest zip file of uBlock version from github: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases - Under Assets, download the chromium zip and extract it - Open the extension page in chrome, click the Load Unpacked button on top left side load (enable Developer Mode in the top right if it doesn't appear), then select the extracted folder.

Ygg2 1y ago
Understandable. I tried moving from Firefox to Chrome but I couldn't. Pages are so slow to load and there are adds everywhere.
- TechDebtDevin 1y ago
  I'm curious what would make you even want to try with all the shenanigans Google has been up to. It seems obvious that its a bad idea.
  - Ygg2 1y ago
    I wanted to see just how bad is raw Chrome experience on Android. I've learned my lesson.
- phoronixrly 1y ago
  Right there with you. I cannot understand how people manage to use Chrome without an ad-blocker. It's just so slow and makes my laptop heat up and run out of memory...
muizelaar 1y ago
What parts felt unresponsive and slow?
uallo 1y ago
> You can manually install uBlock and just continue using it Only with Chrome 138 and lower. Chrome 139 will not support Manifest V2 anymore. https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/migrate/mv2-deprecation-timeline https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/migrate... Seriously, use Firefox if you want to use uBlock Origin.
- sto11z 1y ago
  Oh! :/
  - aheckler 1y ago
    FWIW uBlock Origin Lite (the MV3 version of uBlock Origin) seems pretty much just as good, at least to me. https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh?hl=en https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/... I don't use a ton of custom filters or rulesets though, so YMMV.
    - fsflover 1y ago
      https://www.quippd.com/writing/2024/10/16/google-is-killing-uBlock-origin-no-chromium-browser-is-safe.html#you-can-opt-into-more-effective-blocking-on-ubo-lite https://www.quippd.com/writing/2024/10/16/google-is-killing-...
    - 0312831209381 1y ago
      For what it's worth, rudimentary (but persistent) css-based filters with a nifty element picker was implemented two weeks ago: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/0b0294af4f https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/0b0294af4f It's great, and it still even works permissionless!

by sto11z 1y ago

Ygg2 1y ago

Understandable. I tried moving from Firefox to Chrome but I couldn't. Pages are so slow to load and there are adds everywhere.

TechDebtDevin 1y ago
I'm curious what would make you even want to try with all the shenanigans Google has been up to. It seems obvious that its a bad idea.
- Ygg2 1y ago
  I wanted to see just how bad is raw Chrome experience on Android. I've learned my lesson.
phoronixrly 1y ago
Right there with you. I cannot understand how people manage to use Chrome without an ad-blocker. It's just so slow and makes my laptop heat up and run out of memory...

muizelaar 1y ago

What parts felt unresponsive and slow?

uallo 1y ago

> You can manually install uBlock and just continue using it Only with Chrome 138 and lower. Chrome 139 will not support Manifest V2 anymore. https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/migrate/mv2-deprecation-timeline https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/migrate... Seriously, use Firefox if you want to use uBlock Origin.

sto11z 1y ago
Oh! :/
- aheckler 1y ago
  FWIW uBlock Origin Lite (the MV3 version of uBlock Origin) seems pretty much just as good, at least to me. https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh?hl=en https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/... I don't use a ton of custom filters or rulesets though, so YMMV.
  - fsflover 1y ago
    https://www.quippd.com/writing/2024/10/16/google-is-killing-uBlock-origin-no-chromium-browser-is-safe.html#you-can-opt-into-more-effective-blocking-on-ubo-lite https://www.quippd.com/writing/2024/10/16/google-is-killing-...
  - 0312831209381 1y ago
    For what it's worth, rudimentary (but persistent) css-based filters with a nifty element picker was implemented two weeks ago: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/0b0294af4f https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/0b0294af4f It's great, and it still even works permissionless!