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My current plan is to use arkenfox user.js and Fennec. However, I'm concerned about relying on F-droid since they tend to get behind on security updates.

Is there a recommended Mull alternative? If not, is there a better place to get Fennec?

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[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago

In case anyone is curious as to why, here's a direct quote from them in Fairphone forum:

As mentioned, it is the 10 year anniversary. That is a long time and I need to move onto other projects in life.

They also have this for those looking to replace Mull: https://divestos.org/pages/browsers

fuck is it being discontibued?

[–] kanishk@leminal.space 0 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

if anyone knows how to edit the 3 dot menu on any android firefox based browser please tell

[–] festnt@sh.itjust.works 0 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

you should probably make a post in a firefox community, not an unrelated comment in a privacy community

[–] kanishk@leminal.space 1 points 1 hour ago

i am asking about a mull alternative that has the feature I've mentioned, how is it unrelated?

[–] Zier@fedia.io 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Where did you see it was being discontinued? I don't see anything on their website. And you can install the IzzyOnDroid repo, it has faster updates for many things. https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

At least the developer of DivestOS announced the end of DivestOS: https://www.divestos.org/pages/news#end
The Mull browser belongs to that project or at least originates from it.

[–] s38b35M5@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago
[–] Zier@fedia.io 5 points 1 day ago

Thanks for that.

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Where did you read it's being discontinued?

Edit, found another post mentioning it

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 3 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Good thing I don't have a million bookmarks on my current phone using Mull. Definitely gonna end up switching over to Fennec and hardening it.

Edit:

I am either dumb or I need root for arkenfox, so looks like I might be changing things in the about:config manually. Joy.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 17 hours ago

My current plan is to mount my phones root Dir offline via twrp

[–] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

You can use obtanium to pull the latest build from gitlab directly

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They claim that they're removing the support for it from the server as well.

[–] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I assume you are talking about mull? My comment was for op's comment on f droid being slow in updates. I personally use fennec from f droid as I believe them to be another eyes reviewing the code when I can't but I do use obtanium for things that are not on f droid or need a quick update of something.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 14 hours ago

Ahh yes, mull.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

I'll consider it

[–] chirospasm@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fennec is likely the next best, although it lacks the Arkenfox hardening. Obtainium is a great app to get builds of Fennec directly.

If you're on GrapheneOS, there's Vanadium. Using a filtering VPN atop it can help reduce ads beyond what Vanadium can already block natively (the devs have integrated some lists that uBlock starts with, such as Easy List). This is the best option lieu of add-on like uBlock, which aren't supported.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm going to apply Akenfox to Fennec.

I don't like Obtainium since it is a separate app but that might be my only other option.

I'm not on Graphene OS so that's not an option. Also you don't need Graphene OS do do network filtering.

[–] DrDystopia@lemy.lol 1 points 22 hours ago

Perhaps Iceraven?

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago