Submitted 2 months ago by BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place to [deleted]
Saw that there’s a Firefox browser named Mull for Android in this thread. I went to check it out in the Play Store, but saw it’s not there. Apparently, it’s one of those that have to be side loaded. I use stock Android and Firefox, btw.
Yeah the refresh rate is limited to 60fps on the app.
Mull is a hardened fork of Firefox. I use it but some rare websites’ functionality does not work with it. Chromium is undoubtedly more secure but not privacy-friendly. I also don’t want to support the chromium monopoly, so I don’t use them. Brave as a browser also sucks. Shields suck. Nothing to this day has been better than uBlock Origin yet.
Why do you claim Chromium is more secure than Firefox based browsers? Where there any security issues Firefox had but Chromium didn’t? Bugs in sandboxing?
Firefox’s sandboxing sucks ass (especially on Linux). Mozilla has still not implemented a better sandbox, despite the open discussion since years. GrapheneOS (a security and privacy focused aosp rom) uses Chromium for it’s browser Vanadium because it ultimately is undoubtedly more secure.
Loads of good answers to your question that I don’t need to add to.
I just thought I’d give fdroid a shout out.
It’s an alternative app store focused on FOSS. That’s where you’ll find mull, and a bunch of other great apps.
You do need to give it permission to install apps but I’ve never thought of it as side loading.
You'd use it if that's important to you.
For GrapheneOS, is there any reason to use anything but Vanadium?
cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Mull is a browser for android. You can download it from f-droid.org/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/.
Its hardened Firefox with some good privacy features turned on. I use it on a daily basis.
ace_garp@lemmy.world 2 months ago
FFUpdater from F-Droid, is a clean way to automatically check for and download updates for Mull and other modified browsers.
pop@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Mull already is part of a separate F-droid repo by divestOS developers. No need for yet another installer.