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Why does not firefox care more about the android version? (lemy.lol)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by King@lemy.lol to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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Firefox for Android does not support Material UI, has a low minimum API level, and generally seems lacking in features. Why is that?

Edit 1: also the downloading function is super unstable, I lost several files due to firefox starting the download then stopping and removing the download for no reason.

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[–] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't a low minimum API level a good thing? Doesn't that mean more people can use the app?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Exactly. I think that has more value than being a little prettier or having the latest features.

It does get a lot of updates too, for example better PDF support and more extensions working. So it's not like it's stagnated, it's just being refined. A few years ago, Firefox for Android was really slow and almost unusable, and now it's solid.

So I really don't see what OP doesn't like.