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Switching to Iceraven

https://github.com/fork-maintainers/iceraven-browser

I'm switching my default Android browser from Chrome to Iceraven. I appreciate how snappy the UI and add-on features are (thanks to Firefox Fenix), and the security features are impressive.

🐝 Addison

Aug 30 · 2 months ago · 👍 Ruby_Witch

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🐝 Addison · Aug 30 at 17:19:

Now I get to play the "which feature is breaking this site" game 🫠

☕️ johan · Aug 30 at 19:13:

It will be sketchy javascript that breaks a form on a government agency site that requires you to fill in said form or else print a pdf and send it in via snailmail. Then you can bug report that and never hear back about it.

🚀 stack · Aug 31 at 16:23:

I generally use two browsers:

A high-security, ad- and tracking- blocking browser for browsing the useless internet sites, and
A zero-security, full javascript, no plugins browser for banking.

🚀 Remy · Aug 31 at 20:01:

When I make a payment, I disable the security. It never works when the adblocker is enabled.

🐝 november · Aug 31 at 22:42:

Oh, Iceraven is nice. I love the "suspend inactive tabs" option, I don't think Fennec has that. Thanks for the rec.

🐝 Addison · Sep 01 at 17:34:

@johan Ideally, yes; however it seems more like 80% of the sites I visit are thoroughly busted without JS enabled.

The portal I have to use for paying rent, every site that sells event tickets, every squarespace site for some reason, Patreon, anything that uses Cloudflare... 😒 I am trying to stick it out and just browse less often, which is a net positive for my mental health at least.

🐝 Addison · Sep 01 at 17:54:

Overall I'm enjoying Iceraven so far. Its UI well polished and easy to use, and I enjoy how easy it is to set up add-ons.

— It doesn't support hardware U2F keys unfortunately, but that's more the fault of Google