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[-] Jehuty@lemmy.ml 91 points 2 weeks ago

SO many corporate/govt websites do this. My health insurance and credit card company do it. It's mind boggling. I always keep some variation of Chromium installed to deal with it and then go back to LibreWolf.

[-] egrets@lemmy.world 71 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I've not used LibreWolf, but assuming that Firefox addons are generally compatible, it might be worth trying Chrome Mask. It's made by a Mozilla employee.

[-] Jehuty@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

I will give this a shot!

[-] SeekPie@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Doesn't Firefox automatically spoof your browser when it has been reported to work better?

[-] sasquash@sopuli.xyz 78 points 2 weeks ago

always give a bad rating and if possible create a support request. let them know.

[-] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 70 points 2 weeks ago

I just downloaded firefox focus, and etsy wont let me log in with it because it has adblocking. even to track a shipment. They even stopped putting the tracking number in the shipment email so i cant go directly to usps. Im sick of being railroaded into giving up my privacy.

[-] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 35 points 2 weeks ago

I have an very long blacklist of companies for this reason.

The problem with standing up for your privacy is that it massively diminishes the resources available to you. I'm down to shopping at Costco as a single adult, because I had to say fuck you to Target recently, and my local grocery store was busy doing anti-union bullshit at the same time. So I'm driving further and probably paying more in the long run.

But they aren't principles if you don't have to give something up to stick by them.

[-] frostysauce@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Time to stop shopping on Etsy.

[-] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 7 points 2 weeks ago

It's overrun with drop shippers anyway...

[-] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah it just sucks because i use it to support small business :/

[-] cupcakezealot 52 points 2 weeks ago

because they're too lazy to program around custom chrome tabs

[-] IceFoxX@lemm.ee 35 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Chrome on Android = system App
Why Chrome = more Tracking Tracking Tracking

Its all about Tracking

[-] mj_marathon@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

Chrome is not a system app on android.

[-] IceFoxX@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Webview is a system app + Chrome itself. You need root otherwise you can just remove Updates and deactivating

To more or less avoid the problems mentioned here you can replace webview with Mulch and Mulch Browser (chromiun based) but requires root

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[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Maybe not, but it is a default app, and the vast majority of people can't be bothered to install something better.

[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 49 points 2 weeks ago

Chrome is the new Internet explorer. (Literally I guess)

[-] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 37 points 2 weeks ago

Give them a one star and let them know why

[-] alfredon996@feddit.it 31 points 2 weeks ago

Have you tried changing the user agent ? You need an extension for that

[-] s08nlql9@lemm.ee 54 points 2 weeks ago

This is a native Android app from Canon (not a webpage) requiring to open Chrome instead of my default Firefox app.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 56 points 2 weeks ago

Apps are rarely native these days. Everything is a fucking webview.

If this was a web view they wouldn’t even need this screen since it could just done in the “app” itself instead of needing to open an external browser.

If this was a web view they wouldn’t even need this screen since it could just done in the “app” itself instead of needing to open an external browser.

[-] Feyd@programming.dev 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Does it communicate via usb with the camera? If so it is probably because it uses webusb which is not implemented in Firefox https://caniuse.com/?search=webusb

[-] alfredon996@feddit.it 6 points 2 weeks ago

I understand, but if the application opens the browser you have to make it believe that it is opening Chrome

[-] ewenak@jlai.lu 3 points 2 weeks ago

But you can't make a native app think it is opening Chrome when it's opening Firefox with just an extension. The extension only changes things inside the browser, but the Canon app probably checks the app ID of the browser it's opening, which is done at the level of the Android system, and which is not affected by the extension.

[-] ulterno@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago

... which can only be fixed after rooting the phone.

[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

@s08nlql9@lemm.ee try making a dummy app with com.google.chrome(not sure) as package name and login again. Maybe the browser check get bypassed and it opens in the default browser.

[-] alfredon996@feddit.it 1 points 2 weeks ago

For that you need a ROM that supports signature spoofing, but it should be possible, just not for the common user, sadly

[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

I don't think that app check signature or so. Its probably checking if app exist or not. Except if the app launches chrome by its indent action instead of normal link opening method

[-] Ziglin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Checking the signature seems like it would be good practice. But that doesn't mean that they do.

[-] Reygle@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago

Holy shit, Canon convinced you to install a mobile app? Who's holding the gun to your head? We'll dispatch authorities as soon as possible.

[-] SouthFresh@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

Because they get more data from it.

[-] OhioComrade@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 weeks ago

Welcome to the browser wars. This has been going on a long time now.

Browser Wars

[-] gagootron@feddit.org 21 points 2 weeks ago

That reminds me of PayPal. I can't use my hardware sevurity key to log in on mobile... Unless I enable desktop mode in firefox. Then it works

[-] CrackedLinuxISO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

If it's trying to talk to a device over Bluetooth or USB, it's not supported in Firefox. Mozilla refuses to implement WebUSB because they think the danger of letting people accidentally flash malware onto a physical device outweighs the benefits.

[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

But this is just for sign in right? Its a fking native app

[-] CrackedLinuxISO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's probably using WebView, or whatever it's called where an android app brings up a browser window. If you have Firefox as your default web browser, apps will use it instead of chrome. It's usually pretty nice, because if you have adblock in Firefox you also get adblock in the app.

It's possible that the sign-in webpage wants to talk to the camera before returning control to the app.

[-] L0rdMathias@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

To build off this comment; it's likely the result of careless design. It is possible to code applications to avoid this issue, but it is technically a Firefox specific issues so it's not something a mobile developer would default to consider.

[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

I guess you are talking about the in app browser thing and not the webview. I just don't get sign in requiring communication to the camera. Its things you usually do after signing in. But idk maybe a weird implementation

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah this is the remote shooting app, for camera control, it'll use Bluetooth to establish connection with the camera and then switch to WiFi for live view.

[-] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Because 💲

[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 weeks ago

Looks they failed to implement "open in default browset" and used "open in chrome" instead. Or maybe it has a stupid check if chrome is installed before opening link externally to avoid problems

[-] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 5 points 2 weeks ago

Revolut business is the same. Somehow you must have chrome on mobile if you want to send a bank transfer from desktop. (It opens a qr code that when scanned, only works with Google Chrome and not any other chromium browser)

[-] ohellidk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe it'll accept brave browser? Not that I'd use that browser as my daily...

[-] Mwa@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Why not use android open in feature

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