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I would, if Mozilla focused on features users want :)

What's your wishlist? Browsers feel pretty complete to me in that I can open all the websites I want to open, and atleast with FF I can easily block ads.

Two things stand out: 1. native vertical tabs 2. native tab groups

Yes, I know there are extensions for these things, but I, personally, find them horrible.

> native tab groups

that addon is semi official

which one?

Multi account containers is a extension developed by mozzila.

Mine is very simple: functional autofill and page translations. In most countries it’s a battle to turn it on. Even then, it’s not so reliable.

This is why I haven’t switched. Language translation support for most languages is completely missing on iOS. They just don’t support translate outside a handful of languages.

Actually, one nice-to-have: built in, performant ad blocking which is extensible (preferably compatible with existing lists), like e.g., Brave or Vivaldi does.

sounds a waste of time to build considering how well uBlock Origin works

I disagree. For me (can't speak for others), ad/tracker blocking is an essential part of the browsing experience. I want a built-in, performant solution instead of depending on a 3rd party addon.

Are you asking because you have the power to implement some of the missing features, or because you will tell me I don't actually need what i think i want.

1) i never could get password/autofill syncing between several devices working quickly and reliable as in chrome.

2) no app mode in Firefox

3) on desktop i don't like the UI and i would need to install userchrome stuff to "fix" it.

Some links I want to open in 1 container profile, some in the other.

I need a native switcher, or better profiles support. In chrom/ium browsers with velja (open to alternatives which support ff profiles), I can click a link and it prompts me in which profile I want to open. Only thing blocking me from switching to firefox. (and figma perf is bad on ff but that's not really a ff problem)

Try multi account containers mozzila extension. Works great.

So stick with chrome where the chrome team focuses on features that make the Web worse, like manifest v3 and cohorts.

This is a false dichotomy.

How did you infer from their comment that they used Chrome?

I didn't, I guessed and I might be wrong.

If I may ask: What features are you missing that prevent you from switching?

See above :)

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