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What are some examples of features rhat should be native but aren't?
I use a couple extensions but nothing that I think should be in the core browser.
I think container tabs, which is currently an official Mozilla extension, should be native.
It is native, isn't it?
No, unfortunately not https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/
I don't have that addon and I can use container tabs without any problems. Currently on Firefox 125.Damn, that's another thing about Firefox that absolutely drives me crazy. They implement some feature as an extension, then they include it with the browser by default and just leave the extension there for some reason. It's the exact same thing with Firefox translations, it's integrated into the browser now but they still have an extension https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firefox-translations/
You still need an extension to automatically open specific sites in their own containers. I genuinely don't get why.
iirc, you install it via an extension. It's simple enough. I just love the feature.
More UI customizations? A few simple settings could go a long way.
Ublock origin
A good way to visualize large numbers of tabs (like with tree or panorama tabs), an ad blocker (Mozilla is supposedly privacy-focused but doesn't have this), and a way to group tabs without having them in containers.
Who are you people with more than like 10 tabs open at once? Do you guys just not close something after you're done reading it?
Research projects and work mostly.
Just browsing documentation can have me hitting that number of tabs easy. I tend to open stuff in new tabs so I can flip back and forth. Also if I'm searching for error messages I like to open in new tabs so I don't have to continuously go back and forth. I won't kill a tab until I know I'm done with it, I have a tab sleep extension to save resources for long idle tabs. Tab groups are a nice feature that I would love in Firefox to help clean things up, I tend to use new windows and virtual desktops to compartmentalise tasks.
They get money from Google, Google makes money from ads, if they start blocking ads, Google would probably end their deal with Mozilla
Nah, then Google would have a monopoly and be subjected to extra rules and regulations.
They rather fund a competitor than do that.