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The Fennec Android browser is currently behind on Firefox security updates, deemed unsafe by F-droid (leminal.space)

submitted 4 weeks ago by halm@leminal.space to c/technology@lemmy.world

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If, like me, you've relied on Fennec as a more tolerable version of Firefox for Android, you may have gotten some bad news in the latest F-droid update cycle.

Fennec has fallen so far behind on updates that serious security patches implemented by Mozilla in Firefox haven't been applied to the fork, and Fennec is therefore still breachable.

The developer responded two weeks ago that they were "short on time", and there still isn't a new, secure version available. This appears to be due to that recurring weak link in open source development: small teams, confronted by real life demands like time and money?

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[–] 96VXb9ktTjFnRi@feddit.nl 1 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

I've been using Fennec. Any one got advise on what would be the best alternative? And please explain why.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

What were its advantages over Firefox?

[–] xan@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Fennec F-Droid

removes ff telemetry,
allows about:config changes,
you can enable dev mode for your own extension collection,
and it's completely open source

[–] nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Being installable directly from fdroid was what made me use it.

[–] Lem453@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 weeks ago

I've been using Firefox install via obtainium straight from the Mozilla repo.

[–] doctortran@lemm.ee 1 points 4 weeks ago

There's really no reason to go scrambling for an alternative, it's a temporary problem.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

You can update Fennec I heard, just not through the regular means.

[–] abofim@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Mull browser is also available on fdroid. It is an even better (secure) alternative to firefox as it uses some of tor architecture, from what I know.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

I don't know about tor architecture but it is more hardened