Add support for Firefox for Android

[iorate]

For now, this extension cannot be installed to the stable version of Firefox for Android.

Currently, only a limited number of extensions in our Recommended program are supported on the new Firefox for Android (codename: Fenix) release channel.

https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/02/11/faq-for-extension-support-in-new-firefox-for-android/

Advanced users can install this extension to Firefox for Android Nightly according to: https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extension-support-in-firefox-for-android-nightly/

However, "Other search engines" and "Subscription" are not currently available in Firefox for Android Nightly because browser.permissions.request, which is the API to dynamically request permissions, is not yet implemented in GeckoView: mozilla-mobile/fenix#16912 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1601420

Exceptionally, subscriptions to blocklists hosted on *.githubusercontent.com may be available because permission request for this origin is omitted. re #110

[yan12125]

Exceptionally, subscriptions to blocklists hosted on *.githubusercontent.com may be available because permission request for this origin is omitted. re #110

Thanks a lot for this workaround! Would you accept more such domains? I'd like to subscribe to lists on GitLab. Although GitLab itself does not use Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *, some third-party CDN services do:

• GitHack: using domain glcdn.githack.com for files on GitLab
• Statically: using domain cdn.statically.io

[iorate]

@yan12125 Thank you for your suggestion. You might want to create a pull request. The code to change: https://github.com/iorate/uBlacklist/blob/bbc2d22a24b04cf04ac4caced1d470876da355d8/src/scripts/options/subscription-section.tsx#L53

[yan12125]

Thanks! Let me try it out.

[iorate]

Sync is not available in Firefox for Android (Fenix) now because browser.identity.launchWebAuthFlow is not implemented.

Recently I added support for sync in Safari. Because Safari also lacks browser.identity.launchWebAuthFlow, I implemented an alternative to it. Is that alternative available in Fenix? Currently, no. It requires browser.permissions.request, which is not yet implemented in Fenix.

[github-actions[bot]]

This issue is stale because it has been open for 30 days with no activity.

[yan12125]

I think this issue should remain open even without activity?

[iorate]

I added a label that is exempt from stale

[Semro]

According to https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1601420 browser.permissions.request is implemented.

[iorate]

I tried uBlacklist 7.6.0 on Firefox Nightly 103, but no permission prompt showed. Maybe we need to wait for an update of Fenix. https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/16912

[item4]

any update more?

[3xploiton3]

Please support kiwi browser too

[amroncz]

Is there an update for this? I can't activate UBlacklist on Android from the Firefox Add-On Store in Firefox / Firefox Nightly, nor from the Chrome Web Store in Kiwi. Is there a workaround to use UBlacklist on Android?

[teohhanhui]

I can't activate UBlacklist on Android from the Firefox Add-On Store in Firefox / Firefox Nightly

You need to use Firefox Beta or Firefox Nightly, and follow these instructions: https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extension-support-in-firefox-for-android-nightly/

[amroncz]

I can't activate UBlacklist on Android from the Firefox Add-On Store in Firefox / Firefox Nightly

You need to use Firefox Beta or Firefox Nightly, and follow these instructions: https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extension-support-in-firefox-for-android-nightly/

Thanks, I completely missed that in the initial post. The add-on is now installed. However, it only works in the news tab as long as the checkmark for desktop view is checked in Firefox.

[teohhanhui]

However, it only works in the news tab as long as the checkmark for desktop view is checked in Firefox.

Works for me on Firefox Beta for Android. (I'm also using Google Search Fixer to bypass the browser discrimination.)

[amroncz]

However, it only works in the news tab as long as the checkmark for desktop view is checked in Firefox.

Works for me on Firefox Beta for Android. (I'm also using Google Search Fixer to bypass the browser discrimination.)

I have edited my previous post. The problem occurs only in the news tab. Here it works only in desktop view mode.

[Eagle-85]

uBlackList V8.3.1 is working great for Google Search with Firefox Beta 117.0b4.
It is not working for other search engines for me.
In Options, Other Search Engines, the Enable button does not work if any other search engine is checked.

[jessienab]

Firefox for Android seems to have an upcoming change allowing general addon installations https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2023/08/10/prepare-your-firefox-desktop-extension-for-the-upcoming-android-release/

[teohhanhui]

but no permission prompt showed

Looks like it should be released in Firefox 120: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-android/pull/3917

[NotaInutilis]

It works now! https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/120.0/releasenotes/ I was able to install the extension directly from the firefox addon page. Although the mobile search is still limited to officially endorsed addons, accessing the page directly allows to click and install it. Not sure if the rollout is the same for everyone though.

[iorate]

I'm closing this issue because we can now install this add-on to Firefox for Android 120.0 (or later). For further problems with Firefox for Android, please create a separate issue for each problem.