Firefox for Android tablets now has Desktop Mode on by default, but it's easy to revert it (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 weeks ago by pipes@sh.itjust.works to c/fdroid@lemmy.ml

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From the browser Settings -> Site Settings -> Always request desktop site (on/off)

This affects Firefox versions since 133.0.0, including the Mull and Fennec forks.

Relevant link: https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/desktop-mode-as-default-in-android-was-handled-badly/td-p/79962

Hopefully I can save you the 10min of frustration I just had 😄 I also just discovered that Android 13 and above cannot downgrade an app anymore without uninstalling first...first world problems, I know.

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[-] seang96@spgrn.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

It seems to stay on on foldables when opened and then closed so looks like a nice turn off for me.

this post was submitted on 30 Nov 2024

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