cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/51967762
Reminder to anyone using Mull browser: it is no longer supported and will be missing updates for these android specific CVEs
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2025-01/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2025-01/
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/51967762
21 Comments
haroldstork@lemm.ee · 30 pts · 1y
Thank you! Is fennec the goto now?
mac@lemm.ee · 19 pts · 1y
That's presently what I'm using, but I have added the mull version of the arkenfox user.js via Firefox devtools.
Fennec does release updates a bit slower than mull did via DivestOS's repo, unfortunately, and doesn't have a build up for these CVE's as of yet. Granted, I don't think FF android has these updates yet, but I feel like I remember Mull's updates making it to my device faster than FF's even, as they didn't need to go through external review processes.
shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip · 20 pts · 1y
I think somebody forked it and is calling it IronFox. So you might want to take a look and see if that's correct.
kusivittula@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
yeah but couldn't find a way to install it
Blaze@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 1y
I got it using Obtainium
kusivittula@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
worked, thanks! never heard of this one.
shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1y
Oh, that's annoying. I hadn't actually tried it myself. I had only heard about it.
Hellmo_Luciferrari@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y
Could you lendna little help to adding Mulls user.JS please? I haven't had luck in ways I've tried. I am rooted.
mac@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y
I'm not rooted, but I used this guide with mulls user.js
https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/issues/240
kekmacska@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1y
Either that or Cromite. Cromite has releases WEEKLY
Album@lemmy.ca · 25 pts · 1y
The dev that supported Mull also made significant contribution to fennec, though it still has it's maintainer, So I'm nervous about fennec's long term suitability.
https://www.reddit.com/r/fossdroid/comments/1hlg8zx/seeking_collaborators_for_mull_browser_fork/m3tsp0p/?context=3
AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 1y
Yeah, I had similar concerns based on how long Fennec took to be updated to patch a CVE recently (The issue was possibly linked to the fdroid version and might not have applied if I were using Obtainium, I don't remember)
countrypunk@slrpnk.net · 15 pts · 1y
Hm...what's the best choice to switch to then? I was under the impression that fennec is less private and secure than mull.
communism@lemmy.ml · 30 pts · 1y
Someone forked and is maintaining Mull: https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox
Will have to see long-term if this is a good option of course, as it's not been long.
countrypunk@slrpnk.net · 17 pts · 1y
I wonder if it'll be added to fdroid or not.
communism@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 1y
I'm just using Obtainium, but I assume they probably will put it on F-Droid soon.
kixik@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 1y
https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/issues/7
https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/issues/3457
AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 1y
Thanks for this rec
gortbrown@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 1y
Thanks for the heads up, didn't know this!
kekmacska@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1y
I now use Cromite for clearnet, Tor browser for dark web
mac@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
Chromium based browsers are more secure but less private on android.
I get a unique fingerprint when I check EFF "cover your tracks" on cromite.