Google has removed manifest V2 extensions from their web store, including uBlock Origin

https://webiterate.dev/google-removed-extensions-ublock-origin-108/

Brave will continue to support it, but the best move is to switch to a Firefox-based browser, either Firefox itself, Waterfox or Zen Browser.

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randamumaki@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 20d (4 replies)

A lot of people (should) have removed goggles from their life long ago.

pdxfed@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 20d (3 replies)

This announcement ~2 years ago was what finally got me off Chrome. I found FOSS replacements for most Google products, the one that stuck around was Maps, until this week when I decided I can't use a product that no longer takes being accurate seriously when they pre-complied unnecessarily with Lake of America bullshit. They are eating their own tail. Luckily since the last time I tried maps alternatives it seems much, much improved and I think I'll be able to not slink back to maps--if anything there are more features and better controls.

It's still a WIP but moving!

randamumaki@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 20d (2 replies)

I found CoMaps works for my purposes on Android. It uses data from https://openstreetmap.org/ which works fine by itself on desktop.

pdxfed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 20d (1 reply)

Yeah I'm using CoMaps too. I noticed yesterday they don't have a windows client, just iOS and Linux. Fair is fair and all but wish I had an option for windows desktop since most people don't always want to look at maps on an android form factor.

randamumaki@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 20d

You could always suggest they make a windows client, or maybe try to use WSL to install the linux client; https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/tutorials/gui-apps

Good luck in either case. :)