Apparently Pixel2 has set the browser default to itself, and I'm
reluctant to set the default to Firefox without knowing what that will
mess up.
The Real Bev wrote:
Apparently Pixel2 has set the browser default to itself, and I'm
reluctant to set the default to Firefox without knowing what that will
mess up.
I've 'always' set firefox as my default browser on android, with no bad effects.
The Real Bev wrote:
Apparently Pixel2 has set the browser default to itself, and I'm
reluctant to set the default to Firefox without knowing what that will
mess up.
I've 'always' set firefox as my default browser on android, with no bad effects.
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.android.chrome
I would let The Real Bev know that changing the default browser won't hurt anything that I'm aware of on Android, which would mean that the HTML file from Linux will open in the newly-set default browser on Android.
Wally J wrote:
I would let The Real Bev know that changing the default browser
won't hurt anything that I'm aware of on Android, which would mean
that the HTML file from Linux will open in the newly-set default
browser on Android.
I've just tried with a .html file in the Downloads folder and
firefox/fenix doesn't offer itself as one of the options to open
with.
Wally J wrote:
I would let The Real Bev know that changing the default browser won't hurt >> anything that I'm aware of on Android, which would mean that the HTML file >> from Linux will open in the newly-set default browser on Android.
I've just tried with a .html file in the Downloads folder and
firefox/fenix doesn't offer itself as one of the options to open with.
I've 'always' set firefox as my default browser on android, with no bad >effects.
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote
The Real Bev wrote:
Apparently Pixel2 has set the browser default to itself, and I'm
reluctant to set the default to Firefox without knowing what that will
mess up.
I've 'always' set firefox as my default browser on android, with no bad
effects.
I would let The Real Bev know that changing the default browser won't hurt anything that I'm aware of on Android, which would mean that the HTML file from Linux will open in the newly-set default browser on Android.
On Sun, 26 Nov 2023 11:19:24 -0400, Wally J wrote:
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote
The Real Bev wrote:
Apparently Pixel2 has set the browser default to itself, and I'm
reluctant to set the default to Firefox without knowing what that will >>>> mess up.
I've 'always' set firefox as my default browser on android, with no bad
effects.
I would let The Real Bev know that changing the default browser won't hurt >> anything that I'm aware of on Android, which would mean that the HTML file >> from Linux will open in the newly-set default browser on Android.
Not when that newly-set default browser is a current version of
Firefox for Android.
Current versions of Firefox for Android do not support opening local
files, whether they are HTML files or otherwise.
See <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1329243>
On 11/26/23 7:45 AM, Andy Burns wrote:
Wally J wrote:
I would let The Real Bev know that changing the default browser won't
hurt
anything that I'm aware of on Android, which would mean that the HTML
file
from Linux will open in the newly-set default browser on Android.
I've just tried with a .html file in the Downloads folder and
firefox/fenix doesn't offer itself as one of the options to open with.
Crap. The reason I worry is that FF/linux frequently doesn't even see
some 'security' features offered by some websites. They just sit there waiting for something to happen. If I copy the URL into chrome a
reCaptcha (or something) shows up and I can continue. This is easy to
do on a computer, but NOTHING is easy on a phone :-(
On 2023-11-26 17:31, The Real Bev wrote:
On 11/26/23 7:45 AM, Andy Burns wrote:
Wally J wrote:
I would let The Real Bev know that changing the default browser won't >>>> hurt
anything that I'm aware of on Android, which would mean that the HTML >>>> file
from Linux will open in the newly-set default browser on Android.
I've just tried with a .html file in the Downloads folder and
firefox/fenix doesn't offer itself as one of the options to open with.
Crap. The reason I worry is that FF/linux frequently doesn't even see
some 'security' features offered by some websites. They just sit there
waiting for something to happen. If I copy the URL into chrome a
reCaptcha (or something) shows up and I can continue. This is easy to
do on a computer, but NOTHING is easy on a phone :-(
Hamburguer menu, "share...", and then choose "Firefox". Or the reverse.
On 11/26/23 10:47 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2023-11-26 17:31, The Real Bev wrote:
On 11/26/23 7:45 AM, Andy Burns wrote:
Wally J wrote:
I would let The Real Bev know that changing the default browser
won't hurt
anything that I'm aware of on Android, which would mean that the
HTML file
from Linux will open in the newly-set default browser on Android.
I've just tried with a .html file in the Downloads folder and
firefox/fenix doesn't offer itself as one of the options to open with.
Crap. The reason I worry is that FF/linux frequently doesn't even see
some 'security' features offered by some websites. They just sit
there waiting for something to happen. If I copy the URL into chrome
a reCaptcha (or something) shows up and I can continue. This is easy
to do on a computer, but NOTHING is easy on a phone :-(
Hamburguer menu, "share...", and then choose "Firefox". Or the reverse.
Thanks. If it's that easy it's something to think about...
I would let The Real Bev know that changing the default browser won't hurt >>> anything that I'm aware of on Android, which would mean that the HTML file >>> from Linux will open in the newly-set default browser on Android.
Not when that newly-set default browser is a current version of
Firefox for Android.
Current versions of Firefox for Android do not support opening local
files, whether they are HTML files or otherwise.
See <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1329243>
What kind of idiot could possibly make such a choice? Have these people
gone mad? Was it always this way? This is the first time I've ever
tried it..
I would let The Real Bev know that changing the default browser won't hurt >> anything that I'm aware of on Android, which would mean that the HTML file >> from Linux will open in the newly-set default browser on Android.
I've just tried with a .html file in the Downloads folder and
firefox/fenix doesn't offer itself as one of the options to open with.
Pretty sure it worked in firefox/fennec
Ralph Fox wrote:
Current versions of Firefox for Android do not support opening local
files, whether they are HTML files or otherwise.
What kind of idiot could possibly make such a choice? Have these people gone mad? Was it always this way?
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote
Pretty sure it worked in firefox/fennec
I was going to help out by testing that fennec web browser functionality
for The Real Bev but there's (apparently?) no web browser of that name.
<https://play.google.com/store/search?q=fennec&c=apps>
Is it the Messenger you're speaking about?
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fennec.messenger>
Or the file manager?
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fenneky.fennecfilemanager>
Or do you mean Firefox Focus instead?
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.focus>
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote
Pretty sure it worked in firefox/fennec
I was going to help out by testing that fennec web browser functionality
for The Real Bev but there's (apparently?) no web browser of that name.
The Real Bev wrote:
Ralph Fox wrote:
Current versions of Firefox for Android do not support opening local
files, whether they are HTML files or otherwise.
What kind of idiot could possibly make such a choice? Have these people
gone mad? Was it always this way?
Pretty sure it worked in firefox/fennec
Andy Burns wrote
Pretty sure it worked in firefox/fennec
I was going to help out by testing that fennec web browser functionality
for The Real Bev but there's (apparently?) no web browser of that name.
Thanks for the thought.
I downloaded it from f-droid but I haven't
played with it much yet.
On 11/26/23 8:33 PM, Wally J wrote:
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote
Pretty sure it worked in firefox/fennec
I was going to help out by testing that fennec [snip]
Thanks for the thought. I downloaded it from f-droid but I haven't
played with it much yet.
On 26 Nov 2023 22:06:17 -0800 The Real Bev wrote:
On 11/26/23 8:33 PM, Wally J wrote:
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote
Pretty sure it worked in firefox/fennec
I was going to help out by testing that fennec [snip]
Thanks for the thought. I downloaded it from f-droid but I haven't
played with it much yet.
You can also download it from Mozilla's own archive. The latest version is >68.11.0 I still have it on a phone which emulates Android 4.4.
Not only does it accept the file:// method - so it will display your html >bookmarklet file - you can set that as a homepage like on desktop. (I used
to have a SED script which removed all the bloat - 'last visited etc' -
from that file, resequence it, and fit it on a small screen. Probably
still got it somewhere.)
But Fennec lacks 3 years of security updates, so I wouldn't use it.
Pretty sure it worked in firefox/fennec
I was going to help out by testing that fennec [snip]
Thanks for the thought. I downloaded it from f-droid but I haven't >>>played with it much yet.
You can also download it from Mozilla's own archive. The latest version is >>68.11.0 I still have it on a phone which emulates Android 4.4.
Not only does it accept the file:// method - so it will display your html >>bookmarklet file - you can set that as a homepage like on desktop. (I used >>to have a SED script which removed all the bloat - 'last visited etc' - >>from that file, resequence it, and fit it on a small screen. Probably
still got it somewhere.)
But Fennec lacks 3 years of security updates, so I wouldn't use it.
Cross-posting that back into a.c.s.firefox as in the OP. Fenix/Fennec handling of file:// is discussed in more detail there.
Opening files from Android file managers is concerned with Android intents and app manifests and has been discussed at length in c.m.android.
adb shell cmd activity start --user 0 -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://media/external/file/1000003696 -t text/html --ez from-myfiles true --eu android.intent.extra.STREAM content://media/external/file/1000003696 -f 50331649URI=intent://media/external/file/1000003696#Intent;scheme=content;type=text/html;launchFlags=0x3000001;B.from-myfiles=true;end
Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> wrote
Pretty sure it worked in firefox/fennec
I was going to help out by testing that fennec [snip]
Thanks for the thought. I downloaded it from f-droid but I haven't >>>>played with it much yet.
You can also download it from Mozilla's own archive. The latest version is >>>68.11.0 I still have it on a phone which emulates Android 4.4.
Not only does it accept the file:// method - so it will display your html >>>bookmarklet file - you can set that as a homepage like on desktop. (I used >>>to have a SED script which removed all the bloat - 'last visited etc' - >>>from that file, resequence it, and fit it on a small screen. Probably >>>still got it somewhere.)
But Fennec lacks 3 years of security updates, so I wouldn't use it.
Cross-posting that back into a.c.s.firefox as in the OP. Fenix/Fennec
handling of file:// is discussed in more detail there.
Thanks to Dave Royal for adding the Mozilla developers because this is
almost certainly an Android Mozilla bug (as the "Open With..." bug only
shows up in Mozilla-based browsers & not in Chromium-based browsers).
There _isn't_ a bug in Firefox for Android (Fenix) or in the way Firefox
uses intents and fails to allow html files to be opened. The reasons have been explained in the part of this thread which stayed in a.c.s.firefox.
We may not like it (I don't) but it's by design.'
Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> wrote
There _isn't_ a bug in Firefox for Android (Fenix) or in the way Firefox
uses intents and fails to allow html files to be opened. The reasons have
been explained in the part of this thread which stayed in a.c.s.firefox.
What thread? Looking that up...
We may not like it (I don't) but it's by design.'
It is a bug. No doubt about it. You can't be claiming that only Chromium browsers can open HTML files but not Mozilla browsers is not a bug.
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