Firefox Quantum
 

After being a diehard Google Chrome user because of its superior speed and syncing, i thought i would give the new Firefox Quantum a go to see how it faired.

I was shocking to see that they have finally caught up to the speed of Chrome and finding it a very nice browser indeed compared to what it used to be. Even on mobile with Firefox Quantum Beta for Android the speed increase is huge it is just as good as Chrome in my opinion.

Has anyone else moved from another browser since the release of Quantum?

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Can you switch user profile like you can in Chrome, if not this maybe a deal breaker?

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Yes I moved from chrome to firefox.

You can set up different firefox profiles but it involves closing and reopening the browser.

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If another profile is setup are we able to have a shortcut for it on the desktop like Google Chrome and have 2 different Firefoxes open at the same time?

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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/981405

Looks like this will do what you want.

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Thanks will give it ago if anyone else decides to use Firefox, it is just a pain though, they really need to make it easy like in Chrome.

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Firefox was always better if you knew how to customise it. Unless the site was JS heavy, in which case Chrome had the better facility.

I switched to Chrome for a while, when Mozilla didn't really want to bring anything other than a bookmarks sync to the App Store, and when they did actually release "Firefox" for iOS (though like all iOS browsers, it's still Safari in drag... like your Chrome really) promptly switched back.

54 is epic.

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I used to use it before Chrome came out and in my opinion Chrome was so much faster and better, however with this version that doesnt look to be the case any longer.

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Firefox dropping Java plugin is a real show stopper for me

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Even Java themselves are depreciating support for the plugin:

https://java.com/en/download/faq/jdk9_plugin.xml

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Firefox 58 has now been released today and it is meant to be even faster.

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo.../releasenotes/

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I just migrate in the opposite direction, from Firefox to Chrome. My experience with Firefox was not so good, it's a heavy and slow browser.

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Quantum is much faster Cassie. Ive been using firefox since Version 3.6.

I also remember their old Netscape browser.

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I'm starting to move from Chrome to Brave. I'm liking that more than I am Chrome lately.

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Whats Brave?

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Chrome has been way faster than Firefox for donkeys years, but this version has changed that, they just need to make it easy for people to use multiple profiles at once when there is more than 1 person using the same computer.

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It blocks trackers and adverts automatically. I've found it to be faster than Chrome so far. It's from one of the founders of Mozilla.

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I think i am going to go back to using Chrome for Android on my phone as it seems a far smoother experience loading webpages compared to Firefox for Android although it bugs the hell out of me i can't 'pin' websites to Chromes start page, still think i can use Firefox on a PC though.

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Looking at this now, but am i right in thinking i can't sync my bookmarks from other browsers into Brave?

I also wish there was a newsfeed like on Chromes start screen.

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You can, if you go to the bookmarks option it'll say there to import.

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I am talking about the mobile version and i don't have that option, do i need to install the desktop version on a pc?

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Ah right. I just looked there and I couldn't see an option. I know you can on the desktop version.

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This browser doesn't even have sync so it looks like i will continue with chrome and firefox for now.

Did they remove the option to set MAX CONNECTIONS with firefox??

I remember in 2004 on mauisun someone posted a thread "Firefox speed tweak" and they said they changed thier MAX CONNECTIONS to 48 and it made a huge difference..... I tried the same thing on IE6 and it also makes a big difference! (Default IE6 setting is 2 -- QUITE SLOW)


Anyway......The other day a thread was posted on webuser.co.uk and I mentioned this tweak (It is also a thread about this Quantum) and 2 people said there is NO OPTION in about:config now for MAX CONNECTION.....

Can you get to it in the reg?? (Thats where it is for me on IE)

Just curious........

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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/985646

Does this help?

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There used to be a benefit back in the dark ages to do this but i don't think there is any need for tweaking something like that now?

Ya i wonder if your right........ I wonder if the IE6 setting was only 2 because when IE6 first came out MOST PEOPLE were on dialup and having more than 2 per server would slow things down alot on the users computer?

I dunno...Im just guessing why it was only 2...... That would cause slight slow loading but on dialup,maybe it was fine....... (56k)

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Probably that combined with the fact that web hosts being bombarded with too many connections would have complained to Microsoft (this sort of thing happens over weird things like when the bookmark icon thing was introduced).

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I have a sudden and weird issue with Firefox, something on random sites is causing my browser to hang and i get a yellow band across the top saying....

A web page is slowing down your browser what would you like to do and i either can choose wait or stop it.

I have disabled all the addins i thought may have been the cause which are.
HTTPS everywhere.
Avast shield.
Ad Blocker Plus.
Ghostery.

The problem still exists, one of the problematic sites is the Virginmedia forum, it takes atleast 30 seconds to load as it keeps hanging and then each time u click a link u go through the entire thing again.

Anyone know the cause and a fix?

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I get that sometimes on coinmarketcap on the android browser but never on the desktop.

Chrome is still faster for me on Android at loading webpages so for now i am trying to use that.

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This is on desktop not Android.