8BitDo say Ultimate Software Online is their attempt to make things easier for Linux gamers, no need to download a standalone firmware updater app now.
I am tired of seeing that icon in my menus and stuff though. Also, each time the flatpak is updated for librewolf it pushes Chromium back as the default browser.
Fuck Brave. Their CEO is a homophobic transphobe asshole who actively donates money to help take away peoples rights, they are shills for a bunch of AI and crypto BS that is inbuilt in the browser, and they at least used to steal affiliate links.
I think it is WebUSB. There is a similar problem with GrapheneOS where the web installer only works with Chromium-based browsers because Firefox does not support it yet.
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“Browsers” but it’s all just Chromium under the hood.
And afaik Firefox and its forks also have the API required for this to work. (Communicate over USB)
Firefox explicitly doesn’t support webUSB because they consider it harmful: https://mozilla.github.io/standards-positions/#webusb
Thanks for sharing. Then the news I read might have been them being explicit about it. Or I’m confusing it with WebGPU or something…
Ran into this with online keyboard configurators too.
Just keep Ungoogled Chromium installed for these use cases
I am tired of seeing that icon in my menus and stuff though. Also, each time the flatpak is updated for librewolf it pushes Chromium back as the default browser.
but yes, begrudgingly agree
Just use Brave just for that one single purpose. I do it for my keychron keyboards.
Fuck Brave. Their CEO is a homophobic transphobe asshole who actively donates money to help take away peoples rights, they are shills for a bunch of AI and crypto BS that is inbuilt in the browser, and they at least used to steal affiliate links.
I am aware, only using the browser to update your firmware means they don’t get paid was my point.
It still contributes to their user count.
There are so much better alternatives to use, why would you do that one
Ungoogled Chromium works fine too
Just change your useragent to Chrome and it will work
I’d be very surprised if that actually works. To talk to hardware they would have to use Web Bluetooth or Web USB, neither if which Firefox supports.
Unless there is some other API I’m unaware of.
I think it is WebUSB. There is a similar problem with GrapheneOS where the web installer only works with Chromium-based browsers because Firefox does not support it yet.
No, you need a browser that supports WebUSB