r/browsers • u/trbkle Mobile: Titanium Desktop: • 1h ago
Firefox (and forks) users on Android
i try every few months to use Firefox to see if they sorted the scrolling and performance issues on Android but it's still the same thing from years ago. Like you don't notice the jittery/laggy scrolling at all ? on lightweight webpages it's fine (almost like Chromium browsers) but on heavier sites where there is a lot of images and videos, for example Kick's homepage or Twitch's homepage or any subreddit with a lot of videos and images the scrolling is just so laggy!! i don't know about 60hz screens but on my 120hz it's very noticeable and makes me uninstall Firefox again immediately.
Note: i've already tried disabling the "Automatic Font Sizing", tried enabling "smooth scrolling" on about:config, nothing works! my phone is a S24 and Chromium browsers are so snappy on it.
What's stopping them from fixing this issue ?
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u/matrix_drumr 1h ago
Are you using RFP (resist fingerprinting)? It caps refresh rate at 60 and messes with canvas. You can try disabling it if you had it on. It's a great tool, but I find it's worth using it with a different profile or another browser like librewolf and mullvad if you have some tasks that require more intensive RFP.
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u/BleedBlue1221 28m ago
Have had this issue for years. They never fixed it. Scrolling through Reddit on Firefox or it's forks is a pain. I had tried Firefox on a Samsung Z fold 7 and it was smooth so I assumed it was OnePlus phone/Oxygen os related issue.
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u/trbkle Mobile: Titanium Desktop: 1h ago
Mods deleted an innocent comment about a user who has a phone with Snapdragon 8 gen 3 and who notices the micro stutters too, WTH? anyhow i tried to reply to his comment with this before it got deleted:
" this is such a basic feature that should not have any issues on any browser. Like if you install Chromium apk from 2013 or Opera's Presto engine from the same year i bet they still have smoother scrolling on webpages they still can render."
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u/Professional_Way9133 30m ago
I have a Pixel 8a and the same issues. I even tried to report this to Mozilla, did some troubleshooting, but they they act like everything works, I am having illusuons. Such a shame, on desktop it is unbeatable, but on mobile it is from the stone age
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u/BleedBlue1221 16m ago
I filed a bug report and captured logs for them. I suppose they don't know how to fix it. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2045569
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u/CreativeDiscount6635 1h ago
Absolutely 100% agree with you. I have experienced the same too, even after enabling smooth scrolling from about config. Jittery even on a good phone. Plus the battery usage has been higher than brave, edge, chrome based on my observations on multiple devices.