On Friday, 10 May 2013 18:54:38 UTC+1, David Keeler wrote: > [bcc'd to many lists for wide visibility - discussion should probably be > > on mobile.firefox.dev > > (https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/mobile-firefox-dev )] > > > > TL;DR: Now is a good time to remove plugin support from Firefox for Android. > > > > Consider: > > * We do not support plugins for Firefox OS and do not plan to > > * The only plugin that most users care about is Flash. Adobe stopped > > development for Flash on Android in November of 2011, which is a year > > and a half ago[1]. > > * Popular sites that use plugins have native apps. This includes > > YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, and so on. Other sites can follow suit or use > > modern web technologies like HTML5. Addons are also an option. > > * Plugins are a security hazard > > * Plugins drain battery life and make Firefox seem slow > > > > Let's be bold, let's protect our users, and let's move the web forward. > > > > [1] http://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2011/11/flash-focus.html
As a user best suggestion I have is a press to activate plugin overlay over the content like in the desktop browser, that or a check box in settings which is off by default. _______________________________________________ dev-security mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-security
