▲ 460 ▼ Firefox is adding profiles to separate your browsing sessions (www.theverge.com) submitted 1 year ago by ardi60@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 109 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (10 children) Why would I use this when I have Firefox containers? permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago (1 child) separate settings, separate addons, separate about prefs. also for when the PC is used by more than one person but there is only one user account permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago Ok this is handy ngl. I've forgotten about the shared family compute scenario permalink fedilink source parent [–] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's the same as about:profiles Just an easy way to separate people's browsing histories, cookes, bookmarks, etc I guess. And you can have them sync independently as well. For if other people want to use the same computer permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago That makes sense. The bookmarks and settings kinda made everything fit better in my head, thanks! permalink fedilink source parent [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child) It's great having a separate profile for when you tell bbc iPlayer you have a tv licence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago But can't containers do that? Maybe I'm missing something? permalink fedilink source parent [–] ech@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) I love containers, but it has a pretty frustrating and unfriendly ui. If something else allowed sorting and categorizing, I think that'd be an upgrade. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago Fair, I just always felt containers were better than profiles, cause each tab is a profile now. The tooling does need improvement, I still get lost when trying to access some configs for it permalink fedilink source parent [–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Multiple accounts on the same websites with different cookies for each one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago That's what containers do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago (1 child) separate settings, separate addons, separate about prefs. also for when the PC is used by more than one person but there is only one user account permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago Ok this is handy ngl. I've forgotten about the shared family compute scenario permalink fedilink source parent
[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago Ok this is handy ngl. I've forgotten about the shared family compute scenario permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's the same as about:profiles Just an easy way to separate people's browsing histories, cookes, bookmarks, etc I guess. And you can have them sync independently as well. For if other people want to use the same computer permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago That makes sense. The bookmarks and settings kinda made everything fit better in my head, thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago That makes sense. The bookmarks and settings kinda made everything fit better in my head, thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child) It's great having a separate profile for when you tell bbc iPlayer you have a tv licence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago But can't containers do that? Maybe I'm missing something? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago But can't containers do that? Maybe I'm missing something? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ech@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) I love containers, but it has a pretty frustrating and unfriendly ui. If something else allowed sorting and categorizing, I think that'd be an upgrade. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago Fair, I just always felt containers were better than profiles, cause each tab is a profile now. The tooling does need improvement, I still get lost when trying to access some configs for it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago Fair, I just always felt containers were better than profiles, cause each tab is a profile now. The tooling does need improvement, I still get lost when trying to access some configs for it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Multiple accounts on the same websites with different cookies for each one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago That's what containers do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago That's what containers do. permalink fedilink source parent