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| From | Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | uk.comp.sys.mac |
| Subject | Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? |
| Date | 2025-09-08 12:27 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <109mi3d$9l24$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > On 2025-09-06, Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote: >> Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> wrote: >>> On 2025-09-06, Another John <lalaw44@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I later checked FF itself and it has its own permissions within its Privacy >>>> and Security settings, where it will permit individual websites. But there are >>>> NO sites listed there: does the website have to be active, in order to receive >>>> permsission? >>>> >>>> I'm floundering around, so this is just a vague hope that someone has "been >>>> there".f >>> >>> I tried the Teams test site and it declared Firefox to be an unsupported >>> browser. I then tried Safari and it was accepted, so maybe try Safari >>> next time. Also on 15.6.1 here. The test site in case you don't know is: >>> <https://devicetest.teams.microsoft.com/> >> >> On (Ubuntu) Firefox, I ran that test and was told FF wasn't supported. >> >> Then I installed the User Agent Switcher extension: >> https://webextension.org/listing/useragent-switcher.html?version=0.6.5.1&type=install >> >> and switched my Firefox User-Agent to Edge on Windows. >> >> Suddenly the Teams test site reported my browser passed all the checks and >> was fully compatible. > > Running FF 142.0.1 (aarch64) on my M1 MBP under macOS 15.6.1 and after > installing User Agent Switcher, the Teams tester site states all is well > when, as you say, switched to User Agent = Edge for Windows. Hopefully > this would work on John's Mac. Thanks for the info :) Just did a test call through FF 142.0 and it worked just fine. No user agent switcher required. I typically use Teams daily via the desktop app and works great. On a side note it's very disappointing we've regressed 20 years and need to revert to using user agent switcher again. Sad days.
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Anyone know anything about Firefox? Another John <lalaw44@hotmail.com> - 2025-09-06 17:48 +0000
Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-09-06 18:13 +0000
Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-09-06 23:07 +0100
Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-09-07 06:54 +0000
Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-09-08 12:27 +0000
Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-09-09 06:53 +0000
Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Another John <lalaw44@hotmail.com> - 2025-09-09 08:06 +0000
Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-09-09 11:27 +0200
Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-09-09 14:07 +0100
Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Another John <lalaw44@hotmail.com> - 2025-09-10 11:17 +0000
Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? WolfFan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2025-09-06 17:26 -0400
Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-09-07 11:21 +0000
Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-09-07 16:58 +0200
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