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Bug #2669

Iceweasel-74.0 (YouTube sasy "We'll stop supporting this browser")

shakthimaan - about 4 years ago - . Updated about 4 years ago.

Status:
not-a-bug
Priority:
bug
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% Done:

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Description

I have "libre/iceweasel 74.0-2.parabola1" installed on x86_64, and opening YouTube tells me that "We'll stop supporting this browser soon. For the best experience please update your browser."

Also, the value of general.useragent.override is still "Firefox/70.0". I tried modifying it to "Firefox/74.0", but, the warning still shows up.

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#1

Updated by freemor about 4 years ago

Can not reproduce.. going to youtube.com with iceweasel 74 produces no such warnings here.

if you are using iceweasel-hardened-preferences That would most likely cause this issue (it needs some freshening up). Is so Try without it.

Try creating a fresh profile by using: iceweasel --ProfileManager and then go to youtube using that new profile.

If neither of those help try the following:

mv .mozilla/firefox .mozilla/ff_back

Then run iceweasel that should result in a brand new clean iceweasel (no plugins, history, or previous settings.) then go to youtube.

just reverse the mv command if you want to put your settings back. But I'd most likely put the problem back.

#2

Updated by grizzlyuser about 4 years ago

AFAIK, YouTube serves nonfree JavaScript code to your web browser, so please don't expect any support for it from a distro that follows FSDG.

As an alternative you can use Invidious that is a libre replacement frontend for YouTube. Last time I checked it, most of YouTube videos were available through it, and it even worked with disabled JavaScript in web browser. It has a bunch of instances, and everyone can host their own. https://github.com/omarroth/invidious/wiki/Invidious-Instances

#3

Updated by Anonymous about 4 years ago

My Tor Browser is based on 68.6.0esr. It's older but no warning.

#4

Updated by oaken-source about 4 years ago

  • Status changed from unconfirmed to not-a-bug

Since there's been no info here for over a week, and we can't reproduce it, I'm closing this issue.

#5

Updated by shakthimaan about 4 years ago

I shall use the invidious instances moving forward. Thanks for your replies!

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