How to install Firefox Add-ons on Android

With the release of Firefox for Android 120 this method is no longer necessary

Since the release of Firefox 79 on Android in August of 2020 users have been unable to freely install Add-ons at will. Outlined below is a method to circumvent this, however this method only works for Firefox Nightly (or preferably Fennec F-Droid).
 

Step 1: Create a Firefox Account

In order to install Firefox Add-ons on Android you must create a custom Add-on collection which requires a Firefox Account. Create an account, and then follow Mozilla’s directions to create a collection.

 

Step 2: Download Fennec F-Droid

Download Fennec F-Droid using the F-Droid client. If you do not already have the F-Droid client you can install it from the F-Droid website. Alternatively, you can also employ this method using Firefox Nightly.

 

Step 3: Enable the debug menu

  • Open Fennec F-Droid and navigate to Settings
  • Scroll to the bottom and select About Fennec
  • Tap the Fennec logo 5 times
  • Return to Settings
  • Select Custom Add-on collection

 

Step 4: Add your custom Add-on collection

From https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collections/ click on the collection you created in Step 1. Your Collection owner (User ID) and Collection name appear in the URL https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collections/{Collection owner}/{Collection name}/. Enter each into the prompt, press OK and you can now install the Add-ons you have added to your collection.

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FacebookAds-Organized

Last Thursday, democrats on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released 11 .zip files containing 3,519 Facebook ads purchased by the Internet Research Agency divided into subfolders by year, quarter, and month. FacebookAds-Organized is an attempt to simplify the viewing and searching of these documents by merging them all into a single chronological .pdf file. Alternatively, all individual files have been dumped into a single .zip file (all renamed to maintain chronology).
 

FacebookAdsFull.pdf (8.4 GB)

All FacebookAds .pdf files merged into a single .pdf file (ordered chronologically).

 

FacebookAdsAllFiles.zip (8.2 GB)

All FacebookAds .pdf files zipped into a single directory (renamed to maintain chronology).

 
Read Exposing Russia’s Effort to Sow Discord Online: The Internet Research Agency and Advertisements (archive.ph/2L6Yj)

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How to access restricted YouTube videos

As of 2023 this method no longer works

Step 1: Visit a restricted YouTube video

Enter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is9sxRfU-ik into the address bar. If you are logged in to Google, Disable Restricted Mode. Alternatively, if you are not logged in to Google simply proceed to Step 2.

 

Step 2: Change the URL of the restricted YouTube video

Replace watch?v= in the URL of the restricted YouTube video with embed/. So https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is9sxRfU-ik would be changed to https://www.youtube.com/embed/is9sxRfU-ik. The restricted video is now playable.

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How to download C-SPAN videos

C-SPAN removed the Legacy Player, this method no longer works

[For Desktop only]

Step 1: Disable Flash

(If Flash is already disabled, proceed to Step 2)

Using Firefox, enter about:addons into the address bar and navigate to the Plugins section. Next to Flash preferences select Never Activate from the drop-down menu.

Using Chrome, visit c-span.org and single-click the green Lock icon to the left of the address bar. Next to Flash preferences select Always block on this site from the drop-down menu.

 

Step 2: Log in to MyC-SPAN

Either log in to MyC-SPAN with Facebook or create an account. Alternatively, use username h9i3A6rst and password 84VdrzB8N (if using these credentials, proceed to Step 4).

 

Step 3: Switch to Legacy Player

If logging in with Facebook or creating a new account switch to the Legacy Player from MyC-SPAN edit.

 

Step 4: Save Video As…

Right-click any C-SPAN video and select Save Video As…, you will be prompted to save the video to your Desktop as an .mp4.

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