• ConstipatedWatson@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I know this will irk some people but… Do you know why using Gmail or YouTube on Firefox feels slower on an Apple computer?

    I use Firefox on Android exclusively, but on Apple computers I still use Chrome more since Firefox seems to either be slow on certain websites or use too much memory (I’m sure it’s not Mozilla’s fault here)

    BTW I actually donate to Mozilla because I think it needs to survive (though it must be a drop compared to what Google pays Mozilla and I hope they keep doing it), but I’m not using Firefox all the time as I’d like, since the experience looks a tad worse on Desktop

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      2 years ago

      Google makes their websites slower in Firefox. I don’t think this is related to Apple at all. You’ll probably have the same experience in Linux or Windows with Firefox and Google. They just want you to use Chrome.

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      2 years ago

      Firefox on osx and Google meet sucks. But I use it anyways because everything else is better.

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        2 years ago

        After writing my comment, I did some research again and found an old Reddit post suggesting to lower the resolution to 1280x800 on a 13’ screen. I did so, just as a test, and now when I open websites like YouTube or Roll20, the fan is always off. I’ll try it tomorrow with Google Meet and Webex, which is also something that made the fan explode.