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Test Firefox Android extensions and help developers prepare for an open mobile ecosystem in December (blog.mozilla.org)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The list contains addons that were last updated 3-4 years ago.

3 years ago (Feb 8, 2021): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/dark-background-light-text/

4 years ago (Mar 26, 2020): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/redirector/

uMatrix has been archived since 2021.

How are developers going to update them for mobile when they arent even maintined for desktop?

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

They don't need to be updated to make good test subjects. From the post:

They were compiled because they possess a combination of Android API compatibility and relative popularity on Firefox desktop.