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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The only think I can't do in FF is flash an esp32. It's the only reason I have chrome installed.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

There are multiple dedicated ESP32 flashing programs available for most operating systems, there should be no reason to use any web browser to flash a microcontroller.

The fact this even needs to be said says a lot about modern web browsers, and software development in general.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I believe ESPHome has a web flasher that only works on Chrome or Edge. It's a simple way to prepare your devices.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

WebUSB is handy for things like factory resetting a pixel, where it's one of many options available... what I don't like is when manufacturers decide to only allow their device to be configured over webusb (looking at you various mech keyboard companies 🤬)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I never learned how to use that, just used the CLI tools like fastboot and adb for all that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

How do you factory reset a Pixel through web?