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How about Google let me install extensions on Chrome in Android?

Then I can penalize websites for any reason, including tracking me.

I don't think that's possible, I'm not a programmer so I can't be sure but I read somewhere that the way Chrome is built it can't be done.

interesting...I'd like to know more about the technical reasons why not. I should note that Firefox on Android is able to run desktop plugins.

Clarificaiton: Add-ons that work with desktop Firefox do not automatically work in Firefox for Android, but according to https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/Firefox_for_Andr... there are only a few things a plugin dev needs to be aware of.

I found this article from 2015: “There are no plans to add extensions support on mobile. We haven’t been able to implement these on mobile and still have it be a good user experience.” http://www.omgchrome.com/chrome-android-extensions-not-plann...

Chrome FAQ currently says: "Chrome apps and extensions are currently not supported on Chrome for Android. We have no plans to announce at this time." https://developer.chrome.com/multidevice/faq

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