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The irony of this is that when using Firefox to browse to /e/OS url to check for compatible devices:

https://e.foundation/installer/

I get a pop-up telling me that my browser is not compatible, and I should use Edge, Opera or Chrome. See [1]

[1] https://imgur.com/a/al1Q9DM

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I think it's due to the lack of WebUSB API support in Firefox, it is needed for the web installer, both for eOS and GrapheneOS

As I explained elsewhere in this post, I got to this installer page by clicking on "Check device compatibility" on the https://e.foundation/e-os/ page.

So I was actually expecting a device listing page, not a WebUSB program.

yes it is a error on the website. it should link you to this page : https://doc.e.foundation/devices instead it links you to the web installer.

When I clicked "Browse supported devices" it took me to https://doc.e.foundation/devices

That's a bizarre one. 'You need Chrome' is bad enough, which even the bloody NHS are guilty of, but I always assume that's 'just' an assumption that not Chrome means IE or something, and they haven't woken up even to the proliferation of mobile Safari users.

How is it "bizarre" when it even tells you why it needs a Chromium-based browser?

I didn't know it did, the commenter didn't mention it, and Imgur gave me an overloaded error message. (When it doesn't do that, it usually tells me it's not available in my region or that the image has been deleted anyway.)

Anyway, assuming it's for WebUSB flashing, I agree with other commenters it should just explain that's not available and still give the instructions - bonus points for hiding the unusable WebUSB option.

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