SingleFile not yet available in new Firefox android addon ?

[doplu]

Hello,
Do you think SingleFile will be available in the next version of Firefox on Android in the near future ?
Since the last Android Firefox update, I am currently blocked as I can't add SingleFile addon inside it !
By luck do you know an android browser which could run Singlefile (to my knowledge Chomuim browsers have no addon in their Android version) ?
Many thanks in advance ;)

[doplu]

I'm answering myself : I have found one android browser based on Chromium that have addon support : "Kiwi Browser" https://kiwibrowser.com/ . And it works with Singlefile (go to extensions : Google Chrome Store / SingleFile). ;) Edit: Caution : the last update is from a long time ago. See also the Roadmap text at this page : https://github.com/kiwibrowser/src

[gildas-lormeau]

Hi,

I'm glad you found how to run SingleFile on Android.

Mozilla contacts developers when they plan to make an extension available on the new Firefox for Android. So far, I haven't been contacted by Mozilla.

I did some tests and I confirm that with the "save pages in background" option disabled, SingleFile is compatible with the newest version of Firefox for Android. Let's hope it will be available again someday.

[gildas-lormeau]

Later this month, it should be possible to use SingleFile in Firefox Nightly, see https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/02/update-on-extension-support-in-the-new-firefox-for-android/ and mozilla-mobile/fenix#14034.

[gildas-lormeau]

You can now install SingleFile on Firefox Nightly by following this procedure: https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extension-support-in-firefox-for-android-nightly/.

As I write this message, you must also disable the setting Misc. > save pages in background in the options of SingleFile to make it work. That means the auto-save won't work. Also, a minor detail, you cannot open saved pages in Firefox for Android currently (see mozilla-mobile/fenix#7546)... Another browser should do the job though.

Edit: the "save" feature in the annotation editor is also broken.

[KrasnayaPloshchad]

Another browser should do the job though.

X-plore can open saved pages directly, even though it’s not a web browser.

[gildas-lormeau]

I debugged the save issue in the annotation editor. Unfortunately, there's nothing I can do today to circumvent it. It's probably related to the fact that the download API does not work as expected, hence the need of disabling the setting Misc. > save pages in background. I guess this bug will be fixed in a future version of Firefox for Android.

[gildas-lormeau]

You can follow this procedure to open files in Firefox on Android: mozilla-mobile/fenix#7546 (comment).

[gildas-lormeau]

I made a change to disable by default the setting Misc. > save pages in background when SingleFile is installed on Firefox for Android. That's why I'm closing this issue.

[gildas-lormeau]

I stumbled upon this issue which makes me think that SingleFile will never be officially supported on Firefox for Android.

[gildas-lormeau]

Actually there's some hope! This issue is not closed: mozilla-mobile/fenix#7546. There are also maybe some interesting tips to circumvent this issue.

[KrasnayaPloshchad]

I’ve also found CHM Reader X is also a good HTML reader.

[Philipp0205]

The App "File Manager +" allows to open files saved with SinfleFile in Firefox Nightly (or any other browser).
That is a workaround that works well for me.