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Til you can download audio from Firefox android (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 years ago by TheEnigmaBlade@lemmy.ca to c/til@lemmy.ca

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Select the link for the .mp3 that you wish to download so that it opens in a new tab.

Long press on the bar in the centre of the screen with the play/pause control, time elapsed and volume control. Select Save Audio...and the file will download. (Tested it myself and it works.)

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[–] aMalayali 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

It works on some videos too.

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Well, if you actually open a file, any file, you can simply do File/Save as (Ctrl S) etc no matter what the format.

It gets trickier if it's embedded in something or has embedded something instead of a simple file. Or if you open a stream. In many cases you can use the Page info and media tab to find a file for saving.

Edit: now I notice the post says Android. Still, features are probably same, but may be more hidden because of the limited UI.

[–] aMalayali 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Indeed. I use ublock origin's logger on android to get the links to the media, if possible.

Edit: Android FF doesn't allow access to about:config. I have heard that it's available on beta and/or nightly, but I use the stable/regular one. It also doesn't have developer tools and the extensions are limited.