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--- bypass_paywalls [2023/01/11 18:14] – created admin
+++ bypass_paywalls [2023/10/19 05:18] (current) – [bypass paywalls on desktop] raju
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 ==== bypass paywalls clean on android phone ====
   * Install 'Firefox Nightly For Developers' from the playstore
+  * Create a firefox account (accounts.firefox.com) and signin into it
+  * Go to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bypass-paywalls-clean/
+    * sigin into the firefox account if necessary
+    * Scroll down to "Add to collection"
+      * If this is the first time -> "Create new collection", say raju_addons.
+      * When you are creating your collection, you will see a number in the Custom URL field. This number is your user ID. This is needed when linking the collection to your User ID.
+      * Add the extension to that collection.
+  * Link the collection to your account
+    * Firefox -> 3 dots at the bottom right -> Settings -> About Firefox Nightly -> Tap on the logo 5 times
+    * Go back to Settings
+    * Custom Add-on collection
+      * Give the User ID, collection name
+    * Application will close
+  * Restart the app -> 3 dots at the bottom right -> Add-ons -> click on the + sign next to "BypassPaywalls Clean" -> Allow in private browsing -> Check
 tested on | Google pixel 6
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   * https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean
   * https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bypass-paywalls-clean/
-  * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31647995
+  * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31647995 - where I discovered the idea
+  * https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/extended-add-support - contains instructions on how to link firefox nightly to addons collection
+Troublueshooting:
+  * Per https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/15529#issuecomment-701478178 , the ID and collection name must match their respective values in the Collection URL, not the display name.
+<code>
+https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collections/<USER ID>/<COLLECTION NAME>/
+</code>
+<WRAP indent>So, for example, given a collection named "Abc Def", you must enter "Abc-Def" (note the dash) as the "Collection name" in the "Add-ons" screen.</WRAP>
+==== bypass paywalls on desktop ====
+  * [[https://www.kamaraju.xyz/dk/chrome_notes#install_bypass_paywalls_clean | Install bypass paywalls clean on chrome running on a desktop]]