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It's not just Adobe. Now Logitech wants me to go to a random website in order to add peripherals to my computer, and I'm met with this when I go to the page they tell me to (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by JGrffn@lemmy.world to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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As if it wasn't bad enough that they want me to use a random internet service to add a keyboard to a usb wifi receiver, they have the balls to put this for Firefox users. I clicked out of pure curiosity, as I'm not even remotely interested in involving a corporate internet service in getting my keyboard connected to my computer. This is the message you get now on Logi Options software if you have a Unifying Receiver:

For the curious: https://logiwebconnect.com

EDIT: some people on the thread have brought up that the error message being displayed for Firefox users is due to the WebUSB API not being implemented by Firefox due to security concerns. This still does not justify having to use a web app to plug peripherals to a PC.

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[–] Durotar@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What's this? I've never seen anything like that on my Arch Linux.

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[–] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

Add Logitech to the shit pile…ugh

[–] cultsuperstar@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I've owned Logitech mice for years and they've all been solid. I have a Steel series keyboard and I'd like to move away from Logitech, but SteelSeries doesn't make a mouse with enough buttons. I use the G604 right now and it has the right amount of buttons for all the random productivity stuff, like assigning copy, cut, paste, paste as text, etc to buttons. SteelSeries mice either have a few buttons less than I'd like, or a moba mouse with like 30 buttons lol.

I haven't checked Razer but I haven't been thrilled with their previous designs and I just want to consolidate to just one piece of software. I've had a couple of one particular Logitech keyboard and a few of the LED would burn out and only display certain colors. And that was after a year or so.

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[–] RandomVanGloboii@feddit.it 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This happens on Windows, right? What would happen on Linux, would the keyboard still work as it gets connected?

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[–] callyral@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

Well I'm definitely not buying stuff from Logitech again

[–] itsathursday@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (15 children)

Is it to download the driver or for something else?

[–] ipha@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

It's probably using WebUSB to put the receiver in pairing mode.

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[–] Aopen@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Does this mean no more mice and keyboards from Logitech?

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[–] InternetUser2012@midwest.social 6 points 2 years ago

Yeah, nope. Pull that shit and I'll find something else to use, then make a youtube video of me smashing their shit in my driveway.

[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (5 children)

hmm, I usually end up uninstalling 3rd party apps and just go with standard MS drivers. too much useless bloat. last bought a generic Amazon mouse because it does what I need

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've used the unification software a lot and it never required a browser for anything. That means that they went out of their way to change the way the program works and make it worse. This seems to be a pretty common practice these days. Companies take a perfectly good program and then actively make it worse. Just leave working stuff alone, damn it!

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[–] goffy59@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

also get rid of MS Windows and use linux also helps.

[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Does it work if you click Cancel?

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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Oh dang. I have a Razer Blackwidow, and enough buttons on it have crapped out that a new keyboard is definitely on my list. Not shooting for another Razer (their build quality has really gone downhill :-/) so I had planned on a logitech since I like how the buttons felt on my previous keyboard (some logitech model, no idea which).

That's a hard fuck-no on logitech though.

Any good recommendations? I think I want to hop off the mechanical bandwagon - I really like the feel (and relative silence!) of scissor switch keys. Super bonus points for backlit (don't give a fuck about RGB, just want to be able to see it in the dark) and programmable keys.

Never used Corsair before, but tentatively eyeballing this guy: https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/keyboards/ch-9226065-na/k55-rgb-pro-lite-gaming-keyboard-ch-9226065-na

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