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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 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Logitech, no! 😭

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Trying to figure out my next move when my harmony hubs become a pain or stop working altogether.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There aren't any great alternatives yet (maybe ever) but Sofabaton U2 and the Skip 1S seem to be the current most popular replacements.

You will lose some functionality, unfortunately there's nothing to be done for it but wait and support the companies trying to go in the right direction.

Personally I like the Skip 1S haven't tried Sofabaton.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Harmonys have required the internet since forever, which i get because the device database is constantly updating. I wouldn't worry about longevity though - we still use a 525 (the one from before they started limiting how many devices per remote)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If your keyboard is supported by ratbag, it might be worth using it + piper to configure your board instead of whatever this is

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I kind of see the point in this.

Things I can do with Chrome'ish browsers:

Install GrapheneOS
Reinstall my Pixel phone.
Flash ESPhome devices.

All this with a single browser, no 3rd party applications. I think it's called WebSerial and it's a neat feature. Quite sad that Firefox doesn't have it.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

To those wanting to jump ship, Logitech isn't the only mouse/keyboard company doing this and they've been trending in this direction for a while (ever since they ditched Unifying Receiver for Logi Options).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Logitech G devices with the Lightspeed dongle still work with no pairing software (the dongle is pre-paired). You'll need the G software to change things like DPI though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Ya most of them are good w/o pairing, but if for whatever reason you need to pair then the software has changed.

I use a G603 (wired) and MX Master.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeesh

So...I guess I will stick to wired peripherals then.

If I am understanding what this is all about ... Then I think, if they had put forth even a tiny bit of effort, they could have come up with a solution that doesn't require a website for installing.

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