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I think it may have been renamed to "Install" in previous versions, but neither appear anymore, and I don't see any permissions denied so I'm assuming that can't be it.

A screenshot of my Firefox permissions, showing nothing denied

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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

HTTP Shortcuts on F-Droid does it better with better control IMO. This is what I use now.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not quite what OP is asking for, seeing as they just want to open the site in their browser from the home screen.

But anyway, it's funny how that app has somewhat advanced scripting features a-la Tasker, but built strictly around firing http requests.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It does open websites in their browser from the home screen. I wouldn't have recommended it if it didn't do that.

You can even get it to open in a specific browser instead of the default browser.

[–] cyrl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

For anyone else wondering F-Droid Shortcuts