Native Messaging for Strictly Confined Browsers

Explore a 23-minute conference talk from Ubuntu Summit 2022 focusing on native messaging for strictly confined browsers. Delve into the collaborative efforts of the Ubuntu Desktop Team and Mozilla developers to enable native messaging in the Firefox snap. Learn about the new WebExtensions portal and the modifications made to Firefox to utilize this portal. Watch demonstrations of various extensions that rely on native messaging to function properly. Gain insights into future plans for implementing this technology in additional browsers. Presented by Olivier Tilloy, this informative session provides a comprehensive overview of the technical advancements in browser functionality within the Ubuntu ecosystem.