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Firefox 加入了对 Web Serial API 的支持

  • Source: 奇客Solidot–传递最新科技情报
  • Words: 123
  • Category: Tech News
  • Published: 2026-04-17T15:24:24+00:00
  • Score: 3.7

Firefox Nightly 版加入了对 Web Serial API 的支持，而六年前 Mozilla 以不安全为由反对支持该 API。Web Serial API 允许浏览器与通过串行端口通信的设备交互，此类设备包括 3D 打印机，微控制器如 Arduino 和 ESP32，智能家居面板如 ESPHome，以及通过 USB 或蓝牙模拟串行端口的设备通信

  • Why it's relevant: matches terms: web; fits Tech News category
  • Summary:
    • Firefox Nightly now supports Web Serial API, enabling browser communication with serial devices like 3D printers, microcontrollers, and smart home panels, reversing Mozilla's previous security-based opposition.
    • Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers (Edge, Opera, Vivaldi) have supported Web Serial API since 2021, providing developers with broader cross-browser compatibility for serial communication applications.
    • Mozilla's implementation will use an add-on gating mechanism similar to WebMIDI for security, addressing concerns about serial ports potentially granting unauthorized administrative privileges without authentication.
    • Mozilla still opposes WebUSB and WebHID APIs, while Apple's WebKit team remains opposed to WebSerial, WebUSB, and WebHID, limiting full cross-browser support for device communication APIs.

Note published on April 17, 2026 at 4:11 PM UTC

  • Source: Molly White's activity feed
  • Words: 27
  • Category: Developers
  • Published: 2026-04-17T16:11:15+00:00
  • Score: 2.4

as someone with an anxiety disorder who gets bad brain fog during very anxious periods, choosing software engineering and then writing as careers was certainly a series of decisions Posted: April 17, 2026 at 4:11 PM UTC…

  • Why it's relevant: matches terms: engineering; fits Developers category
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  • Browser expansion into hardware connectivity, with Firefox reversing its security stance to adopt Web Serial API previously supported by Chrome and Chromium browsers since 2021.
  • Growing cross-browser compatibility for IoT applications, enabling web-based communication with serial devices like 3D printers and microcontrollers across major browsers.
  • Shifting security paradigms as browsers increasingly balance device access with safety considerations, particularly for physical computing applications.

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