• thehatfox@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    There are multiple dedicated ESP32 flashing programs available for most operating systems, there should be no reason to use any web browser to flash a microcontroller.

    The fact this even needs to be said says a lot about modern web browsers, and software development in general.

    • gever4ever@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I believe ESPHome has a web flasher that only works on Chrome or Edge. It’s a simple way to prepare your devices.

    • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      WebUSB is handy for things like factory resetting a pixel, where it’s one of many options available… what I don’t like is when manufacturers decide to only allow their device to be configured over webusb (looking at you various mech keyboard companies 🤬)

      • RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I never learned how to use that, just used the CLI tools like fastboot and adb for all that