# Snowflake proxy browser extension with Vivaldi browser
**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-proxy-browser-extension-with-vivaldi-browser/15241
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** snowflake, tor-browser
**Created:** [October 17, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-proxy-browser-extension-with-vivaldi-browser/15241 "2024-10-17T15:01:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@N0tSure](https://forum.torproject.org/u/N0tSure)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-proxy-browser-extension-with-vivaldi-browser/15241/1 "2024-10-17T15:01:32Z")
I recently switched from FF to VV (Vivaldi) and although the snowflake extension does appear to install and to be functional, there is no activity. None in several days. Is it that VV is Chrome-based but not explicitly recognized as a valid browser for Snowflake? Or is it just a question of time?
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### Author:  [@BobbyB](https://forum.torproject.org/u/BobbyB)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-proxy-browser-extension-with-vivaldi-browser/15241/2 "2024-10-17T19:42:22Z")
When I was testing this extension on FF I also saw nothing and learned that just installing did not activate it. I had to go to the extension page and activate by agreeing to some disclaimer and click yes.
It’s on this forum somewhere:
Here: [I wanted to give Snowflake a try](https://forum.torproject.org/t/i-wanted-to-give-snowflake-a-try/13868)
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### Author:  [@ebanam](https://forum.torproject.org/u/ebanam)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-proxy-browser-extension-with-vivaldi-browser/15241/3 "2024-10-17T19:46:46Z")
> [@BobbyB](#):
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> I had to go to the extension page and activate by agreeing to some disclaimer and click yes.
More details here 🙂 :
> [@Snowflake browser extension requires opt-in consent](https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-browser-extension-requires-opt-in-consent/13232):
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> In response to a requirement by Mozilla’s Add-on Store, we’ve rolled out an update to the Snowflake proxy browser extension that requires users to opt-in to the operations of the Snowflake proxy by accepting our [privacy policy](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/torproject-snowflake/privacy/). This change applies to both new and existing installations. It was rolled out to the Mozilla Add-on store in [version 0.8.0](https://archive.org/details/snowflake-webextension-0.8.0), released on April 9th, 2024 and to the Chrome Web Store in [version 0.8.2](https://archive.org/details/snowflake-webextension-0.8.2), released on May 10th, 2024. We’ve noticed a decline in polls from install…
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### Author:  [@BobbyB](https://forum.torproject.org/u/BobbyB)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-proxy-browser-extension-with-vivaldi-browser/15241/4 "2024-10-17T21:53:17Z")
I’m not doing that anymore but it may be useful to @N0tSure
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### Author:  [@N0tSure](https://forum.torproject.org/u/N0tSure)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-proxy-browser-extension-with-vivaldi-browser/15241/5 "2024-10-18T09:45:02Z")
Well… It’s there and enabled. With no options available…
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### Author:  [@BobbyB](https://forum.torproject.org/u/BobbyB)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-proxy-browser-extension-with-vivaldi-browser/15241/6 "2024-10-18T16:10:33Z")
Do you remember if you went through the consent page and clicked consent. This was my problem. That consent button is not in your face as it should be. You may have the scroll.
I gave you the wrong link above.
Then I discovered this command by @WofWca to see stats. I did not investigate to see if it was a Firefox thing only.
> [@A follow up question about Snowflake](https://forum.torproject.org/t/a-follow-up-question-about-snowflake/13971/2):
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> No, it’s only green when there is an active connection with a client. But it will show a number of clients served in the last 24 hours in the popup or on the icon badge (unless it’s 0). If you’re feeling adventurous, you can go to about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox, find Snowflake, click “inspect” and search the console messages for “websocket-relay connected!”. If that’s the case, the extension has tried to connect to a client at least once. You should also see a bunch of “Polling broker”…
Yes it was all very frustrating. I switched to a Snowflake proxy which was also frustrating but I got through it with help from here.
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### Author:  [@johnny3x](https://forum.torproject.org/u/johnny3x)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-proxy-browser-extension-with-vivaldi-browser/15241/7 "2024-10-18T18:56:31Z")
Let’s assume that your snowflake is actually working. It could take hours for someone to use your snowflake. It takes long because I believe the Tor network is verifying that it’s stable enough. As soon as it’s ready, now you have to wait for the probability of a person using a snowflake at all, and if they’d even use yours. I once left the browser open while doing a project, and the most I got was two. If there really is a problem then idk. Hope this helps!
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### Author:  [@N0tSure](https://forum.torproject.org/u/N0tSure)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-proxy-browser-extension-with-vivaldi-browser/15241/8 "2024-10-19T11:42:50Z")
That’s what I thought. Just checking.
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### Author:  [@WofWca](https://forum.torproject.org/u/WofWca)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-proxy-browser-extension-with-vivaldi-browser/15241/9 "2024-10-19T17:23:10Z")
> [@johnny3x](#):
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> the Tor network is verifying that it’s stable enough
It’s not the case for Snowflake. It’s only applicable to Tor relays, which Snowflake proxies are not.
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### Author:  [@johnny3x](https://forum.torproject.org/u/johnny3x)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-proxy-browser-extension-with-vivaldi-browser/15241/10 "2024-10-20T23:18:50Z")
Oh ok lol. But just saying that the probablility of a user using a snowflake (randomization is the default so more people will use that) and of that user using your own snowflake is still low.