Firefox 119.0.1 released ( www.mozilla.org )
Down and to the Right: Firefox Got Faster for Real Users in 2023 ( hacks.mozilla.org )
We’ve been working hard on making Firefox even faster and we’re extremely happy to report that this has resulted in an improvement in speed.
Introducing Mozilla’s Firefox Nightly .deb Package for Debian-based Linux Distributions ( blog.nightly.mozilla.org )
Great news for people using Firefox Nightly on Debian-based Linux distributions (such as Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and others): installing, updating, and testing the latest Firefox Nightly builds just got ...
Firefox 119 released ( www.mozilla.org )
"We are moving away from native widgets, and the ability to disable non-native widgets will be removed as well" What are your thoughts on this? ( bugzilla.mozilla.org )
I really don’t like the psuedo-native look of the element dropdown menu on macOS, and I thought Firefox was trying to embrace native widgets when they added support for macOS right click context menus a few years ago. That issue was open for 20+ years! This sucks....
Firefox tests a built-in checker for fake reviews ( www.theverge.com )
Based on technology from Fakespot.
Changes to Android extension signing ( blog.mozilla.org )
We recently identified a bug in the addons.mozilla.org (AMO) external API that caused all signing requests to mark extension submissions as being Android compatible. A ...
Firefox for android doesn't connect to cloudflare dns using the DoH protocol
I’ve configured my android phone to connect to cloudflare dns using the one.one.one.one server. When I go to 1.1.1.1/help in Firefox for android, the page shows that it cannot use the DoH protocol, but Dot works. That wouldn’t be too much of a problem but, since Firefox has rolled out ECH and it requires DoH, Firefox won’t...
Say (an encrypted) hello to a more private internet. ( blog.mozilla.org )
As web users, what we say and do online is subject to pervasive surveillance. Although we typically associate online tracking with ad networks and other third-party sites, our online communications travel across commercial telecommunication networks, allowing these privileged entities to siphon the names of the websites we visit...
All Lights Green for 119 – These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 145 ( blog.nightly.mozilla.org )
Highlights Some more great work from our performance team means that sites using Vue.js 3.0 will run better in Firefox! We’ve added some new behaviours to session restore, and ...
Test Firefox Android extensions and help developers prepare for an open mobile ecosystem in December ( blog.mozilla.org )
In August we encouraged developers to start preparing their desktop extensions for Firefox Android open availability on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). The project is progressing well and ...
Firefox 118.0 released ( www.mozilla.org )
Can browser choice screens be effective? ( research.mozilla.org )
Browser choice screens are back on the menu. Most notably, the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) will require them from 2024. But lawmakers and regulators in many other jurisdictions have also been looking at choice screens alongside other interventions to address deep-seated competition issues in browsers and browser engines...
Does Translations feature for MacOS only? ( fedia.io )
I use Firefox 117.0.1 on MacOS at the moment. After recent update, I was able to see this built-in translate feature in url tab. It can now translate pages offline and more or less okay quality for me....
Firefox 117.0.1 released ( www.mozilla.org )
Autofill and Form settings missing ( fedia.io )
I'm on the latest version of firefox and Autofill and Form settings are missing on the privacy and security settings. Where can i find it?
Google search will only show one npage of results ( fedia.io ) Spanish
I have a major issue with Google search on my PC. Google search results are only showing me the first page and won't scroll or offer me the Goooooogle page selector. I have tried turning off and on continuous scrolling in settings and nothing changes - I don't see the page selector. If I sign out, I get the page selector and...
I made an extension to track TEMU prices ( addons.mozilla.org )
I've always been frustrated with the ever-changing prices of products on Temu, so have created this extension to record product prices in the background so that they are searchable later. It's still in development, but I hope to add more features soon....
Hacking the ELF format for Firefox, 12 years later ; doing better with less ( glandium.org )
Faster Vue.js Execution in Firefox ( hacks.mozilla.org )
Firefox performance on Vue.js has improved significantly throughout the year. Most recently, we sped up reactivity with Proxy optimizations.
‘Privacy Nightmare on Wheels’: Every Car Brand Reviewed By Mozilla — Including Ford, Volkswagen and Toyota — Flunks Privacy Test ( foundation.mozilla.org )
Mozilla’s latest edition of *Privacy Not Included reveals how 25 major car brands collect and share deeply personal data, including sexual activity, facial expressions, and genetic and health information.
Is there any reason that proper tab tiling is not available as addon? ( fedia.io )
So this Tile Tab extension used to tile tabs properly, but the newer version just splits tabs as window split....
August patch set for TenFourFox ( tenfourfox.blogspot.com )
The next patch set has landed , bringing the TenFourFox security base up to 115ESR. This includes the usual new certificate roots and update...
Vimium C - All by Keyboard extension ( fedia.io )
due to disability, I need Vimium C - All by Keyboard extension, but it says...