Force firefox to use 2nd gpu? ( fedia.io )
Most of the things on the internet relate to laptop users wanting to force firefox to use integrated graphics. I have a 3070ti and a 1660S and I want firefox to only use the 1660S for processing....
Looking for a plugin/addon/theme/config recommendation for a friend who is migrating from Chrome and prefers the tab UI from there, specifically when there are way too many tabs open. ( fedia.io )
Specifically, when you open a reasonable number of tabs in any browser, the tabs look like this. However, as my friend has just imported all of his tabs and bookmarks over from Chrome to Firefox, he has an immense number of tabs open right now; in Chrome, he can see all the tabs at once with its UI. On Firefox, however, it keeps...
The Firefox Unleashed – These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 141 ( blog.nightly.mozilla.org )
Highlights We were able to disable some Spectre / Meltdown JIT mitigations! Nightly-only for now. These were mitigations we deployed years ago to protect users against various timing ...
The new CSS viewport units don’t seem to be implemented on iOS [update: confirmed] ( fedia.io )
Could someone confirm? The test page is here (Safari and Chrome behave correctly):...
Watch a Mozilla developer livehack on Firefox! Streams most Wednesdays at 1PM ET ( mikeconley.ca )
The Joy of Coding returns today with Episode 331! I'm going to be livehacking on Firefox, maybe reviewing some patches, but hopefully (finally!) working on those GTest tests for the new off-main-thread Windows Jump List backend we've built!...
Did Mozilla forget that it had Mozilla.Social?
I haven’t heard much about it since they launched it. Now would be the perfect time to open the gates. Twitter is dying, Reddit lost a chunk of users and the fediverse is growing rapidly as a result.
Firefox 115 released ( www.mozilla.org )
uBlock Origin works best on Firefox ( github.com )
Kind reminder that uBlock Origin, an efficient blocker built by gorhill (Raymond Hill), works the best on Firefox. Spread the word!
May and June were good months for Firefox's Speedometer performance compared to Chrome. ( mozilla.social )
May and June were good months for Firefox's Speedometer performance compared to Chrome. We're closing in while Chrome seems fairly static. In this visualization, lower in the graph is better. From https://arewefastyet.com/win10/benchmarks/overview?numDays=60.
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Firefox ESR? ( fedia.io )
Is Firefox ESR more stable? Uses less memory? Have you tried it?
Anybody know a way to install a custom .xpi on firefox Android?
Preferable wouldn’t require rooting the phone, but curious to hear if there is a way that requires rooting also.
Cookie Banner Blocker still missing ( kbin.social )
Looks like the cookie banner blocker, originally scheduled for Firefox 114, didn’t make it into today’s Firefox 115 either. Brave and DuckDuckGo already block cookie banners....
Firefox 115 DevTools Newsletter ( fxdx.dev )
Faster debugging, ignoring lines of source, and more
The Firefox Translations extension ( kbin.social )
Just wanted to write down my appreciation for the "Firefox Translations" extension and make people who might find it useful, but missed its announcement, aware of it....
FileSystemWritableStream has landed in Nightly ( bugzilla.mozilla.org )
I think this was the last piece of the puzzle for more reliable downloads. Sites like Mega that use this won’t have much to complain about in the near future.
Signing in to Pocket just got even more secure ( blog.mozilla.org )
Starting July 11, 2023, Pocket users will be prompted to transition to a Firefox account in order to log in and access their Pocket account. Aside from changing how you log in to Pocket, this does not affect your saved items. While optional at first, the transition to a Firefox account in order to log in will be required by...
Unofficial Subreddit Migration List (Lemmy, Kbin) ( www.quippd.com )
A comprehensive mapping of old subreddits to new communities.
Pride Month Logo Contest ( fedia.io )
This might be a little late for this year, but we can definitely start playing with some ideas for next year (or maybe we can run the logo next month)....
When did you start using Firefox? Did you leave at some point and return? What is your story? Introduce yourself! ( fedia.io )
Let's take advantage of the fact that we are so small! Say hi and tell us how you started using Firefox!
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Kbin Link – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox ( addons.mozilla.org )
Download Kbin Link for Firefox. Find it annoying to copy paste [email protected] to look at a Lemmy community? This extension is for you. This extension looks for Lemmy style communities and replaces them to direct you to seeing that community on your kbin instance.
How do I enable the tag box in the bookmark panel? ( kbin.social )
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/categorizing-bookmarks-make-them-easy-to-find?redirectslug=Bookmark+Tags&redirectlocale=en-US...
Firefox 124.0 Release Notes ( www.mozilla.org )
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 ...
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...
