Firefox: about:protections will soon report number of different trackers it blocked so far
Firefox Nigthly will soon display extensive information about trackers it blocked and lets you access data for last week via graph about:protections page
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Firefox Preview v1.0 for Android now available on Google Play Store
Finally, Mozilla published Preview version of Firefox for Android they’re working on since some time for now on Google Play Store and is available for download. Firefox Preview v1.0 uses the Geckoview engine that Firefox desktop browser uses. Mozilla says Firefox Preview will “combine the speed, privacy, control, and easy-to-use features you have come to …
Mozilla fixes a critical Firefox bug that causes users to lose all Preferences due to Power failure or Crash
Mozilla fixed the Firefox data loss bug that caused users to lose all their preferences and UI customization due to power failure or OS Crash
Mozilla to use BITS and a Background Update Agent to update Firefox on Windows
Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) responsible for downloading Windows Updates is going to download Firefox updates in the background even when the browser is not running or closed in upcoming Firefox release. Mozilla to use BITS for Firefox 68 to update browser whereas from version 70 onwards they are going to use BITS via …
Fission aka Site Isolation can now be enabled in Firefox Nightly
Google Chrome has the site isolation feature built-in that runs each website in a separate process, this improves security. Google has integrated this feature in Chrome to reduce Spectre attacks, Mozilla is also working to bring this security to Firefox in the name of Project Fission, it now can be enabled and tested in Firefox …
Google brings Google Earth to Firefox and other Chromium browsers
Till now Google Earth worked only in Chrome browser that used Native Client (NaCl) technology, today Google launched the public beta of Earth that uses WebAssembly (Wasm) and works in Firefox and Chromium browsers such as Microsoft Edge (Canary) and Opera. But the key difference between Google Earth in Chrome and other browsers is former …
Firefox 69 allows to block both audio and video for Autoplay Media
Firefox 67 by default blocks all media with the sound that plays automatically, to let the user block video content including Audio, Mozilla added a new setting “Block Audio and Video” to Autoplay Settings in Firefox 69. With the current Autoplay controls in place in Firefox browser, if you land on a popular news site …
After Chrome 76, Mozilla Firefox 69 disables Flash by Default
Mozilla disables Flash Plugin by default in Firefox 69, the Always Activate and Remember This decision Flash options have been removed.
AVG reportedly deleting passwords and logins saved in Firefox 67.0.2 [Fix]
After updating from Firefox 67.0.1 to Firefox 67.0.2 some users noticing that their logins and passwords stored in Firefox browser are no longer shown by Password manager or can’t be seen in “saved logins” dialog window. The reports coming from users using AVG on their systems and the Firefox profile folder showing “login.json.corrupted”. Mozilla is …
Pocket brings Highlights, Reading-Estimate and other improvements to Firefox, Chrome and Safari browsers
Pocket (formerly known as the Read it Later), the app and web service owned by Mozilla to save articles found on the internet to see later, now brought the user requested features from its App on Mobile to Pocket in Firefox, Chrome and Safari browsers. If you’ve found a great quote or important point in …
Mozilla to turn off Tab Unloading in Firefox due to flaws in low-memory detection
Firefox browser automatically suspends unused tabs when the available memory is less than 400 MB, the current version 67 has the feature enabled by default and is unloading tabs that haven’t been used for while when memory threshold is low. Mozilla now in a hurry to turn this off as they realized there is a …
Enable Password Generator for Firefox built-in Login Manager, Lockwise
Firefox’s upcoming Password Manager, lockwise can generate passwords when you signup for websites,,here is how you can enable & test password generation feature