Dedicated Profiles per installation to begin with Firefox 67
Starting Firefox 67, separate profiles will be created for each Firefox installation, applies Nightly 67 & to version 67 of the developer, beta, ESR, release.
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Mozilla Firefox coverage from Techdows: what is new in each release, useful settings and about:config tweaks, extension tips, and fixes for common Firefox problems on Windows, Mac, and Android. Guides are updated as new Firefox versions ship.
Firefox yet to fix Screenshots misleading ‘Save’ button label
Firefox Screenshots team regret why they labeled ‘Upload’ button in Screenshots UI as ‘Save’ in the first place as it is misleading, but still, the changes made to correct the issue has not yet landed into Firefox browser, we don’t know the reason for that. Screenshots feature built-into Firefox browser and available in the page […]
You can’t disable Pocket in Firefox Nightly right now due to a bug
Disable of Pocket by changing extensions.pocket.enabled pref value to false isn’t working in Firefox, this a bug which Mozilla is investigating to fix.
Firefox 66 Nightly: AV1 Video codec enabled by default
Mozilla has enabled AV1 Video Codec by default in Firefox 66 Nightly on Windows.
Firefox 66: Mozilla tests Search hand-off feature on New Tab Page
Mozilla hands-off search on New Tab Page to address bar in Firefox 66, focus thus shifts from search box to awesome bar when user input something in former.
Firefox makes sure Adult content doesn’t appear on New Tab Page to save you from embarrassments
It seems Mozilla has taken care for adult content from user browsing history and bookmarks to not to appear on new tab page for their own good than users in the past as the company doesn’t want their commercial partners sponsored tiles not to be associated with adult content. Even after the controversial sponsored tiles …
Firefox 66 to show ‘Mozilla_PKIX_ERROR_ MITM_Detected’ when AV interferes with SSL connections
Starting with Firefox 65, Firefox browser will show this new error page “Mozilla _PKIX_MITM_Detected’ to users when antivirus scans https websites
Mozilla Partners with Booking.com to Show ads on Firefox New Tab Page
Reportedly Firefox has used snippets section in New Tab Page to deliver ads to the user to book a hotel using Booking.com which triggered some debate on social sites.
Firefox 66 adds ‘search tabs’ option to All Tabs Menu
Mozilla has made the tab searching feature discoverable in Firefox 66 by adding search tabs option to All Tabs Menu.
Mozilla pulls a post from its Internet Citizen blog after criticism
Mozilla took down a family privacy post from its Internet Citizen blog after readers criticised parts of the advice. The post, published on November … [Read more…]
Firefox 64: How to Bookmark All open Tabs at once now?
Upgraded to Firefox 64 from 63 and noticed bookmark all tabs tab context menu item gone? Don’t worry! You can still bookmark open tabs in Firefox version 64.
Firefox 64 Release version to limit CFR Recommended Add-ons to three only
Mozilla has decided to show only three recommended add-ons in Firefox 64 stable version which is scheduled to release on December 11, 2018. During Nightly and Beta testing, Mozilla has shown CFR addon recommendations to users for these sites: Reddit, YouTube, Facebook, and Amazon. Now the company is planning to reduce the recommendations down to […]