Mozilla to fix Firefox freezing issue on Startup w/ 85.0.2
Firefox 85.0.2 will be released later today to address deadlock that occurs during startup. This is second dot release following the shipping of Firefox 85.
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Firefox 87 to allow seeing only modified preferences on about:config
Apart from Settings, about: config interface is one place to make modifications or changes to Firefox the way it works and looks. Till Firefox 86, Firefox supported showing some of the user-modified preferences but not all on the Troubleshooting Information page, starting Firefox 87, Mozilla to offer a checkbox in about:config for a user to …
Firefox’s Menu and New Tab Page getting a makeover for new design
Firefox Nightly did get some progress since we covered new design mockups, tabs, and hamburger menu on Proton design, here are the things worth exploring now if you’re following upcoming Firefox UI changes. Nothing to say in regards to tabs though, no changes there, but we have a new application menu and the New Tab …
An early look at Firefox Proton User Interface
After Australis and Photon, Mozilla is now working on another visual refresh for Firefox called Proton. The mockups reveal how the Firefox upcoming UI would look like. You can also follow the development and see the changes in the Nightly version as Mozilla works on. As of now, rounded Proton tabs and an uncompleted hamburger …
Enable or disable Skeleton UI in Firefox
Mozilla is working on showing a new User interface for its browser on Startup to give users a visual indication that Firefox is running on slow machines. The thing known as Skeleton UI is much noticeable in Nightly on Windows 10. The first window you see when Firefox loads is the new interface all about. …
Mozilla to disable backspace key in Firefox to stop data loss
Google and Microsoft both disabled the Backspace key in Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers that allows users to go back to a previous web page when pressed by citing data loss. Mozilla has now joined them, the company has disabled the Backspace and Shift+ Backspace keyboard shortcuts for forward/backward page navigations in Firefox 86. Pressing …
Next Firefox update lets you remove all logins saved to Lockwise at once
Firefox Password Manager, Firefox Lockwise about to get even better with next version Firefox 85. Mozilla, for the first time, has added an option to remove all logins saved to Firefox Lockwise. Till now you need to go through the cumbersome practice of removing each login manually, which no longer required from the next Firefox …
Firefox to lose Site Specific Browser (SSB) feature
A year back, we reported Firefox allows to launch a website as Site Specific Browser(SSB), Mozilla later, provided an option in Page Action Menu to add and run sites in App Mode. This resembles the way you install and use apps or Progressive Web Apps in Chrome and Edge. Mozilla is planning to remove the …
Tip: Hide ‘Other Bookmarks’ Folder in Firefox Bookmarks Toolbar
Recently we reported, for the first time, Firefox allows hiding Bookmarks Toolbar with Ctrl+Shift+B Shortcut on Windows. To make it easier to access bookmarks saved to “Other Bookmarks folder”, starting Firefox 84 onwards, the Bookmarks Toolbar will display the Other Bookmarks folder. If you move bookmarks to another folder or Bookmarks Menu, the folder will …
Firefox 85 to come without Flash Support
With Flash set to die at the end of December 2020, If you’re using Flash in the Firefox browser, Firefox 84 is the last version to support it. Firefox 85 in January 2021, will come without Flash support. There will be no setting available to re-enable Flash. What you need to know: Three years back, …
Firefox 83 brings HTTPS-Only Mode, Page load improvements and more
Mozilla will release Firefox 83 for Windows, Mac, and Linux today. The version comes with improved JavaScript engine, that resutls in improved page loads and responsiveness and memory usage. Here is what the version is bringing to the table. Warp Mozilla worked on a project named Warp on Spridermonkey JavaScript engine, Warp has improved Page …
Firefox is replacing Racist ‘Master’ Password w/ ‘Primary’ Password
Due to racism problems, Google has replaced whitelist and blacklist words in Chrome code with allowlist and blocklist. Github too announced it will rename Master/slave to neutral terms, now Mozilla is joining them. The organization has gone ahead and deprecated the Master Password in the next Firefox version and replaced it with the Primary Password. …