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Firefox balances privacy with performance by collecting limited data, such as usage trends, crash reports, and system details, to improve stability and functionality. This article provides an overview of what’s included in your system settings, where you can control data collection and usage across Android or iOS.

Manage data collection settings on Firefox for iOS

Manage technical and interaction data, studies, the daily usage ping and the automatic sending of crash reports

  1. Open Firefox on your iPhone or iPad.
  2. At the bottom of the screen, tap the menu button (the menu will be at the top right if you're using an iPad):

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  3. Select Settings.
  4. Scroll down to Support.
  5. Toggle the following options on or off:
  6. Close the settings when done – your changes are saved automatically.

Manage sponsored content data and recent activity

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. At the bottom of the screen, tap the menu button (the menu will be at the top right if you're using an iPad):

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  3. Select Settings, navigate to the following to adjust your preferences:
    • For Search Suggestions, go to General > Search and scroll down to Address bar > Firefox Suggest > Suggestions from Sponsors – Provides the ability to turn on or off sponsored search suggestions.
    • For Sponsored Stories, go to General > Homepage and scroll down to Include on Homepage > Thought-Provoking Stories – Provides the ability to turn on or off sponsored stories on New Tab.
    • For Sponsored Shortcuts, go to Homepage > Shortcuts > Sponsored Shortcuts – Provides the ability to turn on or off sponsored shortcuts on a New Tab.
    • For Shortcuts, go to Homepage > Shortcuts > Shortcuts – Provides the ability to turn on or off icons displaying recent downloads, sites or bookmarks.

For details, see Customize Firefox Home on iOS.

Manage data collection settings on Firefox for Android

Manage technical and interaction data, studies, the daily usage ping, the automatic sending of crash reports and campaign data

  1. Open Firefox on your Android device.
  2. Tap the three-dot android menu icon menu button.
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  3. Select Settings.
  4. Scroll down to Privacy & security.
  5. Tap Data collection, adjust the following options:
  6. Changes are saved automatically – simply exit the settings.

Manage sponsored content data and recent activity

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Tap the three-dot android menu icon menu button.
    Fenix_153_address-bar_menu-icon
  3. Select Settings, navigate to the following to adjust your preferences:
    • For Search Suggestions, go to General > Search and scroll down to Address bar – Firefox Suggest > Suggestions from Sponsors – Provides the ability to turn on or off sponsored search suggestions.
    • For Sponsored Stories, go to General > Homepage and scroll down to Include on Homepage > Thought-Provoking Stories – Provides the ability to turn on or off sponsored stories on a New Tab.
    • For Shortcuts, go to General > Homepage > Shortcuts – Provides the ability to turn on or off tiles displaying recent downloads, sites or bookmarks.
    • For Sponsored Shortcuts, go to General > Homepage > Shortcuts > Sponsored Shortcuts – Provides the ability to turn on or off sponsored shortcuts on a New Tab.

For details, see Customize the Firefox home screen.

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