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I have Firefox's New Tab set as my home page, since I'm choosing to divorce myself from political doomscrolling for the next four years. The New Tab page is perfect for having frequently visited sites at the top, Pocket stories I can curate in the middle, and what used to be a history of articles and sites I've read most recently in "Recent Activity" along the bottom. Within the last few days, "Recent Activity" has been blank, and will no longer keep track of articles I've recently read. I've tried clearing the browser history and cookies, and it came back for a moment, but quickly went back to being blank. And the major downside to clearing the browser is that my four rows of most frequently visited sites gets wiped clean also, and I have to spend time getting them back on the list. I do not have Firefox set to automatically clear history upon closing it. I've tried turning "Recent Activity" off and on with the page's Settings (cog in the bottom right corner). I'd really like to have this back, as it can help me find recently read content (especially Pocket content) easier than wading through the History log. Any help would be appreciated.

I got a Firefox update recently and have not been able to access Flickr since then. I am getting a message that the page is not redirecting correctly. I am attaching the error message. I am running with standard firefox protection. I have cleared cache and cookies. I have also added Flickr as an exception to Firefox enhanced privacy tracking. Firefox is up to date (version 134.0.1 (64 bit)). Anyone else having this issue or know the solution?

I am unable to get access to my Gmail accounts. Every time I select a bookmark link to Google email I get server time out error pages. I have looked at Windows 10(64) Firewall settings and I do not find anything blocking Firefox from accessing the internet(Inbound or Outbound Rules) are set to allow. NordVPN is not set to block any program or connection. I have never seen anything block access to Google.com or any related pages within Google. HELP Please!

I regularly fill out surveys and one way I have to verify is by dragging and dropping a number into a box. I have noticed that since I updated Firefox, when I click on the number to drag and drop, it greys it out and it won't move into the box. I was hoping someone could help with this.

To whom it may concern,

I have an angular application accessing data from a 3rd party data provider. To get data, POST-requests are sent to the data provider REST API (https://capzlog.aero). The application works correctly using Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. However, when using Firefox, the following error appears:

"Cross-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at https://capzlog.aero/api/pel/public/externalsystemflights/GetMissingIDs. (Reason: CORS request did not succeed). Status code: (null)."

As the POST request contains basic authentication, a preflight-request (OPTIONS) is first sent to the data provider. This request fails when using Firefox (but not when using Chrome or Edge), see attached screen-shots.

I have spent 4 days on the internet trying to figure out a solution, but I could not solve the issue. I tried the following: 1) check the certificates of the 3rd party provider (https://capzlog.aero): There are no issues. 2) start Firefox in safe-mode, disactivating the "Enhanced Tracking Protecting", clearing the cache. 3) changing the following Firefox settings:

   security.enterprise_roots.enabled (true<->false)
   security.tls.version.min (1<->3)
   security.tls.version.max (2<->4)
   network.http.network-changed.timeout

I tried sending the "OPTIONS"-request using curl and it worked as expected:

curl --verbose -XOPTIONS -H "Access-Control-Request-Method: POST" -H "Origin: https://projectz.numericalsolutions.ch" https://capzlog.aero/api/pel/public/externalsystemflights/GetMissingIDs

• Host capzlog.aero:443 was resolved.
• IPv6: (none)
• IPv4: 156.67.9.80
• Trying 156.67.9.80:443...
• Connected to capzlog.aero (156.67.9.80) port 443
• ALPN: curl offers h2,http/1.1
• TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, Client hello (1):
• TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Server hello (2):
• TLSv1.2 (IN), TLS handshake, Certificate (11):
• TLSv1.2 (IN), TLS handshake, Server key exchange (12):
• TLSv1.2 (IN), TLS handshake, Server finished (14):
• TLSv1.2 (OUT), TLS handshake, Client key exchange (16):
• TLSv1.2 (OUT), TLS change cipher, Change cipher spec (1):
• TLSv1.2 (OUT), TLS handshake, Finished (20):
• TLSv1.2 (IN), TLS handshake, Finished (20):
• SSL connection using TLSv1.2 / ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 / secp384r1 / rsaEncryption
• ALPN: server accepted h2
• Server certificate:
• subject: CN=capzlog.aero
• start date: Dec 31 10:14:59 2024 GMT
• expire date: Mar 31 10:14:58 2025 GMT
• subjectAltName: host "capzlog.aero" matched cert's "capzlog.aero"
• issuer: C=US; O=Let's Encrypt; CN=R10
• SSL certificate verify ok.
• Certificate level 0: Public key type RSA (3072/128 Bits/secBits), signed using sha256WithRSAEncryption
• Certificate level 1: Public key type RSA (2048/112 Bits/secBits), signed using sha256WithRSAEncryption
• Certificate level 2: Public key type RSA (4096/152 Bits/secBits), signed using sha256WithRSAEncryption
• using HTTP/2
• [HTTP/2] [1] OPENED stream for https://capzlog.aero/api/pel/public/externalsystemflights/GetMissingIDs
• [HTTP/2] [1] [:method: OPTIONS]
• [HTTP/2] [1] [:scheme: https]
• [HTTP/2] [1] [:authority: capzlog.aero]
• [HTTP/2] [1] [:path: /api/pel/public/externalsystemflights/GetMissingIDs]
• [HTTP/2] [1] [user-agent: curl/8.6.0]
• [HTTP/2] [1] [accept: */*]
• [HTTP/2] [1] [access-control-request-method: POST]
• [HTTP/2] [1] [origin: https://projectz.numericalsolutions.ch]

> OPTIONS /api/pel/public/externalsystemflights/GetMissingIDs HTTP/2 > Host: capzlog.aero > User-Agent: curl/8.6.0 > Accept: */* > Access-Control-Request-Method: POST > Origin: https://projectz.numericalsolutions.ch > < HTTP/2 204 < cache-control: private < server: Microsoft-IIS/10.0 < access-control-allow-origin: https://projectz.numericalsolutions.ch < access-control-allow-credentials: true < x-aspnet-version: 4.0.30319 < x-powered-by: ASP.NET < date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:12:32 GMT <

• HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: HTTP_1_1_REQUIRED (err 13)
• Downgrades to HTTP/1.1
• Connection #0 to host capzlog.aero left intact
• Issue another request to this URL: 'https://capzlog.aero/api/pel/public/externalsystemflights/GetMissingIDs'
• Found bundle for host: 0x55ecfa0a46e0 [can multiplex]
• Hostname capzlog.aero was found in DNS cache
• Trying 156.67.9.80:443...
• Connected to capzlog.aero (156.67.9.80) port 443
• ALPN: curl offers http/1.1
• SSL reusing session ID
• TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, Client hello (1):
• TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Server hello (2):
• TLSv1.2 (IN), TLS handshake, Finished (20):
• TLSv1.2 (OUT), TLS change cipher, Change cipher spec (1):
• TLSv1.2 (OUT), TLS handshake, Finished (20):
• SSL connection using TLSv1.2 / ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 / secp384r1 / UNDEF
• ALPN: server accepted http/1.1
• Server certificate:
• subject: CN=capzlog.aero
• start date: Dec 31 10:14:59 2024 GMT
• expire date: Mar 31 10:14:58 2025 GMT
• subjectAltName: host "capzlog.aero" matched cert's "capzlog.aero"
• issuer: C=US; O=Let's Encrypt; CN=R10
• SSL certificate verify ok.
• using HTTP/1.x

> OPTIONS /api/pel/public/externalsystemflights/GetMissingIDs HTTP/1.1 > Host: capzlog.aero > User-Agent: curl/8.6.0 > Accept: */* > Access-Control-Request-Method: POST > Origin: https://projectz.numericalsolutions.ch > < HTTP/1.1 204 No Content < Cache-Control: private < Transfer-Encoding: chunked < Server: Microsoft-IIS/10.0 < Access-Control-Allow-Origin: https://projectz.numericalsolutions.ch < Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: true < X-AspNet-Version: 4.0.30319 < X-Powered-By: ASP.NET < Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:12:32 GMT <

• Connection #1 to host capzlog.aero left intact

Here, a comparison of the "OPTIONS"-HTTP-request as sent by Chrome and by Firefox:

CHROME OPTIONS /api/pel/public/externalsystemflights/GetMissingIDs HTTP/1.1 Accept: */* Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate, br, zstd Accept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.9a comparison of the "OPTIONS"-HTTP-request as sent by Chrome and by Firefox: Access-Control-Request-Headers: authorization,content-type Access-Control-Request-Method: POST Connection: keep-alive Host: capzlog.aero Origin: https://projectz.numericalsolutions.ch Referer: https://projectz.numericalsolutions.ch/ Sec-Fetch-Dest: empty Sec-Fetch-Mode: cors Sec-Fetch-Site: cross-site User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/132.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

FIREFOX OPTIONS /api/pel/public/externalsystemflights/GetMissingIDs undefined Host: capzlog.aero User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:134.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/134.0 Accept: */* Accept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.5 Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate, br, zstd Access-Control-Request-Method: POST Access-Control-Request-Headers: authorization,content-type Referer: https://projectz.numericalsolutions.ch/ Origin: https://projectz.numericalsolutions.ch Connection: keep-alive Sec-Fetch-Dest: empty Sec-Fetch-Mode: cors Sec-Fetch-Site: cross-site Priority: u=4 TE: trailers

And the response header as seen by Chrome:

CHROME HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en Server: Microsoft-IIS/10.0 Access-Control-Allow-Origin: https://projectz.numericalsolutions.ch Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: true Set-Cookie: AppSettings=Culture=en-US&Language=English&CountryAlpha2=CH; expires=Fri, 31-Dec-9999 23:59:59 GMT; path=/; secure; SameSite=Lax X-Powered-By: ASP.NET Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:19:59 GMT Content-Length: 2

Here, a comparison of the Network Traffic as seen for Chrome and for Firefox:

CHROME 17:07:46.550256 IP ANYPC.57562 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [P.], seq 1480736564:1480737180, ack 2430285572, win 501, length 616 17:07:46.557654 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.57562: Flags [P.], seq 1:393, ack 616, win 8212, length 392 17:07:46.557654 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.57562: Flags [P.], seq 393:427, ack 616, win 8212, length 34 17:07:46.557683 IP ANYPC.57562 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [.], ack 393, win 501, length 0 17:07:46.557688 IP ANYPC.57562 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [.], ack 427, win 501, length 0 17:07:46.558334 IP ANYPC.57562 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [F.], seq 616, ack 427, win 501, length 0 17:07:46.558741 IP ANYPC.42786 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [S], seq 2926210792, win 64240, options [mss 1460,sackOK,TS val 2936933242 ecr 0,nop,wscale 7], length 0 17:07:46.562927 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.57562: Flags [F.], seq 427, ack 617, win 8212, length 0 17:07:46.562962 IP ANYPC.57562 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [.], ack 428, win 501, length 0 17:07:46.563492 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.42786: Flags [S.], seq 1974100572, ack 2926210793, win 65535, options [mss 1460,nop,wscale 8,nop,nop,sackOK], length 0 17:07:46.563514 IP ANYPC.42786 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [.], ack 1, win 502, length 0 17:07:46.565558 IP ANYPC.42786 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [P.], seq 1:1743, ack 1, win 502, length 1742 17:07:46.572094 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.42786: Flags [.], ack 1743, win 8212, length 0 17:07:46.572094 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.42786: Flags [P.], seq 1:161, ack 1743, win 8212, length 160 17:07:46.572133 IP ANYPC.42786 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [.], ack 161, win 501, length 0 17:07:46.572276 IP ANYPC.42786 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [P.], seq 1743:1794, ack 161, win 501, length 51 17:07:46.572421 IP ANYPC.42786 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [P.], seq 1794:3197, ack 161, win 501, length 1403 17:07:46.583942 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.42786: Flags [.], ack 3197, win 8206, length 0 17:07:46.710020 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.42786: Flags [P.], seq 161:638, ack 3197, win 8206, length 477 17:07:46.751327 IP ANYPC.42786 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [.], ack 638, win 501, length 0 17:07:46.754201 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.42786: Flags [P.], seq 161:638, ack 3197, win 8206, length 477 17:07:46.754231 IP ANYPC.42786 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [.], ack 638, win 501, options [nop,nop,sack 1 {161:638}], length 0$

FIREFOX 17:08:28.962851 IP ANYPC.35980 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [S], seq 2319755284, win 64240, options [mss 1460,sackOK,TS val 2936975646 ecr 0,nop,wscale 7], length 0 17:08:28.972248 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.35980: Flags [S.], seq 1053801102, ack 2319755285, win 65535, options [mss 1460,nop,wscale 8,nop,nop,sackOK], length 0 17:08:28.972330 IP ANYPC.35980 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [.], ack 1, win 502, length 0 17:08:28.974266 IP ANYPC.35980 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [P.], seq 1:1894, ack 1, win 502, length 1893 17:08:28.987389 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.35980: Flags [.], ack 1894, win 1026, length 0 17:08:28.987433 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.35980: Flags [P.], seq 2921:3937, ack 1894, win 1026, length 1016 17:08:28.987461 IP ANYPC.35980 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [.], ack 1, win 502, options [nop,nop,sack 1 {2921:3937}], length 0 17:08:28.987598 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.35980: Flags [.], seq 1:1461, ack 1894, win 1026, length 1460 17:08:28.987647 IP ANYPC.35980 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [.], ack 1461, win 524, options [nop,nop,sack 1 {2921:3937}], length 0 17:08:28.987682 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.35980: Flags [.], seq 1461:2921, ack 1894, win 1026, length 1460 17:08:28.987707 IP ANYPC.35980 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [.], ack 3937, win 547, length 0 17:08:28.994553 IP ANYPC.35980 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [P.], seq 1894:2052, ack 3937, win 547, length 158 17:08:29.005007 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.35980: Flags [P.], seq 3937:3988, ack 2052, win 1025, length 51 17:08:29.005007 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.35980: Flags [P.], seq 3988:4057, ack 2052, win 1025, length 69 17:08:29.005700 IP ANYPC.35980 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [.], ack 4057, win 547, length 0 17:08:29.006086 IP ANYPC.35980 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [P.], seq 2052:2151, ack 4057, win 547, length 99 17:08:29.006123 IP ANYPC.35980 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [P.], seq 2151:2577, ack 4057, win 547, length 426 17:08:29.008948 IP ANYPC.35980 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [P.], seq 2577:2615, ack 4057, win 547, length 38 17:08:29.018116 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.35980: Flags [.], ack 2615, win 1023, length 0 17:08:29.018116 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.35980: Flags [P.], seq 4057:4095, ack 2615, win 1023, length 38 17:08:29.024518 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.35980: Flags [P.], seq 4095:4322, ack 2615, win 1023, length 227 17:08:29.024518 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.35980: Flags [P.], seq 4322:4364, ack 2615, win 1023, length 42 17:08:29.024943 IP ANYPC.35980 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [.], ack 4364, win 570, length 0 17:08:35.342337 IP ANYPC.42786 > 156.67.9.80.https: Flags [.], ack 1974101210, win 501, length 0 17:08:35.349317 IP 156.67.9.80.https > ANYPC.42786: Flags [.], ack 1, win 8206, length 0

I really do not know what to do anymore to solve that problem.

As the problem is impacting hundreds of users, I really hope there is a solution.

In advance thanks for your help.

Hi, I've been a use of FF since it was Netscape (yes I'm old). And its always been my favorite above all. However, with the recent update (ver 136, either installed from a .tar downloaded or an app via apt install) it starts fine but no matter what URL I try to access the busy indicator spins but nothing ever happens. I've tried disabling all my extensions to no avail. I'm also searched for others experiencing this issue. All my other browsers seem to work well on all the same sites.

I'm kind of at a loss so if anyone has any suggestions/ideas please share?

Thanks BobMCT

I have a HUGE problem with Firefox memory usage. Some open instances of firefox are taking anywhere from 600mb to 2.8gb of memory. Since firefox opens MANY instances even with only ONE active window, this very quickly uses all available memory (4gb) causing a full laptop crash.

More concerning is that CLOSING the worst instance of memory usage STILL leaves the single open page/tab open, so what exactly was the memory eating instance actually doing ???

I have included a screengrab of the many remaining instances of firefox in windows task manager AFTER closing the main culprit.

I have also included a screengrab of all the adblockers I use which I believed would limit unnecessary memory usage, but does not seem to be effective.

Many Thanks

I used Chrome until two days ago. I just got tired with how shitty the browser was, how bloated it made my computer, and how much Google treats everyone like a data product. However, I use hella google systems from Voice to Chrome to Drive to more and it all worked great together. Choosing to change to Firefox wasn't an easy decision but I knew it was a good one

Which makes it super irritating that some of the functionality is already facing problems. I have shortcuts I built to make it easier to study or do random things so I don't get distracted or tired. One shortcut is clicking a key that should launch UWorld in my default browser & use Lastpass to autologin (I couldn't get it to launch the service but that was a separate issue).

I check if autologin was on for the password on LastPass I've allowed all permissions to the LastPass extension I clear my cookies on UWorld & turned off enhanced tracking protection for the UWorld login portal site

What should I do to fix my one button shortcut again?

I really don't want to go randomly turning off every protection that Firefox gives me to figure it out so I'd appreciate someone who understands the browser better helping me out. Also, bonus points if you can help me build a single shortcut button on my Mac that can launch UWorld & navigate me straight to the question bank. (I do think the issue with autologin on LastPass is going to become more of an issue as I start opening up more websites I used to use on Chrome so I'd rather nip it in the bud before I see the problem occur more often)

Hello,

For a few days now I've been unable to use Google tools via Firefox (I can't tell if this is due to an update or not).

As soon as a document (usually an editable or navigable area) is opened on the page, it appears completely black. Interactions work correctly at first glance (it's possible to click, write, interact with content that isn't displayed. The problem seems to be purely visual.

I've encountered the problem in all Google Sheet or Docs documents (including when I'm making a new one) and on Google Maps, regardless of location (in the case of Google maps, a notable point is that the map is displayed and then turns black after one or two seconds).

I don't have this problem on another browser, I have it in PM.

Do you have any ideas on how to find the cause and fix the problem?

Have a nice day!

I can't watch Twitch live stream and videos after updated.When I watching live stream on Twitch, the stream start showing some old tv effect but in colours green. I thought was Twitch problem, then I changed to watch video from my college by using their website. But it still has that effect. But I can watch Youtube videos with no problems. Then i changed to use Microsoft Edge to watch Twitch, surprisingly with no problem. I already updated to the latest version in Firefox. Can anyone help me Please. Thank You

I have just installed Firefox on a new iMac, running MacOS 15.2. Firefox will not load any of the websites I have tried, whereas Safari and Chrome do. I have cleared the History and also set "No proxy" but loading still fails.

Hi, i cant make some actions in my account in browser game (battleknight) . After click on icon ,,mission,, , page is just refreshed and mision is not activated. Also in Highscore, when i hit some icon to sort players, the same issue always happen. It was OK all years long and game is OK on other browsers, this happened after todays actualization. Thanks for some help. (i tried to restart browser, clear cache)

I have forgotten the purpose of the green outline around the page's border. What does it do and how to turn on, after turning it off. Thanks in advance. Let me know if this is an extension or some other feature. Thanks, JJE

When I try to read my webmail I get this:

Secure Connection Failed An error occurred during a (https) connection to www.nebula.fi. Peer’s Certificate has been revoked. Error code: SEC_ERROR_REVOKED_CERTIFICATE

The same address www.nebula.fi works fine in Edge browser, which claims: Connection is secure. This site has a valid certificate, issued by a trusted authority.

I would prefer using Firefox. Is it somehow possible?

-Tom

Hi!

I've noticed dropped frames in videos for a while now, but only recently tested the issue. Using youtubes stats for nerds, I found that when videos have a small viewport resolution, it starts to drop frames. (I would test with other sites but only know of youtubes stats for nerds system to detect issues like this) For example a viewport resolution of 1250x703 does not drop frames, however by unmaximising the screen and the viewport resolution drops to 681x383, it begins dropping frames.

Using my 2nd monitor which has a smaller actual resolution, the video drops frames unless fullscreened, see recordings below. Test A | Firefox Maximised but video not fullscreen Test B | Firefox Maximised and video fullscreen This issue also occurs with picture-in-picture mode.

Disabling hardware acceleration fixes this issue but for some reason only affects firefox, using MS Edge with "graphics acceleration" enabled does not result in this issue. Is this potentially an issue specifically with how firefox handles hardware acceleration? Also since I require hardware acceleration to be enabled for 3D model work in my browser, is there something I'm missing here that would allow me to keep hardware acceleration on but not have this issue?

Any help is much appreciated, thanks!

iCloud has stopped signing in on the Firefox browser for Windows. I contacted Apple Support and they told me that this is an issue on Firefox's part, and told me to try signing in the next morning and they guarantee it'll work. It did not. In fact, it has been over a week, and it still does not work.

When I enter my Apple ID and Password, the website gives me an error "Failed to verify your identity. Try again." The website does NOT send me to the 2fa screen, yet it still sends a 2fa code to my iPad nonetheless.

As Apple has said this is an issue on Firefox's part, I am posting this here. Attached is a screenshot of the error.

On the Dallas Theological Seminary site, only this site, suddenly I'm unable to login - it doesn't recognize my password. Nor will it allow me to make a donation. I complete the donation form and it just keeps going round and round "processing" but never does it. I cleared my cache, re-started my laptop, made sure Win 11 is updated, still same problem. I did not try disabling extensions because they haven't changed in a long time. I opened it in incognito window and was able to login and make donation there. However I could not log in to my Gmail account from there. I went to a different laptop that runs Opera browser and logged into DTS just fine. This problem just started. Until recently I had no trouble with this site.

Trying to browse ebay using Firefox. The pages have become really slow when loading.When scrolling down the page is blank then slowly populates as I scroll down the page. I've just tried microsoft edge and there is no problem.