Disable or re-enable Pocket for Firefox

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  • Comment: Link to instructions for disabling the pocket recomendations in new tabs
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Pocket is a feature that's built into Firefox. It adds a Pocket button Pocket button to your toolbaraddress bar and a View Pocket List entry to the BookmarksLibrary menu. If you prefer not to use Pocket for Firefox, follow these steps to disable it. If you would like to disable the Pocket Recomendations on new tabs please follow the Hide or display content in New Tab instructions.

Remove Pocket from your toolbar or menu

Removing Pocket from your toolbar or menu will disable it:

  1. Right-clickHold down the Control key while you click the Pocket icon Pocket button (or right-click the icon).
  2. Select Remove from Toolbar.
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Re-enable Pocket for Firefox

  1. Click the menu button The image "new fx menu" does not exist. and select +Customize.
  2. Drag the Pocket icon to your toolbar or menu.
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  3. Click Exit Customize to save your changes.

Disable Pocket for Firefox

  1. Type about:config in the address bar and press EnterReturn.
    A warning page may appear. Click Accept the Risk and Continue to go to the about:config page.
  2. Type pocket in the Search box above the list of preferences.
  3. Double-click the extensions.pocket.enabled preference to toggle its value to false.

Re-enable Pocket for Firefox

If you want to re-enable Pocket, do the following:

  1. Type about:config in the address bar and press EnterReturn.
    A warning page may appear. Click Accept the Risk and Continue to go to the about:config page.
  2. Type pocket in the Search box above the list of preferences.
  3. Double-click the extensions.pocket.enabled preference to toggle its value to true.
Note: You can remove the Pocket button from the address bar without disabling Pocket. Right-clickHold down the Control key while you click the Pocket icon (or right-click the icon) and click on Remove from Address Bar.

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To add the Pocket button back to the address bar:

  1. Click the Page Actions (three-dot) menu button in the address bar.
  2. Right-clickHold down the Control key while you click the Save Page to Pocket entry (or right-click the entry).
  3. Click on Add to Address Bar.
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