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Autofill Passwords on Firefox for iOS

I recently strengthened all my passwords. I used FF on my Mac to accomplish the task and synced the new passwords to Firefox for iOs on my iPhone. I hit the button for … (read more)

I recently strengthened all my passwords. I used FF on my Mac to accomplish the task and synced the new passwords to Firefox for iOs on my iPhone. I hit the button for autofill passwords, but autofill doesn't work. Often I get a message saying I must have a "passcode-enabled" device. I have that, if they mean the passcode for starting the iPhone after it's been turned off. Wassa matta? Thank you.

Asked by Richard Stenquist 10 hours ago

Can’t disable link popups (n.b., I have “Link Previews” disabled)

This happens on both iOS and iPadOS. It is inefficient, obtrusive, and (to be civil) annoying. To see an example, go to https://www.techmeme.com which is an aggregator fo… (read more)

This happens on both iOS and iPadOS. It is inefficient, obtrusive, and (to be civil) annoying. To see an example, go to https://www.techmeme.com which is an aggregator for tech journalism. For each headline you’ll note after it a series of links to various stories on the same topic. For example, say Bloomberg publishes an article on Apple and Google getting together on AI. After the link to that headline, Techmeme carries a series of links to similar stories elsewhere, like Verge, PCMag, ABCnews, New York Times, and on, and on…

Now, here’s the rub. View Techmeme in Safari. Touch one of the links after the headline. The browser pops right into that source. Now try in Firefox. I get a popup citing the other source’s article title and maybe author. I haven’t a hint as to what to do to get to the selected source. I may touch the link again and get the source’s home page/table of contents; I may touch the writer’s name and get a bio; or other things: hard to get to the target. When I get back to the Firefox display of the Techmeme site, it takes a time-consuming amount of tapping to get the little popup for *this* article to vanish. Tedious!

I know Firefox wants to protect me from wicked creatures great and small. But this is too much. Efficiency is king in my aggregator browsing: Techmeme, Memeorandum, Mediagazer, wesmirch are four examples.

How can I control the bubbles?

Asked by albopf 14 hours ago