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How to end dynamic browser feature changes?

As an older person, having to learn and relearn and constantly relearn how my browser functions is becoming more and more aggravating frustrating and put off ish. Back … (read more)

As an older person, having to learn and relearn and constantly relearn how my browser functions is becoming more and more aggravating frustrating and put off ish.

Back in the day, these things didnt change automatically, another version was released instead for download with build notes.

It is starting to feel like having a computer and using it is becoming a troll. Im being serious.

One day the tabs are smaller on the left side, the next week the tabs are somehow grouping together and even though I didnt ask for it to happen, nor did I make it happen, its happening!. Now I have a mute button on the tab, even though my computer already 9 different mute buttons.

One day I had my grand daughter over and it took me 45 minutes to realize why there was no audio on netflix for her to watch. These constant feature changes are being a major part of my and everybodys lives. We are all becoming more impatient with these things.

The majority of new features seem to be unused, from my perspective, by the majority of comments I read on here, facebook, x, etc, they are just simply jammed down our collective throats seemingly at the whims of a designer thinking to themselves "I'm going to move this button over here!" This stuff is not making our worlds better. This stuff is not making our lives easier. This stuff is not making our lives simpler.

The effect is the exact opposite. I read a story last month about an autistic teenager that had a cell phone, because everyone else has a cell phone. When they couldn't get their phone to do whatever it was they wanted it do, they threw it in frustration. Turns out they broke a window at school that cost $5000 by throwing the phone. i don't know what app this person was using or attempted to use, and what caused the frustration, but I sure feel that pain sometimes. The parent posted that because the school sent them a bill for the window replacement.

Let me repeat that: The parent received a $5000 invoice for a window their child broke at school, because they were frustrated with phone.

Is there a way to limit the feature changes or stop them while maintaining security updates?

I literally find myself using the internet less and less, and I feel like this has a lot to do with it. As your product becomes more and frustrating to use, I am using it less and less. And I know thats not what anyone wants.

Why can't we have the best of both worlds??

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latest version of thunderbird for Linux mint??

I see that MS Exchange server support is available in Thunderbird version 145 and above. I have a Linux Mint PC which is version 140 which when I try to upgrade I'… (read more)

I see that MS Exchange server support is available in Thunderbird version 145 and above. I have a Linux Mint PC which is version 140 which when I try to upgrade I'm told I'm on the latest version. Is there a version 145 and above for Mint and if so how do I upgrade it??

Thank you

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QuickBooks won't use Thunderbird since this last update

I think the last Thunderbird has broken my ability to send reports from QuickBooks to Thunderbird. It has worked wonderfully for years and now I cannot send anymore. I … (read more)

I think the last Thunderbird has broken my ability to send reports from QuickBooks to Thunderbird. It has worked wonderfully for years and now I cannot send anymore. I have QB 2024 Enterprise. Does anyone have a fix for this? I have made sure Thunderbird is the default app in both Thunderbird and Windows. I have not upgraded my windows 10 to windows 11. I hope that is not the problem.

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Why are there constant updates on my Firefox browser?

I just updated my browser less than a week ago. Today I got another notification for yet another update. This logs me out of everything. WHY so many and so frequent are … (read more)

I just updated my browser less than a week ago. Today I got another notification for yet another update. This logs me out of everything.

WHY so many and so frequent are firefox browser updates. I am about to stop using this brower if it continues. It's very disruptive!

Thank you for your attention to this.

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Update not needed?

Every 2 or 3 days, Thunderbird tells me it needs to be updated. I run the update but halfway through it stops and tells me that I have a newer version on my PC. Why can i… (read more)

Every 2 or 3 days, Thunderbird tells me it needs to be updated. I run the update but halfway through it stops and tells me that I have a newer version on my PC. Why can it not recognise that I am up to date?

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How in the world is Thunderbird 5 revisions behind in the flatpak repo, i.e. 140? But current version is 145?

How in the world is Thunderbird 5 revisions behind in the flatpak repo, i.e. 140? But current version is 145? Windows version is 145, but flakpak is only 140? REALLY F… (read more)

How in the world is Thunderbird 5 revisions behind in the flatpak repo, i.e. 140? But current version is 145? Windows version is 145, but flakpak is only 140? REALLY FRUSTRATING when you are migrating from Windows to Linux and Thunderbird is way out of date! No wonder people don't like migrating to Linux. You make it truly painful! Documentation/website for Thunderbird states that flatpak always installs latest version? RIGHT, what a load of BS.

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How do I get rid of AI?

My browser recently updated and announced some stuff about using AI. I don't want it. I don't want to associate with AI. Is there a way to rollback my browser to a previo… (read more)

My browser recently updated and announced some stuff about using AI. I don't want it. I don't want to associate with AI. Is there a way to rollback my browser to a previous version?

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TB 148 seems to 'break' Google calendars, using Provider

So, updated from 147.x to 148.0 this morning 9Win 11 Pro), and didn't take me long to realize that the upgrade nukes Google calendaring using Provider. With 148, if I loo… (read more)

So, updated from 147.x to 148.0 this morning 9Win 11 Pro), and didn't take me long to realize that the upgrade nukes Google calendaring using Provider. With 148, if I look at the calendar, 100% of the entires are 'missing'.

If I (i) unsubscribe from the calendars, (ii) uninstall Google Provider, (iii) re0install Provider and re-authenticate, (iv) re-subscribe, then calendar entries are shown.

But...if I turn off TB, and turn it back on again, calendar entries disappear.

Note this is only an issue with 148.0. On my other machines (which largely run 140.x), not a problem.

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got an update for thunderbird now have a different program removed all settings

got an update for thunderbird and ended up with a different program. the old one would boot into inbox could start with a new email and send right away. After the update … (read more)

got an update for thunderbird and ended up with a different program. the old one would boot into inbox could start with a new email and send right away. After the update it boots into address book can't find anything and want the old program back. Its not supposed to look like a browser with tabs the old one I could run from inbox knew where everything was, the new one looks like it was written by Microsoft. Two pounds of crap in a one pound bag. tell me from what you see how to find the app menu and version

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