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Firefox Android place website shortcut on home screen, not "Install" web app?

I want to add a shortcut to my Android device's home screen for a specific location within a popular website (github). However Firefox doesn't allow me to do that, as the… (read more)

I want to add a shortcut to my Android device's home screen for a specific location within a popular website (github). However Firefox doesn't allow me to do that, as the option to "Add to Home screen" changes to "Install" (i.e. prompting to install it as a web-app).

While the "Install" option also places a shortcut on the home screen, it doesn't allow for a specific URL, rather it just leads to the github login screen instead (just as it would with an "app" you wish to use). I don't want that, I want a shortcut to a specific page within github.

Is there any workaround for this? Can this behavior of "Installing" web-apps be disabled somehow in about:config, so that all websites can just be added as regular shortcuts?

I'm using FF Nightly for Android, btw.

Thanks in advance!

Asked by Raynor 4 months ago

Last reply by Paul 4 months ago

Newly created and posted videos won't play

Some online video creators are posting new video content that won't play in Firefox 112.2. The video displays with a Play button in the center of the image, but tapping t… (read more)

Some online video creators are posting new video content that won't play in Firefox 112.2. The video displays with a Play button in the center of the image, but tapping the Play button does nothing. Yet, opening the page containg the video in other browsers (Chrome, Opera for example) the videos play fine. Has there been a recent update to video source codes that Firefox hasn't adopted?

Asked by mrgsea 4 months ago

Last reply by Paul 4 months ago

Picture in Picture Mode Nonfunctioning

The picture-in-picture function no longer works on my phone when viewing YouTube videos on my Android Firefox app. In previous versions, I was able to enter full-screen… (read more)

The picture-in-picture function no longer works on my phone when viewing YouTube videos on my Android Firefox app.

In previous versions, I was able to enter full-screen mode while playing a YouTube video, then click the "home" button on my phone, and the video would play in picture-in-picture mode while I scrolled through other apps.

I am fully updated as of today (4/11/2023), I have tried the functionality with no add-ons and with the "Video Background Player" add-on, and I have double-checked to make sure that the "picture-in-picture" permission is checked for the app (it is).

My device specs are attached in the image below.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Asked by hc_white87 5 months ago

Last reply by Paul 4 months ago

How force HTTP-mode for specific websites?

How can I override the default to connect to a website in HTTPS-mode and enforce a HTTP connection for specific websites, like the configuration server on modems/routers?… (read more)

How can I override the default to connect to a website in HTTPS-mode and enforce a HTTP connection for specific websites, like the configuration server on modems/routers?

Where is the Firefox-for-Desktop option in the padlock menu for the Android version, when it says "Connection is not secure", to turn off "HTTPS-Only Mode" temporarily or permanently for that site?

All I have available, is the in this case pointless "Retry" button and the useless info "This connection has timed out". But nothing at all to force a HTTP-Only connection.

The solution can't be, that every time I need to connect to a website that does not support transport encryption, to have to dive deep into FF's settings and globally disable "HTTPS-Only Mode", and once I am done, go back and enable it again.

So, what is the pragmatic solution on mobile Firefox to add and manage such exceptions?

Asked by CList.poster11 4 months ago

Last reply by Paul 4 months ago

Cookie consent dialog wouldn't respond

The cookie consent dialog, popping up when visiting a popular Health/Lifestyle website, would not respond in any way. You cannot click "accept all", "reject all" or "x" b… (read more)

The cookie consent dialog, popping up when visiting a popular Health/Lifestyle website, would not respond in any way. You cannot click "accept all", "reject all" or "x" buttons,or they wouldn't react, so continuing browsing is impossible on this website. The site is https://www.verywellfit.com/

Asked by martin347 4 months ago

Last reply by Paul 4 months ago

redirection to WhatsApp not working

Briefly, when openning a link that should redirect to a WhatsApp chat, it says - after pressing open chat - WhatsApp not installed. Why? Note: In chrome it is working nor… (read more)

Briefly, when openning a link that should redirect to a WhatsApp chat, it says - after pressing open chat - WhatsApp not installed. Why? Note: In chrome it is working normally.

Asked by abdallaagbaria 4 months ago

Last reply by Paul 3 months ago

Firefox Android Dark Theme for UI only (without making webpages dark)?

Whenever I choose the Dark Theme for the app's user interface (Options > Customize > Theme: Dark), it also changes all the webpages I view making them dark as well,… (read more)

Whenever I choose the Dark Theme for the app's user interface (Options > Customize > Theme: Dark), it also changes all the webpages I view making them dark as well, which I don't want, and didn't ask for.

How do I prevent this from happening while still maintaining the dark theme for the app itself?

Asked by Raynor 3 months ago

Last reply by Paul 3 months ago

Firefox Focus Redirect Issue

Hi I have discovered that when trying to login to https://help.ui.com it seems that some kind of redirection is broken just in Firefox focus. I am able to successfull… (read more)

Hi I have discovered that when trying to login to https://help.ui.com it seems that some kind of redirection is broken just in Firefox focus.

I am able to successfully login to that website in Chrome, Normal Firefox and duckduckgo.

Step 1: navigate to https://help.ui.com on Android FF Focus Step 2: click the hamburger menu at the top Step 3: click login Step 4: witness the brokenness

Asked by accounts197 3 months ago

Last reply by Paul 3 months ago