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Hello. For a while now I have been using the picture-in-picture feature to play a video in the corner while using other applications. It has been a great help as I have a single monitor.

Unfortunately, I have recently been encountering a severe issue with the feature over the last week. When attempting to use picture-in-picture while my computer is running a videogame (through Steam) my entire system will freeze. The audio still plays as normal, but the image is frozen and the system is unresponsive until I force a shutdown and reboot.

Any help at all in with this issue would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Hardware Specs: GPU AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor 3.70 GHz RAM 16.0 GB OS Windows 11 Home

What does this mean? being updated by another instance

Is this why my FF is running godawful slow today?

Pages coming up in 20 to 60 seconds or more instead of in a second or two.

This problem only occurs in my Hotmail email account at outlook.live.com using Firefox in the last few weeks.

I typed exactly the same including spaces in both Chrome and Firefox. First 2 lines typed in Chrome, saved the draft, last 2 lines typed in Firefox but in Firefox the nonsense occurs. Amazingly the 2 lines typed using Chrome still display well in Firefox. Firefox adds the extra number in the fractions in the space I had typed! How can I get Firefox to work well at outlook.live.com?

This has only happened in the last few weeks, during all those updates. Am on 138.0.4 Are any of these updates buggy?

Hello,

My experience with Firefox has been great for more than 15 years. However recently there's been a trend of adding new functionality without asking the user whether they want it or not. Moreover, some things cannot be disabled even if I try hard enough.

It was an unpleasant surprise to discover that "This time, search with" panel was removed without my consent, and is now replaced by an extremely inconvenient button. I firmly believe that this is not how UX design is done, and whoever made that choice needs to reevaluate their decision.

How can I revert this change besides rolling back the browser version?

The setting "browser.urlbar.scotchBonnet.enableOverride" did not help, it reverts to *true* on every restart. I have not been able to find any other settings, and I believe that this is not something that a user should do their research on.

Is there a way to affect this change?

I logged into my Firefox Sync account last week on a newly re-imaged computer. My old computer is listed under "Connected Services" and for the first few days, when I selected "Sync" from the top right menu, the subsequent menu included the name of the the old computer and the list of tabs. That list of tabs is no longer listed and I haven't been able to find a way to access it. Attached is an image of the menu where the list of tabs was previously listed. Any suggestions are appreciated.

I discovered that I cannot sync with my google account protected from 2FA.

In detail:

1. Numbered list item showing something went wrong page when I am trying to login from (about:preferences#sync);
2. Numbered list item Login successful with another account not protected by 2FA

Note that:

1. Numbered list item cookie allowed;
2. Numbered list item using newest version;
3. Numbered list item protection set to standard;
4. Numbered list item tried to reinstall firefox

but none of them are successful.

I have also confirm that:

1. Numbered list item the account is able to sign in from other platform from mozilla(it's the account I'm using now)
2. Numbered list item there's no (significant) error logged from the F12 console

full F12 message here: ``` GET https://accounts.firefox.com/post_verify/third_party_auth/callback?context=oauth_webchannel_v1&entrypoint=preferences-reverify&action=email&service=sync&client_id=5882386c6d801776&response_type=code&access_type=offline&scope=https://identity.mozilla.com/apps/oldsync+profile&state=Y3UDr2_XIlwjqswEnyjs1g&code_challenge=d3K0xaJKqskxM0DZJugMDgEvVMbgLGmKSuKn0fvK9kM&code_challenge_method=S256&keys_jwk=eyJjcnYiOiJQLTI1NiIsImV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwia2V5X29wcyI6W10sImt0eSI6IkVDIiwieCI6IklnQUFGX0dWSUhtQnQxczdGU1Nya3FFMTZZQ2lZb0FxSFF1R2RoNlJnMmciLCJ5IjoiLU1Gb0VvY0tMU1VVY1dqVlhEeWVkWFUyaEF2N1p3d093akNRUV9wVDhoZyJ9 [HTTP/3 200 143ms]

GET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/static/css/main.47bc55cc.css [HTTP/2 200 OK 0ms]

GET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/query-fix.js [HTTP/2 200 0ms]

GET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/static/js/main.e5e8b95eb0758054510f.js [HTTP/2 200 0ms]

sentry-config-builder Object { msg: "Config setting for sentry.dsn specified, enabling sentry for env prod!" } config-builder.ts:49:9 sentry-config-builder Object { msg: "sentry targeting: prod" } config-builder.ts:63:9 XHRPOST https://accounts.firefox.com/nimbus-experiments [HTTP/3 200 148ms]

XHRGET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/static/static-asset-manifest.json [HTTP/2 200 0ms]

XHRGET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/static/locales/zh-TW/main.92b0a10b.ftl [HTTP/2 200 0ms]

XHRGET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/static/locales/zh-CN/main.61fb087e.ftl [HTTP/2 200 0ms]

XHRGET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/static/locales/en-GB/main.948aff3a.ftl [HTTP/2 200 0ms]

XHRGET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/static/locales/en/main.ca2a17d4.ftl [HTTP/2 200 0ms]

XHRGET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/static/locales/en-CA/main.105631bd.ftl [HTTP/2 200 0ms]

XHRPOST https://graphql.accounts.firefox.com/graphql [HTTP/3 200 148ms]

GET https://accounts.firefox.com/favicon.ico [HTTP/3 200 0ms]

XHRPOST https://graphql.accounts.firefox.com/graphql [HTTP/3 200 144ms]

webchannel WebChannelMessageToContent { target: Window, isTrusted: true, detail: {…}, srcElement: Window, currentTarget: Window, eventPhase: 2, bubbles: false, cancelable: false, returnValue: true, defaultPrevented: false, … } console.ts:40:19 webchannel WebChannelMessageToContent { target: Window, isTrusted: true, detail: {…}, srcElement: Window, currentTarget: Window, eventPhase: 2, bubbles: false, cancelable: false, returnValue: true, defaultPrevented: false, … } console.ts:40:19 XHRPOST https://graphql.accounts.firefox.com/graphql [HTTP/3 200 143ms]

XHRGET https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/totp/exists [HTTP/3 200 142ms]

GET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/static/media/moz-logo-bw-rgb.af4ff126cf0c81ef136dc2542f4a5e30.svg [HTTP/1.1 200 OK 0ms] ```

Firefox tries to install helper each time I try to open Firefox. It seems to install and then repeats each time I try to open the software. If I cancel it will not open either.

I recently downloaded Firefox and would like to use it as my primary web browser (M1 14" Macbook Pro). But my Google calendar web site is not showing any colors, making it hard to use. On my other browsers (Brave, Safari, Edge) it works fine . See screen shots below from Firefox, Safari, Brave. I have tried re-booting Firefox, the computer, reverting the Firefox theme back to basics etc., and searching on line for a solution, but I can't find anything. So far all other websites are working OK, except for 1 other that has partially the same problem. If it can't be fixed I'll stop using Firefox, which I otherwise like.

Thanks for any help.

Please read below my emails to Ghostery support that describes the issue and the Ghostery response.

The issue is using DuckDuckGo in Firefox with the Ghostery add-on enabled, and changing DuckDuckGo AI settings.

Please let me know if there is a resolution available.

Thanks, Malc [edited] @gmail.com __________________________________________________________________________________________

Malc May 1, 2025, 7:39 AM GMT+2

An FYI -

Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker - Privacy AdBlock 10.4.32 has an issue in Firefox with DuckDuckGo search engine Settings changes to AI Features, Chat to off, Assist to Never, then saved and shown working with a page refresh.

When Firefox is then shutdown and restarted the intended DuckDuckGo browser changes are not applied. Assist will still show a result in a search.

Proven by disabling Ghostery, again changing DuckDuckGo AI features and saving, shutting down Firefox and restarting, then searching with DuckDuckGo with no Assist displayed in result.

I can answer any questions you may have.

Regards, Long time happy Ghostery user Malc [edited] @gmail.com

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Ghostery Support 2 (Ghostery) May 1, 2025, 10:30 AM GMT+2

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out to Ghostery and bringing this to our attention!

We were able to reproduce the issue on our end, though with slightly different conditions. It appears that DuckDuckGo’s settings are stored locally in the browser. If Firefox is set to clear cookies and site data (either manually or automatically), this would reset DuckDuckGo’s preferences each time — even with Ghostery disabled.

Could you please check if the option “Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed” is turned off in your Firefox settings and try again? In our tests, DuckDuckGo’s settings were preserved when this option was disabled. It would greatly help to narrow this down.

Here for any further questions! Best, Ghostery Support

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Malc May 1, 2025, 8:20 PM GMT+2

Hi Ghostery Support 2,

Thank you for replying.

Yes, the option “Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed” is turned on. When turned off and the Ghostery extension enabled, the changes to DuckDuckGo were saved and implemented correctly when Firefox was restarted.

I did find this.

In Firefox settings Cookies and Site Data, Manage Exceptions, I added "https://duckduckgo.com" and set Status to Allow. I also turned on “Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed”.

With the Ghostery extension enabled, the saved settings to DuckDuckGo were still active when Firefox was restarted.

But I do not think it wise to give DuckDuckGo an exception to use cookies and site data with no restriction.

Please keep me informed.

Regards, Malc [edited] @gmail.com

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Ghostery Support 2 (Ghostery) May 2, 2025, 10:23 AM GMT+2

Hi there, Thanks for getting back to us!

Unfortunately, there’s not much Ghostery can do in this case. If DuckDuckGo saves its settings internally, there may be no way to keep duckduckgo.com out of exceptions while preserving those settings elsewhere.

You might want to look into third-party tools that support this kind of setup, or consider reaching out to Mozilla’s support team with this request.

Here for any further questions! Best, Ghostery Support Support Ghostery

The latest firefox update introduced tab groups, something I've been eagerly waiting for ever since chrome released it!

However, my firefox's tab groups don't hide the tabs correctly. In the video demo I see that when you click on the name of the tab group, it should collapse all the tabs and hide them.

In my firefox, when I click the tab group name, the tabs don't get hidden as expected.

Here is a video that shows the bug I'm referencing: https://imgur.com/a/8ewW1a2

I tried disabling all my extensions and restarting firefox, also tried in private mode, and it still was having the same experience.

Are there any about:config settings that I might have accidentally changed that could be causing this?

Thanks!

To the right of Other Bookmarks Firefox still says "finish Setup" but I've checked everything and run the setup. I can't seem to do anything to correct/clean up this?

Thank you.

After updating to 138.0.4 I no longer have "Recently Closed Tabs" after clearing History. Is there a way to fix this? Can I download a previous version? If so, how?

After updating to version 138.0, the browser put up an announcement page that informed me that I now have access to a great new feature, tab groups. It's actually a great addition to the browser IMO.

But it's absent. I read the announcement page, then the help page it links to. Every description is inapplicable to my browser, there us no drag-over behavior for tabs, there is no "add tab to new group" option when right clicking. I updated to 138.0.1, same thing. There is a topic in Connect.mozilla.org about tab groups as a beta feature, and it's been up in beta since March. But my browser does not have it.

Granted, the help page vaguely says that no all users will see this feature as it's rolled out gradually until May 6th. But why then tell me that I already have it on update? And why is it rolled out gradually if it's already been in beta?

After a recent Firefox update my bookmarks went missing. Mozilla informs me that to recover them I need to go to about:profiles. There the "Launch profile in new browser" button is missing. Mozilla instructions advise me to click on it to begin the process to recover my missing bookmarks. If you know of a way to recover the missing button or know of another way I can recover my book marks I'd appreciate it. Thank you.

Hello,

I have problem with some specific web pages like below that keeps loading and refreshing again and again until account gets lock.

login.microsoftonline.com

Regards,

Aqeel