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firefox on windows 11, keeps blocking my camera and Microphone despite express permissions to allow, i look in permissions and the site is clearly marked to allow camera, but when i goto sitye, no camera or mic is allowed until i delete the permission that is supposed to allow it.

I have counselling at https://survivorswestyorkshire.whereby.com/chrissy

I allow my camera and mic.

I return to the site and it tells me camera and microphone blocked.

I goto0 settings>Permissions>Camera

It clearly states that the website is allowed to use the devices, but when on the website the devbices are blocked. Whats messed up is, if i delete your settings>Permissions>Camera, it allows me to use my camera and mic, until i refresh the webpage and its blocked again.

This makes zero sense and is every reason for me not to use Mozille Firefox as a browser at all.

Sincerely

Complex Autist

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Now I know what may be causing it but you offer no solution.

There is seriously something wrong with the way Firefox operates. There is nothing wrong with the following site so why am I seeing this message?

Be careful. Something doesn’t look right.

Firefox spotted a potentially serious security issue with news.sky.com. Someone pretending to be the site could try to steal things like credit card info, passwords, or emails.

news.sky.com has a security policy called HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), which means that Firefox can only connect to it securely. You can’t add an exception to visit this site. Advanced What makes the site look dangerous?

The site is set up to allow only secure connections, but there’s a problem with the site’s certificate. It’s possible that a bad actor is trying to impersonate the site. Sites use certificates issued by a certificate authority to prove they’re really who they say they are. Firefox doesn’t trust this site because its certificate isn’t valid for news.sky.com. The certificate is only valid for: . What can you do about it?

news.sky.com has a security policy called HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), which means that Firefox can only connect to it securely. You can’t add an exception to visit this site.

How can I change preferred theme from light to dark with resist fingerprinting enabled? I already tried to change "layout.css.prefers-color-scheme.content-override" to 2, but this did not help.

I run Firefox on a retro Linux system that is currently running a personal "Frankenbuntu". Basically, Kubuntu 14.04 LTS with lots of components updated either "in-tree" or via a pkgsrc-like collection of "ports" installed under /opt/local that includes GTk3, Mesa, VAAPI plugins etc. I use that tree with a combination of built-in rpath settings (for apps installed under /opt/local) and wrapper scripts setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH, so as to maintain the possibility to run system apps independently, in particular while booting. (Sounds complicated, but it's also a rewarding fun project for me, allowing me to keep using an old and familiar DE with modern features on 2017 hardware,)

I have never yet dared to update my glibc from the stock 2.19, so with every Firefox update I fear to run into problems with that. I do have a 2.27 build but that is installed in another parallel prefix (/opt/glibc/2) because one cannot simply use LD_LIBRARY_PATH to use a newer glibc (I think because the ELF interpreter, ld-linux.so, has to match).

I already use patchelf with success to change the ELF interpreter to the 2.27 one, for instance with Ferdium, a Node/Electron application. This works and as far as I can tell, it will load all Mesa and DRI components from my /opt/local tree so hw-accelerated video works as it should.

But when I try this with Firefox, I get what appears to be a sandboxing issue when attempts are made to load Mesa DRI libraries: ``` libva info: VA-API version 1.24.0 libva info: Trying to open /opt/local/lib/dri/iHD_drv_video.so libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_23 [GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown MESA-LOADER: failed to open iris: libsensors.so.4: cannot open shared object file: Permission denied (search paths /opt/local/lib/dri, suffix _dri) failed to load driver: iris MESA-LOADER: failed to open kms_swrast: libsensors.so.4: cannot open shared object file: Permission denied (search paths /opt/local/lib/dri, suffix _dri) failed to load driver: kms_swrast MESA-LOADER: failed to open swrast: libsensors.so.4: cannot open shared object file: Permission denied (search paths /opt/local/lib/dri, suffix _dri) failed to load swrast driver libva info: VA-API version 1.24.0 libva info: Trying to open /opt/local/lib/dri/iHD_drv_video.so libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_23 [GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown ``` Copying libsensors into /opt/local/lib turns the above error into the same one about the next library available in the system (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtinfo.so.5). The DRI module I actually need (iHD) does load but I still get the GFX abnormal shutdown error. I've tried the interpreter change in other applications using libva and don't see the issue.

I do see this in the syslog: ``` Aug 31 15:18:47 Bmbl kernel: [2043645.959690] MediaSu~isor #1[17692]: segfault at 290 ip 00007f2b0815b284 sp 00007f2ad913e990 e rror 4 in ld-2.29.so[7f2b0814f000+21000] Aug 31 15:18:47 Bmbl kernel: [2043645.959702] Code: 04 49 83 fc 06 44 0f 44 c8 81 e6 ff 7f 00 00 45 89 8f 08 04 00 00 48 8d 04 76 4d 89 b7 00 04 00 00 4c 8d 04 c7 4d 85 c0 74 0f <41> 8b 48 08 b8 00 00 00 00 85 c9 4c 0f 44 c0 41 8b 3e 6a 00 48 8d Aug 31 15:18:47 Bmbl kernel: [2043646.080407] MediaSu~isor #1[17732]: segfault at 290 ip 00007f2b0815b284 sp 00007f2ad913e990 e rror 4 in ld-2.29.so[7f2b0814f000+21000] ```

Any idea why this is, and what can be done to prevent this, beyond actually updating my system glibc? I'd have no problems disabling sandboxing.

I updated to Firefox v155 today and noticed immediately that video is washed out. Please see attached image. Firefox is on the left and Safari is on the right. I haven't updated my laptop yet and video looks 100x better.

Dear all,

I can't connect the Claude Login page anymore since beginning of september 2026. Last week I had no problem to connect it from Firefox. I have to go through Edge or Chrome.

Please advise.

Kind regards.

DRoth [redacted email from public]

Please create a new version of the browser app that supports the ability to use FileSystemAPI on directories, this is essential for working with a BeatBuddy project and SD cards that are saved on my computer using the online editor. Chrome already does this.

Hello,

I recently opened Firefox and noticed that all my data (bookmarks, saved passwords, and history) is completely gone. I didn't make any changes or delete anything myself.

Could you please help me understand what happened and how I can recover my lost data?

Thank you.

I'm sorry I thought I sent my message all right so my messages I was I was wondering if there's any way I could copy all my bookmarks and websites from Yandex browser I've got a bunch of them and I thought that you and it was really really good for the kind of stuff that I wanted to watch and look at and find and create but you're oh my God your brows are so much cooler so much better I was wondering cuz like you know when I switch to a new device as long as you turn on certain setting in your app when the one that you got currently it'll be there no matter what device you open the app in the future it's All saints but I wanted to see if I can move it to your browser instead of using the Andy's browser at all!

Very many news agencies now require paid subscription to read their articles. I don't want to see those companies lead in for articles in my Firefox home page.

Google news home page (news.google.com/home) has an option and others by clicking the three dots ... to the right of article title lead in. There are multiple choices offered among those options is: HIDE ALL STORIES FROM ------ (it doesn't name the news agency because it is to the right of that SPECIFIC article). Presto no more show up in news.google.com/home.

Now that more and more news vendors require paid subscriptions to read even their first article it is a great feature I have used for years on news.google.com/home. But now I am regularly using Firefox home page and sure miss that feature.

Finally I wish I could afford to pay for so many and truly there are now many require paid subscription to read even the first article. Others let you read one.

Anyway thank you for your consideration. I think it provides a competitive edge if not overwhelmingly complicated to enact.

When using Firefox 154.0.1 (MacOS) and VPN, my ISP provider seems to randomly change between my selected country (Canada) and current location (US).

Is this a known bug, or is there a setting that I need to tweak?

Thanks!

Hello, Since this morning after an update of firefox the history is lost and my personal bar where I stored my bookmarks is empty now after applying version 155.0.1 the problem is still alive Help Please

To get straight to the point, I use the website https://ingrails.com/school/. I've noticed an issue: when I try to print certain contents from this site using the Mozilla Firefox browser, the borders don't show up in the print preview and they don't print either. However, I don't face this problem with Edge, Chrome, or Opera. Why does this happen, and what is the solution?

I have attached some screenshots for reference. The screenshots showing the borders were taken from Edge, while the ones without borders are from Firefox.

I've been a subscriber to the gocomics.com web site for some years now, and have had no trouble logging in from Linux. But with MacOS, the "enter" button is greyed out and not responsive to clicking on it. I can log in that case by hitting the Enter key. I've recently been working with FreeBSD, and with that OS, I cannot log in at all, and pausing Ghostery and Privacy Badger does nothing. All three systems are running Firefox 153. What's different about the FreeBSD version?

Hi,

if I try to open an uploaded project, Firefox shows me just the "Loading"-Animation. This war reproduced on several PC's, using a clean profile and the Error-Modus (without Addons). In Firefox fpr MacOS it works.

Knows anybody the problem or can help fix it??

Greetings, Christian

Environment

   • Firefox 153.0.1 (64-bit)
   • Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS
   • Wayland session
   • Input method: IBus
   • Keyboard layouts:
       ◦ US
       ◦ Bulgarian (bg+bekl)
   • Graphics:
       ◦ AMD Radeon Graphics (renoir)
       ◦ WebRender (Software)

Summary When typing a multi-word search query in Bulgarian into the center search field on the Firefox New Tab page (about:newtab), the first word disappears immediately after pressing the Space key. The issue occurs only in the in-page search field. Typing exactly the same text in the Firefox address bar works correctly. Steps to reproduce

   1. Open a new tab (about:newtab).
   2. Click inside the center search field.
   3. Switch to the Bulgarian keyboard layout.
   4. Type the first word, for example:   български
   5. Press the Space key.

Actual result The first word disappears completely. The search field becomes empty and the caret remains after one blank space. Typing continues normally from the second word onward. Interestingly, pressing Ctrl+Z immediately restores the missing first word, indicating that Firefox performs an undoable edit operation rather than simply ignoring the input. Expected result The first word should remain in the search field after pressing Space. Additional observations

   • The problem does not occur when typing in the Firefox address bar.
   • The problem does not occur on google.com or in other web page input fields.
   • The problem is reproducible in:
       ◦ Troubleshoot Mode
       ◦ a brand new Firefox profile
   • No third-party extensions are installed (only the built-in OpenH264 codec is present).
   • Setting

browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSearch = false removes the in-page search field, therefore the issue disappears because the affected widget is no longer present.

   • Disabling

browser.search.suggest.enabled does not change the behaviour.

   • If the address bar already contains text before clicking into the New Tab search field, the issue may no longer reproduce. This suggests that the bug could be related to focus handling or interaction between the New Tab search widget and the address bar.

Reproducibility Always reproducible on this system. Notes The issue appears to be specific to the Firefox New Tab search widget (about:newtab) rather than to the operating system, keyboard layout, input method, or user profile. ____________________________________________________________ The text above was created following extensive discussion and numerous tests, in collaboration with ChatGPT.

I'm on 156.0b1 (64-bit). Since the last update the data that should appear on https://www2.commsec.com.au/portfolio/ no longer appears. The page works fine on Edge, Safari.

The rest of this site all works perfectly - it is only the data missing which is specific to my Commsec account holdings..

I can't say for certain that it was absolutely the update that's the cause - beyond my skill level - but the problem commenced from that time

Any ideas please?

Thanks