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about:config on Android

I have used Firefox on many systems - MacOS, Linux, Winblows and mainly Android Cellphone. "about:config" on a Cellphone has never worked, never worked consistently, or … (read more)

I have used Firefox on many systems - MacOS, Linux, Winblows and mainly Android Cellphone.

"about:config" on a Cellphone has never worked, never worked consistently, or mainly been confused with Desktop Firefox :P

Hello?!? The future is mobile not stationary desktops  :P But I digress. Please dont misunderstand me - I love FF - but when I want "about:config" on A Cellphone - I WANT IT to actually work on a freaking cellphone  :P

Is the software config too much for International Mozilla to understand? Or has Mozilla had way to much input from everyone on the planet thus watering down an otherwise great browser?

Kind of rhetorical - I know it will never be fixed in favor of locking in a dieing desktop setup  :P

CYa/Bill

Asked by Bill Jones 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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can't adjust magnification to see the full page

I have to use Firefox to access my bank accounts as my version of chrome is no longer supported. However the magnification of the pages is too great in Firefox for me to … (read more)

I have to use Firefox to access my bank accounts as my version of chrome is no longer supported. However the magnification of the pages is too great in Firefox for me to use full page options. How can I reduce magnification of a Firefox page?

Asked by cvcrook307 1 year ago

Last reply by welchia 1 year ago

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Power Draw

The power draw can be heinous. In 37 minutes of use so far for this full charging cycle, it has used 5 times the power (measured by Android's battery page) as RedReader h… (read more)

The power draw can be heinous. In 37 minutes of use so far for this full charging cycle, it has used 5 times the power (measured by Android's battery page) as RedReader has in its roughly 2.5 hours. Is there a way that can be brought to heel a bit?

Asked by Xana452 1 year ago

Last reply by jeffrey johns 1 year ago

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latest Firefox for android consumes more memory than other browsers

going to the battery usage shows that firefox is using a lot of cpu no background refresh, high number of wifi data. developers of Firefox could add few options for use… (read more)

going to the battery usage shows that firefox is using a lot of cpu no background refresh, high number of wifi data.

developers of Firefox could add few options for users

1. if there are multiple tabs make all inactive and only the active tab consume data

2. use compression engine so that less data is sent over the wire 3. dont auto play audio or video 4. use new os level power management https://developer.android.com/about/versions/14/behavior-changes-all

thanks

Ash

Asked by ashleymail4u 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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Asian font in Firefox changed after phone update, can't find how to change back

Hi, I'm running ... Firefox 120.0? On a US Samsung Galaxy S22 running Android 14 and One UI 6.0. Korean characters used to display in a uniform font but after a recent p… (read more)

Hi, I'm running ... Firefox 120.0? On a US Samsung Galaxy S22 running Android 14 and One UI 6.0.

Korean characters used to display in a uniform font but after a recent phone update, I now get different fonts (with greatly decreased readability). I can't find any font options in the Firefox app and the only thing language-related is what language Firefox menus are in. I also can't find any relevant font options in the phone settings either - can someone help?

Asked by DL 1 year ago

Last reply by DL 1 year ago

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Android, context menu

Hello I am writing to report a problem with the context menu in Firefox for Android. I am very dissatisfied with how it is designed and I would like to have more control… (read more)

Hello

I am writing to report a problem with the context menu in Firefox for Android. I am very dissatisfied with how it is designed and I would like to have more control over it.

First of all, there are too many options from other apps that I do not use, which clearly take up space and I want to remove them, but I cannot. They are irrelevant to my browsing experience and they clutter the menu.

Secondly, I do not like that despite the bulkiness of the context menu, it only displays 2-3 items, and to get to the one I need, I have to scroll through the menu several times, which is extremely inconvenient. For instance, I often want to copy text, but this option is hidden at the bottom of the menu. It would be much easier if it were visible at the top or have the ability to build the context menu for my needs.

In other words, there is a bulky and inconvenient menu, which also has unnecessary and annoying options that I cannot do anything about, because apparently, the ability to customize and change the context menu is removed in the Android version.

Asked by DntWorry BeHappy 1 year ago

Last reply by DntWorry BeHappy 1 year ago

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JavaScript enable on Android Phone

Not sure WHY but suddenly I cannot open links or ages on my Android phone. It seems that JavaScript has gone missing and I have spent two entire days trying to get it ba… (read more)

Not sure WHY but suddenly I cannot open links or ages on my Android phone. It seems that JavaScript has gone missing and I have spent two entire days trying to get it back with about:config but it's not allowing me to proceed and it's a major pain I need to fix ASAP.

Asked by KC 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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Can't close tabs in Firefox.

I open a new tab (link from email or a other page usually). I read the bloody thing. I click the number of open tabs to display all open. I close the tab with the x. It … (read more)

I open a new tab (link from email or a other page usually). I read the bloody thing. I click the number of open tabs to display all open. I close the tab with the x. It goes away (closes). It gives me the option to undo. I wait until that goes away. I wait few more seconds and swipe down on the "open tabs" frame. It closes and the number says 7. It agrees with what I see open, and the visible content is from tab #7 I wait 5 minutes. I close Firefox and wait 5-10 minutes. I open Firefox... I'm up to 22 now. This has been going on for about a week (at least) now.

In the past before this started happening, occasionally if I was moving too fast it would happen, so I would go slower (I thought cache) and it would work. Now, it's ridiculous.


NOTE : there are 7 tabs I want to keep open for now... I've been trying to close all the rest for some time now!

Asked by jdelucien 1 year ago

Last reply by jdelucien 1 year ago

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I can't add a page to "Save to collection"

I have a Chromebook, after entering the name of the collection and trying to add a page, I click enter on the keyboard and nothing happens, I tried both the physical and … (read more)

I have a Chromebook, after entering the name of the collection and trying to add a page, I click enter on the keyboard and nothing happens, I tried both the physical and touch screens keyboard, it worked normally before. How i can fix this? I have newest version firefox android.

Asked by Revenn 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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Travian game.

Can someone solve this on Travian website.?? Look down the buttons go right. Please *support* solve all problems for Travian website because many people play this game … (read more)

Can someone solve this on Travian website.??

Look down the buttons go right.

Please *support* solve all problems for Travian website because many people play this game using Firefox.

Asked by Mohammed Abu Aisheh 1 year ago

Last reply by Mohammed Abu Aisheh 1 year ago

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Keeps Freezing

For awhile now since I last updated the android app it's started freezing after awhile when I try to open a new tab or type in the address bar. Sometimes it looks like it… (read more)

For awhile now since I last updated the android app it's started freezing after awhile when I try to open a new tab or type in the address bar. Sometimes it looks like it's opening a new tab but it's just a duplicate of a different tab then it freezes. Restarting the app makes it work again but it won't remember the last thing I was doing and the history shows up entirely blank. Even closing the app before it freezes it won't remember what I just had open

Asked by samakiroden 1 year ago

Last reply by V. M. 1 year ago

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Firefox version of FB Formatting

Using firefox's version of Facebook, when viewing a comment on a post I've made, the comment is cut off at the bottom. It seems like that particular page is not being for… (read more)

Using firefox's version of Facebook, when viewing a comment on a post I've made, the comment is cut off at the bottom. It seems like that particular page is not being formatted correctly. I cannot scroll up anymore to reveal it. See the attached image.

Asked by Home 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago