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Unecessary Login request

It's so annoying that you ask for my password when I'm already logged in obviously. I'm on the same phone the same internet at the same address you should know by now it'… (read more)

It's so annoying that you ask for my password when I'm already logged in obviously. I'm on the same phone the same internet at the same address you should know by now it's me. And then nobody remembers the password even though they said they remembered it and I don't remember it. And it says if I reset my password I'm going to lose all the bookmarks and all of my logins. What the heck? Why isn't there always option just to login with my Google account? It does sometimes but not always.

Asked by David Privatelisting 1 month ago

Last reply by Paul 1 month ago

Private Browsing History

For some reason my browser occasionally jumps over to a private browsing tab and I may never realize Firefox has performed this action. I may continue with my research f… (read more)

For some reason my browser occasionally jumps over to a private browsing tab and I may never realize Firefox has performed this action. I may continue with my research for any length of time when I may need to look at something other than my browser, say jump over to a Note or some other function not having to do with Firefox, when I return I find maybe an hour of research has automatically been closed and of course there is no record of that lost work. This function is really frustrating additionally it's tricky that a link to another site or page of information can cause the Firefox Browser to open the following tab in Private Mode, then automatically close when it becomes necessary to look at some other functions on my Android device, everything is wiped out gone lost no way to retrieve the info.

What ever happened to Lazarus, the app that always brought back lost work, private or otherwise? That was an excellent and very helpful tool. Is there some other way unknown to me where I can retrieve those closed private tabs, how do I stop the links from auto-opening privately, and I'd like to know how to stop private tabs from closing when I leave those tabs to focus on something other for a split second.

Please advise. Thank you.

Asked by Trevor 1 month ago

Last reply by Paul 1 month ago

Pop-up menu for selected text doesn't show

Hey guys! so, for background, I'm using Firefox Beta on a Galaxy tab. I have this thing when I use the browser in Multi Window and try to highlight a text by tap holding… (read more)

Hey guys! so, for background, I'm using Firefox Beta on a Galaxy tab.

I have this thing when I use the browser in Multi Window and try to highlight a text by tap holding it. the pop-up menu (where you have options such as copy/cut and select, etc.) doesn't really show. this only happens to me on Firefox. what's up with that?

also, tapping a word twice doesn't select it even when I'm not using Multi Window... what's up with that?

Asked by Jonah Ev 2 months ago

Firefox randomly switches to dark mode (Fennec for Android)

Sometimes I use the browser while the system is in dark mode. Then I switch system to light mode. FF recognizes it and switches to light mode accordingly. Then I … (read more)

  1. Sometimes I use the browser while the system is in dark mode.
  2. Then I switch system to light mode. FF recognizes it and switches to light mode accordingly.
  3. Then I use it in light mode for a little more.
  4. Then some time passes (maybe a few hours), I don't use FF during that time.
  5. Then, I tap on FF icon, the browser starts, but immediately switches back to dark mode, while the system is still in light mode.
  6. I have to close FF by swiping on it in task switcher, and then tap on the app again.
  7. FF now uses light/dark theme according to system.

Device: Motorola Edge 30 Neo with stock Android 14.

I am using Fennec: 124.1.0 (Build #1241020), 516df33ca9+ GV: 124.0.1-20240326023132 AS: 124.0

Asked by lajby95 1 month ago

Last reply by Paul 2 weeks ago

Address bar covers top of page

More recently the address bar at the top of firefox mobile covers the top of a web page. But it doesn't always do it and it doesn't seem to be limited to certain sites as… (read more)

More recently the address bar at the top of firefox mobile covers the top of a web page. But it doesn't always do it and it doesn't seem to be limited to certain sites as I've just had it happen on a site which was fine earlier on in the week. This is especially a pain on sites such as the BBC where there are menus at the top that you need to navigate the site. It's even happened on Amazon.

Asked by MrG81 1 month ago

Change camera on Firefox for Android.

I'm having trouble getting firefox to use the rear camera on my phone when scanning qr codes for a web page. The old solution appears to have been to reset Firefox's cam… (read more)

I'm having trouble getting firefox to use the rear camera on my phone when scanning qr codes for a web page. The old solution appears to have been to reset Firefox's camera permissions and from there you could change which camera the app would use. However, this feature appears to have been removed as Firefox will now default to my selfie camera, which is very inconvenient. Is there an option I'm not able to see in the app or a work around for this issue? Thanks in advance for the help!

Asked by juanccole 1 month ago

srpnet.com -> 'The connection was reset' but works on Chrome

Note: SRP is a large electric/water utility in Arizona--this is not just some random site. Problem report: on same Android device, both browsers up-to-date, 1. In FF: b… (read more)

Note: SRP is a large electric/water utility in Arizona--this is not just some random site.

Problem report: on same Android device, both browsers up-to-date,

1. In FF: browse to srpnet.com, get above error='The connection was reset.'

2. In Chrome: site loads normally.

Asked by TomRoche 1 month ago

Last reply by TomRoche 1 month ago

software and Firefox app for Android

You don't give me the proper. Software I have a Samsung Galaxy and it keeps giving me Android software because it downloads it and I go to sign in to Google and tells me … (read more)

You don't give me the proper. Software I have a Samsung Galaxy and it keeps giving me Android software because it downloads it and I go to sign in to Google and tells me I have android and don't recognize my galaxy fire fox for Android wrong software screw up my phone and accounts

Asked by Chole “Princess” Mickey 1 month ago

Last reply by Paul 1 month ago

Website shortcuts aren't adding to home screen

I'm on Android 13. When I'm trying to add website's shortcut on the home screen it doesn't adds. There is button "Add to home screen" but when i tap on it and press "Add"… (read more)

I'm on Android 13. When I'm trying to add website's shortcut on the home screen it doesn't adds. There is button "Add to home screen" but when i tap on it and press "Add" button nothing happens.

Asked by sorelsi 1 month ago

Last reply by sorelsi 1 month ago

Google Image Search Gallery View

I just did a Google image search on my pixel 8 and saw that all the image results were forced to "fit width" so I can only really see 1 result at a time. I have the "Goog… (read more)

I just did a Google image search on my pixel 8 and saw that all the image results were forced to "fit width" so I can only really see 1 result at a time. I have the "Google Search Fixer" installed and dialsabling it returns the image search view to gallery. But when I enable to addon it goes back to that "ft to wish" view.

I've looked through the options and tried searching for similar problems/solutions and found nothing. How do I return my Google image search view to gallery? It's really obnoxious and frustration to only be able to see 1 image at a time when searching.

Asked by Matthew Pollett 3 weeks ago

Last reply by Seamus Pomeroy 3 weeks ago

firefox share menu disabled

When I try to use the share menu, it's not functioning and blank of options to select. I used to be able to restart FF and it would restore the menu. Lately, not only do… (read more)

When I try to use the share menu, it's not functioning and blank of options to select.

I used to be able to restart FF and it would restore the menu. Lately, not only does restarting lose my most recent tabs but it also fails to restore the share menu.

I REALLY need to be able to consistently save tabs to my reading app and Google Keep as a part of my daily PKMS processes.

FYI (and Unrelated) the share menu's Print does function (brings up printing screen) but Print to PDF just hangs in a neverending download process. This also happens when attempting to download certain .ics files from Gmail. Might be related, might not be.

When the share options are available, it works as intended.

TIA!

Motorola Thinkphone See additional bug and platform details below:

Asked by atonb117 1 month ago