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Other apps were opened instead of Firefox when clicking it from "Share via"

When I clicked Firefox from the “Share via” apps list, it just goes to random apps. It’s rare that this happens but it’s kind of frustrating. This also happened to Fenne… (read more)

When I clicked Firefox from the “Share via” apps list, it just goes to random apps. It’s rare that this happens but it’s kind of frustrating.

This also happened to Fennec F-Droid, which is a Firefox-based browser and others like Mull, Iceraven etc.

I screen captured the error to make it more clear: https://streamja.com/49ldz

Asked by Mark Lough 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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After latest android firefox update v114.1.0 - all web pages blank

Android Firefox v114.1.0 (Build #2015955411), 4bddc25255+ Samsung Galaxy S9+ Android v10 Hello, Firefox was upgraded on my Android phone to the version above yesterday,… (read more)

Android Firefox v114.1.0 (Build #2015955411), 4bddc25255+ Samsung Galaxy S9+ Android v10

Hello,

Firefox was upgraded on my Android phone to the version above yesterday, and all existing tabs or any new websites are now blank (see second image attached). No page will load, no open tabs have any content / cant reload them etc. Clearing cache for the app, hasnt worked either.

Just hoping there is a fix rather than blowing everything away and then finding out there is still an issue.

Asked by firefox2350 9 months ago

Answered by Paul 9 months ago

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Bug Report

Many Websites Have Timer/Countdown If I Minimize FireFox While That Countdown Is Running Then That Timer Gets Stuck But In Other Browsers The Timer Works In Background To… (read more)

Many Websites Have Timer/Countdown If I Minimize FireFox While That Countdown Is Running Then That Timer Gets Stuck But In Other Browsers The Timer Works In Background Too... Please Fix This...I Am Not Supposed To Look At A Trash Website Countdown Timer For 30Sec/60 Second

Asked by Samiul Islam Shawon 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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Crash when upload file to website

Crashing when ever upload any file to website, already given all permission (storage also) log : 5b098f11-bfb4-48b6-b037-ba58142b0e6a java.lang.RuntimeException: … (read more)

Crashing when ever upload any file to website, already given all permission (storage also)


log :

5b098f11-bfb4-48b6-b037-ba58142b0e6a java.lang.RuntimeException: Failure delivering result ResultInfo{who=null, request=7113, result=-1, data=Intent { dat=content://com.android.externalstorage.documents/document/0147-1DEB:Profile.pdf flg=0x1 }} to activity {org.mozilla.firefox/org.mozilla.firefox.App}: java.lang.SecurityException: com.android.externalstorage has no access to content://media/0147-1deb/file/3242


java.lang.RuntimeException: Failure delivering result ResultInfo{who=null, request=7113, result=-1, data=Intent { dat=content://com.android.externalstorage.documents/document/0147-1DEB:Profile.pdf flg=0x1 }} to activity {org.mozilla.firefox/org.mozilla.firefox.App}: java.lang.SecurityException: com.android.externalstorage has no access to content://media/0147-1deb/file/3242 at android.app.ActivityThread.deliverResults(ActivityThread.java:5864) at android.app.ActivityThread.handleSendResult(ActivityThread.java:5903) at android.app.servertransaction.ActivityResultItem.execute(ActivityResultItem.java:54) at android.app.servertransaction.ActivityTransactionItem.execute(ActivityTransactionItem.java:45) at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135) at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2438) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106) at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:226) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:313) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8663) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:567) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1135) Caused by: java.lang.SecurityException: com.android.externalstorage has no access to content://media/0147-1deb/file/3242 at android.os.Parcel.createExceptionOrNull(Parcel.java:2437) at android.os.Parcel.createException(Parcel.java:2421) at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:2404) at android.database.DatabaseUtils.readExceptionFromParcel(DatabaseUtils.java:190) at android.database.DatabaseUtils.readExceptionWithFileNotFoundExceptionFromParcel(DatabaseUtils.java:153) at android.content.ContentProviderProxy.openTypedAssetFile(ContentProviderNative.java:780) at android.content.ContentResolver.openTypedAssetFileDescriptor(ContentResolver.java:2034) at android.content.ContentResolver.openAssetFileDescriptor(ContentResolver.java:1849) at android.content.ContentResolver.openInputStream(ContentResolver.java:1525) at mozilla.components.browser.engine.gecko.prompt.GeckoPromptDelegate.access$toFileUri(GeckoPromptDelegate.kt:22) at mozilla.components.browser.engine.gecko.prompt.GeckoPromptDelegate$onFilePrompt$onSelectSingle$1.invoke(GeckoPromptDelegate.kt:4) at mozilla.components.feature.prompts.file.FilePicker$onActivityResult$1.invoke(FilePicker.kt:25) at mozilla.components.feature.prompts.PromptFeatureKt.consumePromptFrom(PromptFeature.kt:9) at mozilla.components.feature.prompts.PromptFeature.onActivityResult(PromptFeature.kt:18) at mozilla.components.support.base.feature.ViewBoundFeatureWrapper.onActivityResult(ViewBoundFeatureWrapper.kt:3) at org.mozilla.fenix.browser.BaseBrowserFragment.onActivityResult(BaseBrowserFragment.kt:6) at org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity.onActivityResult(HomeActivity.kt:5) at android.app.Activity.dispatchActivityResult(Activity.java:8659) at android.app.ActivityThread.deliverResults(ActivityThread.java:5857) ... 13 more

Asked by Mohit 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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long press no longer brings up save option

Not sure what has happened but in the last 2-3 days I am no longer able to long press on an image or video in Firefox mobile browser to bring up options to save, share et… (read more)

Not sure what has happened but in the last 2-3 days I am no longer able to long press on an image or video in Firefox mobile browser to bring up options to save, share etc.

Happens on multiple websites including ones that worked previously, can't remember if Firefox updated in the last few days but the issue has only just started.

Have cleared cache, reinstalled, all permissions needed to save images/videos are allowed, but had no effect on this issue.

Asked by adam_woolston4 7 months ago

Last reply by adam_woolston4 7 months ago

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how do I disable the media control for Firefox on Android?

Every time I open a video and Firefox the stupid media control opens on my phone and plays the video or music or whatever I clicked on in the background for eternity unle… (read more)

Every time I open a video and Firefox the stupid media control opens on my phone and plays the video or music or whatever I clicked on in the background for eternity unless I pause it, but then after a few minutes it just starts playing on its own again. Why is there no option to disable or close the stupid player?

I close Firefox I end the process but yet the stupid sound keeps coming out of my phone even with the screen off all the apps closed.

The only option I have is to hide the media control which then plays the music with absolutely no way for me to stop it. If I click on settings from that window it brings me to a screen where both options are already disabled saying not to use it but it's still opening anyways.

I can only find remedies for Windows or Mac I have not come across any solution for Android. I basically have to restart my phone every time this happens in order to get it to stop.

Asked by AdvancedRoadside 8 months ago

Last reply by Paul 8 months ago

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Address bar gets cleared when I accidentally touch the gesture area at the bottom of the screen on Android

This issue drives me nuts. On Firefox for Android, when I'm typing something in the address bar, if I accidentally touch the gesture area that's right below the keyboard … (read more)

This issue drives me nuts. On Firefox for Android, when I'm typing something in the address bar, if I accidentally touch the gesture area that's right below the keyboard (under the spacebar), the address bar gets cleared and everything I just typed disappears. This could be after typing an entire series of words for a Google search. I'm REALLY sick of having to retype everything whenever this happens, which is frequently. I don't understand why this clearing behavior is even necessary.

Asked by frank267 8 months ago

Last reply by frank267 8 months ago

Firefox Android Crashes - java.lang.OutofMemoryError

Hello, I am getting a frequent freeze in the Android app and then shortly after a crash. Info: - happens on FF, FF Beta, and FF Nightly,and reinstall/phone reset didn't … (read more)

Hello,

I am getting a frequent freeze in the Android app and then shortly after a crash. Info: - happens on FF, FF Beta, and FF Nightly,and reinstall/phone reset didn't fix. - Samsung Galaxy SM-G965U running Android 10. - every error starts with java.lang.OutofMemoryError. - it never happens just on startup, just on auto fill, or some of the similar crash reports I've seen around here. - it does appear to be site-specific, but sometimes the site works and sometimes it does not: if I close the last tab after a crash, it will usually work for awhile. - Sync and disabling Add-ons doesnt fix it, although perhaps its worse with uBlock Origin enabled (not conclusively)

Thanks for any suggestions.

edited for clarity

Asked by kBayi 4 months ago

Last reply by Skulljeep 3 months ago

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CSS Dashed/Dotted lines in Mobile Firefox

Dashed and dotted lines do not render in the Android Firefox browser. I took this example and changed it slightly. Lines are not visible in Firefox and Firefox Focus br… (read more)

Dashed and dotted lines do not render in the Android Firefox browser.

I took this example and changed it slightly.

Lines are not visible in Firefox and Firefox Focus browsers. They are visible in Firefox Nightly.

Asked by Andrew 5 months ago

Answered by Andrew 4 months ago

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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 11 months ago

Last reply by Paul 10 months ago

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Firefox crashes Pixel 6a

Once a while Firefox would freeze up and when that happens it would without fail reboots the phone if the phone goes to sleep and if I don't force close the app quickly. … (read more)

Once a while Firefox would freeze up and when that happens it would without fail reboots the phone if the phone goes to sleep and if I don't force close the app quickly. It might've done so anyway without putting it to sleep but I haven't tested leaving the screen on long enough. I noticed that if I was quick enough and force stop the app the phone doesn't reboot, but that window is really short. Maybe 2 seconds or so. Suffice to say force stopping didn't always work since the window is so short. When Firefox freezes other apps and phone functions work normally. It's been ongoing for a while through multiple updates. I see some people have already reported this same issue here. Can Mozilla fix this please? I have uBlock origin addon installed thanks. Also this never happened with my Pixel 3 phone which I was using up until a few months back so maybe it's pixel 6a specific. Alot of people have this same issue with pxiel6a from googling. It can freeze on any site I visit but one example is reddit.

Asked by bluechair 12 months ago

Last reply by talhaateeq95 6 months ago

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I synced my Google bookmarks onto my firefox browser and lost all my firefox bookmarks, can I get them back

I stupidly exported my Google browser bookmarks to Firefox when setting up on a new device and lost all my firefox bookmarks from all my other devices as a result. I am u… (read more)

I stupidly exported my Google browser bookmarks to Firefox when setting up on a new device and lost all my firefox bookmarks from all my other devices as a result. I am utterly horrified and freaking out - it's years of bookmarked articles that I'd even organised into folders! Is there any way to get them back?

Asked by Andorean84 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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Custom addons / extensions broken in Firefox nightly

Hi, I tried following this guide: https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extension-support-in-firefox-for-android-nightly/ For these add-ons: https://addon… (read more)

Asked by thekiefs 1 year ago

Answered by thekiefs 1 year ago

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I want to add a bookmark to a URL on my android home page.

I want to add a bookmark to a URL on my android home page. only shortcuts option appears.. and no shortcuts is not what I need/want... also please add more slots to short… (read more)

I want to add a bookmark to a URL on my android home page. only shortcuts option appears.. and no shortcuts is not what I need/want... also please add more slots to shortcuts, like the entire home screen from firefox browser.

Asked by experiaabraham 1 year ago

Answered by experiaabraham 1 year ago

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Firefox crashes while downloading on android

Firefox crashes almost every time I download something. It's all, I don't have any other info or a clue what to do I tried to add some info about that crash, but there is… (read more)

Firefox crashes almost every time I download something. It's all, I don't have any other info or a clue what to do I tried to add some info about that crash, but there is nothing in crash reports. It's like info about it wasn't send but I've done it right now

Asked by meko 1 year ago

Last reply by meko 1 year ago

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My Java script is disabled!

I downloaded some Mozilla apps last week, apps that control mainly privacy plus Dark Screen. The next day I attempted to log in to my bank account and I couldn't. I got… (read more)

I downloaded some Mozilla apps last week, apps that control mainly privacy plus Dark Screen. The next day I attempted to log in to my bank account and I couldn't. I got a message saying that Java Script was needed. This is very confusing because I did not knowingly disable Java script. I tried my other bank and got same message. I tried to log in using my Duck Duck Go browser and everything worked as it should. So how did this happen? I'm trying to figure out your instructions on how to enable Java script again, but can't find the menu for my Firefox browser. Sorry but I'm not tech savvy!

Asked by fournier.333.daf 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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What are the intended uses for: media.volume_scale, media.default_volume, media.hardwaremediakeys.enabled ?

I am not sure this is the right forum to be asking all of the questions below but .. I am starting here and will be guided by your feedback if only some questions can be … (read more)

I am not sure this is the right forum to be asking all of the questions below but .. I am starting here and will be guided by your feedback if only some questions can be answered here.

All my questions pertain to Firefox Nightly on Android. 101.0a1 (Build #2015874793) It is my hope that the Q&A might help other users of Firefox Nightly on Android.

  1. (generic) Where will I find discussion of or documentation (specifications, user manual, usage notes, self-documenting source code, etc.) for the various Firefox settings accessible via about:config ?
  2. (specific) What is the intended use scenario for the media.volume_scale setting?
  3. (specific) What is the intended use scenario for the media.default_volume setting?
  4. (specific) What is the intended use scenario for the media.hardwaremediakeys.enabled setting?
  5. (generic) Is it reasonable to expect that a browser be able to determine either the RMS or Peak loudness of the src for a media element and mute (i.e. set ~.volume=0) if that loudness is above some user specified level? For example:
    • Might there be metadata within the file header that describes loudness just as there is metadata that describes duration?
    • Might parsing just the first 3-5 seconds of the file be sufficiently manageable to estimate loudness without grossly impacting page load-time or grossly taxing the CPU?
    • Might the default action be to set ~.volume=0 until such time as the browser has parsed the entire src to determine actual RMS loudness .. and only then restore ~.volume to user-prescribed maximum permitted volume iff RMS loudness is below a user prescribed threshold? (the bigger the file the longer that media is muted before it can be potentially unmuted!)

Thank you, in advance, for any time you spend responding to my questions. I am especially appreciative of links that I can follow to find answers for myself rather than being spoon-fed answers on a specific case by case basis.

Asked by najevi1 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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mp4 wont play on 101.1.1 but does on 100.3.0 why?

mp4 wont play on 101.1.1 but does on 100.3.0 why? I have always been able to see my video play on android until recently. I suspect an upgrade has caused the issue. I hav… (read more)

mp4 wont play on 101.1.1 but does on 100.3.0 why? I have always been able to see my video play on android until recently. I suspect an upgrade has caused the issue. I have a tablet running an older version 100.3.0 and the video runs fine there as it always did on my phone. You get the "no video with supported format..." error message on the newer 101.1.1 version. Its annoying as the the video is an important part of my website.

Thanks for any help,

Rob

Asked by robbydcm 1 year ago

Answered by robbydcm 1 year ago

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Add to home screen, Add to shortcuts

I frequently attempt to add shortcuts to web pages to my home screen, but I find that the "Add to home screen" option is not always available. I'd appreciated to insight… (read more)

I frequently attempt to add shortcuts to web pages to my home screen, but I find that the "Add to home screen" option is not always available. I'd appreciated to insight into that.

If that is the case, I attempt to choose "Add to shortcuts" if it is a present, but I have no idea where to go from there to access the shortcut, since it does not appear on my home page. My only clue Is that I notice it has a "pinned" icon associated with it, so maybe there is a repository containing theses shortcuts? I looked for something related to that but no luck.

Asked by noel_envode 1 year ago

Last reply by Jonathan 1 year ago

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Setting a default download manager (Firefox Android)

I'm well aware that I can chose a download manager when downloading a file, but, as I end up downloading files very often and typically one after the other it can get par… (read more)

I'm well aware that I can chose a download manager when downloading a file, but, as I end up downloading files very often and typically one after the other it can get particularly annoying.

Is it possible to set a default download manager so I don't have to interact with a popup all the time, and, if no such option exists will one be implemented in the future?

Asked by Neopolitan 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago