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I get the error message "Firefox can’t connect to the server at localhost:8090" when I try to connect. All other Internet sites load with no problems.

Any suggestions for a fix will be greatly appreciated.

Hoping to restore Firefox with tabs that existed yesterday evening in two separate windows but were inadvertently lost due to mishitting “Restore prior sessions” and then compounding it by thinking recent tabs were being retrieved but were replaced with older unneeded tabs instead. Submitted again to correct retrieval from incorrect (today) to yesterday 11/8/26 (correct)

bookmark function has been deactivated without command. No new setting possible, no delete operation possible. Operations do not work with neither shortcut (strg+D) nor mopuse pointer.

Normally I use a passkey (finger print) to log in to my several accounts. However, Firefox always requires an physical key, i.e. USB-stick, but I don't have an USB stick, I want to login with my fingerprint as I do with all my accounts but Firefox is unable to offer a finger print login, very disappointing!!!

Hi tHello Mozilla Support Team,

I am a user from Iran, and I have been using Firefox's built-in VPN (the 50 GB monthly VPN included with a Mozilla account).

Previously, I was able to use the built-in VPN directly with my Iranian internet connection, without needing any external VPN or proxy.

However, after connecting to an external VPN configuration while using Firefox, the built-in VPN stopped working independently.

Now, whenever I disconnect my external VPN and try to enable Firefox's built-in VPN, I receive the following error message:

"VPN is unavailable due to local laws and restrictions."

Interestingly, the built-in VPN works again whenever my external VPN is connected.

I have already tried restarting Firefox, testing a different internet connection (mobile hotspot), and checking my browser's connection settings. Unfortunately, none of these steps resolved the issue.

I would like to emphasize that I was previously able to use this feature from Iran without an external VPN connection.

Could you please investigate why my access has changed and let me know whether there is a way to restore the previous functionality?

I would really appreciate your help, as I rely on this service and would like to continue using it.

Thank you for your time and support.

Best regards

I use Firefox on Windows to manage Meta Business Suite for my business, Goff Housing Solutions. Facebook, Meta Business Suite and Ads Manager all open normally in Firefox.

The problem occurs when I open the protected Meta Business Portfolio Settings. Meta requires my existing passkey for accounts.meta.com. After I click Continue, Firefox invokes Windows Security, but the only authentication method presented is:

“Security key — Insert your security key into the USB port.”

I have never owned or configured a physical USB security key.

I confirmed that the correct accounts.meta.com passkeys are stored in Apple Passwords on my iPhone. The iPhone can access Meta Business Suite and the protected Business Portfolio Settings normally.

As a control test, I opened the same Meta/Facebook account and the same Goff Housing Solutions Business Portfolio on this same Windows computer using Google Chrome. Chrome opens the protected Business Portfolio Settings successfully.

Therefore, my Meta account, Business Portfolio, permissions, 2FA and existing passkey appear to be working. The problem seems specific to Firefox/Windows passkey handling: Firefox/Windows is treating the authentication request as requiring a physical USB security key rather than offering the existing passkey on my nearby iPhone (for example via QR code/phone authentication).

How can I make Firefox on Windows use my existing accounts.meta.com passkey from my iPhone instead of requesting a physical USB security key?

I do not want to delete/recreate my Meta passkeys, disable 2FA, reset my Meta account, or create a new Business Portfolio because all of those are currently working.

Hoping to restore Firefox with tabs that existed yesterday evening in two separate windows but were inadvertently lost due to mishitting “Restore prior sessions” and then compounding it by thinking recent tabs were being retrieved but were replaced with older unneeded tabs instead.

All of a sudden I cannot access several websites I have never had problems with. You error message says Secure connection failed or that that URL is too long. WTF! Why is it that suddenly too many websites are off limits with you now?

Secure Connection Failed

An error occurred during a connection to www.tryharitaki.com. SSL received a record that exceeded the maximum permissible length. Advanced What makes the site look dangerous?

The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because the authenticity of the received data could not be verified. What can you do about it?

Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem.

Learn more about secure connection failures

Error Code: SSL_ERROR_RX_RECORD_TOO_LONG

I just upgraded to 158.0.1. When I do a "Save page as: Web page, Complete", why does Firefox now add a random five characters to the end of all of the filenames in the xx_files folder?? How do I stop this?

Tnx.

Hello,

Until about 10-20 hours ago, the Firefox built-in VPN was working fine for me. Suddenly it stopped working and I can no longer enable it.

I have not used up my 50GB monthly limit.

When I try to turn the VPN on, after a few seconds I get this error:

VPN is unavailable Local laws and restrictions limits where you can use VPN

Also, when I check about:config → browser.ipProtection.enabled, I see this response:

{"subscribed":false,"uid":5956457,"maxBytes":"53687091200","limited_bandwidth":true}

Could you please check why the VPN became unavailable even though my data limit is not exhausted?

Thank you.

Canadian provinces of BC, AB, and MB are all moving to new timezones on Nov 1, 2026.

Firefox still does not support any of the new timezones. This will break automatic timezone support for many applications, if not addressed immediately.

For the new timezone: Pacific Time (British Columbia): - Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone returns "Etc/GMT+8" instead of the expected value 'America/Vancouver' - new Date().getTimezoneOffset() returns 480 instead of the expected 420

There is only a few days left to address this issue. What is the rollout plan for the required updates?

Thanks.

Dear Firefox VPN Team,

I am an ordinary Iranian user who works online for several hours every day, and I have been using Firefox for more than 20 years. As you know, in recent years, and especially in recent months, access to the open internet has become very difficult for many users in Iran. The introduction of the built-in VPN in Firefox, and especially its fast connection speed, opened a ray of hope for Iranian users, and I am sincerely grateful to you for it.

Today, however, when I tried to use the browser's VPN again, I received a message saying that it is unavailable because of local laws and restrictions. It seems that I can no longer use this feature from Iran.

I respectfully ask you to stand with the people of Iran in these difficult times. We are ordinary people who, far from political noise and regional tensions, are simply dealing with the everyday challenges of making a living.

If this change is the result of a legal requirement, I would be grateful if you could let me know whether there is any way for users in Iran to continue using the feature, or whether it might be restored in the future. If it is a technical error, I kindly ask you to look into it.

Thank you very much for your time and consideration.

Sincerely, Hassan

To the Mozilla Support and Engineering Teams,

I am writing to express profound disappointment regarding the recent decision to implement GeoIP blocking against Iranian users on your VPN infrastructure.

The Mozilla Manifesto explicitly states that the internet is a global public resource that must remain open and accessible, and that individuals' security and privacy are fundamental and must not be treated as optional. By actively blocking connections from a region experiencing some of the most severe internet censorship in the world, Mozilla is directly contradicting its own core principles.

When you implement geographical blocks against Iranian IPs, you are not just managing network traffic or mitigating bandwidth usage. You are actively participating in the isolation of people who rely on secure tools to access the open web. Cutting off access to privacy tools based on geography effectively means you are doing the censors' work for them.

True internet freedom cannot be conditional on a user's country of origin. A genuine commitment to an open, secure web means protecting access for those who need it the most, not locking them out. I urge the leadership and engineering teams to reconsider this policy and actually stand by the open-internet values Mozilla claims to represent.