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I am using Firefox Borwser following are the details.

• Extended Support Release
• Version: 128.10.0esr (64-bit)
• Firefox for ParrotOS
• ParrotOS 6.2

I just got this as pre installed and it is currently up-to-date.

The issue is that on Web WhatsApp it show the wrong timestamps with messages (GMT+0) not of my Timezone that is GMT+5:00..

I tried to get some help form the this article: [web shows UTC time]

I tried these commands in Dev Tools Console Tab: -> (new Date()) -> Date Mon May 26 2025 19:16:41 GMT+0500 (Pakistan Standard Time) -> (new Date()).toString() -> "Mon May 26 2025 14:16:46 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time)" => -> According to the article it shows the same but in my case it shows GMT+0

Hope this information would be enough to get this issue.

I am on Canada. I am using a Lenovo Laptop with WIN 10 (22H2) and Firefox 138.04 64bit. When connected to a local streaming service I am refused service because I show as being out of the country. When I load Microsoft Edge and connect I am suddenly back in Canada. The steaming service does not have an answer. Any clues as to why this occurs?

I have recently checked my sign in record on Ebay and noticed that my location has always been my home town until Firefox installed version 138.0, at which time it changed to Merton, London. Is this normal?

Hello,

I’ve noticed that Firefox is inaccurately reporting my geolocation. I am connected through a VPN/Web3 setup that correctly places my location in Canada by a direct-routing for special sites domen address. Other browsers, such as Yandex Browser, reflect this correctly. However, Firefox seems to ignore this and reports my location as being in Russia.

I tested this side-by-side using the same website (Gemini), and the result was consistently different across browsers — Firefox being the only one that misrepresents my location.

This is concerning, especially from a privacy standpoint. It seems Firefox is using a different method to determine geolocation.

Could you please clarify how Firefox determines geolocation, and whether it’s possible to change or disable this behavior? I believe users should have full control over what location data is shared and ensure that the browser respects the actual network setup in use.

Importantly, blocking geolocation access for the site in Firefox’s settings does not solve the issue — the site still receives the incorrect (Russian) location, likely based on IP or some internal Firefox service. This suggests Firefox is using an alternative method to determine and transmit location data, possibly ignoring the active VPN setup or relying on cached/default IP-based data

Thank you.

I have had trouble for months logging in to Ticketmaster and Office Depot Canada. Now, I can't use Firefox to access Crave, which tells me that my "IP address is outside of North America." I am not using a VPN, so I don't know why Crave thinks that.

Help?

Whenever I look up something near me, it always comes up from a location near me. For instance, I am looking for a doctor near me (Gibbon, MN), but it shows locations around Morgan, MN. How do I change the settings physically on Firefox?

I am doing a survey using KoboToolBox and uploading from android devices on the locations I am doing my survey. After 24 Hours when I checked the Map Interface in Kobo, I realised that some GPS coordinates were placed in locations far away from the actual locations where the data was uploaded. What could be the possible reasons for this?

Hello,

when I visit https://stock3.com/ (this site is in German), than I get on the right side under "Märkte" the wrong time. The time ist two hours in the past. How can I correct this?

Thank you in advance and kind regards Thomas

When I sign onto a certain app, it says I sign on from West, New York. I am in North Carolina, so I am wondering if my browser that I’m using which is Firefox, is routed back to like a headquarters in New York where it would show that I signed on from New York? Is that ever possible?

Thank you, Stefanie Norris

Using Firefox (current version), when I enter a search including '....near me' into Google Maps OR Bing Maps - I get a map far, far away from my location. Using Chrome, the same query returns a correct location My Windows 11 default location is correct. This began a few days ago