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Is there any way I can prevent Mozilla from installing/enabling more AI features on my Firefox browser in the future?

I do not want AI running on my machine. I do not want AI integration in my browser. I understand I will still run into AI in the wilds of the internet, but I especially do not want these features enabled ON MY OWN MACHINE in an update without me specifically opting into them. Installing and enabling this without user opt-in communicates clear disrespect to the users.

I did a cursory search here for similar questions and Mozilla staff appear to be stating there will be no AI in Firefox unless the user specifically enables it, and it is as simple as disabling them via settings if "accidentally" enabled. This was not my experience, and it is alarming to see false information provided to users .

I have found other sources indicating the following must be set to false in about:config in order to disable browser-side AI/AI integration: browser.ml.chat.enabled browser.ml.chat.page.footerBadge browser.ml.chat.page.menuBadge browser.ml.chat.shortcuts browser.ml.chat.shortcuts.custom browser.ml.chat.sidebar browser.ml.checkForMemory browser.ml.enable browser.ml.linkPreview.shift

Is that all of them, will these disable ALL of the AI in Firefox?

Are there any other settings I need to set to false to ensure no AI is either running on my machine or the browser is not integrating AI functionality from third parties?

Is there any way to ensure Mozilla doesn't force AI features to be enabled without my say-so (again)?

Are there any privacy-minded browsers comparable to Firefox that DO respect their users with regards to forcing AI on them? It may be time to jump ship.

Trying to report a bug in Thunderbird:

Subject: Missing message preview/snippet in Thunderbird 115 (Supernova)

Hello Thunderbird team,

I’ve been using Thunderbird 115 (Supernova) and noticed that the message list no longer shows a preview/snippet of the email body. In earlier versions, this was available as the “Message Preview Text” column, but in Supernova neither Table View nor Cards View currently display snippets.

For many users (myself included), having a one‑line preview of the message body is an important part of quickly scanning the inbox — it’s a feature Outlook and other clients provide, and it makes Thunderbird much more efficient to use.

Could you confirm if this feature is planned to return in a future release? If so, is there an estimated timeline? Even a rough idea would help us understand whether to wait for it or look for alternatives.

Thank you for all your work on Thunderbird — it’s a great project, and I appreciate the effort that goes into keeping it modern and usable.

Hi All,

I'm having an issue with the font displayed in the message pane.

Below are screenshots of 2 plain text emails received by Thunderbird.

One email, created in The Bat on Windows, shows in the Courier New font, which I prefer.

The other email, created in Thunderbird on Linux, shows in some other font.

Shouldn't all plain text emails have the same font?

Also below is my Fonts... Advanced dialog box. This is a somewhat confusing screen, because it does not seem to assign fonts to specific elements in the program.

How can I have all plain text emails display with the Courier New font?

Also, how can I tell if an email is plain text or HTML? Is there some indicator in Thunderbird? In The Bat, an actual HTML icon shows as an attachment on HTML emails, and the plain text emails do not have this attachment.

And for some reason, Courier New displays very light in Linux, but darker and more readable in Windows. Is there any way to improve the quality of this font?

Thanks!

Hey,

Just recently the Firefox Focus app I use for quick searches decided to change the white text of the recommended results go gray in dark theme. This makes the text hard to read. I've tried clearing cache, reinstalling, force quitting and changing the theme on the app and on my phone. How can I get the text back to white?

Hello, When I open the window to write a new email the toolbar is missing. I can't see the buttons for "send" or "attach" or any other options.(you can see it on the picture) How can I restore the toolbar? Thank you for your help. Best regards, Bokor Vanessza

I have recently installed Thunderbird and will willingly make a donation if only I can get it to work without obvious problems. I have an outlook address and have set up Thunderbird using IMAP and apart from this issue it now seems to be working well.

I have a problem with the date showing on Sent, received etc screens in that they are all showing 12 hours out. My computer is set to UK regional time.

I have found the question raised by groovechild 2 on 3 September 2021 which deals with this question and the answer given is to find in config editor 'privacy.resistFingerprinting' and set this to 'false'. It is already set to 'false' in my copy of Thunderbird.

I have fiddled around with other 'privacy.resitFingerprinting' items in config editor by setting those to 'false' and have explored within config editor 'timezone' but there is nothing which seems to address this issue.

All I want is to show that I send and receive emails during the day and not during the early morning/night (ie the current UK time less 12 hours)!

Help please.

When I have thunderbird open and click on an email so the email gets big and is off to the right so I can look at it, then I have to click on the arrow at the top left to get the top bar to scroll clear back so I can get to the inbox again. Got to be an easier way. Help pls. Thanks!

When I click on the grey cloud, next to the blue [+ New Message] button, to download any new messages the system displays 4 messages in the status line. It is 4 because I have 4 email accounts.

My problem is that these messages, and any other ones, disappear to quickly. Is there any setting I can change to make them stay visible for a few seconds longer?

I want to be able to permanently delete (equivalent of Shift-Delete) emails using a filter. Currently I can't do that. Selecting the delete option in a filter just moves the email to the trash. That means I have to handle the email twice in order to get rid of it.

Other email clients offer this feature. Why doesn't Thunderbird.

Open "+ new message" to write an email. The window does NOT have window control options (File, edit, view, insert, format, options, tools, help) OR email control options (Send, encrypt, spelling, save, contacts, attach).

How can I get these things back? Only happens when trying to send a new email with "+ new message"

Using Thunderbird 128.8.0esr 32 bit Windows 2025-02 Ver 22H2 for X64 KB5052077

Images attached of problem window from the problem machine and from a different machine where it works.

My Thunderbird has behaved very well for a decade or more. No issues and still the same. My question relates to the delete function. When I press delete I get a warning of a delete email with a chance to go back. I changed this to see what happens and now I cannot find how to return to second chance as this works best for me. Possibly simple but how? regards Replytree

In my effort to solve a different issue, I have made things somewhat worse.... I do not see the option to display listing of unread/all messages. I do not see a Settings tab in the menu bar.

Please help. TNX.

_____________________________________________ desktop win11 pro Thunderbird 148.0 (64-bit)

Good day, Is there a way to change the default zoom setting for PDF attachments on Thunderbird? (Without opening a new program/app?

I open up a PDF attachment from one of my emails and it default to Automatic zoom level. Due to my screen resolution this doesn't look good and I need to change it to "page width" each time. Is there a way I can tell Thunderbird to open in page width, or a set percentage each time?

Thank you for your time.

I used to have an icon to change how the message list was displayed, and in particular it allowed me to sort emails into either threaded or unthreaded. It was next to the icon used to select columns to display, in the top right corner of the pane. It's disappeared and I can't find out how to get it back - can anyone point me in the right direction?

Some emails with graphic links do not open the website in your browser. Instead, the cursor changes to a "zoom/unzoom" icon, and that's what it actually does, zooms and unzooms. I've found this with emails from different sources, both for .png and .jpg images. But those same emails when viewed in a web-based client, the graphic links work correctly as expected. What's up with Thunderbird? Platform: Win11 Home latest, Thunderbird 128.6.1esr (64-bit).

Dzień dobry, Mam app thunerbird na telefonie z android. W aplikacji istnieje folder zintegrowana skrzynka odbiorcza. Chciałbym odbierać w jednej skrzynce moje wiadomości z różnych kont na komputerze z win 11. Nie mogę sobie z tym poradzić. Proszę o pomoc. Pozdrawiam

Jacek Bąk

I read online that Firefox is planning on implementing AI features. Given the track record of AI in other browsers leaking private information, bogging down connectivity, and generally being a nuisance towards users, I was wondering if there will be opt out features in future updates? Or know of forum threads that will update with tutorials on how to turn off AI features?

If not, does anyone on this forum have recommendations for no-ai browsers?