"Clipboard" Option In "Contextual Text Selection Toolbar" Missing in Latest Android Firefox Update

The text selection toolbar (often just called the text selection menu or contextual selection toolbar) is used throughout my Android/Samsung phone. It appears whenever yo… (funda kabanzi)

The text selection toolbar (often just called the text selection menu or contextual selection toolbar) is used throughout my Android/Samsung phone. It appears whenever you long-press text, a textbox, or URL bar, and shows actions like Paste, Copy, Select all, and sometimes Extract text depending on your keyboard/OEM.

In the lastest Android Firefox app update, the "Clipboard" option is no longer present in the app on the contextual selection toolbar.

This is a major inconvenience. I'm a longtime Firefox user and this missing feature is a huge inefficiency problem. This means I cannot easily use text copied or cut from elsewhere on my phone and easily access it without individually and tediously copying and pasting individual text content.

Please see the attached image and gifs showing contextual selection toolbars with and without the "clipboard" option.

Asked by GQ 1 isonto elidlule

Firefox Mobile Slow When Loading Certain Video Sites

Hi, I’ve noticed that Firefox on my Android phone becomes noticeably slow whenever I open certain video or streaming pages. The browser doesn’t crash, but the page takes … (funda kabanzi)

Hi,

I’ve noticed that Firefox on my Android phone becomes noticeably slow whenever I open certain video or streaming pages. The browser doesn’t crash, but the page takes a long time to respond, and scrolling becomes choppy until the video fully loads.

I’ve tried clearing the cache, disabling add-ons, and testing on both Wi-Fi and mobile data. The issue only seems to happen on Firefox — the same sites load smoothly on other browsers.

Is this a known performance limitation, or is there something in the settings I should adjust? I’m not sure if it’s related to media decoding or just heavy websites.

Thanks for any guidance.

Asked by Widya Andini 3 izinyanga ezidlule

Last reply by Widya Andini 3 izinyanga ezidlule

Keyboard bugged

My keyboard pops up randomly and semi-transparently while also being unusable. It's also preventing from interacting with the webpage behind it. Any ideas on how to fix i… (funda kabanzi)

My keyboard pops up randomly and semi-transparently while also being unusable. It's also preventing from interacting with the webpage behind it. Any ideas on how to fix it?

Asked by moggamonstar 2 izinyanga ezidlule

Last reply by moggamonstar 2 izinyanga ezidlule

Why does hitting back button sometimes take you back double?

Using Firefox on Android, occasionally hitting the phone's back button will go back twice. Hitting forward will then go forward twice. The middle stop is lost! This is fr… (funda kabanzi)

Using Firefox on Android, occasionally hitting the phone's back button will go back twice. Hitting forward will then go forward twice. The middle stop is lost!

This is frustrating.

Asked by navyjournalist 3 emasontweni adlule

Last reply by navyjournalist 3 emasontweni adlule

can't sign in firefox on my devices

I removed the authenticator app and moved to google authenticator. Now, when I try to sign in it asks authenticator app code and I didn't have recovery backup codes. Can … (funda kabanzi)

I removed the authenticator app and moved to google authenticator. Now, when I try to sign in it asks authenticator app code and I didn't have recovery backup codes. Can you disable two factor authentication on my account?

Asked by GFQ 2 izinyanga ezidlule

Last reply by Paul 2 izinyanga ezidlule

Android UI Redesign menu can no longer be disabled

in previous versions the 3 dots menu would open up the newer redesigned main menu that fills the lower 2/3rds of the screen by default, but by enabling debug settings and… (funda kabanzi)

in previous versions the 3 dots menu would open up the newer redesigned main menu that fills the lower 2/3rds of the screen by default, but by enabling debug settings and going into Nimbus Experiments and disabling "Android UI Redesign - Release" it could be changed back to the older, more compact dropdown-styled menu. as of one of the recent updates, the "Android UI Redesign - Release" toggle seemingly does nothing.

I preferred the older menu for several reasons. one issue being that the new menu lacks a new tab button. the others being that it just _feels_ subtly yet annoyingly worse in just about every way.

so, is there any way to still use this old menu, via about:config settings or something? or am I just SOL and need to figure out how to downgrade my version?

Asked by sipothac 1 inyanga edlule

Last reply by Paul 1 inyanga edlule

recently closed tabs

Good day, I noticed that the "recently closed tabs" hustory remains available even after quitting firefox, when quitting should erase history. This is counterintuitive. I… (funda kabanzi)

Good day,

I noticed that the "recently closed tabs" hustory remains available even after quitting firefox, when quitting should erase history.

This is counterintuitive. I would like quitting to clear also the recently closed tabs.

Would you like to consider this for the next version update?

Thank you for your work. I appreciate what you do a lot!

Best regards

Asked by Enrico 4 emasontweni adlule

Last reply by Denys 4 emasontweni adlule

UBlock grays out Facebook Icons

Very difficult browser to use on Android Note 20. I'm on my third day of trying to block Facebook ads on my Note20 Android phone using Firefox browser and UBlock extensio… (funda kabanzi)

Very difficult browser to use on Android Note 20. I'm on my third day of trying to block Facebook ads on my Note20 Android phone using Firefox browser and UBlock extension. So far, no matter the UBlock settings, the Facebook page icons are grayed out rectangles and I cannot distinguish what is going on.

Asked by mevina 1 inyanga edlule

Last reply by Denys 1 inyanga edlule

Bookmarks and Collections

Android Collections feature needs work. 1. It's too easy to accidentally delete a bookmark from collections. Slight of hand and it's gone. Needs a confirm delete option.… (funda kabanzi)

Android Collections feature needs work. 1. It's too easy to accidentally delete a bookmark from collections. Slight of hand and it's gone. Needs a confirm delete option. 2. Can't order or edit bookmarks in collections.

Windows 11 There is a way to go to a utility to sort bookmarks, but utility does not translate the sorted order back to the browser menu making it useless.

I reported this once before. I got an arrogant response saying: I'm just a volunteer here I can't do this. I don't have a bugzilla account. I have no way to report these to developers.

Asked by Solar Dog 5 izinyanga ezidlule

Last reply by Paul 5 izinyanga ezidlule

why does the 3 dot menu open at the bottom of page instead of at the top

Several days ago when I wanted to open a new bookmark, I would click on the 3 dots in the top right corner and a drop down would appear, very easy to navigate. ,Now after… (funda kabanzi)

Several days ago when I wanted to open a new bookmark, I would click on the 3 dots in the top right corner and a drop down would appear, very easy to navigate. ,Now after tapping the 3 dots box appears at the bottom of the screen, aside from being new in appearance it doesn't seem to be very intuitive

Asked by P C 1 isonto elidlule

Last reply by Denys 1 isonto elidlule

Bring back "select all tabs"

I love the browser and use it daily with Android phone and Linux laptop. Concerning the new Android version, it is great. But please, bring back the select all tabs funct… (funda kabanzi)

I love the browser and use it daily with Android phone and Linux laptop.

Concerning the new Android version, it is great. But please, bring back the select all tabs function. I like to save and backup my tabs by sharing them externally, and selecting them one by one is a very slow process.

Appreciate!

Asked by Gui 1 isonto elidlule

Last reply by Kiki 4 ezinsukwini ezidlule

search result is wrong

I have a strange problem when searching for stuff on the internet. (Using google if it matters) First search I type something like cars. I press enter. I get cars. Second… (funda kabanzi)

I have a strange problem when searching for stuff on the internet. (Using google if it matters)

First search I type something like cars. I press enter. I get cars.

Second search I type black cars. I press enter. I get cars again and in the search result it shows i searched cars.

I type black cars again. I press enter. I get black cars, search finally says I searched black cars.

I refresh. I get cars again and the search shows I only searched cars.


Every time I wanna search something I need to open up a new tab or I run into this issue and it's driving me insane. I have no idea where to even start with troubleshooting this problem, it's so strange.

Asked by robin4300 1 inyanga edlule

Last reply by robin4300 1 inyanga edlule

  • Kusonjululiwe

Firefox Android: Copy URL

hi. how can i copy or cut the URL from the address bar?? There is no pop-up, drop down ? All other browsers can do this. and also the whole text in the bar seems not to b… (funda kabanzi)

hi. how can i copy or cut the URL from the address bar?? There is no pop-up, drop down ? All other browsers can do this.

and also the whole text in the bar seems not to be selected.

Asked by Clemens Ratte-Polle 5 izinyanga ezidlule

Answered by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 5 izinyanga ezidlule

How do you change the new menu back to the old menu.

The old menu is more user friendly and everything shows up. Unlike the new menu where you have to search for stuff. Please incorporate an option to choose between menus. … (funda kabanzi)

The old menu is more user friendly and everything shows up. Unlike the new menu where you have to search for stuff. Please incorporate an option to choose between menus.

Asked by Trincay 1 isonto elidlule

Last reply by Kiki 1 isonto elidlule

  • Kusonjululiwe

Android 7 or lower - How to obtain Firefox 143 ?

Mozilla has announced that: > Beginning with Firefox 144, the minimum supported Android version will increase to 8.0 (Oreo) Where can we download version 143 to insta… (funda kabanzi)

Mozilla has announced that:

> Beginning with Firefox 144, the minimum supported Android version will increase to 8.0 (Oreo)

Where can we download version 143 to install on older devices (Android 5 to 7) from now on?

Asked by goncalor 4 izinyanga ezidlule

Answered by goncalor 4 izinyanga ezidlule

  • Kusonjululiwe

Homepage shortcuts re-appeared, and setting to disable them has disappeared

Previously, I had my firefox homepage configured to not show shortcuts or recently visited websites, as I feel it is clutter. However, recently, shortcuts have re-appeare… (funda kabanzi)

Previously, I had my firefox homepage configured to not show shortcuts or recently visited websites, as I feel it is clutter. However, recently, shortcuts have re-appeared, with no option to disable/hide them in the homepage settings (Settings > Homepage only shows Stories, Wallpaper, and app Opening Screen; see attached image). Wondering if this is a feature that was removed (if so, would love to see this reverted), if it is a bug that needs fixing, or I'm missing something.

Asked by Mnooper 5 izinyanga ezidlule

Answered by Mnooper 5 izinyanga ezidlule

The current tab refreshes even if I switch apps momentarily (for a few seconds)

If I'm on a website and let's say I'm reading an article and I'm midway, if I switch to another app momentarily for a few seconds (eg go to a messenger app to send a quic… (funda kabanzi)

If I'm on a website and let's say I'm reading an article and I'm midway, if I switch to another app momentarily for a few seconds (eg go to a messenger app to send a quick message) most of the time when I get back to Firefox it seems to reload the app and refreshes the page. This makes me lose my scroll position and progress. This doesn't happen on other browsers like Vivaldi,it feels like aggressive memory management. Please fix this if possible because I don't think it's my phone's issue , I have a Xiaomi 14 Ultra with 16gb of ram and Android 16 (latest hyper os 3.0.3)!

Asked by Theodore 1 isonto elidlule

Last reply by Theodore 1 isonto elidlule