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Overheating of Android phone when using Firefox

I am using Firefox for Android for long time and in recent months I realized that while I use Firefox, my phone is a little bit hot. Not too hot to cause any serious concern, but still hot as it do something intensive. Normally it would not cause con...

Phasing Out the Older Version of Firefox Sidebar in 2026

Hi folks, Over a year ago, we introduced an updated version of the sidebar that offers easy access to multiple tools – bookmarks, history, tabs from other devices, and a selection of chatbots – all in one place. As the new version has gained popular...

Mozilla Connect Monthly Recap: Top-Voted Ideas for December 2025

Hey all, Happy 2026 and welcome to another edition of the Monthly Recap—not to be confused with our Weekly Recap (which we publish every Friday). This post will highlight the top 15 most-voted ideas for the previous month. While some are ‘new ideas...

Having to recreate profile

I have my Thunderbird profile on a NAS. On each device the profile.ini default points to the NAS profile. The result is that I have the same profile running on each device and each device has the same access to the emails, folders, etc. That's what I...

Firefox history does not show date and time?

I switched to Firefox recently from Google Chrome and I love it! But, the 'History' feature is missing a crucial feature (unless I'm missing something): The actual date and time you visited that particular site. Seems like a feature that should be th...

Building AI the Firefox way: Shaping what’s next together

Hi everyone, We recently shared how we’re approaching AI in Firefox with user choice and openness at the center of everything we build. We’ve heard from many of you who’d prefer not to have AI in your browser at all, and we get it: We will soon provi...

Found a shortcut/taskbar link named "Oracle Cloud sa-vinhedo-1 Object Storage" - Is this a virus?

"Hi everyone,I found a Windows shortcut file (.lnk) on my computer that points to Oracle Cloud sa-vinhedo-1 Object Storage. When inspecting the file's metadata, I noticed it is calling the Firefox executable with the following arguments:"C:\Program F...

New in Firefox (Desktop Only): Visual Search

Hi everyone, We’re rolling out a new feature over the next few weeks: visual search powered by Google Lens! Why are we doing this? For several years you’ve been able to effectively search the internet with a number of search providers in Firefox. As ...

Cross Platform List Keeping

I have grocery, hardware store, things to take to or get out of a storage locker 17 miles away, and various lists written everywhere and anywhere. The times I've ended up in stores or in my storage locker without the danged lists are countless. The w...

Facebook asks for passkey and Windows asks me to insert an USB even if that is not a configured login option

Facebook asks for passkey and Windows 10 asks me to insert an USB even if that is not a configured login option. I see from a search on the net that similar issues happend with Edge and Chrome. Even if USB key is not a configured login option they ke...