https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-mobile-157-no-longer-automatically-opens-the-keyboard/m-p/141576#M57774 <P>yeah, the people running firefox seem to love adding extra steps to what used to be simple tasks. I honestly suspect it's a way to fraudulently boost interaction stats, there's no other explanation for such disrupting changes that makes sense to me. like, <EM>maybe</EM> the people at firefox really <EM>are</EM> just that dumb, but I doubt it.&nbsp;</P> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:26:00 GMT orderofthetriad 2026-10-05T12:26:00Z https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-mobile-157-no-longer-automatically-opens-the-keyboard/m-p/141570#M57769 <P>Since Firefox Mobile 157, opening new tabs no longer auto-focuses the address bar and automatically opens the keyboard.</P><P>I'm not sure why this change was made, but it adds one additional <STRONG>unnecessary</STRONG> (!) step to opening new websites.&nbsp;</P> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:46:22 GMT https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-mobile-157-no-longer-automatically-opens-the-keyboard/m-p/141570#M57769 PT400C 2026-10-05T11:46:22Z https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-mobile-157-no-longer-automatically-opens-the-keyboard/m-p/141576#M57774 <P>yeah, the people running firefox seem to love adding extra steps to what used to be simple tasks. I honestly suspect it's a way to fraudulently boost interaction stats, there's no other explanation for such disrupting changes that makes sense to me. like, <EM>maybe</EM> the people at firefox really <EM>are</EM> just that dumb, but I doubt it.&nbsp;</P> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:26:00 GMT https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-mobile-157-no-longer-automatically-opens-the-keyboard/m-p/141576#M57774 orderofthetriad 2026-10-05T12:26:00Z