Feedback for the new tab layout variants in the Home Page

[FrancisLS]

After updating to Firefox 136.0 I saw a new UI for the Home Page where the shortcut icons are now too small, more spaced out, and with the recommended Pocket stories now peeking out of the bottom of the page with no way to hide it beside just turning off Pocket entirely from the Home Page settings. This new UI, respectfully, is awful to look at (see image inserted below). It looks more like a Bing homepage with how cluttered the screen looks like and how the recommended stories are now obnoxiously "in-your-face".

I had to go to about:config and set browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabLayouts.variant-b to false. From what I see, the new tab layout variants A and B look pretty much the same, and I don't like them. I prefer to have the old UI before 136.0 where it has bigger shortcut icons, the recommended Pocket stories are hidden below the shortcuts and you have to scroll down to see them, and the Firefox logo is above the search bar (see image attached, not below). The old UI has a better use of space, is less cluttered, and looks better overall. And if the team really wants to have the new variants A or B, then at least let us have the option to choose in the Settings the layouts we want, whether it's the old UI or the new ones you are pushing.

New UI at version 136.0

[Agentvirtuel · Accepted solution]

Hello

Other feedback, take a look at
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/home-page-icon-rows-too-spread-from-each-other/m-p/89059/...
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-134-new-tab/m-p/89163/highlight/true#M34456
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/the-firefox-logo-on-new-tabs-is-back-dammit-on-release-13...

[Agentvirtuel · Accepted solution]

Hello

https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1kxhc24/how_do_i_fix_the_shortcuts_on_the_new_tab_page

Try
1 - Go to Configuration Editor for Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox
2 - Enter a search term browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabShortcuts.refresh and set the false value

Other to try
An code userContent.css file

@-moz-document url("about:home"), url("about:newtab")
{.icon.icon-pin-small{display:none!important;}

Support https://www.userchrome.org/how-create-userchrome-css.html similar

[FrancisLS]

The image for the Old UI didn't attach to my original post. Here it is.Old UI before version 136.0

[sir_KitKat]

They did some A/B testing and I found on reddit a lot of people that disabled the testing as a result of this. I dislike the new layout, it feels so empty.

[FrancisLS]

I was in the B testing. I have my Pocket recommended stories turned on so for me everything is so cluttered and messy, but I guess if you turn off Pocket then yeah... the new tab would feel empty because everything is so small and spaced out. Exactly why I prefer the old UI.

[Agentvirtuel · Accepted solution]

Hello

Other feedback, take a look at
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/home-page-icon-rows-too-spread-from-each-other/m-p/89059/...
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-134-new-tab/m-p/89163/highlight/true#M34456
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/the-firefox-logo-on-new-tabs-is-back-dammit-on-release-13...

[FrancisLS]

Got it. Didn't know there was other similar feedback posts to mine because I only searched "home page" instead of "new tab" in the discussions. Accepting this as solution so it's easier for others to see the same feedbacks.

[welly0606]

I really don't need that oversized Firefox icon at the top!!!!

It makes my other shortcuts super small.

This update sucks. It really scares me.

[FrancisLS]

I think the new comment by Agentvirtuel below was meant for you, not me. I personally don't mind the Firefox logo, but they gave some instructions to remove the logo using CSS at the end if you need it.

[Agentvirtuel]

Hello

Try

1 - Go to Configuration Editor for Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox
2 - Enter a search term browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabLayouts.variant
Check, browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabLayouts.variant-b
To change a boolean (true-false) preference's value, double-click on the preference.

Then

If you wish to test https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/giant-logo/m-p/89729#M34734 userContent.css file
Or
Maybe? try this https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1316284
browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.logowordmark.AlwaysVisible

[STUART69]

How can I remove the PIN grahics? They're useless and are clutter~

[Agentvirtuel · Accepted solution]

Hello

https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1kxhc24/how_do_i_fix_the_shortcuts_on_the_new_tab_page

Try
1 - Go to Configuration Editor for Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox
2 - Enter a search term browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabShortcuts.refresh and set the false value

Other to try
An code userContent.css file

@-moz-document url("about:home"), url("about:newtab")
{.icon.icon-pin-small{display:none!important;}

Support https://www.userchrome.org/how-create-userchrome-css.html similar

[FrancisLS]

Thanks. Had to search this up earlier and found the same solution. Pinning this.

[not-foxy]

this just stopped working on  141.0b1

any new suggestions?

[Agentvirtuel · Accepted solution]

Hello

About, browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabLayouts.variant, preferences no longer exist, on Firefox beta 141.0b1 and Firefox nightly 142.0a1

Home Page where the shortcut icons are now too small, more spaced out.

Maybe perform tests with userContent.css, a test carried out above.

Take a look at https://www.camp-firefox.de/forum/thema/139018-änderungen-der-kachelansicht-bei-startseite-und-neuem...