Mozilla rolled out Firefox 85 for PC and Android last week. While the update has an extensive changelog available for PC, the only change we knew about in Firefox 85 for Android was to make it easier to install extensions from addons.mozilla.org. But, as it turns out, Firefox 85 for Android includes another noteworthy change that enables DRM stream support on platforms like … [Read more...] about Firefox 85 for Android lets you play DRM content from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
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How to Change Firefox Frame Rate for High Refresh Rate Monitor
Running Ubuntu with high refresh rate monitor? You may found that the Firefox web browser does not match with your monitor’s native refresh rate. This is a simple tip shows how to change the refresh rate of Firefox, though you have to first set the system refresh rate (Settings -> Displays) to match your monitor. 1.) Open Firefox and type about:config in address bar … [Read more...] about How to Change Firefox Frame Rate for High Refresh Rate Monitor
Mozilla Firefox 84.0 Released with Native Apple Silicon Support
Mozilla Firefox web browser 84.0 now is available to download. Firefox 84 is a big release. It comes with WebRender enabled by default in Linux Gnome on X for faster page rendering. For Wayland session, you can manually enable the feature in about:config page, search and enable gfx.webrender.all. The new browser release also includes native support for Apple Silicon … [Read more...] about Mozilla Firefox 84.0 Released with Native Apple Silicon Support
Firefox 82 Released with Faster Page Loading, Picture-In-Picture Improvements
Firefox web browser 82.0 was released today with improved picture-in-picture, faster page loading and start-up time. Firefox 82.0 release highlights: New look and position for the Picture-In-Picture button. Picture-In-Picture now has a keyboard shortcut for Mac users. Improve resource usage during video playback, battery life for Windows user. 20% faster when … [Read more...] about Firefox 82 Released with Faster Page Loading, Picture-In-Picture Improvements
How to Update Firefox on Ubuntu [Beginner’s Tip]
The other day, one It’s FOSS reader asked me, “Abhishek, How do I Update Firefox on Ubuntu”. The question surprised me because there are no specific steps for updating Firefox. When you update Ubuntu, Firefox is updated with it. Just keep your system updated to get the latest Firefox. As you can see, there is an update available for Firefox among other system … [Read more...] about How to Update Firefox on Ubuntu [Beginner’s Tip]
Mozilla Firefox 81 Released with New Theme, Media Control via Keyboard
Mozilla Firefox 81.0 was released a day ago with new features and security fixes. Firefox 81.0 release highlights: Pause and play audio or video in Firefox from your keyboard or headset New Alpenglow theme Save, manage, and auto-fill credit card information for users in US and Canada. AcroForm support allows to fill in, print, and save supported PDF forms … [Read more...] about Mozilla Firefox 81 Released with New Theme, Media Control via Keyboard
How to Use the Firefox Task Manager (to Find and Kill RAM and CPU Eating Tabs and Extensions)
Firefox is popular among Linux users. It is the default web browser on several Linux distributions. Among many other features, Firefox provides a task manager of its own. Now, why would you use it when you have task manager in Linux in the form of system monitoring tools? There is a good reason for that. Suppose your system is taking too much of RAM or CPU. If you use … [Read more...] about How to Use the Firefox Task Manager (to Find and Kill RAM and CPU Eating Tabs and Extensions)
You can now install any add-on in Firefox Nightly for Android, but it is complicated
Mozilla released a new Firefox Nightly version for Android, and this one is special, as it is the first version of the new Firefox for Android that allows users to install any extension that is listed on Mozilla's official add-ons repository Mozilla AMO. The restoration of full add-ons support in Firefox for Android is a major request by users of the browser. While it is … [Read more...] about You can now install any add-on in Firefox Nightly for Android, but it is complicated
Hardware Media Keys not working anymore? Firefox may be the culprit
Mozilla released Firefox 81 Stable earlier this week, and it included a good number of improvements or new features. One of the new features introduced support for hardware media keys to control media playback in Firefox using these keys. Some computer keyboards, headsets and other peripherals have media keys that users may activate to control media playback, e.g. to mute … [Read more...] about Hardware Media Keys not working anymore? Firefox may be the culprit
How to fix OneTab not working in Firefox
The popular tab-saving extension OneTab was updated to 1.45 recently. Unfortunately the latest version of plugin seems to be buggy. Several Firefox users have reported that the update has deleted the history of tabs. Unfortunately, I was one of the users facing the issue. In fact, I was facing another problem with OneTab. See that blank space between the NanoDefender … [Read more...] about How to fix OneTab not working in Firefox