Firefox 57 - Are you a happy user?
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- Nov 14, 2017
- 126
Yes it works perfectly, it has been a bit tedious, when there are other applications that are easier to install. The important thing is that it downloads very fast and also torrents. The only thing I don't like is that the download is not direct, you have to confirm it, but it's a minor hassle.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge
I change my vote to Yes, now I can enjoy FF perfectly and with very low CPU consumption. All good news
- May 26, 2014
- 601
Just about anything beats the Horrible Edge Browser IMO.
You can right click on all category and change max connections to 16 and download destination as well.Yes it works perfectly, it has been a bit tedious, when there are other applications that are easier to install. The important thing is that it downloads very fast and also torrents. The only thing I don't like is that the download is not direct, you have to confirm it, but it's a minor hassle.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge
I change my vote to Yes, now I can enjoy FF perfectly and with very low CPU consumption. All good news
Thank you for confirming.
- Dec 25, 2017
- 158
and @DeletedmessiahMe neither
So sorry - wrong name!!!
The product is FireMin - NOT FireMem. You can find it here:
Is Firefox using over 1GB of precious memory? Download Firemin and control the amount of memory Firefox uses.
BTW - Rizonesoft makes good stuff!
[I was getting it confused in my feeble mind with CleanMem - another fine Memory Manager that does actually work.]
- Jan 16, 2017
- 1,469
Thanks!and @Deletedmessiah
So sorry - wrong name!!!
The product is FireMin - NOT FireMem. You can find it here:
Is Firefox using over 1GB of precious memory? Download Firemin and control the amount of memory Firefox uses.
BTW - Rizonesoft makes good stuff!
[I was getting it confused in my feeble mind with CleanMem - another fine Memory Manager that does actually work.]
- Jan 17, 2014
- 503
I tried quantum and I can't use it. But I tried chrome for the first time back in 2011 and since then I havent looked back
everytime I try FF just feels clunky and unpolished to be. Under the hood and GUI wise.
everytime I try FF just feels clunky and unpolished to be. Under the hood and GUI wise.
- Jul 1, 2017
- 1,396
No. Uses way too much CPU even if the browser is minimized...
- Aug 28, 2015
- 801
No. I have tried it over and over again but it is just not stable. Sticking with Chrome.
- Aug 28, 2015
- 801
Agreed. Every time I launch FF 57 it crashes. Unless it was one of my two add-ons, it makes no sense. It is indeed clunky and not polished. It is a shame because for many many years I was a die hard Firefox user. I plan to stick with Google Chrome.
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- Jan 8, 2017
- 1,320
Being a new engine, normal to contain some crashes, high CPU usage and etc., Firefox needs a little more time to get organized with it, but they are on the right track.
- Jul 13, 2014
- 766
Yes.When it just came out, it was a bit high on Cpu and resources.With the few updates and fixes that came out after everything seems to be getting better and back in control.
- Dec 25, 2017
- 158
FF Quantum -- 9 tabs open and mem use < 310 K and CPU < 7 from Process Lassoo
Win 7 box
Win 7 box
Have you enabled privacy protection and other tweaks to speed up firefox?
I get more battery life because of Quantum on Linux & Windows.
- Jan 8, 2017
- 1,320
This depends a lot on each system, browsers are almost equal AV, in each machine is a different story.
- May 20, 2014
- 98
at least in my system, Chrome still works better and faster than Quantum. i dont know why, it is what it is.
No one seems to mind not being able to customize their browsers.
And the new Quantum engine is scarcely an improvement over the old one.
When tech companies abandon something that works, they're not on the right track.
Or if its really worthwhile, it will take years to be realized.
And the new Quantum engine is scarcely an improvement over the old one.
When tech companies abandon something that works, they're not on the right track.
Or if its really worthwhile, it will take years to be realized.
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- Nov 5, 2011
- 5,855
GonzitoVir wrote (post #30):
"p.s. I also personalized FF with a new theme called Billboard. I don't know if this has an influence too but I mention it just in case."
- yes, this has an influence, different themes have different weights... my theme (in Manage your add-ons/Appareance) is "Starry Space Fantasy" by MandyLaila and I don't have these problems. Sure I use Firefox ESR 52.5.3... bur rarely, cause mainly I use FF 55 Nightly (Basilisk)...
DavidLMO wrote (post #33):
"Playing with Cliqz which has a lot to offer and is based on FF code"
-well, found on Firefox CLIQZ add-on: Reviews for Cliqz – search directly in your browser – Add-ons for Firefox - these cute reviews:
"malware
This addon was shipped and activated automatically in my firefox 57 beta installation. After reading the mozilla privacy notice about the cliqz "feature", I consider the addon as malware and I'm pretty upset about the automatic installation.
Some quotes from the privacy notice about the data to be transfered to cliqz:
"Search Queries and Webpage Data to Cliqz: This includes text as you type in the URL bar, queries you send to certain search engines, and data about the webpages you visit and interactions with those pages, such as mouse movements, scrolls, and time spent.
Interaction Data to Cliqz: This includes your interactions with specific fields and buttons in the Cliqz feature. This data is tied to a unique identifier allowing Cliqz to understand performance over time.
Interaction Data to Mozilla: This includes counts of visits to search engine pages, which search engines you use, and your Cliqz identifier.
Location Data to Cliqz: This includes your location whenever you open a new window or type in the URL bar. You may opt-out of location sharing in the Cliqz Settings menu in the URL bar.
" as you can see here: Firefox by default shares data to:"
another user, comment:
"Unwanted garbage installs without warning - malware?
After upgrading to Firefox 55 and restarting, I noticed that it had gotten a small 'facelift.' The search bar had disappeared and the green "Cliqz" button showed up in its place. Wow! How great! Except that I DIDN'T ASK for it. Upon doing a bit of searching, I found Mozilla-"Cliqz" privacy policy, where it says that Mozilla shares pretty much everything about what you search with this obscure company. No thanks! Removed immediately and site blocked. If Firefox keeps pulling crap like this, I might as well switch to a different browser. And thanks for changing my search settings!"
"Only 3 star because Cliqz remove favicons of many websites (or replace with textual icon like FO, KO, MI...)"
"hijacks the ctrl-k shortcut and has medium Impact on framerate when i'm not even using it (even with Anti-Tracking, Anti-Phishing, and Human Web all turned off)"
So what you think about
"p.s. I also personalized FF with a new theme called Billboard. I don't know if this has an influence too but I mention it just in case."
- yes, this has an influence, different themes have different weights... my theme (in Manage your add-ons/Appareance) is "Starry Space Fantasy" by MandyLaila and I don't have these problems. Sure I use Firefox ESR 52.5.3... bur rarely, cause mainly I use FF 55 Nightly (Basilisk)...
DavidLMO wrote (post #33):
"Playing with Cliqz which has a lot to offer and is based on FF code"
-well, found on Firefox CLIQZ add-on: Reviews for Cliqz – search directly in your browser – Add-ons for Firefox - these cute reviews:
"malware
This addon was shipped and activated automatically in my firefox 57 beta installation. After reading the mozilla privacy notice about the cliqz "feature", I consider the addon as malware and I'm pretty upset about the automatic installation.
Some quotes from the privacy notice about the data to be transfered to cliqz:
"Search Queries and Webpage Data to Cliqz: This includes text as you type in the URL bar, queries you send to certain search engines, and data about the webpages you visit and interactions with those pages, such as mouse movements, scrolls, and time spent.
Interaction Data to Cliqz: This includes your interactions with specific fields and buttons in the Cliqz feature. This data is tied to a unique identifier allowing Cliqz to understand performance over time.
Interaction Data to Mozilla: This includes counts of visits to search engine pages, which search engines you use, and your Cliqz identifier.
Location Data to Cliqz: This includes your location whenever you open a new window or type in the URL bar. You may opt-out of location sharing in the Cliqz Settings menu in the URL bar.
" as you can see here: Firefox by default shares data to:"
another user, comment:
"Unwanted garbage installs without warning - malware?
After upgrading to Firefox 55 and restarting, I noticed that it had gotten a small 'facelift.' The search bar had disappeared and the green "Cliqz" button showed up in its place. Wow! How great! Except that I DIDN'T ASK for it. Upon doing a bit of searching, I found Mozilla-"Cliqz" privacy policy, where it says that Mozilla shares pretty much everything about what you search with this obscure company. No thanks! Removed immediately and site blocked. If Firefox keeps pulling crap like this, I might as well switch to a different browser. And thanks for changing my search settings!"
"Only 3 star because Cliqz remove favicons of many websites (or replace with textual icon like FO, KO, MI...)"
"hijacks the ctrl-k shortcut and has medium Impact on framerate when i'm not even using it (even with Anti-Tracking, Anti-Phishing, and Human Web all turned off)"
So what you think about
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- Jun 14, 2011
- 1,882
On one of the websites I found an article saying what you need to do if you want to speed up Firefox 57.x a little bit and make it less chatty.
First set these settings in about:config to false:
browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.telemetry
browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry
browser.ping-centre.telemetry
toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled
toolkit.telemetry.bhrPing.enabled
toolkit.telemetry.enabled
toolkit.telemetry.firstShutdownPing.enabled
toolkit.telemetry.newProfilePing.enabled
toolkit.telemetry.reportingpolicy.firstRun
toolkit.telemetry.shutdownPingSender.enabled
toolkit.telemetry.unified
toolkit.telemetry.updatePing.enabled
Then you need to set toolkit.telemetry.server to blank instead of https://incoming.telemetry.mozilla.org
And last what you need to do is to disarm experiments which can be remotely enabled by Mozilla - just set to false below mentioned settings in about:config:
experiments.activeExperiment
experiments.enabled
experiments.supported
network.allow-experiments
That's all!
First set these settings in about:config to false:
browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.telemetry
browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry
browser.ping-centre.telemetry
toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled
toolkit.telemetry.bhrPing.enabled
toolkit.telemetry.enabled
toolkit.telemetry.firstShutdownPing.enabled
toolkit.telemetry.newProfilePing.enabled
toolkit.telemetry.reportingpolicy.firstRun
toolkit.telemetry.shutdownPingSender.enabled
toolkit.telemetry.unified
toolkit.telemetry.updatePing.enabled
Then you need to set toolkit.telemetry.server to blank instead of https://incoming.telemetry.mozilla.org
And last what you need to do is to disarm experiments which can be remotely enabled by Mozilla - just set to false below mentioned settings in about:config:
experiments.activeExperiment
experiments.enabled
experiments.supported
network.allow-experiments
That's all!
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