New Update Firefox Stable Release

[Berny]

@Morro

It looks like we are not alone :

 

[Marko :)]

When I did clean installation of Windows, and installed Firefox I didn't have any of the widgets. None. With default settings, came the old New Tab Page so I had to dig deep into about:config and enable everything manually.

Seems to me like these widgets should not have been released yet because they clearly aren't ready.

 

[lokamoka820]

Widgets on Firefox 153.0 disappeared ?

It's still working for me, and version 153 has two new widgets.

 

[Morro]

@Morro

It looks like we are not alone :

The strange thing is that I just checked again, and now the widgets are back. However, I had only activated the weather, and now the checklist and some new widget showed up.

 

[Marko :)]

Picture of the day showed up for me on NTP on it's own. WTF

 

[Morro]

Picture of the day showed up for me on NTP on it's own. WTF

That was one of the two that showed up for me... Picture of the day and the checklist.

 

[silversurfer]

Firefox 153.0.1

Firefox

www.firefox.com

• Addressed a startup crash on Windows that could occur after updating Firefox, when some of the application's internal files could not be loaded. Firefox should now start in these cases, although parts of the interface may not display correctly until a further update completes (Bug 2056926).
• Fixed audio playing silently on some music and audio streaming sites after pausing and resuming playback (Bug 2053586).
• Fixed the New Tab page background flashing a few seconds after the page loaded when a custom wallpaper was in use (Bug 2056650).
• Fixed a crash that could occur when a page loaded a frame using a javascript: address (Bug 2054485).
• Fixed a crash that could occur while typing text in an editable area of a page (Bug 2053867).
• Fixed a search engine you had already installed yourself being labeled as "New" when Firefox later started offering the same engine (Bug 2053710).
• Improved pointer lock, used by games and other immersive web content, so that the mouse pointer is less likely to escape the Firefox window (Bug 1255338, Bug 2040628).
• Fixed an issue in the Inspector's Rules view where pseudo-elements could only be expanded once per selected element (Bug 2054525).
• Fixed View Page Source failing to load blob: documents (Bug 2054428).
• Fixed View Page Source timing out on documents that inherit their origin, such as frames using the srcdoc attribute (Bug 2054487).

 

[Berny]

Wigets are back :
FF 153.0.1 : about:config > browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.widgets.system.enabled > False → True

 

[lokamoka820]

The "Crossword Puzzles" widget has been added as a new addition to my homepage.

Mozilla Adds AI-Generated Daily Crossword to Firefox New Tab Page Built From Summarized News - gHacks Tech News

Firefox's New Tab page is gaining a daily crossword built from AI-summarized news, alongside weather, stocks, and other widgets.

www.ghacks.net

 

[silversurfer]

Firefox 153.0.3

Firefox

www.firefox.com

• Fixed audio and video failing to play, or hanging when seeking, on websites that load media from a Blob URL. (Bug 2056444)
• Fixed Internet shortcuts dragged from Firefox to the desktop being marked as untrusted on Windows, which caused a security warning every time they were opened. (Bug 2056865)
• Fixed the Bookmarks, History, and other sidebars failing to open when the sidebar is hidden and the password manager has been turned off by an enterprise policy. (Bug 2056857)
• Fixed a Mozilla VPN upgrade offer appearing for people in regions where Mozilla VPN is not sold. (Bug 2058264)
• Fixed frequent Inspector crashes in the Developer Tools on pages where an extension content script had added event listeners. (Bug 2042101)
• Fixed a rare case on Windows where starting Firefox while a partial update was still being applied could leave the installation broken and unable to start. (Bug 2058197, Bug 2058594)

Smart Window includes several enhancements:

• The suggestion list now shows more results, making it easier to find history and switch to open tabs. (Bug 2019042)
• The assistant can now answer questions directly using web search results from Exa, instead of handing off to a search engine. (Bug 2046183, Bug 2044385)

This feature is part of a progressive roll out.

 

[stonjean633]

I'm being patient.
I'm waiting for their Native AdBlocker.

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

I'm being patient.
I'm waiting for their Native AdBlocker.

You'll have to wait a long time if it's as simple as this:

Seems that Firefox for iOS is getting an enabled adblocker - Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews

I tried enabling some filter lists in Firefox for desktop, and it seems to work, but Firefox gets slower, so it'll never be my choice.

 

[stonjean633]

You'll have to wait a long time if it's as simple as this:

Seems that Firefox for iOS is getting an enabled adblocker - Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews

I tried enabling some filter lists in Firefox for desktop, and it seems to work, but Firefox gets slower, so it'll never be my choice.

Anytime within this year is acceptable.
I want Adblocker native and integrated just like Brave.

 

[lokamoka820]

Anytime within this year is acceptable.
I want Adblocker native and integrated just like Brave.

Waterfox is based on Firefox and incorporates Brave shields.

 

[Parkinsond]

Waterfox is based on Firefox and incorporates Brave shields.

All will utimately follow WF steps and incorporate Brave shields, except for those belonging to big tech relying on ads revenue such as Chrome, Edge, and Yandex.