

It is very likely that Firefox for Android won't restore Would it be that difficult to give Firefox users a choice in this regard? The design decision is not the only decision in recent time that removed options from the browser, e.g. Even if it would work, it would not help the majority of Firefox users on Android as about:config is not enabled in the Stable version of the browser.


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While many Internet users may not be interested in URLs or protocols at all, it is power users who oppose the design trend to make browser's more accessible by removing information or options.īugs were filed on GitHub to restore the full URL in the mobile browser's address bar, but they have been closed in the meantime and it appears that Mozilla has no intention of making changes to the address bar.īeta and Nightly users of Firefox for Android have access to about:config, but the preference does not seem to work in the mobile browser. If you look at the design decision as objectively as possible, you will notice that the removal of The removal hides vital information from the user because While saving four characters may be useful on mobile, it is not for users who run Firefox on Android tablets. While that is the case for the majority of sites out there, others may serve different content or no content at all.
