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Firefox Android has a new stupid menu (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm not one to usually diss new UI changes, but this one grinds my gears.

Firefox for Android has released a new menu design. It organizes everything a little differently, which is alright it looks fresh. But 2 things are really annoying and a continuous design trend in Firefox.

The option to open page in external app has been tucked away in a sub menu. I used this often and it was in the top level menu before. Companies just love hiding things in menus for no reason.
the option to open a private tab as a normal tab is GONE. This is how I use Firefox: someone sends me a link, I click on it and it opens in a private tab by default. If I need to sign in to see it (e.g. private Instagram links) then I open it in a normal tab. This option is now simply gone.

So yeah that's my rant. I'll see if I open a bug requesting the 2nd issue back.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Solved #2: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/incognito-normal/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I prefer not installing random extensions just to replace what should native.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This seems like a perfect use case for extensions. You want a UI feature that the developers seem to have decided is too niche to include in the app.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

The reason it's a terrible use case is that this feature was 2 clicks away in a menu. No extension can add menu items 2 clicks away.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It does not say that this addon is available for android.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The Android version supports desktop addons now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Does it support ALL addons? I thought i was only those with the marker, like this one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

You might be right. I haven't tried installing the add-on, but the site does indicate that it might not be supported. Though it does still have the install button.