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.

  • Carighan Maconar@lemmy.world
    47·
    20 days ago

    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.

    I’m going to wager this is such a hyper-niche use case that the devs might genuinely not be aware of anybody doing this at all. Reminds me of the relevant XKCD, basically.

    It’s already acknowledged by the devs though, the feature should still/again be there soon, but it stays a nightly-only feature for the time being.

    • jol@discuss.tchncs.deOP
      12·
      19 days ago

      I highly doubt that. Why else would this feature exist? To me this features purpose seems explicitly to open a tab with persistent cookies.

        • jol@discuss.tchncs.deOP
          1·
          19 days ago

          I also doubt that, as this is a feature inherited from Firefox Focus, to open links in private tabs by default.

  • Tithen@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    6·
    19 days ago

    The changes can thankfully be reverted, for now, by toggling Menu Redesign and Navigation Toolbar in the Secret Settings Menu.

    Secret Settings is activated by clicking the Firefox Nightly symbol 10 times in the About Firefox Nightly menu in settings.

    Hopefully it stays

  • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml
    4·
    20 days ago

    I’m not sure I’ve gotten this new menu, despite having been on Beta since forever. Can you link some screenshots?

  • LWD@lemm.ee
    41·
    20 days ago

    Is this the same menu that makes viewing and adding bookmarks one step more tedious than they used to be?

    To add a bookmark:

    • Tap menu
    • Tap Save
    • Tap Add to Bookmarks

    To view bookmark (from anywhere but the Home overlay):

    • Tap menu
    • Scroll down
    • Tap controls