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[Solved] Firefox 148: how to completely disable the weather stuff? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 4 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) by pglpm@lemmy.ca to c/firefox@lemmy.world

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I just updated to Firefox 148. Very happy to see the "AI kill switch" in the settings. One thing that bothers me, though, is the new "Do you want to see the weather for your location?". And even more bothering are the answer alternatives:

"Not now"
"Yes"

well how about adding a "No, never"?

Does anyone know which settings to modify to eliminate this weather stuff altogether? Cheers!

Edit: Searching for "weath" in about:config brings up a set of options, many of which can be set to false. But I'm happy if anyone here has extra tips or advice.

Edit 2: According to some replies, this is something that's been there before v148. Useful tip from a reply: see the "edit" button on the bottom right of Firefox's about:home page.

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[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 12 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I assume this is appearing on your home screen, i.e. when you open a new otherwise blank tab?

This is accessible via the edit button at the bottom right.

[–] pglpm@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 hours ago

Yes! – so many thanks, I've never seen that button! 🙏 This is the first time I received this "weather" question. Yet I always start from a blank page.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 15 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Oh look, more things nobody asked for stuffed into Firefox.

[–] XLE@piefed.social 9 points 3 hours ago

I don't mind the option to see the weather on a new tab, but it's sponsored content (literally coming from a service that is paying Mozilla money to be included there), and you have no control over which service it uses...

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

Why is firefox enshittifying when it isn't publically traded

[–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

never seen this. where is it?

[–] pglpm@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

First time I've seen this too, but apparently it's been there from previous versions. See dual_sport_dork's reply.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 2 hours ago

oh i changed the "new tab" page to about:blank in firefox 4. no wonder i haven't seen any of this.

[–] XLE@piefed.social 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Where do you see this? I recently updated to Firefox 148, I'd already disabled the weather from the Settings screen, and I haven't run into it.

[–] pglpm@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

Probably that's why. I have never seen any weather-related messages or options before, wonder why they appeared only with v148 for me...